Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	43,668 people	46,556 people	36,926 people
Urbanization rate	16.6%	32.5%	39.0%
Urban population	7,245 people	15,127 people	14,396 people
Male	22,380 people	25,275 people	19,336 people
Female	21,288 people	21,281 people	17,590 people
Households	11,511	11,905	12,649
Average household size	3.73	3.43	2.67

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+	120 people	161 people	281 people
80–84	274 people	336 people	610 people
75–79	503 people	623 people	1,126 people
70–74	633 people	726 people	1,359 people
65–69	859 people	915 people	1,774 people
60–64	821 people	791 people	1,612 people
55–59	1,317 people	1,091 people	2,408 people
50–54	2,129 people	1,936 people	4,065 people
45–49	2,178 people	1,936 people	4,114 people
40–44	1,679 people	1,416 people	3,095 people
35–39	1,440 people	1,171 people	2,611 people
30–34	1,678 people	1,414 people	3,092 people
25–29	1,518 people	1,316 people	2,834 people
20–24	993 people	794 people	1,787 people
15–19	562 people	451 people	1,013 people
10–14	875 people	841 people	1,716 people
5–9	870 people	821 people	1,691 people
1–4	715 people	715 people	1,430 people
0	172 people	136 people	308 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	87 people	178 people	265 people
80–84	144 people	207 people	351 people
75–79	201 people	226 people	427 people
70–74	493 people	531 people	1,024 people
65–69	759 people	791 people	1,550 people
60–64	972 people	890 people	1,862 people
55–59	1,328 people	1,128 people	2,456 people
50–54	1,225 people	1,011 people	2,236 people
45–49	1,887 people	1,377 people	3,264 people
40–44	2,988 people	2,271 people	5,259 people
35–39	2,995 people	2,246 people	5,241 people
30–34	2,373 people	1,820 people	4,193 people
25–29	2,095 people	1,575 people	3,670 people
20–24	2,193 people	1,799 people	3,992 people
15–19	1,927 people	1,820 people	3,747 people
10–14	1,475 people	1,342 people	2,817 people
5–9	1,097 people	1,078 people	2,175 people
1–4	846 people	787 people	1,633 people
0	190 people	204 people	394 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	43 people	91 people	134 people
80–84	110 people	175 people	285 people
75–79	231 people	343 people	574 people
70–74	353 people	390 people	743 people
65–69	347 people	330 people	677 people
60–64	707 people	682 people	1,389 people
55–59	961 people	946 people	1,907 people
50–54	1,216 people	1,063 people	2,279 people
45–49	1,382 people	1,357 people	2,739 people
40–44	1,199 people	1,092 people	2,291 people
35–39	1,640 people	1,438 people	3,078 people
30–34	2,461 people	2,319 people	4,780 people
25–29	2,463 people	2,297 people	4,760 people
20–24	1,991 people	1,853 people	3,844 people
15–19	1,617 people	1,496 people	3,113 people
10–14	2,020 people	1,975 people	3,995 people
5–9	2,020 people	1,911 people	3,931 people
1–4	1,321 people	1,225 people	2,546 people
0	298 people	305 people	603 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan47.82%

22,265 people

Qiang29.91%

13,926 people

Han21.52%

10,018 people

Hui0.38%

177 people

Miao0.08%

37 people

Yi0.08%

37 people

Tujia0.06%

29 people

Manchu0.06%

27 people

Dong0.02%

10 people

Zhuang0.02%

7 people

Bai0.01%

5 people

Mongol0.01%

3 people

Bouyei0.01%

3 people

Li0.01%

3 people

Salar0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Russian0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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