Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	243,242 people	250,898 people	212,739 people
Urbanization rate	52.4%	62.3%	64.9%
Urban population	127,389 people	156,230 people	137,979 people
Male	126,619 people	131,292 people	110,132 people
Female	116,623 people	119,606 people	102,607 people
Households	75,698	78,834	74,963
Average household size	2.99	2.81	2.40

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+	1,343 people	2,140 people	3,483 people
80–84	2,076 people	2,647 people	4,723 people
75–79	3,697 people	3,748 people	7,445 people
70–74	6,109 people	6,149 people	12,258 people
65–69	8,099 people	7,859 people	15,958 people
60–64	7,406 people	7,010 people	14,416 people
55–59	11,130 people	10,548 people	21,678 people
50–54	12,443 people	11,430 people	23,873 people
45–49	11,210 people	10,223 people	21,433 people
40–44	6,974 people	6,323 people	13,297 people
35–39	5,680 people	4,935 people	10,615 people
30–34	8,704 people	7,305 people	16,009 people
25–29	5,550 people	4,799 people	10,349 people
20–24	3,682 people	3,160 people	6,842 people
15–19	3,078 people	2,534 people	5,612 people
10–14	4,383 people	4,029 people	8,412 people
5–9	4,493 people	4,054 people	8,547 people
1–4	3,407 people	3,220 people	6,627 people
0	668 people	494 people	1,162 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	755 people	1,176 people	1,931 people
80–84	1,217 people	1,634 people	2,851 people
75–79	2,583 people	2,964 people	5,547 people
70–74	3,881 people	4,067 people	7,948 people
65–69	5,421 people	4,880 people	10,301 people
60–64	8,110 people	7,561 people	15,671 people
55–59	10,096 people	9,291 people	19,387 people
50–54	9,260 people	8,539 people	17,799 people
45–49	13,049 people	12,297 people	25,346 people
40–44	14,775 people	13,261 people	28,036 people
35–39	13,717 people	12,255 people	25,972 people
30–34	8,870 people	7,975 people	16,845 people
25–29	6,933 people	6,243 people	13,176 people
20–24	9,677 people	8,063 people	17,740 people
15–19	8,087 people	5,897 people	13,984 people
10–14	5,399 people	5,029 people	10,428 people
5–9	4,628 people	4,164 people	8,792 people
1–4	3,819 people	3,511 people	7,330 people
0	1,015 people	799 people	1,814 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	234 people	466 people	700 people
80–84	627 people	976 people	1,603 people
75–79	1,612 people	2,062 people	3,674 people
70–74	2,424 people	2,769 people	5,193 people
65–69	3,673 people	3,659 people	7,332 people
60–64	4,661 people	4,369 people	9,030 people
55–59	5,716 people	5,020 people	10,736 people
50–54	8,108 people	7,398 people	15,506 people
45–49	10,135 people	9,218 people	19,353 people
40–44	8,964 people	8,282 people	17,246 people
35–39	12,951 people	12,210 people	25,161 people
30–34	14,108 people	12,951 people	27,059 people
25–29	13,232 people	11,521 people	24,753 people
20–24	8,035 people	7,178 people	15,213 people
15–19	8,309 people	6,403 people	14,712 people
10–14	11,349 people	10,886 people	22,235 people
5–9	7,216 people	6,404 people	13,620 people
1–4	4,126 people	3,709 people	7,835 people
0	1,139 people	1,142 people	2,281 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.04%

248,486 people

Tujia0.60%

1,503 people

Hui0.15%

380 people

Miao0.09%

215 people

Zhuang0.03%

70 people

Bai0.01%

34 people

Dong0.01%

32 people

Yao0.01%

30 people

Sui0.01%

30 people

Tu0.01%

26 people

Manchu0.01%

18 people

Uyghur0.01%

17 people

Mongol0.01%

12 people

Li0.00%

11 people

Yi0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

5 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Blang0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

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