Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	172,419 people	167,020 people	151,133 people
Urbanization rate	21.9%	33.4%	40.3%
Urban population	37,696 people	55,778 people	60,938 people
Male	89,116 people	86,332 people	77,239 people
Female	83,303 people	80,688 people	73,894 people
Households	43,837	50,769	56,325
Average household size	3.89	3.24	2.60

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+	447 people	725 people	1,172 people
80–84	810 people	1,160 people	1,970 people
75–79	1,217 people	1,540 people	2,757 people
70–74	2,471 people	2,677 people	5,148 people
65–69	4,158 people	4,540 people	8,698 people
60–64	5,187 people	5,335 people	10,522 people
55–59	6,336 people	6,387 people	12,723 people
50–54	7,658 people	7,537 people	15,195 people
45–49	7,791 people	7,401 people	15,192 people
40–44	6,758 people	6,012 people	12,770 people
35–39	6,780 people	6,168 people	12,948 people
30–34	5,914 people	5,465 people	11,379 people
25–29	4,211 people	3,756 people	7,967 people
20–24	2,597 people	2,269 people	4,866 people
15–19	2,871 people	2,412 people	5,283 people
10–14	4,678 people	4,004 people	8,682 people
5–9	4,127 people	3,630 people	7,757 people
1–4	2,672 people	2,379 people	5,051 people
0	556 people	497 people	1,053 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	195 people	256 people	451 people
80–84	485 people	610 people	1,095 people
75–79	1,053 people	1,230 people	2,283 people
70–74	1,707 people	1,964 people	3,671 people
65–69	2,042 people	2,188 people	4,230 people
60–64	3,443 people	3,322 people	6,765 people
55–59	5,270 people	5,224 people	10,494 people
50–54	6,231 people	6,069 people	12,300 people
45–49	7,323 people	7,069 people	14,392 people
40–44	8,506 people	8,155 people	16,661 people
35–39	8,533 people	7,823 people	16,356 people
30–34	7,633 people	6,485 people	14,118 people
25–29	7,567 people	6,651 people	14,218 people
20–24	6,018 people	5,604 people	11,622 people
15–19	5,238 people	4,730 people	9,968 people
10–14	5,521 people	5,005 people	10,526 people
5–9	4,744 people	4,159 people	8,903 people
1–4	3,914 people	3,407 people	7,321 people
0	909 people	737 people	1,646 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	141 people	118 people	259 people
80–84	308 people	276 people	584 people
75–79	747 people	763 people	1,510 people
70–74	1,435 people	1,382 people	2,817 people
65–69	1,961 people	1,929 people	3,890 people
60–64	2,509 people	2,547 people	5,056 people
55–59	2,523 people	2,460 people	4,983 people
50–54	3,925 people	3,605 people	7,530 people
45–49	5,964 people	5,564 people	11,528 people
40–44	6,565 people	6,181 people	12,746 people
35–39	7,659 people	7,197 people	14,856 people
30–34	8,830 people	8,093 people	16,923 people
25–29	9,056 people	8,192 people	17,248 people
20–24	7,971 people	7,387 people	15,358 people
15–19	8,784 people	8,415 people	17,199 people
10–14	8,764 people	8,423 people	17,187 people
5–9	6,465 people	5,789 people	12,254 people
1–4	4,427 people	4,020 people	8,447 people
0	1,082 people	962 people	2,044 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Mongol57.87%

96,646 people

Han39.16%

65,406 people

Manchu2.17%

3,628 people

Hui0.72%

1,207 people

Xibe0.04%

58 people

Korean0.02%

30 people

Daur0.01%

17 people

Zhuang0.01%

11 people

Li0.01%

9 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

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