Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,040,649 people	2,333,896 people	3,033,528 people
Urbanization rate	56.6%	61.8%	61.1%
Urban population	1,155,063 people	1,442,117 people	1,852,729 people
Male	1,064,641 people	1,212,024 people	1,547,407 people
Female	976,008 people	1,121,872 people	1,486,121 people
Households	554,490	760,678	1,137,336
Average household size	3.58	2.92	2.52

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+	19,909 people	25,095 people	45,004 people
80–84	27,374 people	27,546 people	54,920 people
75–79	48,036 people	47,111 people	95,147 people
70–74	65,419 people	60,825 people	126,244 people
65–69	84,642 people	90,561 people	175,203 people
60–64	70,511 people	69,443 people	139,954 people
55–59	114,464 people	118,051 people	232,515 people
50–54	139,146 people	149,267 people	288,413 people
45–49	120,288 people	119,185 people	239,473 people
40–44	93,020 people	90,379 people	183,399 people
35–39	90,385 people	91,149 people	181,534 people
30–34	112,032 people	119,431 people	231,463 people
25–29	84,705 people	80,947 people	165,652 people
20–24	68,266 people	59,845 people	128,111 people
15–19	81,604 people	67,959 people	149,563 people
10–14	120,168 people	96,431 people	216,599 people
5–9	117,597 people	94,081 people	211,678 people
1–4	76,783 people	67,200 people	143,983 people
0	13,058 people	11,615 people	24,673 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	5,492 people	8,453 people	13,945 people
80–84	11,794 people	12,651 people	24,445 people
75–79	21,510 people	19,734 people	41,244 people
70–74	28,999 people	26,187 people	55,186 people
65–69	42,557 people	38,933 people	81,490 people
60–64	53,504 people	45,881 people	99,385 people
55–59	71,614 people	72,208 people	143,822 people
50–54	67,455 people	62,227 people	129,682 people
45–49	106,338 people	101,547 people	207,885 people
40–44	128,114 people	127,578 people	255,692 people
35–39	106,577 people	100,402 people	206,979 people
30–34	82,509 people	77,379 people	159,888 people
25–29	77,449 people	77,296 people	154,745 people
20–24	113,281 people	109,487 people	222,768 people
15–19	91,166 people	81,011 people	172,177 people
10–14	66,279 people	53,770 people	120,049 people
5–9	61,691 people	48,268 people	109,959 people
1–4	60,053 people	47,105 people	107,158 people
0	15,642 people	11,755 people	27,397 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,804 people	3,530 people	5,334 people
80–84	5,672 people	7,799 people	13,471 people
75–79	13,806 people	14,814 people	28,620 people
70–74	23,110 people	20,966 people	44,076 people
65–69	31,017 people	26,097 people	57,114 people
60–64	36,150 people	30,514 people	66,664 people
55–59	40,570 people	36,673 people	77,243 people
50–54	48,517 people	42,249 people	90,766 people
45–49	64,131 people	65,552 people	129,683 people
40–44	58,574 people	55,449 people	114,023 people
35–39	96,950 people	93,709 people	190,659 people
30–34	116,224 people	116,452 people	232,676 people
25–29	94,828 people	92,553 people	187,381 people
20–24	77,526 people	69,237 people	146,763 people
15–19	88,296 people	76,220 people	164,516 people
10–14	117,416 people	104,571 people	221,987 people
5–9	89,766 people	73,622 people	163,388 people
1–4	46,171 people	34,857 people	81,028 people
0	14,113 people	11,144 people	25,257 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.62%

2,301,792 people

Hui1.31%

30,595 people

Manchu0.02%

385 people

Miao0.01%

177 people

Tujia0.01%

161 people

Mongol0.01%

139 people

Zhuang0.01%

123 people

Gelao0.00%

88 people

Bouyei0.00%

77 people

Yi0.00%

56 people

Korean0.00%

41 people

Li0.00%

35 people

Dong0.00%

34 people

Dai0.00%

21 people

Dongxiang0.00%

20 people

Uyghur0.00%

16 people

Xibe0.00%

15 people

She0.00%

13 people

Tibetan0.00%

12 people

Lisu0.00%

12 people

Yao0.00%

11 people

Bai0.00%

10 people

Salar0.00%

10 people

Hani0.00%

9 people

Sui0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

7 people

Qiang0.00%

5 people

Yugur0.00%

5 people

Kazakh0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Achang0.00%

3 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Derung0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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