Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	35,462 people	35,365 people	34,336 people
Urbanization rate	31.7%	38.5%	60.0%
Urban population	11,234 people	13,616 people	20,605 people
Male	18,313 people	18,230 people	17,307 people
Female	17,149 people	17,135 people	17,029 people
Households	8,655	13,839	12,065
Average household size	4.01	2.50	2.73

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+	37 people	58 people	95 people
80–84	110 people	155 people	265 people
75–79	184 people	257 people	441 people
70–74	267 people	342 people	609 people
65–69	496 people	533 people	1,029 people
60–64	660 people	711 people	1,371 people
55–59	993 people	1,015 people	2,008 people
50–54	1,449 people	1,424 people	2,873 people
45–49	1,785 people	1,684 people	3,469 people
40–44	1,560 people	1,597 people	3,157 people
35–39	1,493 people	1,369 people	2,862 people
30–34	1,756 people	1,637 people	3,393 people
25–29	1,206 people	1,206 people	2,412 people
20–24	928 people	810 people	1,738 people
15–19	826 people	821 people	1,647 people
10–14	1,186 people	1,155 people	2,341 people
5–9	1,217 people	1,149 people	2,366 people
1–4	962 people	929 people	1,891 people
0	192 people	177 people	369 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	23 people	25 people	48 people
80–84	60 people	55 people	115 people
75–79	105 people	146 people	251 people
70–74	307 people	278 people	585 people
65–69	400 people	422 people	822 people
60–64	465 people	486 people	951 people
55–59	790 people	731 people	1,521 people
50–54	958 people	926 people	1,884 people
45–49	1,357 people	1,320 people	2,677 people
40–44	1,761 people	1,646 people	3,407 people
35–39	2,126 people	1,847 people	3,973 people
30–34	1,855 people	1,783 people	3,638 people
25–29	1,771 people	1,471 people	3,242 people
20–24	1,521 people	1,351 people	2,872 people
15–19	1,056 people	1,031 people	2,087 people
10–14	1,214 people	1,169 people	2,383 people
5–9	1,216 people	1,290 people	2,506 people
1–4	1,014 people	954 people	1,968 people
0	231 people	204 people	435 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	22 people	27 people	49 people
80–84	41 people	51 people	92 people
75–79	76 people	78 people	154 people
70–74	141 people	125 people	266 people
65–69	250 people	244 people	494 people
60–64	457 people	364 people	821 people
55–59	527 people	556 people	1,083 people
50–54	622 people	605 people	1,227 people
45–49	947 people	833 people	1,780 people
40–44	1,079 people	1,021 people	2,100 people
35–39	1,473 people	1,372 people	2,845 people
30–34	1,916 people	1,758 people	3,674 people
25–29	2,096 people	1,952 people	4,048 people
20–24	1,809 people	1,781 people	3,590 people
15–19	1,863 people	1,533 people	3,396 people
10–14	2,199 people	2,083 people	4,282 people
5–9	1,477 people	1,439 people	2,916 people
1–4	1,054 people	1,071 people	2,125 people
0	264 people	256 people	520 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Kazakh68.15%

24,101 people

Han28.67%

10,140 people

Hui2.07%

732 people

Uyghur0.74%

260 people

Dongxiang0.10%

35 people

Mongol0.08%

29 people

Tujia0.06%

20 people

Kyrgyz0.05%

18 people

Tatar0.02%

8 people

Manchu0.01%

5 people

Xibe0.01%

5 people

Tibetan0.01%

4 people

Russian0.01%

4 people

Zhuang0.01%

2 people

Yao0.00%

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