Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	140,028 people	165,121 people	170,063 people
Urbanization rate	8.6%	12.7%	18.8%
Urban population	12,069 people	20,932 people	32,013 people
Male	73,003 people	85,119 people	86,678 people
Female	67,025 people	80,002 people	83,385 people
Households	33,108	37,448	43,482
Average household size	4.21	4.27	3.83

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+	1,423 people	1,213 people	2,636 people
80–84	7,877 people	7,074 people	14,951 people
75–79	12,585 people	12,007 people	24,592 people
70–74	11,830 people	11,293 people	23,123 people
65–69	7,109 people	6,245 people	13,354 people
60–64	6,587 people	6,027 people	12,614 people
55–59	5,971 people	5,253 people	11,224 people
50–54	5,797 people	5,196 people	10,993 people
45–49	5,032 people	4,851 people	9,883 people
40–44	4,692 people	4,895 people	9,587 people
35–39	4,624 people	4,783 people	9,407 people
30–34	4,107 people	4,273 people	8,380 people
25–29	2,748 people	2,957 people	5,705 people
20–24	1,793 people	2,014 people	3,807 people
15–19	1,541 people	1,739 people	3,280 people
10–14	1,331 people	1,550 people	2,881 people
5–9	936 people	1,164 people	2,100 people
1–4	469 people	554 people	1,023 people
0	226 people	297 people	523 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,697 people	1,475 people	3,172 people
80–84	9,148 people	8,184 people	17,332 people
75–79	10,749 people	9,303 people	20,052 people
70–74	9,657 people	8,353 people	18,010 people
65–69	7,465 people	6,634 people	14,099 people
60–64	7,402 people	7,304 people	14,706 people
55–59	6,791 people	6,803 people	13,594 people
50–54	6,416 people	6,244 people	12,660 people
45–49	5,945 people	5,768 people	11,713 people
40–44	5,271 people	5,191 people	10,462 people
35–39	3,790 people	3,787 people	7,577 people
30–34	2,568 people	2,572 people	5,140 people
25–29	2,187 people	2,244 people	4,431 people
20–24	2,168 people	2,178 people	4,346 people
15–19	1,853 people	1,821 people	3,674 people
10–14	1,171 people	1,207 people	2,378 people
5–9	537 people	569 people	1,106 people
1–4	214 people	277 people	491 people
0	90 people	88 people	178 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,950 people	1,683 people	3,633 people
80–84	7,316 people	6,542 people	13,858 people
75–79	9,056 people	7,679 people	16,735 people
70–74	8,660 people	7,780 people	16,440 people
65–69	7,200 people	6,348 people	13,548 people
60–64	6,824 people	6,203 people	13,027 people
55–59	6,642 people	6,236 people	12,878 people
50–54	5,842 people	5,620 people	11,462 people
45–49	4,252 people	4,167 people	8,419 people
40–44	2,755 people	2,696 people	5,451 people
35–39	2,741 people	2,717 people	5,458 people
30–34	2,714 people	2,630 people	5,344 people
25–29	2,544 people	2,344 people	4,888 people
20–24	2,141 people	2,040 people	4,181 people
15–19	1,070 people	1,017 people	2,087 people
10–14	766 people	755 people	1,521 people
5–9	308 people	293 people	601 people
1–4	156 people	204 people	360 people
0	66 people	71 people	137 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi81.49%

134,558 people

Han18.08%

29,846 people

Manchu0.28%

463 people

Bai0.04%

71 people

Zhuang0.02%

36 people

Hui0.02%

30 people

Tujia0.02%

25 people

Bouyei0.01%

20 people

Miao0.01%

12 people

Monba0.01%

12 people

Yao0.01%

11 people

Korean0.01%

9 people

Dong0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Mulao0.00%

5 people

Qiang0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

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