Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	864,601 people	871,207 people	864,193 people
Urbanization rate	24.3%	30.4%	35.4%
Urban population	209,990 people	264,530 people	305,822 people
Male	461,940 people	455,846 people	455,507 people
Female	402,661 people	415,361 people	408,686 people
Households	205,734	224,542	254,022
Average household size	4.15	3.80	3.30

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+	6,158 people	9,098 people	15,256 people
80–84	7,581 people	8,152 people	15,733 people
75–79	10,760 people	9,698 people	20,458 people
70–74	14,706 people	12,695 people	27,401 people
65–69	20,371 people	19,845 people	40,216 people
60–64	20,957 people	21,729 people	42,686 people
55–59	29,598 people	29,790 people	59,388 people
50–54	31,105 people	30,686 people	61,791 people
45–49	29,648 people	27,961 people	57,609 people
40–44	28,437 people	25,887 people	54,324 people
35–39	32,494 people	27,780 people	60,274 people
30–34	37,801 people	30,797 people	68,598 people
25–29	29,828 people	24,268 people	54,096 people
20–24	19,597 people	15,402 people	34,999 people
15–19	26,192 people	21,819 people	48,011 people
10–14	36,610 people	30,355 people	66,965 people
5–9	40,433 people	33,915 people	74,348 people
1–4	27,460 people	23,900 people	51,360 people
0	5,771 people	4,909 people	10,680 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,327 people	4,794 people	8,121 people
80–84	5,577 people	6,304 people	11,881 people
75–79	9,013 people	9,447 people	18,460 people
70–74	12,101 people	10,828 people	22,929 people
65–69	14,037 people	11,295 people	25,332 people
60–64	17,768 people	14,117 people	31,885 people
55–59	22,659 people	21,421 people	44,080 people
50–54	23,253 people	23,853 people	47,106 people
45–49	31,518 people	31,614 people	63,132 people
40–44	32,900 people	32,571 people	65,471 people
35–39	30,939 people	30,094 people	61,033 people
30–34	29,858 people	29,119 people	58,977 people
25–29	33,492 people	31,504 people	64,996 people
20–24	38,648 people	33,274 people	71,922 people
15–19	43,161 people	37,299 people	80,460 people
10–14	35,493 people	28,519 people	64,012 people
5–9	34,715 people	29,036 people	63,751 people
1–4	29,685 people	24,364 people	54,049 people
0	7,702 people	5,908 people	13,610 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,238 people	3,603 people	5,841 people
80–84	3,373 people	4,330 people	7,703 people
75–79	5,826 people	6,094 people	11,920 people
70–74	9,890 people	9,224 people	19,114 people
65–69	12,670 people	11,805 people	24,475 people
60–64	15,447 people	12,396 people	27,843 people
55–59	16,074 people	12,089 people	28,163 people
50–54	19,910 people	15,404 people	35,314 people
45–49	24,351 people	22,674 people	47,025 people
40–44	24,855 people	25,077 people	49,932 people
35–39	33,834 people	33,834 people	67,668 people
30–34	35,441 people	34,473 people	69,914 people
25–29	32,699 people	32,350 people	65,049 people
20–24	30,998 people	28,157 people	59,155 people
15–19	45,428 people	36,208 people	81,636 people
10–14	61,984 people	48,592 people	110,576 people
5–9	50,930 people	39,160 people	90,090 people
1–4	28,989 people	21,972 people	50,961 people
0	7,003 people	5,219 people	12,222 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.81%

853,885 people

Zhuang0.90%

7,732 people

Yao0.12%

994 people

Miao0.06%

518 people

Tujia0.03%

244 people

Dong0.02%

172 people

Bouyei0.02%

136 people

Yi0.01%

83 people

Mulao0.01%

63 people

Other groups0.01%

45 people

Hui0.01%

43 people

Li0.01%

43 people

Manchu0.00%

32 people

Maonan0.00%

32 people

Tibetan0.00%

25 people

Bai0.00%

23 people

Mongol0.00%

21 people

Sui0.00%

17 people

Dai0.00%

16 people

Gin0.00%

16 people

Hani0.00%

14 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

She0.00%

6 people

Lahu0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

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