Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	50,816 people	62,133 people	53,738 people
Urbanization rate	8.5%	12.8%	27.2%
Urban population	4,327 people	7,974 people	14,619 people
Male	26,435 people	33,646 people	27,799 people
Female	24,381 people	28,487 people	25,939 people
Households	12,046	16,185	16,443
Average household size	4.19	3.50	2.91

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+	157 people	286 people	443 people
80–84	293 people	398 people	691 people
75–79	431 people	528 people	959 people
70–74	614 people	664 people	1,278 people
65–69	729 people	801 people	1,530 people
60–64	926 people	954 people	1,880 people
55–59	1,422 people	1,329 people	2,751 people
50–54	2,120 people	1,952 people	4,072 people
45–49	2,468 people	2,223 people	4,691 people
40–44	2,303 people	2,128 people	4,431 people
35–39	1,988 people	1,894 people	3,882 people
30–34	1,911 people	1,798 people	3,709 people
25–29	2,079 people	1,780 people	3,859 people
20–24	1,755 people	1,601 people	3,356 people
15–19	2,022 people	1,690 people	3,712 people
10–14	2,680 people	2,368 people	5,048 people
5–9	2,216 people	2,001 people	4,217 people
1–4	1,409 people	1,285 people	2,694 people
0	276 people	259 people	535 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	90 people	129 people	219 people
80–84	153 people	235 people	388 people
75–79	288 people	404 people	692 people
70–74	529 people	605 people	1,134 people
65–69	625 people	652 people	1,277 people
60–64	838 people	767 people	1,605 people
55–59	1,060 people	953 people	2,013 people
50–54	1,329 people	1,132 people	2,461 people
45–49	1,996 people	1,596 people	3,592 people
40–44	2,880 people	2,257 people	5,137 people
35–39	3,438 people	2,614 people	6,052 people
30–34	3,175 people	2,520 people	5,695 people
25–29	2,724 people	2,275 people	4,999 people
20–24	2,425 people	2,009 people	4,434 people
15–19	2,639 people	2,188 people	4,827 people
10–14	3,491 people	2,937 people	6,428 people
5–9	3,158 people	2,731 people	5,889 people
1–4	2,311 people	2,086 people	4,397 people
0	497 people	397 people	894 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	60 people	72 people	132 people
80–84	116 people	132 people	248 people
75–79	203 people	216 people	419 people
70–74	326 people	382 people	708 people
65–69	414 people	555 people	969 people
60–64	741 people	746 people	1,487 people
55–59	779 people	739 people	1,518 people
50–54	940 people	872 people	1,812 people
45–49	1,039 people	1,007 people	2,046 people
40–44	1,259 people	1,165 people	2,424 people
35–39	1,818 people	1,585 people	3,403 people
30–34	2,435 people	2,278 people	4,713 people
25–29	2,755 people	2,553 people	5,308 people
20–24	2,567 people	2,285 people	4,852 people
15–19	2,104 people	1,967 people	4,071 people
10–14	2,474 people	2,258 people	4,732 people
5–9	3,228 people	2,763 people	5,991 people
1–4	2,599 people	2,286 people	4,885 people
0	578 people	520 people	1,098 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi37.10%

23,053 people

Han35.04%

21,770 people

Tibetan27.58%

17,136 people

Tujia0.06%

35 people

Hui0.06%

34 people

Bai0.05%

30 people

Miao0.04%

26 people

Qiang0.03%

17 people

Mongol0.02%

12 people

Yao0.01%

5 people

Zhuang0.01%

3 people

Manchu0.01%

3 people

Hani0.01%

3 people

Lisu0.01%

3 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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