Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,205,764 people	1,443,099 people	1,363,470 people
Urbanization rate	30.6%	24.9%	32.6%
Urban population	369,365 people	359,225 people	443,812 people
Male	642,214 people	765,030 people	720,765 people
Female	563,550 people	678,069 people	642,705 people
Households	290,120	380,332	385,245
Average household size	4.11	3.68	3.42

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+	10,168 people	13,052 people	23,220 people
80–84	11,977 people	12,262 people	24,239 people
75–79	17,297 people	15,155 people	32,452 people
70–74	23,957 people	18,310 people	42,267 people
65–69	30,416 people	27,973 people	58,389 people
60–64	35,015 people	35,176 people	70,191 people
55–59	40,576 people	42,886 people	83,462 people
50–54	42,496 people	45,438 people	87,934 people
45–49	36,129 people	37,567 people	73,696 people
40–44	36,221 people	33,291 people	69,512 people
35–39	43,205 people	37,921 people	81,126 people
30–34	51,708 people	46,992 people	98,700 people
25–29	51,080 people	41,361 people	92,441 people
20–24	44,691 people	32,128 people	76,819 people
15–19	38,209 people	27,380 people	65,589 people
10–14	64,768 people	53,274 people	118,042 people
5–9	76,849 people	66,047 people	142,896 people
1–4	54,516 people	46,981 people	101,497 people
0	11,487 people	9,511 people	20,998 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6,023 people	7,628 people	13,651 people
80–84	8,922 people	9,438 people	18,360 people
75–79	14,602 people	14,351 people	28,953 people
70–74	19,461 people	16,917 people	36,378 people
65–69	23,161 people	18,500 people	41,661 people
60–64	30,044 people	22,048 people	52,092 people
55–59	35,434 people	32,130 people	67,564 people
50–54	39,934 people	40,943 people	80,877 people
45–49	45,088 people	48,823 people	93,911 people
40–44	47,730 people	51,522 people	99,252 people
35–39	41,345 people	43,795 people	85,140 people
30–34	42,969 people	41,125 people	84,094 people
25–29	51,845 people	48,241 people	100,086 people
20–24	66,539 people	61,381 people	127,920 people
15–19	87,064 people	71,739 people	158,803 people
10–14	86,499 people	63,826 people	150,325 people
5–9	56,243 people	38,448 people	94,691 people
1–4	49,348 people	37,360 people	86,708 people
0	12,779 people	9,854 people	22,633 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,698 people	4,201 people	6,899 people
80–84	5,122 people	5,913 people	11,035 people
75–79	9,202 people	9,071 people	18,273 people
70–74	14,664 people	13,155 people	27,819 people
65–69	18,883 people	17,034 people	35,917 people
60–64	22,400 people	18,511 people	40,911 people
55–59	24,441 people	18,794 people	43,235 people
50–54	29,631 people	21,967 people	51,598 people
45–49	33,585 people	31,743 people	65,328 people
40–44	36,338 people	38,813 people	75,151 people
35–39	39,606 people	44,965 people	84,571 people
30–34	39,147 people	45,804 people	84,951 people
25–29	30,102 people	34,782 people	64,884 people
20–24	28,164 people	24,002 people	52,166 people
15–19	58,905 people	41,587 people	100,492 people
10–14	91,608 people	79,017 people	170,625 people
5–9	89,016 people	67,275 people	156,291 people
1–4	56,450 people	36,928 people	93,378 people
0	12,252 people	9,988 people	22,240 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.01%

1,428,864 people

Zhuang0.91%

13,074 people

Yao0.02%

342 people

Miao0.01%

167 people

Bouyei0.01%

102 people

Bai0.01%

100 people

Dong0.01%

69 people

Mulao0.00%

58 people

Tibetan0.00%

44 people

Tujia0.00%

41 people

Sui0.00%

34 people

Li0.00%

33 people

Maonan0.00%

31 people

Mongol0.00%

28 people

Manchu0.00%

21 people

Yi0.00%

17 people

Dai0.00%

17 people

Hui0.00%

16 people

Tu0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

She0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

5 people

Nu0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Uzbek0.00%

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