Total population24,073,453 peopleSeventh census

Households9,426,822Average household size 2.34

Urbanization rate62.6%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)99.7Minority population share 8.7%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	26,802,191 people	27,452,815 people	24,073,453 people
Urbanization rate	49.7%	53.4%	62.6%
Urban population	13,310,598 people	14,648,199 people	15,079,014 people
Male	13,720,747 people	13,907,218 people	12,018,319 people
Female	13,081,444 people	13,545,597 people	12,055,134 people
Households	7,848,446	8,998,492	9,426,822
Average household size	3.32	2.94	2.34

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	106,453 people	143,208 people	249,661 people
80–84	157,719 people	197,089 people	354,808 people
75–79	243,880 people	300,814 people	544,694 people
70–74	457,389 people	526,101 people	983,490 people
65–69	777,856 people	846,715 people	1,624,571 people
60–64	878,744 people	915,197 people	1,793,941 people
55–59	1,115,110 people	1,130,385 people	2,245,495 people
50–54	1,250,768 people	1,239,260 people	2,490,028 people
45–49	1,105,529 people	1,093,346 people	2,198,875 people
40–44	920,927 people	891,651 people	1,812,578 people
35–39	834,784 people	802,981 people	1,637,765 people
30–34	1,007,169 people	977,292 people	1,984,461 people
25–29	640,509 people	619,264 people	1,259,773 people
20–24	512,979 people	504,700 people	1,017,679 people
15–19	546,207 people	510,704 people	1,056,911 people
10–14	567,346 people	521,951 people	1,089,297 people
5–9	498,408 people	461,879 people	960,287 people
1–4	336,270 people	316,430 people	652,700 people
0	60,272 people	56,167 people	116,439 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	57,736 people	64,180 people	121,916 people
80–84	113,923 people	118,947 people	232,870 people
75–79	208,878 people	220,731 people	429,609 people
70–74	335,655 people	344,537 people	680,192 people
65–69	405,421 people	431,830 people	837,251 people
60–64	653,182 people	671,528 people	1,324,710 people
55–59	1,000,457 people	1,004,905 people	2,005,362 people
50–54	1,088,849 people	1,061,660 people	2,150,509 people
45–49	1,328,918 people	1,285,549 people	2,614,467 people
40–44	1,482,282 people	1,410,850 people	2,893,132 people
35–39	1,302,826 people	1,254,810 people	2,557,636 people
30–34	1,106,604 people	1,064,799 people	2,171,403 people
25–29	979,216 people	977,366 people	1,956,582 people
20–24	1,250,052 people	1,251,262 people	2,501,314 people
15–19	861,243 people	823,104 people	1,684,347 people
10–14	587,142 people	531,062 people	1,118,204 people
5–9	575,786 people	518,509 people	1,094,295 people
1–4	475,837 people	426,107 people	901,944 people
0	93,211 people	83,861 people	177,072 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	28,949 people	32,189 people	61,138 people
80–84	60,884 people	61,720 people	122,604 people
75–79	142,774 people	138,071 people	280,845 people
70–74	245,959 people	237,665 people	483,624 people
65–69	338,270 people	333,278 people	671,548 people
60–64	455,514 people	441,580 people	897,094 people
55–59	481,052 people	486,234 people	967,286 people
50–54	726,361 people	721,595 people	1,447,956 people
45–49	1,089,170 people	1,054,583 people	2,143,753 people
40–44	1,148,769 people	1,093,128 people	2,241,897 people
35–39	1,394,951 people	1,322,498 people	2,717,449 people
30–34	1,508,103 people	1,422,748 people	2,930,851 people
25–29	1,295,632 people	1,238,167 people	2,533,799 people
20–24	1,102,430 people	1,044,771 people	2,147,201 people
15–19	1,068,044 people	1,015,264 people	2,083,308 people
10–14	1,272,744 people	1,196,567 people	2,469,311 people
5–9	803,155 people	738,011 people	1,541,166 people
1–4	437,667 people	395,258 people	832,925 people
0	120,319 people	108,117 people	228,436 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han91.33%

21,985,839 people

Korean3.91%

940,165 people

Manchu3.45%

831,418 people

Mongol0.70%

169,449 people

Hui0.43%

104,595 people

Miao0.02%

5,788 people

Xibe0.02%

4,238 people

Tujia0.02%

4,232 people

Uyghur0.02%

3,733 people

Zhuang0.02%

3,518 people

Dong0.01%

2,817 people

Bouyei0.01%

2,553 people

Tibetan0.01%

2,121 people

Yi0.01%

2,072 people

Daur0.01%

1,207 people

Li0.01%

1,145 people

Other groups0.01%

1,114 people

Kazakh0.00%

903 people

Bai0.00%

901 people

Yao0.00%

649 people

Sui0.00%

484 people

Jingpo0.00%

477 people

Gelao0.00%

469 people

Dai0.00%

391 people

Dongxiang0.00%

380 people

Nanai0.00%

266 people

She0.00%

261 people

Salar0.00%

242 people

Lisu0.00%

234 people

Evenki0.00%

230 people

Hani0.00%

215 people

Oroqen0.00%

161 people

Tu0.00%

151 people

Wa0.00%

123 people

Mulao0.00%

118 people

Russian0.00%

104 people

Gaoshan0.00%

94 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

82 people

Qiang0.00%

71 people

Maonan0.00%

67 people

Naxi0.00%

54 people

Lahu0.00%

49 people

Jino0.00%

29 people

Monba0.00%

26 people

Gin0.00%

23 people

Blang0.00%

21 people

Achang0.00%

20 people

Tajik0.00%

18 people

Nu0.00%

13 people

De'ang0.00%

12 people

Bonan0.00%

12 people

Pumi0.00%

9 people

Yugur0.00%

7 people

Tatar0.00%

7 people

Uzbek0.00%

6 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

Lhoba0.00%

3 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