Total population7,050,683 peopleSeventh census

Households2,830,918Average household size 2.25

Urbanization rate68.2%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)111.5Minority population share 6.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	4,571,881 people	5,361,572 people	7,050,683 people
Urbanization rate	45.4%	59.0%	68.2%
Urban population	2,073,217 people	3,161,801 people	4,808,140 people
Male	2,345,303 people	2,777,642 people	3,716,342 people
Female	2,226,578 people	2,583,930 people	3,334,341 people
Households	1,490,627	1,942,210	2,830,918
Average household size	2.76	2.45	2.25

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+	32,479 people	45,625 people	78,104 people
80–84	43,790 people	47,249 people	91,039 people
75–79	60,014 people	60,049 people	120,063 people
70–74	108,137 people	111,666 people	219,803 people
65–69	154,228 people	153,860 people	308,088 people
60–64	160,264 people	151,877 people	312,141 people
55–59	245,568 people	234,480 people	480,048 people
50–54	312,499 people	295,831 people	608,330 people
45–49	316,299 people	295,649 people	611,948 people
40–44	305,146 people	274,625 people	579,771 people
35–39	313,188 people	272,244 people	585,432 people
30–34	379,072 people	322,500 people	701,572 people
25–29	311,053 people	254,334 people	565,387 people
20–24	245,716 people	197,885 people	443,601 people
15–19	184,078 people	152,708 people	336,786 people
10–14	164,364 people	135,976 people	300,340 people
5–9	189,590 people	159,048 people	348,638 people
1–4	162,737 people	143,555 people	306,292 people
0	28,120 people	25,180 people	53,300 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	13,976 people	21,814 people	35,790 people
80–84	29,302 people	35,494 people	64,796 people
75–79	54,968 people	58,440 people	113,408 people
70–74	69,289 people	62,538 people	131,827 people
65–69	75,019 people	67,279 people	142,298 people
60–64	120,573 people	115,446 people	236,019 people
55–59	159,794 people	152,100 people	311,894 people
50–54	156,634 people	147,874 people	304,508 people
45–49	226,216 people	219,865 people	446,081 people
40–44	270,911 people	264,154 people	535,065 people
35–39	262,206 people	247,989 people	510,195 people
30–34	248,461 people	227,407 people	475,868 people
25–29	233,017 people	213,926 people	446,943 people
20–24	242,550 people	226,276 people	468,826 people
15–19	198,835 people	176,278 people	375,113 people
10–14	134,529 people	112,417 people	246,946 people
5–9	139,326 people	117,663 people	256,989 people
1–4	116,317 people	96,347 people	212,664 people
0	25,719 people	20,623 people	46,342 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6,133 people	12,598 people	18,731 people
80–84	15,411 people	23,286 people	38,697 people
75–79	34,971 people	40,991 people	75,962 people
70–74	56,412 people	57,529 people	113,941 people
65–69	80,312 people	75,356 people	155,668 people
60–64	87,302 people	71,976 people	159,278 people
55–59	87,633 people	73,542 people	161,175 people
50–54	134,076 people	123,000 people	257,076 people
45–49	169,922 people	158,433 people	328,355 people
40–44	161,690 people	150,642 people	312,332 people
35–39	217,920 people	213,514 people	431,434 people
30–34	242,793 people	239,740 people	482,533 people
25–29	215,946 people	216,704 people	432,650 people
20–24	192,948 people	193,956 people	386,904 people
15–19	187,072 people	192,678 people	379,750 people
10–14	174,745 people	150,433 people	325,178 people
5–9	153,386 people	127,047 people	280,433 people
1–4	101,483 people	83,752 people	185,235 people
0	25,148 people	21,401 people	46,549 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.60%

5,179,125 people

Miao0.92%

49,494 people

Bouyei0.70%

37,353 people

Tujia0.41%

22,016 people

Dong0.22%

11,785 people

She0.21%

11,025 people

Yi0.17%

9,344 people

Zhuang0.14%

7,490 people

Hui0.08%

4,196 people

Gelao0.06%

3,379 people

Tajik0.06%

3,351 people

Dai0.06%

3,324 people

Li0.05%

2,735 people

Other groups0.04%

2,284 people

Korean0.04%

2,181 people

Bai0.04%

2,024 people

Sui0.04%

1,962 people

Yao0.03%

1,818 people

Manchu0.02%

1,148 people

Qiang0.02%

784 people

Uyghur0.01%

676 people

Mongol0.01%

663 people

Hani0.01%

598 people

Tu0.01%

511 people

Wa0.01%

491 people

Tibetan0.01%

337 people

Lisu0.00%

225 people

Kazakh0.00%

220 people

Mulao0.00%

198 people

Maonan0.00%

185 people

Lahu0.00%

154 people

Uzbek0.00%

68 people

Jingpo0.00%

60 people

Salar0.00%

50 people

Gin0.00%

46 people

Blang0.00%

45 people

Dongxiang0.00%

42 people

Xibe0.00%

27 people

Achang0.00%

26 people

Daur0.00%

25 people

Naxi0.00%

18 people

Nu0.00%

17 people

Evenki0.00%

12 people

Gaoshan0.00%

12 people

Nanai0.00%

11 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

7 people

Monba0.00%

7 people

Derung0.00%

6 people

Jino0.00%

5 people

Pumi0.00%

3 people

De'ang0.00%

3 people

Bonan0.00%

3 people

Oroqen0.00%

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