Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	62,157 people	81,394 people	66,055 people
Urbanization rate	29.3%	51.1%	54.3%
Urban population	18,220 people	41,592 people	35,892 people
Male	32,457 people	43,272 people	35,300 people
Female	29,700 people	38,122 people	30,755 people
Households	14,679	18,021	20,877
Average household size	3.85	3.62	2.78

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+	164 people	220 people	384 people
80–84	409 people	433 people	842 people
75–79	684 people	737 people	1,421 people
70–74	787 people	845 people	1,632 people
65–69	1,130 people	1,066 people	2,196 people
60–64	1,274 people	1,217 people	2,491 people
55–59	2,116 people	1,601 people	3,717 people
50–54	3,351 people	2,574 people	5,925 people
45–49	3,623 people	3,059 people	6,682 people
40–44	3,106 people	2,639 people	5,745 people
35–39	2,769 people	2,431 people	5,200 people
30–34	3,315 people	2,808 people	6,123 people
25–29	3,234 people	2,729 people	5,963 people
20–24	2,047 people	1,731 people	3,778 people
15–19	1,527 people	1,246 people	2,773 people
10–14	1,862 people	1,823 people	3,685 people
5–9	1,920 people	1,817 people	3,737 people
1–4	1,634 people	1,456 people	3,090 people
0	348 people	323 people	671 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	90 people	115 people	205 people
80–84	165 people	190 people	355 people
75–79	366 people	376 people	742 people
70–74	713 people	686 people	1,399 people
65–69	973 people	949 people	1,922 people
60–64	1,049 people	1,028 people	2,077 people
55–59	1,484 people	1,250 people	2,734 people
50–54	1,756 people	1,450 people	3,206 people
45–49	2,716 people	2,016 people	4,732 people
40–44	4,313 people	3,147 people	7,460 people
35–39	5,378 people	3,657 people	9,035 people
30–34	4,862 people	3,497 people	8,359 people
25–29	4,253 people	4,137 people	8,390 people
20–24	4,387 people	4,650 people	9,037 people
15–19	3,700 people	3,940 people	7,640 people
10–14	2,654 people	2,687 people	5,341 people
5–9	2,303 people	2,220 people	4,523 people
1–4	1,734 people	1,735 people	3,469 people
0	376 people	392 people	768 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	52 people	58 people	110 people
80–84	157 people	163 people	320 people
75–79	313 people	302 people	615 people
70–74	458 people	416 people	874 people
65–69	585 people	541 people	1,126 people
60–64	917 people	848 people	1,765 people
55–59	1,157 people	1,036 people	2,193 people
50–54	1,279 people	1,119 people	2,398 people
45–49	1,662 people	1,286 people	2,948 people
40–44	1,699 people	1,452 people	3,151 people
35–39	2,394 people	1,898 people	4,292 people
30–34	3,429 people	2,854 people	6,283 people
25–29	3,671 people	3,367 people	7,038 people
20–24	3,216 people	3,113 people	6,329 people
15–19	2,598 people	2,724 people	5,322 people
10–14	3,196 people	2,920 people	6,116 people
5–9	3,212 people	3,177 people	6,389 people
1–4	2,066 people	2,031 people	4,097 people
0	396 people	395 people	791 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han68.33%

55,619 people

Tibetan25.73%

20,944 people

Hui3.95%

3,217 people

Qiang1.65%

1,339 people

Manchu0.08%

61 people

Yi0.07%

55 people

Tujia0.04%

33 people

Mongol0.04%

30 people

Bai0.03%

24 people

Miao0.02%

16 people

Zhuang0.02%

13 people

Bouyei0.01%

11 people

Korean0.01%

9 people

She0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Yugur0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

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