Total population1,618,979 peopleSeventh census

Households503,707Average household size 2.98

Urbanization rate65.0%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)107.6Minority population share 0.3%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,453,367 people	1,587,477 people	1,618,979 people
Urbanization rate	45.8%	56.3%	65.0%
Urban population	666,135 people	893,938 people	1,052,588 people
Male	754,574 people	826,128 people	838,933 people
Female	698,793 people	761,349 people	780,046 people
Households	378,727	431,567	503,707
Average household size	3.55	3.53	2.98

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+	7,968 people	6,823 people	14,791 people
80–84	41,338 people	34,698 people	76,036 people
75–79	67,345 people	53,986 people	121,331 people
70–74	74,912 people	58,145 people	133,057 people
65–69	56,091 people	45,043 people	101,134 people
60–64	47,466 people	42,694 people	90,160 people
55–59	49,131 people	46,701 people	95,832 people
50–54	61,652 people	60,486 people	122,138 people
45–49	51,936 people	51,968 people	103,904 people
40–44	59,594 people	57,233 people	116,827 people
35–39	65,941 people	62,941 people	128,882 people
30–34	66,185 people	65,724 people	131,909 people
25–29	57,761 people	55,997 people	113,758 people
20–24	43,138 people	42,039 people	85,177 people
15–19	35,856 people	36,180 people	72,036 people
10–14	25,143 people	26,226 people	51,369 people
5–9	13,451 people	14,530 people	27,981 people
1–4	8,636 people	10,870 people	19,506 people
0	5,389 people	7,762 people	13,151 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	10,748 people	8,932 people	19,680 people
80–84	56,978 people	40,816 people	97,794 people
75–79	59,199 people	42,998 people	102,197 people
70–74	56,414 people	43,279 people	99,693 people
65–69	61,342 people	57,466 people	118,808 people
60–64	71,720 people	75,405 people	147,125 people
55–59	56,469 people	59,011 people	115,480 people
50–54	67,130 people	64,919 people	132,049 people
45–49	74,748 people	69,732 people	144,480 people
40–44	73,726 people	69,298 people	143,024 people
35–39	63,125 people	58,196 people	121,321 people
30–34	48,240 people	45,174 people	93,414 people
25–29	41,291 people	39,747 people	81,038 people
20–24	32,015 people	30,422 people	62,437 people
15–19	19,331 people	18,383 people	37,714 people
10–14	16,249 people	16,753 people	33,002 people
5–9	10,754 people	12,081 people	22,835 people
1–4	4,867 people	5,821 people	10,688 people
0	1,782 people	2,916 people	4,698 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	11,680 people	9,645 people	21,325 people
80–84	39,176 people	30,193 people	69,369 people
75–79	61,993 people	54,694 people	116,687 people
70–74	77,884 people	72,536 people	150,420 people
65–69	59,330 people	53,370 people	112,700 people
60–64	63,920 people	64,213 people	128,133 people
55–59	72,939 people	69,753 people	142,692 people
50–54	76,700 people	72,543 people	149,243 people
45–49	68,743 people	62,314 people	131,057 people
40–44	53,033 people	47,954 people	100,987 people
35–39	46,234 people	43,298 people	89,532 people
30–34	36,656 people	33,414 people	70,070 people
25–29	23,847 people	21,233 people	45,080 people
20–24	23,022 people	21,097 people	44,119 people
15–19	18,302 people	17,779 people	36,081 people
10–14	12,093 people	12,307 people	24,400 people
5–9	6,180 people	7,509 people	13,689 people
1–4	2,180 people	3,492 people	5,672 people
0	662 people	1,449 people	2,111 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.71%

1,614,335 people

Manchu0.04%

696 people

Hui0.04%

682 people

Korean0.04%

573 people

Tujia0.03%

454 people

Yi0.02%

328 people

Tibetan0.02%

304 people

Dong0.02%

262 people

Bouyei0.01%

211 people

Zhuang0.01%

173 people

Yao0.01%

172 people

Dongxiang0.01%

164 people

Dai0.01%

80 people

Bai0.00%

72 people

Maonan0.00%

70 people

Miao0.00%

50 people

Uyghur0.00%

48 people

Sui0.00%

47 people

Wa0.00%

34 people

Hani0.00%

31 people

Mongol0.00%

18 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

14 people

Kazakh0.00%

12 people

Lisu0.00%

12 people

Mulao0.00%

11 people

Tajik0.00%

10 people

Lahu0.00%

9 people

She0.00%

8 people

Naxi0.00%

5 people

Yugur0.00%

5 people

Blang0.00%

4 people

Pumi0.00%

4 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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