Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	321,116 people	302,918 people	304,687 people
Urbanization rate	8.4%	18.7%	36.2%
Urban population	26,962 people	56,493 people	110,333 people
Male	166,504 people	155,986 people	159,546 people
Female	154,612 people	146,932 people	145,141 people
Households	71,084	76,889	101,038
Average household size	4.48	3.77	2.81

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+	734 people	738 people	1,472 people
80–84	1,812 people	1,877 people	3,689 people
75–79	3,526 people	3,550 people	7,076 people
70–74	4,916 people	5,012 people	9,928 people
65–69	7,244 people	7,080 people	14,324 people
60–64	8,333 people	7,463 people	15,796 people
55–59	11,749 people	10,678 people	22,427 people
50–54	15,119 people	14,445 people	29,564 people
45–49	12,464 people	11,531 people	23,995 people
40–44	8,855 people	8,414 people	17,269 people
35–39	11,377 people	8,741 people	20,118 people
30–34	14,026 people	12,757 people	26,783 people
25–29	11,156 people	10,523 people	21,679 people
20–24	6,336 people	5,637 people	11,973 people
15–19	7,965 people	6,897 people	14,862 people
10–14	11,378 people	9,720 people	21,098 people
5–9	11,827 people	10,575 people	22,402 people
1–4	8,959 people	7,889 people	16,848 people
0	1,770 people	1,614 people	3,384 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	318 people	318 people	636 people
80–84	766 people	622 people	1,388 people
75–79	2,177 people	2,028 people	4,205 people
70–74	3,915 people	3,506 people	7,421 people
65–69	5,307 people	5,089 people	10,396 people
60–64	5,992 people	6,018 people	12,010 people
55–59	8,140 people	7,844 people	15,984 people
50–54	9,083 people	8,382 people	17,465 people
45–49	12,242 people	11,719 people	23,961 people
40–44	15,094 people	15,322 people	30,416 people
35–39	12,300 people	12,265 people	24,565 people
30–34	8,594 people	8,683 people	17,277 people
25–29	10,632 people	9,157 people	19,789 people
20–24	13,876 people	13,976 people	27,852 people
15–19	16,252 people	15,484 people	31,736 people
10–14	11,804 people	10,490 people	22,294 people
5–9	9,752 people	8,240 people	17,992 people
1–4	7,688 people	6,064 people	13,752 people
0	2,054 people	1,725 people	3,779 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	176 people	140 people	316 people
80–84	572 people	489 people	1,061 people
75–79	1,321 people	1,033 people	2,354 people
70–74	1,988 people	1,622 people	3,610 people
65–69	3,774 people	3,310 people	7,084 people
60–64	5,295 people	4,751 people	10,046 people
55–59	6,342 people	5,862 people	12,204 people
50–54	6,819 people	6,830 people	13,649 people
45–49	8,963 people	8,536 people	17,499 people
40–44	9,788 people	8,826 people	18,614 people
35–39	13,573 people	12,594 people	26,167 people
30–34	16,694 people	16,425 people	33,119 people
25–29	13,490 people	12,989 people	26,479 people
20–24	9,246 people	9,277 people	18,523 people
15–19	14,846 people	13,030 people	27,876 people
10–14	22,242 people	21,463 people	43,705 people
5–9	19,891 people	18,157 people	38,048 people
1–4	8,918 people	7,179 people	16,097 people
0	2,566 people	2,099 people	4,665 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.80%

302,313 people

Hui0.20%

597 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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