Total population66,444,864 peopleSeventh census

Households22,878,336Average household size 2.67

Urbanization rate58.8%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)104.8Minority population share 10.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	63,274,173 people	65,700,762 people	66,444,864 people
Urbanization rate	27.5%	43.3%	58.8%
Urban population	17,397,837 people	28,453,063 people	39,046,176 people
Male	32,993,704 people	33,776,459 people	33,995,673 people
Female	30,280,469 people	31,924,303 people	32,449,191 people
Households	17,662,105	18,625,710	22,878,336
Average household size	3.46	3.32	2.67

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+	301,447 people	264,070 people	565,517 people
80–84	1,664,289 people	1,471,282 people	3,135,571 people
75–79	2,483,847 people	2,165,043 people	4,648,890 people
70–74	2,474,466 people	2,145,078 people	4,619,544 people
65–69	2,085,474 people	1,757,227 people	3,842,701 people
60–64	1,616,275 people	1,462,282 people	3,078,557 people
55–59	1,664,755 people	1,556,700 people	3,221,455 people
50–54	2,752,660 people	2,695,450 people	5,448,110 people
45–49	2,177,206 people	2,124,403 people	4,301,609 people
40–44	1,981,518 people	1,916,379 people	3,897,897 people
35–39	2,690,595 people	2,549,623 people	5,240,218 people
30–34	3,054,992 people	3,053,521 people	6,108,513 people
25–29	2,564,334 people	2,560,667 people	5,125,001 people
20–24	1,718,897 people	1,650,317 people	3,369,214 people
15–19	1,830,422 people	1,842,656 people	3,673,078 people
10–14	1,314,119 people	1,328,220 people	2,642,339 people
5–9	776,559 people	816,064 people	1,592,623 people
1–4	526,151 people	621,345 people	1,147,496 people
0	317,667 people	468,864 people	786,531 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	439,116 people	356,338 people	795,454 people
80–84	1,853,393 people	1,536,994 people	3,390,387 people
75–79	2,165,639 people	1,759,682 people	3,925,321 people
70–74	1,879,394 people	1,585,959 people	3,465,353 people
65–69	2,175,503 people	2,008,424 people	4,183,927 people
60–64	3,031,499 people	3,116,986 people	6,148,485 people
55–59	2,321,047 people	2,418,837 people	4,739,884 people
50–54	2,178,922 people	2,150,879 people	4,329,801 people
45–49	2,944,331 people	2,753,701 people	5,698,032 people
40–44	3,272,744 people	3,130,599 people	6,403,343 people
35–39	2,732,405 people	2,618,284 people	5,350,689 people
30–34	1,892,152 people	1,757,774 people	3,649,926 people
25–29	2,082,980 people	1,981,327 people	4,064,307 people
20–24	1,631,170 people	1,505,322 people	3,136,492 people
15–19	1,099,436 people	1,005,092 people	2,104,528 people
10–14	960,089 people	919,194 people	1,879,283 people
5–9	631,505 people	675,356 people	1,306,861 people
1–4	331,161 people	399,139 people	730,300 people
0	153,973 people	244,416 people	398,389 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	377,331 people	296,928 people	674,259 people
80–84	1,396,708 people	1,128,270 people	2,524,978 people
75–79	2,111,574 people	1,796,463 people	3,908,037 people
70–74	3,589,193 people	3,303,131 people	6,892,324 people
65–69	2,821,737 people	2,537,669 people	5,359,406 people
60–64	2,248,393 people	2,119,719 people	4,368,112 people
55–59	3,022,752 people	2,799,690 people	5,822,442 people
50–54	3,494,816 people	3,327,293 people	6,822,109 people
45–49	2,970,019 people	2,785,938 people	5,755,957 people
40–44	2,057,599 people	1,852,258 people	3,909,857 people
35–39	2,262,745 people	2,090,290 people	4,353,035 people
30–34	1,807,841 people	1,606,122 people	3,413,963 people
25–29	1,276,312 people	1,104,099 people	2,380,411 people
20–24	1,259,569 people	1,103,164 people	2,362,733 people
15–19	975,194 people	914,903 people	1,890,097 people
10–14	689,725 people	689,643 people	1,379,368 people
5–9	392,512 people	455,890 people	848,402 people
1–4	169,355 people	239,676 people	409,031 people
0	70,329 people	129,323 people	199,652 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han89.94%

59,759,648 people

Korean4.08%

2,713,005 people

Manchu3.05%

2,027,034 people

Bouyei1.30%

865,518 people

Yao1.13%

749,872 people

Bai0.18%

118,638 people

Hui0.13%

82,786 people

Tujia0.07%

45,495 people

Uyghur0.02%

11,076 people

Yi0.02%

9,797 people

Tibetan0.01%

9,578 people

Dong0.01%

9,449 people

Miao0.01%

6,228 people

Zhuang0.01%

5,622 people

Mulao0.01%

4,212 people

Dongxiang0.01%

3,800 people

Dai0.01%

3,169 people

Maonan0.00%

2,531 people

Mongol0.00%

2,362 people

Hani0.00%

1,848 people

Kazakh0.00%

1,542 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1,369 people

Sui0.00%

1,350 people

Wa0.00%

1,318 people

Lisu0.00%

845 people

Lahu0.00%

678 people

She0.00%

509 people

Li0.00%

360 people

Blang0.00%

349 people

Qiang0.00%

283 people

Jingpo0.00%

274 people

Daur0.00%

234 people

Salar0.00%

205 people

Naxi0.00%

182 people

Tajik0.00%

171 people

Xibe0.00%

99 people

Gelao0.00%

87 people

Yugur0.00%

68 people

Pumi0.00%

63 people

Tu0.00%

51 people

Monba0.00%

49 people

Russian0.00%

30 people

Gin0.00%

29 people

Bonan0.00%

28 people

De'ang0.00%

27 people

Evenki0.00%

25 people

Tatar0.00%

25 people

Uzbek0.00%

23 people

Derung0.00%

20 people

Achang0.00%

18 people

Oroqen0.00%

13 people

Nanai0.00%

12 people

Lhoba0.00%

8 people

Gaoshan0.00%

8 people

Nu0.00%

7 people

Jino0.00%

7 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