Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	533,168 people	571,524 people	506,377 people
Urbanization rate	15.3%	30.1%	39.0%
Urban population	81,481 people	171,992 people	197,410 people
Male	278,423 people	297,312 people	255,840 people
Female	254,745 people	274,212 people	250,537 people
Households	145,150	152,856	176,344
Average household size	3.64	3.62	2.77

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+	2,232 people	4,441 people	6,673 people
80–84	3,374 people	4,389 people	7,763 people
75–79	5,922 people	6,244 people	12,166 people
70–74	10,272 people	10,104 people	20,376 people
65–69	15,024 people	14,749 people	29,773 people
60–64	12,637 people	12,643 people	25,280 people
55–59	17,590 people	18,610 people	36,200 people
50–54	21,806 people	23,266 people	45,072 people
45–49	18,684 people	18,559 people	37,243 people
40–44	14,705 people	14,640 people	29,345 people
35–39	11,870 people	12,362 people	24,232 people
30–34	15,802 people	16,890 people	32,692 people
25–29	12,708 people	12,063 people	24,771 people
20–24	9,360 people	7,735 people	17,095 people
15–19	15,671 people	12,642 people	28,313 people
10–14	29,111 people	24,899 people	54,010 people
5–9	23,019 people	20,975 people	43,994 people
1–4	13,548 people	12,988 people	26,536 people
0	2,505 people	2,338 people	4,843 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,295 people	2,514 people	3,809 people
80–84	2,408 people	3,061 people	5,469 people
75–79	5,375 people	6,291 people	11,666 people
70–74	7,106 people	6,815 people	13,921 people
65–69	8,867 people	8,179 people	17,046 people
60–64	13,425 people	11,885 people	25,310 people
55–59	17,619 people	14,815 people	32,434 people
50–54	15,225 people	15,233 people	30,458 people
45–49	20,871 people	21,208 people	42,079 people
40–44	26,485 people	25,774 people	52,259 people
35–39	23,598 people	21,922 people	45,520 people
30–34	19,823 people	18,606 people	38,429 people
25–29	16,930 people	17,295 people	34,225 people
20–24	22,716 people	24,102 people	46,818 people
15–19	23,233 people	19,779 people	43,012 people
10–14	18,627 people	13,983 people	32,610 people
5–9	24,694 people	19,428 people	44,122 people
1–4	24,476 people	19,621 people	44,097 people
0	4,539 people	3,701 people	8,240 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	706 people	1,621 people	2,327 people
80–84	1,739 people	2,888 people	4,627 people
75–79	3,446 people	4,596 people	8,042 people
70–74	5,379 people	5,646 people	11,025 people
65–69	8,620 people	8,707 people	17,327 people
60–64	9,358 people	8,185 people	17,543 people
55–59	10,534 people	9,376 people	19,910 people
50–54	14,698 people	12,779 people	27,477 people
45–49	19,125 people	17,203 people	36,328 people
40–44	15,691 people	14,574 people	30,265 people
35–39	22,761 people	21,773 people	44,534 people
30–34	29,246 people	27,502 people	56,748 people
25–29	25,834 people	23,550 people	49,384 people
20–24	20,551 people	19,694 people	40,245 people
15–19	19,681 people	18,050 people	37,731 people
10–14	28,976 people	26,482 people	55,458 people
5–9	23,252 people	18,464 people	41,716 people
1–4	14,539 people	10,499 people	25,038 people
0	4,287 people	3,156 people	7,443 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.29%

497,729 people

Hui1.64%

8,304 people

Miao0.02%

77 people

Manchu0.01%

65 people

Zhuang0.01%

35 people

Tujia0.01%

30 people

Mongol0.01%

26 people

Yi0.00%

18 people

Bouyei0.00%

16 people

Dai0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Dong0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Bai0.00%

7 people

Lahu0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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