Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	221,887 people	250,304 people	240,579 people
Urbanization rate	14.3%	34.7%	58.6%
Urban population	31,764 people	86,762 people	140,890 people
Male	115,898 people	131,854 people	124,344 people
Female	105,989 people	118,450 people	116,235 people
Households	63,304	70,737	82,563
Average household size	3.45	3.43	2.81

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+	1,112 people	1,041 people	2,153 people
80–84	6,195 people	5,309 people	11,504 people
75–79	10,386 people	8,491 people	18,877 people
70–74	10,573 people	8,671 people	19,244 people
65–69	5,799 people	4,729 people	10,528 people
60–64	3,221 people	2,927 people	6,148 people
55–59	6,414 people	6,278 people	12,692 people
50–54	10,293 people	10,224 people	20,517 people
45–49	10,154 people	9,367 people	19,521 people
40–44	7,773 people	7,153 people	14,926 people
35–39	7,737 people	7,710 people	15,447 people
30–34	10,419 people	10,305 people	20,724 people
25–29	10,075 people	9,873 people	19,948 people
20–24	8,993 people	8,531 people	17,524 people
15–19	6,959 people	6,927 people	13,886 people
10–14	4,003 people	4,135 people	8,138 people
5–9	1,849 people	1,864 people	3,713 people
1–4	1,379 people	1,539 people	2,918 people
0	1,010 people	1,161 people	2,171 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,713 people	1,433 people	3,146 people
80–84	9,144 people	7,454 people	16,598 people
75–79	8,424 people	6,730 people	15,154 people
70–74	6,005 people	4,853 people	10,858 people
65–69	8,897 people	7,720 people	16,617 people
60–64	11,580 people	11,222 people	22,802 people
55–59	11,686 people	10,770 people	22,456 people
50–54	8,883 people	7,923 people	16,806 people
45–49	8,914 people	8,144 people	17,058 people
40–44	11,896 people	10,925 people	22,821 people
35–39	11,463 people	10,642 people	22,105 people
30–34	10,443 people	9,349 people	19,792 people
25–29	8,319 people	7,642 people	15,961 people
20–24	5,135 people	4,846 people	9,981 people
15–19	2,674 people	2,462 people	5,136 people
10–14	2,832 people	2,532 people	5,364 people
5–9	2,294 people	2,238 people	4,532 people
1–4	1,127 people	1,096 people	2,223 people
0	425 people	469 people	894 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,331 people	977 people	2,308 people
80–84	4,551 people	3,665 people	8,216 people
75–79	8,791 people	7,319 people	16,110 people
70–74	13,497 people	11,948 people	25,445 people
65–69	10,708 people	9,990 people	20,698 people
60–64	6,693 people	6,748 people	13,441 people
55–59	7,615 people	7,718 people	15,333 people
50–54	11,096 people	10,737 people	21,833 people
45–49	11,101 people	10,322 people	21,423 people
40–44	10,588 people	9,473 people	20,061 people
35–39	8,730 people	8,095 people	16,825 people
30–34	5,697 people	5,169 people	10,866 people
25–29	3,084 people	2,712 people	5,796 people
20–24	3,857 people	3,248 people	7,105 people
15–19	3,829 people	3,378 people	7,207 people
10–14	2,660 people	2,297 people	4,957 people
5–9	1,402 people	1,365 people	2,767 people
1–4	480 people	571 people	1,051 people
0	188 people	257 people	445 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Dong76.96%

192,625 people

Han22.39%

56,030 people

Zhuang0.32%

793 people

Hui0.12%

305 people

Mongol0.09%

214 people

Tujia0.03%

83 people

Korean0.03%

70 people

Manchu0.02%

55 people

She0.02%

50 people

Yi0.01%

20 people

Xibe0.01%

20 people

Yao0.01%

13 people

Dongxiang0.00%

6 people

Miao0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Evenki0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Derung0.00%

3 people

Maonan0.00%

2 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