Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	261,031 people	275,797 people	227,462 people
Urbanization rate	18.1%	32.8%	54.6%
Urban population	47,137 people	90,454 people	124,172 people
Male	134,962 people	141,741 people	117,498 people
Female	126,069 people	134,056 people	109,964 people
Households	66,482	72,731	82,922
Average household size	3.86	3.64	2.60

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+	777 people	1,394 people	2,171 people
80–84	1,025 people	1,398 people	2,423 people
75–79	2,921 people	3,048 people	5,969 people
70–74	5,387 people	5,609 people	10,996 people
65–69	6,882 people	6,825 people	13,707 people
60–64	6,760 people	6,140 people	12,900 people
55–59	8,699 people	8,248 people	16,947 people
50–54	9,751 people	9,355 people	19,106 people
45–49	10,768 people	10,349 people	21,117 people
40–44	8,422 people	8,598 people	17,020 people
35–39	6,327 people	6,445 people	12,772 people
30–34	8,209 people	7,739 people	15,948 people
25–29	6,399 people	5,533 people	11,932 people
20–24	4,627 people	3,768 people	8,395 people
15–19	6,186 people	4,697 people	10,883 people
10–14	9,061 people	7,687 people	16,748 people
5–9	8,465 people	7,067 people	15,532 people
1–4	5,721 people	5,107 people	10,828 people
0	1,111 people	957 people	2,068 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	304 people	708 people	1,012 people
80–84	770 people	1,334 people	2,104 people
75–79	1,655 people	2,070 people	3,725 people
70–74	2,120 people	2,212 people	4,332 people
65–69	4,263 people	3,953 people	8,216 people
60–64	7,096 people	6,769 people	13,865 people
55–59	8,268 people	8,049 people	16,317 people
50–54	7,916 people	7,461 people	15,377 people
45–49	9,354 people	9,653 people	19,007 people
40–44	10,727 people	11,220 people	21,947 people
35–39	13,005 people	13,333 people	26,338 people
30–34	11,131 people	11,368 people	22,499 people
25–29	9,306 people	9,477 people	18,783 people
20–24	12,062 people	11,915 people	23,977 people
15–19	12,178 people	9,873 people	22,051 people
10–14	10,702 people	8,325 people	19,027 people
5–9	10,275 people	7,861 people	18,136 people
1–4	8,722 people	6,767 people	15,489 people
0	1,887 people	1,708 people	3,595 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	89 people	272 people	361 people
80–84	269 people	718 people	987 people
75–79	1,198 people	1,903 people	3,101 people
70–74	2,128 people	2,676 people	4,804 people
65–69	2,882 people	3,084 people	5,966 people
60–64	3,011 people	2,689 people	5,700 people
55–59	4,921 people	4,220 people	9,141 people
50–54	7,824 people	7,075 people	14,899 people
45–49	9,038 people	8,309 people	17,347 people
40–44	8,605 people	7,714 people	16,319 people
35–39	10,411 people	10,294 people	20,705 people
30–34	12,040 people	11,993 people	24,033 people
25–29	13,297 people	12,826 people	26,123 people
20–24	10,894 people	10,929 people	21,823 people
15–19	10,294 people	8,641 people	18,935 people
10–14	15,798 people	14,253 people	30,051 people
5–9	12,326 people	10,662 people	22,988 people
1–4	7,803 people	6,083 people	13,886 people
0	2,134 people	1,728 people	3,862 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.78%

226,954 people

Miao0.04%

92 people

Hui0.04%

89 people

Zhuang0.03%

59 people

Yi0.03%

59 people

Tujia0.03%

59 people

Dong0.01%

26 people

Manchu0.01%

22 people

Bouyei0.01%

20 people

Mongol0.01%

17 people

Uyghur0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Bai0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

5 people

She0.00%

5 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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