Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	136,173 people	147,460 people	121,766 people
Urbanization rate	16.7%	31.9%	50.1%
Urban population	22,677 people	47,006 people	61,024 people
Male	70,668 people	75,783 people	66,197 people
Female	65,505 people	71,677 people	55,569 people
Households	37,090	44,225	42,597
Average household size	3.53	3.23	2.43

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	229 people	274 people	503 people
80–84	689 people	721 people	1,410 people
75–79	1,587 people	1,548 people	3,135 people
70–74	2,720 people	2,579 people	5,299 people
65–69	3,814 people	3,352 people	7,166 people
60–64	3,175 people	3,012 people	6,187 people
55–59	6,022 people	5,519 people	11,541 people
50–54	8,854 people	7,288 people	16,142 people
45–49	7,858 people	6,247 people	14,105 people
40–44	4,392 people	3,961 people	8,353 people
35–39	3,662 people	3,208 people	6,870 people
30–34	4,843 people	3,480 people	8,323 people
25–29	3,757 people	2,488 people	6,245 people
20–24	3,301 people	1,891 people	5,192 people
15–19	3,329 people	2,743 people	6,072 people
10–14	3,267 people	2,916 people	6,183 people
5–9	2,311 people	2,112 people	4,423 people
1–4	1,994 people	1,860 people	3,854 people
0	393 people	370 people	763 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	106 people	137 people	243 people
80–84	348 people	365 people	713 people
75–79	761 people	858 people	1,619 people
70–74	1,712 people	1,587 people	3,299 people
65–69	2,768 people	2,343 people	5,111 people
60–64	3,829 people	3,361 people	7,190 people
55–59	4,988 people	4,129 people	9,117 people
50–54	4,235 people	4,019 people	8,254 people
45–49	6,899 people	7,212 people	14,111 people
40–44	8,607 people	8,738 people	17,345 people
35–39	7,265 people	7,022 people	14,287 people
30–34	4,348 people	4,645 people	8,993 people
25–29	3,663 people	4,124 people	7,787 people
20–24	5,180 people	4,933 people	10,113 people
15–19	7,054 people	5,839 people	12,893 people
10–14	5,759 people	5,151 people	10,910 people
5–9	4,668 people	4,052 people	8,720 people
1–4	2,998 people	2,596 people	5,594 people
0	595 people	566 people	1,161 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	50 people	44 people	94 people
80–84	192 people	184 people	376 people
75–79	549 people	563 people	1,112 people
70–74	1,035 people	1,027 people	2,062 people
65–69	1,434 people	1,472 people	2,906 people
60–64	2,571 people	2,265 people	4,836 people
55–59	3,305 people	2,689 people	5,994 people
50–54	4,233 people	3,619 people	7,852 people
45–49	5,184 people	4,229 people	9,413 people
40–44	4,146 people	3,913 people	8,059 people
35–39	6,544 people	6,935 people	13,479 people
30–34	7,958 people	8,169 people	16,127 people
25–29	6,616 people	6,348 people	12,964 people
20–24	3,552 people	4,079 people	7,631 people
15–19	4,325 people	3,857 people	8,182 people
10–14	7,902 people	6,687 people	14,589 people
5–9	5,910 people	4,874 people	10,784 people
1–4	4,158 people	3,672 people	7,830 people
0	1,004 people	879 people	1,883 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.18%

146,256 people

Tibetan0.41%

609 people

Hui0.19%

274 people

Tu0.14%

200 people

Yugur0.02%

29 people

Mongol0.01%

21 people

Tujia0.01%

19 people

Dongxiang0.01%

18 people

Manchu0.01%

16 people

Uyghur0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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