Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	253,750 people	288,581 people	249,238 people
Urbanization rate	14.7%	34.1%	35.7%
Urban population	37,172 people	98,331 people	88,947 people
Male	132,071 people	148,786 people	128,458 people
Female	121,679 people	139,795 people	120,780 people
Households	61,794	67,622	71,105
Average household size	4.04	4.11	3.38

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+	1,333 people	2,050 people	3,383 people
80–84	1,920 people	2,417 people	4,337 people
75–79	3,226 people	3,685 people	6,911 people
70–74	4,995 people	5,130 people	10,125 people
65–69	6,378 people	6,389 people	12,767 people
60–64	4,259 people	4,308 people	8,567 people
55–59	7,745 people	7,744 people	15,489 people
50–54	10,804 people	9,944 people	20,748 people
45–49	10,328 people	8,882 people	19,210 people
40–44	7,955 people	6,977 people	14,932 people
35–39	8,060 people	7,405 people	15,465 people
30–34	9,475 people	8,895 people	18,370 people
25–29	9,302 people	8,312 people	17,614 people
20–24	6,613 people	5,539 people	12,152 people
15–19	7,276 people	6,515 people	13,791 people
10–14	11,244 people	10,440 people	21,684 people
5–9	10,331 people	9,539 people	19,870 people
1–4	6,068 people	5,613 people	11,681 people
0	1,146 people	996 people	2,142 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	711 people	1,186 people	1,897 people
80–84	1,376 people	1,846 people	3,222 people
75–79	2,358 people	2,660 people	5,018 people
70–74	3,429 people	3,636 people	7,065 people
65–69	4,680 people	4,586 people	9,266 people
60–64	6,358 people	5,976 people	12,334 people
55–59	7,781 people	7,218 people	14,999 people
50–54	5,404 people	5,145 people	10,549 people
45–49	9,772 people	9,159 people	18,931 people
40–44	13,837 people	11,919 people	25,756 people
35–39	13,537 people	11,333 people	24,870 people
30–34	10,913 people	9,904 people	20,817 people
25–29	10,932 people	10,838 people	21,770 people
20–24	11,973 people	12,731 people	24,704 people
15–19	13,021 people	12,580 people	25,601 people
10–14	10,493 people	9,505 people	19,998 people
5–9	10,574 people	9,458 people	20,032 people
1–4	9,351 people	8,120 people	17,471 people
0	2,286 people	1,995 people	4,281 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	302 people	572 people	874 people
80–84	717 people	1,093 people	1,810 people
75–79	1,513 people	1,908 people	3,421 people
70–74	2,848 people	2,988 people	5,836 people
65–69	3,456 people	3,429 people	6,885 people
60–64	4,330 people	4,213 people	8,543 people
55–59	5,308 people	5,032 people	10,340 people
50–54	6,832 people	6,225 people	13,057 people
45–49	8,152 people	7,326 people	15,478 people
40–44	5,440 people	5,120 people	10,560 people
35–39	9,769 people	9,042 people	18,811 people
30–34	13,140 people	11,887 people	25,027 people
25–29	12,769 people	10,901 people	23,670 people
20–24	9,644 people	8,844 people	18,488 people
15–19	10,542 people	9,304 people	19,846 people
10–14	13,799 people	13,330 people	27,129 people
5–9	13,821 people	12,563 people	26,384 people
1–4	7,693 people	6,355 people	14,048 people
0	1,996 people	1,547 people	3,543 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Miao76.30%

220,185 people

Han16.21%

46,779 people

Tujia7.40%

21,343 people

Dong0.04%

101 people

Hui0.02%

52 people

Yao0.01%

36 people

Bai0.01%

34 people

Zhuang0.01%

18 people

Bouyei0.00%

9 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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