Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	294,674 people	288,053 people	283,918 people
Urbanization rate	15.4%	39.6%	54.8%
Urban population	45,412 people	114,188 people	155,501 people
Male	153,008 people	149,964 people	149,095 people
Female	141,666 people	138,089 people	134,823 people
Households	68,023	75,646	105,262
Average household size	4.29	3.65	2.56

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+	1,071 people	1,214 people	2,285 people
80–84	2,044 people	2,281 people	4,325 people
75–79	2,765 people	3,192 people	5,957 people
70–74	3,769 people	4,193 people	7,962 people
65–69	7,028 people	6,693 people	13,721 people
60–64	8,452 people	7,673 people	16,125 people
55–59	9,585 people	9,810 people	19,395 people
50–54	10,530 people	10,358 people	20,888 people
45–49	9,935 people	9,742 people	19,677 people
40–44	7,799 people	6,678 people	14,477 people
35–39	11,222 people	9,528 people	20,750 people
30–34	16,653 people	15,057 people	31,710 people
25–29	12,502 people	11,213 people	23,715 people
20–24	5,341 people	4,404 people	9,745 people
15–19	5,899 people	4,476 people	10,375 people
10–14	11,295 people	9,188 people	20,483 people
5–9	13,086 people	10,808 people	23,894 people
1–4	8,499 people	6,984 people	15,483 people
0	1,620 people	1,331 people	2,951 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	594 people	636 people	1,230 people
80–84	985 people	902 people	1,887 people
75–79	2,126 people	2,011 people	4,137 people
70–74	3,497 people	3,424 people	6,921 people
65–69	3,587 people	3,810 people	7,397 people
60–64	4,460 people	4,633 people	9,093 people
55–59	7,714 people	7,110 people	14,824 people
50–54	9,428 people	8,379 people	17,807 people
45–49	10,671 people	10,424 people	21,095 people
40–44	11,458 people	11,310 people	22,768 people
35–39	11,057 people	10,850 people	21,907 people
30–34	9,425 people	8,405 people	17,830 people
25–29	13,398 people	12,305 people	25,703 people
20–24	17,803 people	18,098 people	35,901 people
15–19	14,869 people	13,673 people	28,542 people
10–14	9,028 people	7,329 people	16,357 people
5–9	8,820 people	6,616 people	15,436 people
1–4	9,002 people	6,627 people	15,629 people
0	2,042 people	1,547 people	3,589 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	246 people	264 people	510 people
80–84	756 people	716 people	1,472 people
75–79	1,363 people	1,281 people	2,644 people
70–74	2,044 people	1,854 people	3,898 people
65–69	3,258 people	3,072 people	6,330 people
60–64	4,430 people	4,200 people	8,630 people
55–59	4,303 people	4,434 people	8,737 people
50–54	5,125 people	5,345 people	10,470 people
45–49	8,824 people	8,048 people	16,872 people
40–44	10,279 people	9,267 people	19,546 people
35–39	11,779 people	11,802 people	23,581 people
30–34	12,429 people	12,568 people	24,997 people
25–29	11,929 people	11,910 people	23,839 people
20–24	9,019 people	8,652 people	17,671 people
15–19	16,388 people	14,956 people	31,344 people
10–14	25,702 people	23,975 people	49,677 people
5–9	17,004 people	13,926 people	30,930 people
1–4	6,151 people	3,945 people	10,096 people
0	1,979 people	1,451 people	3,430 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

288,015 people

Manchu0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

10 people

Hui0.00%

6 people

Tujia0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

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