Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	51,064 people	55,325 people	58,173 people
Urbanization rate	23.7%	29.1%	41.2%
Urban population	12,097 people	16,114 people	23,951 people
Male	26,000 people	27,825 people	29,245 people
Female	25,064 people	27,500 people	28,928 people
Households	12,120	12,859	18,553
Average household size	3.98	3.81	2.91

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+	133 people	223 people	356 people
80–84	200 people	310 people	510 people
75–79	433 people	496 people	929 people
70–74	518 people	676 people	1,194 people
65–69	710 people	715 people	1,425 people
60–64	759 people	744 people	1,503 people
55–59	1,572 people	1,479 people	3,051 people
50–54	2,408 people	2,318 people	4,726 people
45–49	2,436 people	2,368 people	4,804 people
40–44	2,362 people	2,339 people	4,701 people
35–39	2,093 people	2,111 people	4,204 people
30–34	2,086 people	2,048 people	4,134 people
25–29	2,278 people	2,165 people	4,443 people
20–24	1,841 people	1,767 people	3,608 people
15–19	1,745 people	1,845 people	3,590 people
10–14	2,151 people	2,177 people	4,328 people
5–9	2,870 people	2,624 people	5,494 people
1–4	2,151 people	2,043 people	4,194 people
0	499 people	480 people	979 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	62 people	108 people	170 people
80–84	146 people	189 people	335 people
75–79	270 people	361 people	631 people
70–74	434 people	517 people	951 people
65–69	623 people	638 people	1,261 people
60–64	728 people	805 people	1,533 people
55–59	843 people	817 people	1,660 people
50–54	886 people	860 people	1,746 people
45–49	1,848 people	1,604 people	3,452 people
40–44	2,590 people	2,434 people	5,024 people
35–39	2,667 people	2,581 people	5,248 people
30–34	2,611 people	2,522 people	5,133 people
25–29	2,120 people	2,208 people	4,328 people
20–24	2,018 people	2,022 people	4,040 people
15–19	3,076 people	2,825 people	5,901 people
10–14	2,937 people	3,134 people	6,071 people
5–9	2,060 people	2,013 people	4,073 people
1–4	1,463 people	1,463 people	2,926 people
0	443 people	399 people	842 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	36 people	65 people	101 people
80–84	73 people	130 people	203 people
75–79	158 people	226 people	384 people
70–74	328 people	377 people	705 people
65–69	458 people	484 people	942 people
60–64	646 people	681 people	1,327 people
55–59	748 people	716 people	1,464 people
50–54	910 people	894 people	1,804 people
45–49	1,086 people	974 people	2,060 people
40–44	1,125 people	859 people	1,984 people
35–39	2,175 people	1,822 people	3,997 people
30–34	2,755 people	2,587 people	5,342 people
25–29	3,025 people	2,840 people	5,865 people
20–24	2,688 people	2,703 people	5,391 people
15–19	2,141 people	2,142 people	4,283 people
10–14	2,617 people	2,621 people	5,238 people
5–9	2,795 people	2,753 people	5,548 people
1–4	1,724 people	1,722 people	3,446 people
0	512 people	468 people	980 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan66.51%

38,693 people

Hui23.29%

13,549 people

Han9.39%

5,463 people

Salar0.32%

184 people

Tu0.16%

93 people

Mongol0.10%

60 people

Tujia0.07%

42 people

Dongxiang0.04%

24 people

Yi0.04%

21 people

Bonan0.03%

16 people

Manchu0.02%

11 people

Miao0.02%

9 people

Qiang0.01%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

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