Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	216,939 people	235,698 people	239,390 people
Urbanization rate	4.7%	7.9%	21.9%
Urban population	10,089 people	18,710 people	52,369 people
Male	112,987 people	118,534 people	120,857 people
Female	103,952 people	117,164 people	118,533 people
Households	43,719	50,043	59,243
Average household size	4.89	4.64	3.87

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+	1,928 people	1,819 people	3,747 people
80–84	9,363 people	9,128 people	18,491 people
75–79	13,411 people	12,839 people	26,250 people
70–74	10,700 people	9,916 people	20,616 people
65–69	6,859 people	6,807 people	13,666 people
60–64	6,851 people	7,285 people	14,136 people
55–59	7,668 people	7,926 people	15,594 people
50–54	9,220 people	9,053 people	18,273 people
45–49	6,940 people	6,580 people	13,520 people
40–44	6,215 people	6,159 people	12,374 people
35–39	8,778 people	8,641 people	17,419 people
30–34	9,694 people	9,612 people	19,306 people
25–29	7,122 people	6,551 people	13,673 people
20–24	4,371 people	4,015 people	8,386 people
15–19	4,204 people	4,075 people	8,279 people
10–14	3,310 people	3,348 people	6,658 people
5–9	2,395 people	2,564 people	4,959 people
1–4	1,256 people	1,473 people	2,729 people
0	572 people	742 people	1,314 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,842 people	1,464 people	3,306 people
80–84	7,782 people	6,835 people	14,617 people
75–79	9,610 people	8,680 people	18,290 people
70–74	10,680 people	10,407 people	21,087 people
65–69	11,019 people	11,388 people	22,407 people
60–64	11,153 people	12,380 people	23,533 people
55–59	7,871 people	8,002 people	15,873 people
50–54	7,037 people	7,407 people	14,444 people
45–49	9,712 people	9,729 people	19,441 people
40–44	10,507 people	10,622 people	21,129 people
35–39	7,858 people	7,226 people	15,084 people
30–34	4,973 people	4,500 people	9,473 people
25–29	4,960 people	4,692 people	9,652 people
20–24	4,335 people	4,236 people	8,571 people
15–19	3,785 people	3,667 people	7,452 people
10–14	2,778 people	2,938 people	5,716 people
5–9	1,631 people	1,734 people	3,365 people
1–4	623 people	773 people	1,396 people
0	378 people	484 people	862 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,424 people	1,183 people	2,607 people
80–84	7,010 people	5,795 people	12,805 people
75–79	12,747 people	12,049 people	24,796 people
70–74	13,256 people	12,510 people	25,766 people
65–69	8,869 people	7,873 people	16,742 people
60–64	8,407 people	8,161 people	16,568 people
55–59	11,420 people	10,484 people	21,904 people
50–54	11,512 people	10,601 people	22,113 people
45–49	8,514 people	7,393 people	15,907 people
40–44	5,291 people	4,395 people	9,686 people
35–39	5,308 people	4,947 people	10,255 people
30–34	4,935 people	4,616 people	9,551 people
25–29	4,507 people	4,073 people	8,580 people
20–24	3,949 people	3,716 people	7,665 people
15–19	2,691 people	2,697 people	5,388 people
10–14	1,512 people	1,571 people	3,083 people
5–9	891 people	938 people	1,829 people
1–4	429 people	651 people	1,080 people
0	315 people	299 people	614 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han40.80%

96,168 people

Hui30.28%

71,363 people

Sui12.35%

29,103 people

Yugur7.05%

16,622 people

Salar4.55%

10,722 people

Mulao3.60%

8,495 people

Miao1.32%

3,121 people

Zhuang0.02%

41 people

Korean0.01%

20 people

Uyghur0.01%

12 people

Jingpo0.00%

10 people

Yi0.00%

8 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

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