Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,182,162 people	1,263,289 people	1,169,072 people
Urbanization rate	7.4%	15.1%	36.4%
Urban population	87,034 people	190,777 people	425,261 people
Male	594,958 people	632,977 people	572,313 people
Female	587,204 people	630,312 people	596,759 people
Households	304,791	348,913	422,842
Average household size	3.86	3.57	2.55

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+	4,313 people	8,593 people	12,906 people
80–84	6,827 people	9,279 people	16,106 people
75–79	13,063 people	15,249 people	28,312 people
70–74	24,094 people	26,974 people	51,068 people
65–69	31,016 people	32,952 people	63,968 people
60–64	22,885 people	24,647 people	47,532 people
55–59	30,396 people	36,507 people	66,903 people
50–54	41,891 people	49,706 people	91,597 people
45–49	38,861 people	43,157 people	82,018 people
40–44	30,244 people	36,196 people	66,440 people
35–39	29,718 people	35,702 people	65,420 people
30–34	42,462 people	50,250 people	92,712 people
25–29	22,052 people	24,780 people	46,832 people
20–24	21,118 people	21,152 people	42,270 people
15–19	33,245 people	26,265 people	59,510 people
10–14	72,261 people	57,696 people	129,957 people
5–9	66,597 people	57,806 people	124,403 people
1–4	35,254 people	33,864 people	69,118 people
0	6,016 people	5,984 people	12,000 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,674 people	5,957 people	8,631 people
80–84	4,862 people	7,116 people	11,978 people
75–79	8,429 people	10,579 people	19,008 people
70–74	12,246 people	13,241 people	25,487 people
65–69	18,472 people	18,493 people	36,965 people
60–64	29,391 people	30,670 people	60,061 people
55–59	35,264 people	35,213 people	70,477 people
50–54	26,254 people	27,895 people	54,149 people
45–49	36,408 people	40,193 people	76,601 people
40–44	52,981 people	54,788 people	107,769 people
35–39	50,400 people	49,179 people	99,579 people
30–34	41,512 people	44,434 people	85,946 people
25–29	43,752 people	48,501 people	92,253 people
20–24	64,616 people	73,127 people	137,743 people
15–19	40,971 people	41,576 people	82,547 people
10–14	42,398 people	36,590 people	78,988 people
5–9	51,133 people	38,469 people	89,602 people
1–4	61,948 people	47,200 people	109,148 people
0	9,266 people	7,091 people	16,357 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,267 people	3,426 people	4,693 people
80–84	3,891 people	6,766 people	10,657 people
75–79	7,782 people	10,240 people	18,022 people
70–74	11,830 people	12,710 people	24,540 people
65–69	14,321 people	14,029 people	28,350 people
60–64	17,923 people	16,689 people	34,612 people
55–59	22,148 people	20,392 people	42,540 people
50–54	33,418 people	33,900 people	67,318 people
45–49	38,913 people	38,171 people	77,084 people
40–44	27,980 people	27,346 people	55,326 people
35–39	39,641 people	41,524 people	81,165 people
30–34	58,567 people	57,154 people	115,721 people
25–29	56,278 people	52,013 people	108,291 people
20–24	46,735 people	47,602 people	94,337 people
15–19	50,556 people	53,968 people	104,524 people
10–14	83,597 people	82,237 people	165,834 people
5–9	41,006 people	37,264 people	78,270 people
1–4	30,583 people	25,026 people	55,609 people
0	8,522 people	6,747 people	15,269 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.85%

1,167,297 people

Hui0.07%

796 people

Mongol0.04%

445 people

Tibetan0.01%

122 people

Yi0.01%

84 people

Miao0.01%

55 people

Tujia0.00%

50 people

Zhuang0.00%

45 people

Manchu0.00%

43 people

Bouyei0.00%

25 people

Bai0.00%

24 people

Lisu0.00%

11 people

Uyghur0.00%

9 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

6 people

Dai0.00%

5 people

Naxi0.00%

4 people

Jingpo0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Evenki0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Achang0.00%

2 people

De'ang0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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