Total population24,049,155 peopleSeventh census

Households9,483,957Average household size 2.35

Urbanization rate67.5%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)104.3Minority population share 21.3%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	23,323,347 people	24,706,291 people	24,049,155 people
Urbanization rate	42.7%	55.5%	67.5%
Urban population	9,958,833 people	13,720,174 people	16,227,475 people
Male	12,061,615 people	12,838,243 people	12,275,274 people
Female	11,261,732 people	11,868,048 people	11,773,881 people
Households	6,784,470	8,205,498	9,483,957
Average household size	3.33	2.81	2.35

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+	94,244 people	113,482 people	207,726 people
80–84	154,556 people	184,935 people	339,491 people
75–79	220,192 people	261,066 people	481,258 people
70–74	376,914 people	409,266 people	786,180 people
65–69	645,995 people	678,268 people	1,324,263 people
60–64	811,291 people	807,024 people	1,618,315 people
55–59	1,030,880 people	999,687 people	2,030,567 people
50–54	1,181,252 people	1,116,147 people	2,297,399 people
45–49	1,187,721 people	1,132,367 people	2,320,088 people
40–44	924,262 people	856,219 people	1,780,481 people
35–39	1,003,174 people	920,721 people	1,923,895 people
30–34	1,054,898 people	987,557 people	2,042,455 people
25–29	757,769 people	692,586 people	1,450,355 people
20–24	552,501 people	511,241 people	1,063,742 people
15–19	523,910 people	481,357 people	1,005,267 people
10–14	592,970 people	544,982 people	1,137,952 people
5–9	616,732 people	567,333 people	1,184,065 people
1–4	456,610 people	426,095 people	882,705 people
0	89,403 people	83,548 people	172,951 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	35,634 people	38,929 people	74,563 people
80–84	85,147 people	81,668 people	166,815 people
75–79	188,701 people	183,859 people	372,560 people
70–74	296,727 people	293,566 people	590,293 people
65–69	326,461 people	337,485 people	663,946 people
60–64	488,645 people	479,591 people	968,236 people
55–59	770,719 people	743,945 people	1,514,664 people
50–54	941,694 people	871,966 people	1,813,660 people
45–49	1,173,609 people	1,065,925 people	2,239,534 people
40–44	1,324,061 people	1,184,598 people	2,508,659 people
35–39	1,335,067 people	1,205,577 people	2,540,644 people
30–34	1,041,581 people	926,197 people	1,967,778 people
25–29	1,078,398 people	981,363 people	2,059,761 people
20–24	1,074,514 people	1,009,309 people	2,083,823 people
15–19	859,999 people	804,925 people	1,664,924 people
10–14	658,767 people	606,089 people	1,264,856 people
5–9	571,128 people	521,621 people	1,092,749 people
1–4	479,554 people	435,121 people	914,675 people
0	107,837 people	96,314 people	204,151 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	15,131 people	16,887 people	32,018 people
80–84	43,006 people	42,390 people	85,396 people
75–79	110,094 people	99,041 people	209,135 people
70–74	195,977 people	168,552 people	364,529 people
65–69	315,161 people	278,408 people	593,569 people
60–64	411,190 people	372,955 people	784,145 people
55–59	392,568 people	383,598 people	776,166 people
50–54	547,817 people	518,395 people	1,066,212 people
45–49	834,061 people	786,510 people	1,620,571 people
40–44	967,287 people	890,475 people	1,857,762 people
35–39	1,162,100 people	1,072,339 people	2,234,439 people
30–34	1,252,874 people	1,163,604 people	2,416,478 people
25–29	1,235,987 people	1,175,631 people	2,411,618 people
20–24	934,235 people	887,647 people	1,821,882 people
15–19	1,077,228 people	1,019,824 people	2,097,052 people
10–14	1,115,372 people	1,058,580 people	2,173,952 people
5–9	833,477 people	762,756 people	1,596,233 people
1–4	499,302 people	455,034 people	954,336 people
0	118,748 people	109,106 people	227,854 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han78.74%

18,935,537 people

Mongol17.66%

4,247,815 people

Manchu1.95%

469,734 people

Hui0.89%

214,918 people

Daur0.31%

73,523 people

Evenki0.12%

27,958 people

Korean0.08%

18,216 people

Miao0.04%

9,406 people

Tujia0.03%

6,112 people

Russian0.02%

4,633 people

Yi0.02%

4,618 people

Tibetan0.02%

4,541 people

Dong0.02%

4,351 people

Oroqen0.02%

4,219 people

Bouyei0.02%

4,006 people

Xibe0.01%

3,387 people

Zhuang0.01%

3,124 people

Other groups0.01%

1,840 people

Li0.01%

1,384 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1,026 people

Uyghur0.00%

941 people

Bai0.00%

895 people

Sui0.00%

826 people

Lisu0.00%

691 people

Yao0.00%

608 people

Tu0.00%

600 people

Wa0.00%

590 people

Lahu0.00%

529 people

Gelao0.00%

526 people

Hani0.00%

455 people

She0.00%

365 people

Dai0.00%

255 people

Salar0.00%

211 people

Qiang0.00%

197 people

Kazakh0.00%

165 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

159 people

Gaoshan0.00%

109 people

Mulao0.00%

103 people

Maonan0.00%

92 people

Naxi0.00%

76 people

Yugur0.00%

64 people

Jingpo0.00%

52 people

Nanai0.00%

39 people

Bonan0.00%

38 people

Gin0.00%

22 people

Blang0.00%

19 people

Pumi0.00%

13 people

Nu0.00%

12 people

De'ang0.00%

12 people

Achang0.00%

11 people

Jino0.00%

11 people

Tatar0.00%

10 people

Uzbek0.00%

7 people

Derung0.00%

3 people

Tajik0.00%

2 people

Monba0.00%

2 people

Lhoba0.00%

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