Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	316,707 people	242,870 people	283,255 people
Urbanization rate	18.1%	22.8%	45.7%
Urban population	57,416 people	55,483 people	129,303 people
Male	164,156 people	122,615 people	144,850 people
Female	152,551 people	120,255 people	138,405 people
Households	77,477	76,554	88,716
Average household size	3.40	3.11	2.95

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+	1,019 people	1,628 people	2,647 people
80–84	1,957 people	2,615 people	4,572 people
75–79	3,047 people	3,156 people	6,203 people
70–74	4,997 people	4,970 people	9,967 people
65–69	7,384 people	7,486 people	14,870 people
60–64	6,216 people	6,308 people	12,524 people
55–59	11,053 people	11,352 people	22,405 people
50–54	13,140 people	13,314 people	26,454 people
45–49	11,133 people	10,297 people	21,430 people
40–44	8,301 people	7,595 people	15,896 people
35–39	8,886 people	8,069 people	16,955 people
30–34	11,468 people	10,921 people	22,389 people
25–29	11,320 people	10,330 people	21,650 people
20–24	6,130 people	5,381 people	11,511 people
15–19	7,276 people	6,492 people	13,768 people
10–14	11,318 people	10,468 people	21,786 people
5–9	11,349 people	9,972 people	21,321 people
1–4	7,354 people	6,699 people	14,053 people
0	1,502 people	1,352 people	2,854 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	409 people	681 people	1,090 people
80–84	956 people	1,305 people	2,261 people
75–79	2,260 people	2,554 people	4,814 people
70–74	3,814 people	3,849 people	7,663 people
65–69	4,196 people	3,930 people	8,126 people
60–64	5,916 people	5,484 people	11,400 people
55–59	7,598 people	7,503 people	15,101 people
50–54	6,042 people	6,194 people	12,236 people
45–49	9,869 people	9,982 people	19,851 people
40–44	11,360 people	11,289 people	22,649 people
35–39	9,529 people	9,182 people	18,711 people
30–34	7,038 people	6,829 people	13,867 people
25–29	7,402 people	7,370 people	14,772 people
20–24	8,834 people	9,501 people	18,335 people
15–19	11,437 people	11,155 people	22,592 people
10–14	8,322 people	7,505 people	15,827 people
5–9	7,997 people	7,389 people	15,386 people
1–4	7,650 people	6,827 people	14,477 people
0	1,986 people	1,726 people	3,712 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	171 people	403 people	574 people
80–84	541 people	804 people	1,345 people
75–79	1,588 people	1,798 people	3,386 people
70–74	2,867 people	2,770 people	5,637 people
65–69	4,335 people	3,999 people	8,334 people
60–64	5,937 people	5,245 people	11,182 people
55–59	5,466 people	4,909 people	10,375 people
50–54	7,319 people	6,545 people	13,864 people
45–49	9,441 people	8,620 people	18,061 people
40–44	7,940 people	7,359 people	15,299 people
35–39	14,798 people	13,923 people	28,721 people
30–34	18,184 people	16,988 people	35,172 people
25–29	15,423 people	14,307 people	29,730 people
20–24	11,810 people	11,636 people	23,446 people
15–19	13,489 people	12,727 people	26,216 people
10–14	17,774 people	16,697 people	34,471 people
5–9	17,478 people	15,830 people	33,308 people
1–4	8,031 people	6,621 people	14,652 people
0	1,564 people	1,370 people	2,934 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han44.55%

108,208 people

Tujia34.35%

83,421 people

Miao20.65%

50,149 people

Li0.11%

268 people

Hui0.10%

248 people

Dong0.07%

175 people

Yao0.06%

145 people

Tu0.02%

44 people

Bouyei0.02%

42 people

Zhuang0.02%

38 people

Korean0.01%

29 people

Manchu0.01%

28 people

Other groups0.01%

24 people

Bai0.01%

13 people

Gin0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Derung0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

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