Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	331,392 people	318,686 people	291,067 people
Urbanization rate	12.9%	25.0%	38.6%
Urban population	42,663 people	79,509 people	112,469 people
Male	172,162 people	165,023 people	150,081 people
Female	159,230 people	153,663 people	140,986 people
Households	91,921	92,809	114,685
Average household size	3.56	3.37	2.48

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+	1,201 people	2,141 people	3,342 people
80–84	2,688 people	3,598 people	6,286 people
75–79	3,916 people	4,445 people	8,361 people
70–74	6,246 people	6,763 people	13,009 people
65–69	8,379 people	8,564 people	16,943 people
60–64	7,938 people	7,785 people	15,723 people
55–59	12,393 people	12,509 people	24,902 people
50–54	14,902 people	14,805 people	29,707 people
45–49	12,909 people	11,696 people	24,605 people
40–44	8,358 people	7,542 people	15,900 people
35–39	8,864 people	8,283 people	17,147 people
30–34	10,454 people	9,662 people	20,116 people
25–29	5,834 people	5,386 people	11,220 people
20–24	5,082 people	4,437 people	9,519 people
15–19	7,619 people	5,884 people	13,503 people
10–14	12,118 people	9,673 people	21,791 people
5–9	11,846 people	9,712 people	21,558 people
1–4	7,936 people	6,903 people	14,839 people
0	1,398 people	1,198 people	2,596 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	483 people	899 people	1,382 people
80–84	1,170 people	1,606 people	2,776 people
75–79	3,152 people	3,847 people	6,999 people
70–74	5,306 people	5,460 people	10,766 people
65–69	5,589 people	5,492 people	11,081 people
60–64	7,852 people	7,812 people	15,664 people
55–59	9,586 people	9,336 people	18,922 people
50–54	8,801 people	8,489 people	17,290 people
45–49	13,634 people	13,127 people	26,761 people
40–44	17,253 people	16,045 people	33,298 people
35–39	16,097 people	14,389 people	30,486 people
30–34	10,807 people	9,804 people	20,611 people
25–29	11,798 people	11,515 people	23,313 people
20–24	13,183 people	13,469 people	26,652 people
15–19	8,999 people	7,837 people	16,836 people
10–14	9,005 people	7,491 people	16,496 people
5–9	10,432 people	8,125 people	18,557 people
1–4	9,250 people	7,100 people	16,350 people
0	2,626 people	1,820 people	4,446 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	283 people	596 people	879 people
80–84	631 people	1,026 people	1,657 people
75–79	1,420 people	2,017 people	3,437 people
70–74	2,775 people	3,030 people	5,805 people
65–69	5,402 people	5,361 people	10,763 people
60–64	6,987 people	6,544 people	13,531 people
55–59	6,581 people	6,155 people	12,736 people
50–54	8,802 people	8,381 people	17,183 people
45–49	10,429 people	10,000 people	20,429 people
40–44	9,892 people	9,160 people	19,052 people
35–39	16,010 people	14,985 people	30,995 people
30–34	20,085 people	18,748 people	38,833 people
25–29	18,002 people	16,012 people	34,014 people
20–24	11,619 people	11,042 people	22,661 people
15–19	14,570 people	13,094 people	27,664 people
10–14	18,869 people	16,806 people	35,675 people
5–9	10,283 people	8,534 people	18,817 people
1–4	7,541 people	6,123 people	13,664 people
0	1,981 people	1,616 people	3,597 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Dong53.50%

170,500 people

Han35.52%

113,196 people

Miao10.68%

34,040 people

Yao0.08%

241 people

Zhuang0.07%

218 people

Tujia0.06%

200 people

Manchu0.02%

73 people

Bouyei0.02%

49 people

Li0.01%

33 people

Bai0.01%

27 people

Yi0.01%

25 people

Hui0.01%

16 people

Dai0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

10 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Maonan0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Sui0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

3 people

Gaoshan0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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