Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	37,931 people	43,818 people	46,644 people
Urbanization rate	19.4%	28.8%	42.9%
Urban population	7,355 people	12,609 people	20,025 people
Male	19,439 people	22,821 people	23,854 people
Female	18,492 people	20,997 people	22,790 people
Households	8,877	12,706	14,115
Average household size	4.06	3.25	3.09

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+	109 people	250 people	359 people
80–84	159 people	270 people	429 people
75–79	291 people	359 people	650 people
70–74	384 people	440 people	824 people
65–69	485 people	489 people	974 people
60–64	505 people	524 people	1,029 people
55–59	795 people	732 people	1,527 people
50–54	1,466 people	1,300 people	2,766 people
45–49	1,791 people	1,584 people	3,375 people
40–44	1,687 people	1,615 people	3,302 people
35–39	1,985 people	1,864 people	3,849 people
30–34	2,358 people	2,358 people	4,716 people
25–29	2,118 people	1,980 people	4,098 people
20–24	1,749 people	1,359 people	3,108 people
15–19	1,642 people	1,456 people	3,098 people
10–14	2,155 people	2,153 people	4,308 people
5–9	2,340 people	2,260 people	4,600 people
1–4	1,556 people	1,542 people	3,098 people
0	279 people	255 people	534 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	69 people	146 people	215 people
80–84	93 people	176 people	269 people
75–79	239 people	256 people	495 people
70–74	359 people	391 people	750 people
65–69	493 people	475 people	968 people
60–64	587 people	572 people	1,159 people
55–59	751 people	658 people	1,409 people
50–54	766 people	696 people	1,462 people
45–49	1,246 people	997 people	2,243 people
40–44	1,874 people	1,606 people	3,480 people
35–39	2,126 people	1,833 people	3,959 people
30–34	2,081 people	1,858 people	3,939 people
25–29	2,326 people	2,136 people	4,462 people
20–24	2,651 people	2,373 people	5,024 people
15–19	1,947 people	1,885 people	3,832 people
10–14	1,770 people	1,652 people	3,422 people
5–9	1,845 people	1,776 people	3,621 people
1–4	1,354 people	1,299 people	2,653 people
0	244 people	212 people	456 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	16 people	59 people	75 people
80–84	55 people	140 people	195 people
75–79	143 people	200 people	343 people
70–74	230 people	299 people	529 people
65–69	336 people	367 people	703 people
60–64	520 people	483 people	1,003 people
55–59	617 people	544 people	1,161 people
50–54	754 people	654 people	1,408 people
45–49	975 people	779 people	1,754 people
40–44	916 people	761 people	1,677 people
35–39	1,312 people	1,116 people	2,428 people
30–34	1,795 people	1,614 people	3,409 people
25–29	1,978 people	1,890 people	3,868 people
20–24	1,717 people	1,793 people	3,510 people
15–19	2,089 people	1,952 people	4,041 people
10–14	2,166 people	2,189 people	4,355 people
5–9	2,025 people	1,917 people	3,942 people
1–4	1,423 people	1,368 people	2,791 people
0	372 people	367 people	739 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan81.30%

35,624 people

Han17.27%

7,567 people

Qiang0.74%

323 people

Hui0.59%

258 people

Yi0.03%

11 people

Tujia0.03%

11 people

Miao0.02%

9 people

Manchu0.01%

4 people

Zhuang0.01%

3 people

Bouyei0.01%

2 people

Yao0.01%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

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