Total population57,752,557 peopleSeventh census

Households19,931,045Average household size 2.65

Urbanization rate62.9%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)105.8Minority population share 4.8%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	59,508,870 people	57,237,727 people	57,752,557 people
Urbanization rate	40.5%	49.7%	62.9%
Urban population	24,089,063 people	28,445,085 people	36,320,374 people
Male	30,982,241 people	29,391,247 people	29,694,718 people
Female	28,526,629 people	27,846,480 people	28,057,839 people
Households	15,613,793	16,695,121	19,931,045
Average household size	3.53	3.16	2.65

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+	237,626 people	363,605 people	601,231 people
80–84	374,137 people	467,782 people	841,919 people
75–79	674,077 people	744,126 people	1,418,203 people
70–74	1,130,865 people	1,164,743 people	2,295,608 people
65–69	1,622,862 people	1,644,516 people	3,267,378 people
60–64	1,703,279 people	1,667,377 people	3,370,656 people
55–59	2,456,122 people	2,397,587 people	4,853,709 people
50–54	2,724,100 people	2,669,509 people	5,393,609 people
45–49	2,334,627 people	2,257,518 people	4,592,145 people
40–44	1,883,293 people	1,793,000 people	3,676,293 people
35–39	1,980,079 people	1,887,287 people	3,867,366 people
30–34	2,648,622 people	2,522,173 people	5,170,795 people
25–29	2,049,815 people	1,809,358 people	3,859,173 people
20–24	1,382,378 people	1,172,754 people	2,555,132 people
15–19	1,399,553 people	1,169,310 people	2,568,863 people
10–14	1,690,411 people	1,404,118 people	3,094,529 people
5–9	1,812,285 people	1,526,013 people	3,338,298 people
1–4	1,336,323 people	1,174,547 people	2,510,870 people
0	254,264 people	222,516 people	476,780 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	104,906 people	185,466 people	290,372 people
80–84	226,131 people	290,166 people	516,297 people
75–79	493,262 people	550,248 people	1,043,510 people
70–74	710,557 people	717,804 people	1,428,361 people
65–69	982,209 people	941,145 people	1,923,354 people
60–64	1,428,267 people	1,343,797 people	2,772,064 people
55–59	1,882,390 people	1,806,642 people	3,689,032 people
50–54	1,893,401 people	1,805,725 people	3,699,126 people
45–49	2,610,967 people	2,497,632 people	5,108,599 people
40–44	2,862,689 people	2,753,667 people	5,616,356 people
35–39	2,465,831 people	2,392,046 people	4,857,877 people
30–34	1,976,252 people	1,941,852 people	3,918,104 people
25–29	1,984,503 people	2,035,461 people	4,019,964 people
20–24	2,794,304 people	2,789,862 people	5,584,166 people
15–19	2,560,263 people	2,246,474 people	4,806,737 people
10–14	1,406,696 people	1,115,999 people	2,522,695 people
5–9	1,361,844 people	1,099,219 people	2,461,063 people
1–4	1,319,597 people	1,069,648 people	2,389,245 people
0	327,178 people	263,627 people	590,805 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	39,839 people	92,000 people	131,839 people
80–84	118,691 people	197,511 people	316,202 people
75–79	307,969 people	397,750 people	705,719 people
70–74	520,802 people	552,091 people	1,072,893 people
65–69	809,234 people	782,814 people	1,592,048 people
60–64	954,855 people	876,136 people	1,830,991 people
55–59	1,152,142 people	1,044,556 people	2,196,698 people
50–54	1,589,119 people	1,440,130 people	3,029,249 people
45–49	2,059,932 people	1,908,052 people	3,967,984 people
40–44	2,084,106 people	1,909,239 people	3,993,345 people
35–39	2,956,589 people	2,709,115 people	5,665,704 people
30–34	3,283,674 people	3,052,784 people	6,336,458 people
25–29	2,764,518 people	2,602,996 people	5,367,514 people
20–24	2,307,348 people	2,139,986 people	4,447,334 people
15–19	2,745,716 people	2,538,288 people	5,284,004 people
10–14	3,402,150 people	3,126,403 people	6,528,553 people
5–9	2,508,203 people	2,089,395 people	4,597,598 people
1–4	1,117,333 people	865,397 people	1,982,730 people
0	260,021 people	201,986 people	462,007 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han95.20%

54,981,458 people

Tujia3.96%

2,285,834 people

Miao0.37%

214,062 people

Hui0.13%

76,423 people

Dong0.11%

62,725 people

Zhuang0.04%

24,633 people

Manchu0.03%

15,133 people

Mongol0.02%

13,588 people

Uyghur0.02%

12,452 people

Yi0.02%

11,382 people

Bai0.02%

8,384 people

Bouyei0.01%

7,982 people

Tibetan0.01%

7,065 people

Yao0.01%

5,410 people

She0.01%

3,748 people

Li0.01%

3,289 people

Korean0.01%

2,614 people

Gelao0.00%

2,063 people

Tu0.00%

1,950 people

Other groups0.00%

1,591 people

Sui0.00%

1,237 people

Kazakh0.00%

1,151 people

Hani0.00%

1,073 people

Dai0.00%

1,012 people

Mulao0.00%

772 people

Wa0.00%

632 people

Qiang0.00%

612 people

Salar0.00%

550 people

Lisu0.00%

519 people

Naxi0.00%

383 people

Dongxiang0.00%

330 people

Lahu0.00%

303 people

Xibe0.00%

241 people

Maonan0.00%

229 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

182 people

Jingpo0.00%

176 people

Daur0.00%

162 people

Gaoshan0.00%

118 people

Blang0.00%

91 people

Gin0.00%

91 people

Pumi0.00%

57 people

Nu0.00%

51 people

Achang0.00%

46 people

Evenki0.00%

38 people

Derung0.00%

36 people

Yugur0.00%

32 people

Russian0.00%

31 people

Monba0.00%

28 people

Bonan0.00%

26 people

Tajik0.00%

24 people

De'ang0.00%

19 people

Uzbek0.00%

18 people

Oroqen0.00%

18 people

Jino0.00%

16 people

Lhoba0.00%

16 people

Nanai0.00%

15 people

Tatar0.00%

5 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