Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	306,267 people	281,145 people	222,210 people
Urbanization rate	9.2%	24.3%	39.1%
Urban population	28,263 people	68,318 people	86,982 people
Male	154,844 people	139,316 people	110,175 people
Female	151,423 people	141,829 people	112,035 people
Households	77,015	78,627	87,429
Average household size	3.89	3.37	2.46

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+	710 people	748 people	1,458 people
80–84	1,882 people	2,161 people	4,043 people
75–79	3,924 people	4,073 people	7,997 people
70–74	5,037 people	5,674 people	10,711 people
65–69	7,105 people	6,832 people	13,937 people
60–64	6,699 people	5,758 people	12,457 people
55–59	10,347 people	10,594 people	20,941 people
50–54	11,753 people	12,704 people	24,457 people
45–49	8,709 people	9,547 people	18,256 people
40–44	4,294 people	5,193 people	9,487 people
35–39	4,391 people	4,871 people	9,262 people
30–34	6,525 people	7,061 people	13,586 people
25–29	5,694 people	6,150 people	11,844 people
20–24	4,342 people	4,517 people	8,859 people
15–19	6,092 people	5,439 people	11,531 people
10–14	7,468 people	6,648 people	14,116 people
5–9	7,873 people	7,211 people	15,084 people
1–4	6,150 people	5,770 people	11,920 people
0	1,180 people	1,084 people	2,264 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	372 people	396 people	768 people
80–84	704 people	670 people	1,374 people
75–79	2,532 people	2,482 people	5,014 people
70–74	4,410 people	4,341 people	8,751 people
65–69	6,118 people	5,955 people	12,073 people
60–64	6,549 people	7,025 people	13,574 people
55–59	8,251 people	7,927 people	16,178 people
50–54	7,733 people	6,908 people	14,641 people
45–49	11,546 people	12,646 people	24,192 people
40–44	13,239 people	15,244 people	28,483 people
35–39	10,036 people	12,039 people	22,075 people
30–34	5,249 people	6,564 people	11,813 people
25–29	5,836 people	6,701 people	12,537 people
20–24	9,191 people	10,728 people	19,919 people
15–19	16,208 people	14,890 people	31,098 people
10–14	13,313 people	12,187 people	25,500 people
5–9	9,734 people	8,407 people	18,141 people
1–4	6,543 people	5,226 people	11,769 people
0	1,752 people	1,493 people	3,245 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	179 people	194 people	373 people
80–84	538 people	519 people	1,057 people
75–79	1,557 people	1,385 people	2,942 people
70–74	2,138 people	1,843 people	3,981 people
65–69	4,738 people	4,214 people	8,952 people
60–64	6,352 people	5,878 people	12,230 people
55–59	7,490 people	6,923 people	14,413 people
50–54	7,745 people	8,062 people	15,807 people
45–49	9,072 people	8,745 people	17,817 people
40–44	8,336 people	7,407 people	15,743 people
35–39	13,024 people	13,777 people	26,801 people
30–34	15,386 people	17,088 people	32,474 people
25–29	11,977 people	14,040 people	26,017 people
20–24	5,970 people	8,116 people	14,086 people
15–19	9,649 people	9,241 people	18,890 people
10–14	19,185 people	17,527 people	36,712 people
5–9	18,053 people	15,781 people	33,834 people
1–4	10,857 people	8,559 people	19,416 people
0	2,598 people	2,124 people	4,722 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.36%

279,334 people

Hui0.64%

1,811 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