Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	246,073 people	237,333 people	256,834 people
Urbanization rate	47.2%	42.5%	53.4%
Urban population	116,164 people	100,800 people	137,197 people
Male	127,454 people	125,190 people	135,819 people
Female	118,619 people	112,143 people	121,015 people
Households	64,592	64,496	92,311
Average household size	3.65	3.32	2.43

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+	1,395 people	1,065 people	2,460 people
80–84	6,298 people	5,399 people	11,697 people
75–79	8,756 people	7,114 people	15,870 people
70–74	7,100 people	5,345 people	12,445 people
65–69	7,398 people	7,162 people	14,560 people
60–64	5,899 people	4,488 people	10,387 people
55–59	11,245 people	8,624 people	19,869 people
50–54	14,371 people	12,472 people	26,843 people
45–49	10,215 people	7,964 people	18,179 people
40–44	7,603 people	6,231 people	13,834 people
35–39	9,274 people	8,207 people	17,481 people
30–34	11,899 people	10,659 people	22,558 people
25–29	10,037 people	9,817 people	19,854 people
20–24	6,799 people	6,699 people	13,498 people
15–19	7,217 people	7,761 people	14,978 people
10–14	5,045 people	5,368 people	10,413 people
5–9	2,655 people	2,930 people	5,585 people
1–4	1,615 people	1,950 people	3,565 people
0	998 people	1,760 people	2,758 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,630 people	1,201 people	2,831 people
80–84	5,736 people	4,251 people	9,987 people
75–79	6,034 people	3,961 people	9,995 people
70–74	6,334 people	3,833 people	10,167 people
65–69	12,276 people	9,182 people	21,458 people
60–64	12,560 people	12,115 people	24,675 people
55–59	9,845 people	8,735 people	18,580 people
50–54	7,547 people	6,704 people	14,251 people
45–49	8,989 people	8,208 people	17,197 people
40–44	11,517 people	10,809 people	22,326 people
35–39	9,971 people	10,125 people	20,096 people
30–34	7,472 people	7,236 people	14,708 people
25–29	8,451 people	8,523 people	16,974 people
20–24	6,324 people	6,035 people	12,359 people
15–19	3,969 people	3,571 people	7,540 people
10–14	3,079 people	2,840 people	5,919 people
5–9	2,152 people	2,554 people	4,706 people
1–4	867 people	1,373 people	2,240 people
0	437 people	887 people	1,324 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,290 people	724 people	2,014 people
80–84	5,161 people	2,979 people	8,140 people
75–79	13,119 people	9,440 people	22,559 people
70–74	16,867 people	15,471 people	32,338 people
65–69	12,141 people	10,517 people	22,658 people
60–64	6,722 people	6,657 people	13,379 people
55–59	8,966 people	8,712 people	17,678 people
50–54	12,012 people	11,673 people	23,685 people
45–49	10,621 people	11,004 people	21,625 people
40–44	7,934 people	7,948 people	15,882 people
35–39	9,110 people	9,340 people	18,450 people
30–34	7,076 people	6,832 people	13,908 people
25–29	4,683 people	4,067 people	8,750 people
20–24	4,158 people	3,520 people	7,678 people
15–19	3,573 people	3,621 people	7,194 people
10–14	2,228 people	2,715 people	4,943 people
5–9	1,226 people	2,010 people	3,236 people
1–4	420 people	934 people	1,354 people
0	147 people	455 people	602 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

237,143 people

Manchu0.03%

80 people

Korean0.02%

45 people

Hui0.01%

29 people

Tujia0.01%

14 people

Yi0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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