Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	799,729 people	611,670 people	613,836 people
Urbanization rate	26.6%	32.5%	36.6%
Urban population	212,971 people	198,851 people	224,442 people
Male	411,067 people	309,776 people	310,055 people
Female	388,662 people	301,894 people	303,781 people
Households	217,489	180,638	237,598
Average household size	3.64	3.34	2.43

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+	1,212 people	1,119 people	2,331 people
80–84	6,407 people	6,175 people	12,582 people
75–79	11,844 people	11,087 people	22,931 people
70–74	16,054 people	14,947 people	31,001 people
65–69	14,601 people	14,553 people	29,154 people
60–64	12,057 people	12,995 people	25,052 people
55–59	15,430 people	13,815 people	29,245 people
50–54	23,060 people	21,303 people	44,363 people
45–49	17,000 people	15,932 people	32,932 people
40–44	23,584 people	22,145 people	45,729 people
35–39	31,712 people	30,078 people	61,790 people
30–34	35,036 people	33,229 people	68,265 people
25–29	29,644 people	28,634 people	58,278 people
20–24	23,431 people	23,204 people	46,635 people
15–19	21,263 people	22,906 people	44,169 people
10–14	13,617 people	15,438 people	29,055 people
5–9	7,089 people	8,018 people	15,107 people
1–4	4,334 people	4,638 people	8,972 people
0	2,680 people	3,565 people	6,245 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,388 people	2,211 people	4,599 people
80–84	12,054 people	11,061 people	23,115 people
75–79	15,136 people	13,424 people	28,560 people
70–74	13,880 people	12,433 people	26,313 people
65–69	21,793 people	20,495 people	42,288 people
60–64	27,090 people	27,703 people	54,793 people
55–59	18,058 people	18,612 people	36,670 people
50–54	23,497 people	23,165 people	46,662 people
45–49	29,808 people	28,391 people	58,199 people
40–44	32,315 people	30,550 people	62,865 people
35–39	27,821 people	27,082 people	54,903 people
30–34	23,189 people	22,224 people	45,413 people
25–29	22,007 people	22,440 people	44,447 people
20–24	15,226 people	15,938 people	31,164 people
15–19	9,514 people	9,662 people	19,176 people
10–14	7,613 people	7,212 people	14,825 people
5–9	4,588 people	4,963 people	9,551 people
1–4	2,578 people	2,805 people	5,383 people
0	1,221 people	1,523 people	2,744 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,836 people	3,539 people	7,375 people
80–84	13,633 people	12,043 people	25,676 people
75–79	27,730 people	24,614 people	52,344 people
70–74	41,936 people	39,490 people	81,426 people
65–69	28,535 people	26,857 people	55,392 people
60–64	32,161 people	31,149 people	63,310 people
55–59	40,355 people	37,631 people	77,986 people
50–54	44,188 people	41,433 people	85,621 people
45–49	38,875 people	36,436 people	75,311 people
40–44	31,604 people	29,794 people	61,398 people
35–39	31,340 people	30,911 people	62,251 people
30–34	22,701 people	22,840 people	45,541 people
25–29	14,922 people	14,299 people	29,221 people
20–24	13,649 people	11,805 people	25,454 people
15–19	10,023 people	9,951 people	19,974 people
10–14	7,600 people	7,507 people	15,107 people
5–9	4,817 people	4,879 people	9,696 people
1–4	2,199 people	2,309 people	4,508 people
0	963 people	1,175 people	2,138 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han92.11%

563,414 people

Dong6.02%

36,844 people

Hui1.21%

7,403 people

Mongol0.60%

3,665 people

Zhuang0.04%

241 people

Yao0.00%

13 people

Hani0.00%

11 people

Wa0.00%

11 people

Dai0.00%

10 people

Korean0.00%

8 people

Xibe0.00%

8 people

Tujia0.00%

7 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

Tajik0.00%

5 people

Yi0.00%

4 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

3 people

Jingpo0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

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