Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	389,653 people	331,344 people	278,192 people
Urbanization rate	13.9%	30.0%	44.0%
Urban population	54,115 people	99,429 people	122,390 people
Male	202,067 people	167,977 people	142,224 people
Female	187,586 people	163,367 people	135,968 people
Households	98,831	93,885	92,915
Average household size	3.76	3.33	2.81

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+	1,088 people	2,037 people	3,125 people
80–84	1,771 people	2,794 people	4,565 people
75–79	3,642 people	4,277 people	7,919 people
70–74	6,746 people	7,301 people	14,047 people
65–69	8,995 people	9,310 people	18,305 people
60–64	10,184 people	9,952 people	20,136 people
55–59	13,904 people	12,949 people	26,853 people
50–54	15,671 people	14,693 people	30,364 people
45–49	14,614 people	13,318 people	27,932 people
40–44	8,958 people	8,063 people	17,021 people
35–39	8,396 people	7,517 people	15,913 people
30–34	10,791 people	9,817 people	20,608 people
25–29	8,312 people	7,451 people	15,763 people
20–24	4,106 people	3,544 people	7,650 people
15–19	4,405 people	3,595 people	8,000 people
10–14	7,146 people	6,602 people	13,748 people
5–9	6,995 people	6,551 people	13,546 people
1–4	5,435 people	5,209 people	10,644 people
0	1,065 people	988 people	2,053 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	559 people	1,378 people	1,937 people
80–84	1,191 people	1,996 people	3,187 people
75–79	2,759 people	3,797 people	6,556 people
70–74	4,144 people	4,753 people	8,897 people
65–69	5,886 people	5,907 people	11,793 people
60–64	9,334 people	9,081 people	18,415 people
55–59	11,549 people	11,275 people	22,824 people
50–54	12,713 people	12,192 people	24,905 people
45–49	16,604 people	15,465 people	32,069 people
40–44	18,709 people	17,083 people	35,792 people
35–39	17,359 people	15,448 people	32,807 people
30–34	11,172 people	10,123 people	21,295 people
25–29	10,150 people	10,123 people	20,273 people
20–24	11,914 people	12,921 people	24,835 people
15–19	12,170 people	11,346 people	23,516 people
10–14	7,358 people	6,923 people	14,281 people
5–9	5,958 people	5,690 people	11,648 people
1–4	6,728 people	6,165 people	12,893 people
0	1,720 people	1,701 people	3,421 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	203 people	611 people	814 people
80–84	714 people	1,535 people	2,249 people
75–79	1,900 people	2,904 people	4,804 people
70–74	2,987 people	3,789 people	6,776 people
65–69	4,941 people	5,236 people	10,177 people
60–64	6,044 people	5,717 people	11,761 people
55–59	7,193 people	6,644 people	13,837 people
50–54	10,739 people	10,073 people	20,812 people
45–49	12,988 people	12,185 people	25,173 people
40–44	14,437 people	13,296 people	27,733 people
35–39	19,656 people	17,455 people	37,111 people
30–34	23,568 people	20,387 people	43,955 people
25–29	23,080 people	19,880 people	42,960 people
20–24	15,639 people	13,890 people	29,529 people
15–19	15,610 people	14,419 people	30,029 people
10–14	19,700 people	18,201 people	37,901 people
5–9	14,808 people	13,985 people	28,793 people
1–4	6,522 people	6,024 people	12,546 people
0	1,338 people	1,355 people	2,693 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.63%

330,124 people

Tujia0.29%

953 people

Hui0.03%

89 people

Zhuang0.01%

39 people

Miao0.01%

30 people

Bouyei0.01%

30 people

Manchu0.00%

12 people

Yao0.00%

11 people

Dong0.00%

9 people

Maonan0.00%

8 people

Yi0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

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