Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,234,561 people	1,028,066 people	935,335 people
Urbanization rate	11.2%	24.5%	37.1%
Urban population	138,808 people	251,452 people	347,234 people
Male	649,422 people	523,605 people	477,802 people
Female	585,139 people	504,461 people	457,533 people
Households	300,425	317,872	320,025
Average household size	4.07	3.19	2.86

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+	5,727 people	7,359 people	13,086 people
80–84	8,041 people	7,810 people	15,851 people
75–79	14,874 people	13,355 people	28,229 people
70–74	18,742 people	16,483 people	35,225 people
65–69	22,923 people	24,123 people	47,046 people
60–64	14,221 people	15,301 people	29,522 people
55–59	30,583 people	32,484 people	63,067 people
50–54	38,098 people	43,480 people	81,578 people
45–49	35,100 people	32,611 people	67,711 people
40–44	27,803 people	24,935 people	52,738 people
35–39	24,116 people	23,841 people	47,957 people
30–34	33,800 people	35,291 people	69,091 people
25–29	30,065 people	28,859 people	58,924 people
20–24	20,081 people	17,488 people	37,569 people
15–19	25,699 people	21,115 people	46,814 people
10–14	48,166 people	42,348 people	90,514 people
5–9	47,609 people	42,130 people	89,739 people
1–4	27,418 people	24,222 people	51,640 people
0	4,736 people	4,298 people	9,034 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,954 people	5,176 people	8,130 people
80–84	5,901 people	6,859 people	12,760 people
75–79	11,196 people	9,976 people	21,172 people
70–74	15,013 people	12,157 people	27,170 people
65–69	22,148 people	18,175 people	40,323 people
60–64	24,469 people	20,989 people	45,458 people
55–59	28,077 people	29,179 people	57,256 people
50–54	17,709 people	18,579 people	36,288 people
45–49	37,004 people	38,500 people	75,504 people
40–44	45,515 people	50,194 people	95,709 people
35–39	41,666 people	39,306 people	80,972 people
30–34	31,568 people	30,523 people	62,091 people
25–29	26,483 people	29,837 people	56,320 people
20–24	36,308 people	47,019 people	83,327 people
15–19	45,497 people	41,948 people	87,445 people
10–14	41,545 people	33,746 people	75,291 people
5–9	37,708 people	29,798 people	67,506 people
1–4	41,542 people	33,536 people	75,078 people
0	11,302 people	8,964 people	20,266 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,211 people	2,700 people	3,911 people
80–84	3,581 people	6,052 people	9,633 people
75–79	8,513 people	10,189 people	18,702 people
70–74	13,461 people	13,114 people	26,575 people
65–69	18,345 people	14,800 people	33,145 people
60–64	21,381 people	15,698 people	37,079 people
55–59	26,228 people	20,526 people	46,754 people
50–54	28,756 people	23,910 people	52,666 people
45–49	33,305 people	33,368 people	66,673 people
40–44	20,231 people	20,574 people	40,805 people
35–39	48,059 people	47,246 people	95,305 people
30–34	63,226 people	64,320 people	127,546 people
25–29	61,893 people	55,544 people	117,437 people
20–24	51,152 people	46,047 people	97,199 people
15–19	54,684 people	47,358 people	102,042 people
10–14	84,181 people	77,333 people	161,514 people
5–9	68,159 people	55,290 people	123,449 people
1–4	33,363 people	23,416 people	56,779 people
0	9,693 people	7,654 people	17,347 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.89%

1,026,932 people

Hui0.09%

935 people

Miao0.00%

46 people

Yi0.00%

27 people

Zhuang0.00%

22 people

Tujia0.00%

20 people

Manchu0.00%

13 people

Bouyei0.00%

13 people

Kazakh0.00%

12 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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