Total population3,367,579 peopleSeventh census
Households1,197,973Average household size 2.53
Urbanization rate65.6%2020
Sex ratio (male per 100 female)107.7Minority population share 3.0%

Census data

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

ValueFifth censusSixth censusSeventh census
Total population2,625,595 people2,893,542 people3,367,579 people
Urbanization rate38.7%52.9%65.6%
Urban population1,016,669 people1,530,418 people2,210,571 people
Male1,333,340 people1,470,472 people1,746,438 people
Female1,292,255 people1,423,070 people1,621,141 people
Households751,428903,4671,197,973
Average household size3.362.932.53

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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MaleFemale85+ · Male: 0.58%85+ · Female: 0.82%85+80–84 · Male: 0.76%80–84 · Female: 0.90%80–8475–79 · Male: 1.11%75–79 · Female: 1.27%75–7970–74 · Male: 2.04%70–74 · Female: 2.15%70–7465–69 · Male: 2.94%65–69 · Female: 2.95%65–6960–64 · Male: 3.11%60–64 · Female: 2.71%60–6455–59 · Male: 4.58%55–59 · Female: 4.10%55–5950–54 · Male: 5.18%50–54 · Female: 4.85%50–5445–49 · Male: 4.37%45–49 · Female: 4.17%45–4940–44 · Male: 3.51%40–44 · Female: 3.23%40–4435–39 · Male: 3.75%35–39 · Female: 3.33%35–3930–34 · Male: 5.22%30–34 · Female: 4.62%30–3425–29 · Male: 3.87%25–29 · Female: 3.37%25–2920–24 · Male: 2.63%20–24 · Female: 2.19%20–2415–19 · Male: 2.02%15–19 · Female: 1.75%15–1910–14 · Male: 1.82%10–14 · Female: 1.68%10–145–9 · Male: 2.19%5–9 · Female: 2.02%5–91–4 · Male: 1.85%1–4 · Female: 1.71%1–40 · Male: 0.34%0 · Female: 0.32%0

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census.age_groupMaleFemaleTotal
85+ 19,597 people 27,607 people 47,204 people
80–84 25,454 people 30,317 people 55,771 people
75–79 37,389 people 42,707 people 80,096 people
70–74 68,664 people 72,338 people 141,002 people
65–69 99,063 people 99,404 people 198,467 people
60–64 104,769 people 91,412 people 196,181 people
55–59 154,395 people 138,125 people 292,520 people
50–54 174,306 people 163,225 people 337,531 people
45–49 147,122 people 140,429 people 287,551 people
40–44 118,088 people 108,680 people 226,768 people
35–39 126,306 people 112,218 people 238,524 people
30–34 175,694 people 155,431 people 331,125 people
25–29 130,256 people 113,578 people 243,834 people
20–24 88,429 people 73,631 people 162,060 people
15–19 67,960 people 58,967 people 126,927 people
10–14 61,322 people 56,618 people 117,940 people
5–9 73,740 people 68,089 people 141,829 people
1–4 62,394 people 57,591 people 119,985 people
0 11,490 people 10,774 people 22,264 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.43%
2,848,001 people
Miao0.53%
15,359 people
Zhuang0.28%
8,196 people
Bouyei0.15%
4,236 people
Yi0.12%
3,584 people
Sui0.12%
3,359 people
Tujia0.10%
3,019 people
She0.06%
1,726 people
Other groups0.05%
1,367 people
Dong0.03%
802 people
Hui0.03%
793 people
Gelao0.02%
557 people
Bai0.02%
521 people
Manchu0.01%
367 people
Li0.01%
306 people
Mongol0.01%
214 people
Yao0.01%
205 people
Tibetan0.01%
179 people
Dai0.00%
103 people
Tu0.00%
93 people
Hani0.00%
86 people
Korean0.00%
85 people
Mulao0.00%
58 people
Qiang0.00%
52 people
Uyghur0.00%
44 people
Wa0.00%
33 people
Kazakh0.00%
30 people
Lisu0.00%
28 people
Maonan0.00%
20 people
Dongxiang0.00%
15 people
Gin0.00%
14 people
Xibe0.00%
12 people
Lahu0.00%
11 people
Jingpo0.00%
10 people
Naxi0.00%
9 people
Gaoshan0.00%
8 people
Blang0.00%
7 people
Nu0.00%
7 people
Salar0.00%
5 people
Derung0.00%
5 people
Kyrgyz0.00%
3 people
Daur0.00%
2 people
Pumi0.00%
2 people
Nanai0.00%
2 people
Evenki0.00%
1 people
De'ang0.00%
1 people
Russian0.00%
1 people
Yugur0.00%
1 people
Tatar0.00%
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