Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,412,523 people	1,071,214 people	1,117,265 people
Urbanization rate	19.2%	34.1%	52.9%
Urban population	270,997 people	365,386 people	591,224 people
Male	728,353 people	532,507 people	567,795 people
Female	684,170 people	538,707 people	549,470 people
Households	408,853	391,746	414,015
Average household size	3.32	2.67	2.52

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+	9,156 people	11,797 people	20,953 people
80–84	11,760 people	11,933 people	23,693 people
75–79	20,585 people	18,127 people	38,712 people
70–74	32,538 people	32,745 people	65,283 people
65–69	43,651 people	47,678 people	91,329 people
60–64	27,017 people	25,952 people	52,969 people
55–59	41,790 people	39,391 people	81,181 people
50–54	61,326 people	59,431 people	120,757 people
45–49	60,159 people	59,829 people	119,988 people
40–44	29,503 people	29,229 people	58,732 people
35–39	21,111 people	19,860 people	40,971 people
30–34	41,256 people	37,338 people	78,594 people
25–29	28,040 people	26,587 people	54,627 people
20–24	23,985 people	21,350 people	45,335 people
15–19	23,432 people	21,417 people	44,849 people
10–14	38,445 people	36,302 people	74,747 people
5–9	26,459 people	24,986 people	51,445 people
1–4	22,822 people	21,146 people	43,968 people
0	4,760 people	4,372 people	9,132 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,774 people	6,974 people	11,748 people
80–84	9,187 people	10,113 people	19,300 people
75–79	15,351 people	14,863 people	30,214 people
70–74	20,170 people	17,516 people	37,686 people
65–69	28,260 people	22,286 people	50,546 people
60–64	39,009 people	37,184 people	76,193 people
55–59	47,711 people	51,798 people	99,509 people
50–54	26,731 people	27,647 people	54,378 people
45–49	36,504 people	37,921 people	74,425 people
40–44	50,131 people	53,907 people	104,038 people
35–39	49,254 people	54,567 people	103,821 people
30–34	23,546 people	26,709 people	50,255 people
25–29	15,401 people	17,303 people	32,704 people
20–24	28,781 people	30,630 people	59,411 people
15–19	32,483 people	31,807 people	64,290 people
10–14	37,739 people	34,815 people	72,554 people
5–9	31,051 people	28,599 people	59,650 people
1–4	30,950 people	29,087 people	60,037 people
0	5,474 people	4,981 people	10,455 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,221 people	4,612 people	6,833 people
80–84	4,658 people	6,593 people	11,251 people
75–79	11,814 people	12,273 people	24,087 people
70–74	19,527 people	18,307 people	37,834 people
65–69	25,335 people	21,854 people	47,189 people
60–64	28,492 people	22,906 people	51,398 people
55–59	35,597 people	26,949 people	62,546 people
50–54	47,686 people	43,096 people	90,782 people
45–49	59,029 people	59,695 people	118,724 people
40–44	35,392 people	32,624 people	68,016 people
35–39	55,629 people	51,271 people	106,900 people
30–34	82,586 people	77,939 people	160,525 people
25–29	84,264 people	81,252 people	165,516 people
20–24	42,191 people	44,185 people	86,376 people
15–19	34,598 people	33,394 people	67,992 people
10–14	70,762 people	66,262 people	137,024 people
5–9	45,495 people	42,569 people	88,064 people
1–4	36,284 people	32,477 people	68,761 people
0	6,793 people	5,912 people	12,705 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.93%

1,070,424 people

Yi0.02%

210 people

Tibetan0.01%

119 people

Tujia0.01%

87 people

Miao0.01%

74 people

Qiang0.01%

53 people

Hui0.00%

48 people

Zhuang0.00%

47 people

Lisu0.00%

32 people

Bouyei0.00%

21 people

Manchu0.00%

16 people

Dai0.00%

13 people

Mongol0.00%

8 people

Bai0.00%

8 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Naxi0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

4 people

Jingpo0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

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