Census data

Population, households, age structure and ethnic composition from modern censuses.

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	57,000 people	60,704 people	44,564 people
Urbanization rate	12.8%	17.7%	39.5%
Urban population	7,313 people	10,729 people	17,591 people
Male	28,688 people	31,358 people	23,020 people
Female	28,312 people	29,346 people	21,544 people
Households	14,193	15,566	15,822
Average household size	3.93	3.62	2.51

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	67 people	155 people	222 people
80–84	206 people	376 people	582 people
75–79	398 people	708 people	1,106 people
70–74	640 people	963 people	1,603 people
65–69	690 people	896 people	1,586 people
60–64	714 people	796 people	1,510 people
55–59	1,111 people	937 people	2,048 people
50–54	2,036 people	1,793 people	3,829 people
45–49	2,571 people	2,246 people	4,817 people
40–44	2,440 people	2,196 people	4,636 people
35–39	1,991 people	1,717 people	3,708 people
30–34	1,909 people	1,484 people	3,393 people
25–29	1,842 people	1,714 people	3,556 people
20–24	1,612 people	1,236 people	2,848 people
15–19	1,278 people	1,033 people	2,311 people
10–14	1,430 people	1,351 people	2,781 people
5–9	1,107 people	1,040 people	2,147 people
1–4	823 people	746 people	1,569 people
0	155 people	157 people	312 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	32 people	82 people	114 people
80–84	69 people	139 people	208 people
75–79	198 people	322 people	520 people
70–74	489 people	713 people	1,202 people
65–69	870 people	1,104 people	1,974 people
60–64	1,196 people	1,448 people	2,644 people
55–59	1,225 people	1,268 people	2,493 people
50–54	1,272 people	1,197 people	2,469 people
45–49	1,616 people	1,397 people	3,013 people
40–44	2,846 people	2,465 people	5,311 people
35–39	3,646 people	2,963 people	6,609 people
30–34	3,409 people	3,005 people	6,414 people
25–29	2,925 people	2,534 people	5,459 people
20–24	2,549 people	2,085 people	4,634 people
15–19	2,234 people	2,208 people	4,442 people
10–14	2,450 people	2,284 people	4,734 people
5–9	2,365 people	2,276 people	4,641 people
1–4	1,608 people	1,519 people	3,127 people
0	359 people	337 people	696 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	23 people	53 people	76 people
80–84	61 people	151 people	212 people
75–79	182 people	356 people	538 people
70–74	265 people	437 people	702 people
65–69	417 people	591 people	1,008 people
60–64	933 people	1,034 people	1,967 people
55–59	1,378 people	1,370 people	2,748 people
50–54	1,694 people	1,702 people	3,396 people
45–49	1,533 people	1,529 people	3,062 people
40–44	1,404 people	1,313 people	2,717 people
35–39	1,699 people	1,528 people	3,227 people
30–34	2,733 people	2,585 people	5,318 people
25–29	3,291 people	3,125 people	6,416 people
20–24	3,223 people	3,167 people	6,390 people
15–19	2,558 people	2,415 people	4,973 people
10–14	2,376 people	2,188 people	4,564 people
5–9	2,444 people	2,400 people	4,844 people
1–4	1,899 people	1,814 people	3,713 people
0	575 people	554 people	1,129 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan88.65%

53,815 people

Han10.13%

6,146 people

Qiang0.94%

573 people

Hui0.09%

54 people

Yi0.08%

49 people

Manchu0.04%

23 people

Tujia0.03%

15 people

Zhuang0.01%

7 people

Miao0.01%

7 people

Bai0.01%

7 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

1 people

Methodology and sources

Figures are compiled from national statistical yearbooks, census publications and official regional statistics. Each table displays its reference year. Read the data sources page for details.

Data sources