Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	182,924 people	185,083 people	204,529 people
Urbanization rate	3.6%	15.8%	27.8%
Urban population	6,590 people	29,176 people	56,898 people
Male	94,584 people	93,536 people	102,335 people
Female	88,340 people	91,547 people	102,194 people
Households	38,648	42,604	51,827
Average household size	4.70	4.27	3.89

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+	438 people	674 people	1,112 people
80–84	1,166 people	1,297 people	2,463 people
75–79	2,126 people	2,283 people	4,409 people
70–74	2,781 people	2,859 people	5,640 people
65–69	3,475 people	3,413 people	6,888 people
60–64	3,390 people	3,110 people	6,500 people
55–59	7,027 people	6,228 people	13,255 people
50–54	8,715 people	9,020 people	17,735 people
45–49	7,508 people	8,059 people	15,567 people
40–44	5,352 people	5,260 people	10,612 people
35–39	5,172 people	5,346 people	10,518 people
30–34	7,497 people	8,146 people	15,643 people
25–29	7,576 people	7,893 people	15,469 people
20–24	4,308 people	4,510 people	8,818 people
15–19	5,046 people	5,008 people	10,054 people
10–14	8,407 people	7,959 people	16,366 people
5–9	11,708 people	11,017 people	22,725 people
1–4	8,856 people	8,362 people	17,218 people
0	1,787 people	1,750 people	3,537 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	183 people	264 people	447 people
80–84	380 people	473 people	853 people
75–79	1,193 people	1,523 people	2,716 people
70–74	2,360 people	2,416 people	4,776 people
65–69	3,287 people	3,176 people	6,463 people
60–64	3,547 people	3,576 people	7,123 people
55–59	3,961 people	3,718 people	7,679 people
50–54	3,658 people	3,321 people	6,979 people
45–49	7,353 people	6,486 people	13,839 people
40–44	9,135 people	9,428 people	18,563 people
35–39	7,926 people	8,364 people	16,290 people
30–34	5,714 people	5,800 people	11,514 people
25–29	5,496 people	5,714 people	11,210 people
20–24	8,204 people	9,209 people	17,413 people
15–19	10,133 people	10,470 people	20,603 people
10–14	6,653 people	5,839 people	12,492 people
5–9	6,579 people	5,446 people	12,025 people
1–4	6,091 people	5,029 people	11,120 people
0	1,683 people	1,295 people	2,978 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	137 people	176 people	313 people
80–84	289 people	460 people	749 people
75–79	626 people	773 people	1,399 people
70–74	955 people	1,084 people	2,039 people
65–69	2,242 people	2,371 people	4,613 people
60–64	3,380 people	3,182 people	6,562 people
55–59	3,959 people	3,689 people	7,648 people
50–54	4,017 people	3,963 people	7,980 people
45–49	4,333 people	3,978 people	8,311 people
40–44	3,880 people	3,387 people	7,267 people
35–39	8,012 people	6,671 people	14,683 people
30–34	10,225 people	9,821 people	20,046 people
25–29	9,151 people	9,097 people	18,248 people
20–24	6,770 people	6,618 people	13,388 people
15–19	6,890 people	6,169 people	13,059 people
10–14	11,605 people	11,133 people	22,738 people
5–9	11,786 people	10,690 people	22,476 people
1–4	5,141 people	4,130 people	9,271 people
0	1,186 people	948 people	2,134 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han40.98%

75,852 people

Dongxiang32.16%

59,519 people

Hui26.38%

48,832 people

Tibetan0.29%

528 people

Salar0.07%

135 people

Tu0.06%

115 people

Bonan0.03%

60 people

Manchu0.01%

15 people

Mongol0.01%

10 people

Tujia0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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