Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	282,564 people	291,609 people	240,109 people
Urbanization rate	8.5%	20.2%	38.7%
Urban population	23,948 people	58,971 people	93,004 people
Male	143,171 people	146,375 people	118,966 people
Female	139,393 people	145,234 people	121,143 people
Households	72,759	77,295	94,674
Average household size	3.87	3.67	2.47

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+	639 people	1,080 people	1,719 people
80–84	1,265 people	1,566 people	2,831 people
75–79	2,255 people	2,523 people	4,778 people
70–74	4,953 people	5,276 people	10,229 people
65–69	7,520 people	7,324 people	14,844 people
60–64	7,899 people	7,736 people	15,635 people
55–59	9,249 people	9,384 people	18,633 people
50–54	10,586 people	11,008 people	21,594 people
45–49	10,194 people	10,934 people	21,128 people
40–44	7,292 people	7,433 people	14,725 people
35–39	5,971 people	6,127 people	12,098 people
30–34	8,381 people	8,563 people	16,944 people
25–29	9,323 people	9,374 people	18,697 people
20–24	7,006 people	7,237 people	14,243 people
15–19	5,305 people	4,912 people	10,217 people
10–14	7,325 people	7,504 people	14,829 people
5–9	7,297 people	7,012 people	14,309 people
1–4	5,367 people	5,052 people	10,419 people
0	1,139 people	1,098 people	2,237 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	281 people	543 people	824 people
80–84	747 people	1,208 people	1,955 people
75–79	1,824 people	2,248 people	4,072 people
70–74	2,837 people	2,951 people	5,788 people
65–69	3,629 people	3,480 people	7,109 people
60–64	6,768 people	6,578 people	13,346 people
55–59	9,132 people	8,569 people	17,701 people
50–54	9,398 people	8,792 people	18,190 people
45–49	10,839 people	10,706 people	21,545 people
40–44	12,969 people	12,812 people	25,781 people
35–39	13,644 people	13,713 people	27,357 people
30–34	10,214 people	10,011 people	20,225 people
25–29	8,502 people	8,510 people	17,012 people
20–24	10,998 people	11,435 people	22,433 people
15–19	14,997 people	14,985 people	29,982 people
10–14	12,876 people	12,590 people	25,466 people
5–9	8,670 people	8,240 people	16,910 people
1–4	6,313 people	6,220 people	12,533 people
0	1,737 people	1,643 people	3,380 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	129 people	247 people	376 people
80–84	430 people	795 people	1,225 people
75–79	1,237 people	1,905 people	3,142 people
70–74	2,159 people	2,791 people	4,950 people
65–69	3,586 people	3,536 people	7,122 people
60–64	4,357 people	3,949 people	8,306 people
55–59	4,430 people	4,032 people	8,462 people
50–54	7,641 people	7,160 people	14,801 people
45–49	9,838 people	9,103 people	18,941 people
40–44	9,805 people	9,254 people	19,059 people
35–39	11,143 people	11,079 people	22,222 people
30–34	13,417 people	13,115 people	26,532 people
25–29	13,869 people	13,441 people	27,310 people
20–24	10,027 people	9,884 people	19,911 people
15–19	9,378 people	9,106 people	18,484 people
10–14	14,278 people	14,019 people	28,297 people
5–9	15,236 people	14,372 people	29,608 people
1–4	9,974 people	9,549 people	19,523 people
0	2,237 people	2,056 people	4,293 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.83%

291,101 people

Hui0.17%

488 people

Miao0.00%

5 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

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