Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	207,873 people	223,885 people	240,149 people
Urbanization rate	6.9%	18.2%	22.0%
Urban population	14,232 people	40,759 people	52,833 people
Male	109,044 people	116,207 people	123,319 people
Female	98,829 people	107,678 people	116,830 people
Households	51,869	60,001	66,068
Average household size	3.92	3.66	3.55

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+	454 people	638 people	1,092 people
80–84	854 people	1,179 people	2,033 people
75–79	1,718 people	1,922 people	3,640 people
70–74	2,369 people	2,469 people	4,838 people
65–69	3,124 people	3,278 people	6,402 people
60–64	2,848 people	3,036 people	5,884 people
55–59	4,852 people	4,864 people	9,716 people
50–54	7,289 people	6,771 people	14,060 people
45–49	8,540 people	7,855 people	16,395 people
40–44	8,487 people	7,646 people	16,133 people
35–39	8,680 people	7,790 people	16,470 people
30–34	8,752 people	8,266 people	17,018 people
25–29	8,066 people	7,798 people	15,864 people
20–24	7,399 people	7,066 people	14,465 people
15–19	8,059 people	7,575 people	15,634 people
10–14	13,795 people	12,651 people	26,446 people
5–9	15,403 people	14,471 people	29,874 people
1–4	10,304 people	9,505 people	19,809 people
0	2,326 people	2,050 people	4,376 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	274 people	329 people	603 people
80–84	535 people	656 people	1,191 people
75–79	1,011 people	1,089 people	2,100 people
70–74	1,844 people	2,055 people	3,899 people
65–69	2,748 people	2,771 people	5,519 people
60–64	3,251 people	3,149 people	6,400 people
55–59	4,115 people	3,930 people	8,045 people
50–54	3,816 people	3,704 people	7,520 people
45–49	6,009 people	5,658 people	11,667 people
40–44	8,425 people	7,564 people	15,989 people
35–39	9,820 people	8,743 people	18,563 people
30–34	9,837 people	8,886 people	18,723 people
25–29	10,266 people	9,309 people	19,575 people
20–24	9,982 people	9,777 people	19,759 people
15–19	9,664 people	9,092 people	18,756 people
10–14	10,710 people	9,572 people	20,282 people
5–9	10,739 people	9,667 people	20,406 people
1–4	10,984 people	9,799 people	20,783 people
0	2,177 people	1,928 people	4,105 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	150 people	197 people	347 people
80–84	331 people	367 people	698 people
75–79	768 people	823 people	1,591 people
70–74	1,515 people	1,453 people	2,968 people
65–69	1,995 people	1,869 people	3,864 people
60–64	3,217 people	3,175 people	6,392 people
55–59	3,776 people	3,564 people	7,340 people
50–54	4,165 people	3,830 people	7,995 people
45–49	4,900 people	4,672 people	9,572 people
40–44	4,248 people	4,033 people	8,281 people
35–39	6,659 people	6,212 people	12,871 people
30–34	9,270 people	8,218 people	17,488 people
25–29	10,790 people	9,181 people	19,971 people
20–24	10,244 people	9,205 people	19,449 people
15–19	11,364 people	9,835 people	21,199 people
10–14	13,455 people	12,374 people	25,829 people
5–9	11,610 people	10,539 people	22,149 people
1–4	8,664 people	7,653 people	16,317 people
0	1,923 people	1,629 people	3,552 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi55.93%

125,218 people

Han43.43%

97,223 people

Miao0.47%

1,045 people

Hui0.05%

117 people

Tujia0.03%

57 people

Bouyei0.02%

44 people

Manchu0.02%

36 people

Tibetan0.01%

29 people

Zhuang0.01%

23 people

Dong0.01%

23 people

Bai0.01%

13 people

Yao0.01%

12 people

Mongol0.01%

11 people

Lisu0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

6 people

Dai0.00%

6 people

Lahu0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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