Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	38,584 people	44,261 people	50,619 people
Urbanization rate	15.6%	14.0%	37.0%
Urban population	6,021 people	6,184 people	18,739 people
Male	20,127 people	22,709 people	25,982 people
Female	18,457 people	21,552 people	24,637 people
Households	7,915	10,231	13,414
Average household size	4.76	4.25	3.57

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+	63 people	61 people	124 people
80–84	139 people	150 people	289 people
75–79	272 people	264 people	536 people
70–74	519 people	480 people	999 people
65–69	661 people	692 people	1,353 people
60–64	846 people	836 people	1,682 people
55–59	938 people	990 people	1,928 people
50–54	1,331 people	1,385 people	2,716 people
45–49	1,621 people	1,522 people	3,143 people
40–44	1,607 people	1,565 people	3,172 people
35–39	2,065 people	1,888 people	3,953 people
30–34	2,532 people	2,402 people	4,934 people
25–29	2,273 people	2,152 people	4,425 people
20–24	1,643 people	1,524 people	3,167 people
15–19	1,478 people	1,263 people	2,741 people
10–14	2,907 people	2,694 people	5,601 people
5–9	3,637 people	3,400 people	7,037 people
1–4	1,242 people	1,129 people	2,371 people
0	208 people	240 people	448 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	64 people	35 people	99 people
80–84	98 people	95 people	193 people
75–79	164 people	157 people	321 people
70–74	338 people	327 people	665 people
65–69	471 people	405 people	876 people
60–64	681 people	662 people	1,343 people
55–59	826 people	759 people	1,585 people
50–54	977 people	939 people	1,916 people
45–49	1,028 people	1,070 people	2,098 people
40–44	1,310 people	1,407 people	2,717 people
35–39	1,578 people	1,481 people	3,059 people
30–34	1,669 people	1,598 people	3,267 people
25–29	2,119 people	1,971 people	4,090 people
20–24	2,439 people	2,275 people	4,714 people
15–19	2,174 people	2,023 people	4,197 people
10–14	1,897 people	1,817 people	3,714 people
5–9	2,060 people	1,918 people	3,978 people
1–4	2,321 people	2,122 people	4,443 people
0	495 people	491 people	986 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	95 people	85 people	180 people
80–84	106 people	96 people	202 people
75–79	175 people	109 people	284 people
70–74	272 people	278 people	550 people
65–69	281 people	293 people	574 people
60–64	504 people	464 people	968 people
55–59	545 people	459 people	1,004 people
50–54	728 people	699 people	1,427 people
45–49	907 people	826 people	1,733 people
40–44	1,042 people	946 people	1,988 people
35–39	1,091 people	1,083 people	2,174 people
30–34	1,384 people	1,271 people	2,655 people
25–29	1,631 people	1,452 people	3,083 people
20–24	1,883 people	1,701 people	3,584 people
15–19	2,403 people	2,076 people	4,479 people
10–14	2,908 people	2,724 people	5,632 people
5–9	2,366 people	2,174 people	4,540 people
1–4	1,464 people	1,350 people	2,814 people
0	342 people	371 people	713 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur96.70%

42,798 people

Han3.19%

1,410 people

Hui0.04%

16 people

Kyrgyz0.03%

14 people

Miao0.02%

7 people

Kazakh0.02%

7 people

Mongol0.01%

4 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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