Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	596,009 people	605,186 people	468,110 people
Urbanization rate	50.7%	61.8%	80.8%
Urban population	302,099 people	373,974 people	378,060 people
Male	300,930 people	301,724 people	233,381 people
Female	295,079 people	303,462 people	234,729 people
Households	194,689	220,569	196,222
Average household size	3.03	2.73	2.27

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+	1,239 people	1,190 people	2,429 people
80–84	6,858 people	6,475 people	13,333 people
75–79	9,805 people	9,217 people	19,022 people
70–74	11,295 people	10,040 people	21,335 people
65–69	9,289 people	8,400 people	17,689 people
60–64	8,427 people	7,741 people	16,168 people
55–59	12,792 people	11,845 people	24,637 people
50–54	20,423 people	19,133 people	39,556 people
45–49	17,132 people	16,530 people	33,662 people
40–44	18,097 people	17,893 people	35,990 people
35–39	19,568 people	19,169 people	38,737 people
30–34	23,054 people	23,013 people	46,067 people
25–29	21,806 people	22,484 people	44,290 people
20–24	18,076 people	19,138 people	37,214 people
15–19	15,161 people	16,965 people	32,126 people
10–14	8,524 people	9,729 people	18,253 people
5–9	5,523 people	6,931 people	12,454 people
1–4	3,620 people	5,105 people	8,725 people
0	2,692 people	3,731 people	6,423 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,796 people	1,583 people	3,379 people
80–84	11,230 people	9,730 people	20,960 people
75–79	14,256 people	12,721 people	26,977 people
70–74	13,629 people	12,458 people	26,087 people
65–69	16,000 people	14,543 people	30,543 people
60–64	22,253 people	22,773 people	45,026 people
55–59	20,508 people	21,672 people	42,180 people
50–54	22,246 people	22,693 people	44,939 people
45–49	24,098 people	24,348 people	48,446 people
40–44	30,167 people	30,560 people	60,727 people
35–39	29,447 people	30,248 people	59,695 people
30–34	26,451 people	26,377 people	52,828 people
25–29	24,110 people	24,545 people	48,655 people
20–24	14,534 people	15,049 people	29,583 people
15–19	10,689 people	11,457 people	22,146 people
10–14	8,714 people	9,536 people	18,250 people
5–9	6,229 people	6,940 people	13,169 people
1–4	3,591 people	4,054 people	7,645 people
0	1,776 people	2,175 people	3,951 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,875 people	2,422 people	5,297 people
80–84	10,526 people	9,669 people	20,195 people
75–79	16,506 people	14,991 people	31,497 people
70–74	25,897 people	23,907 people	49,804 people
65–69	19,871 people	18,691 people	38,562 people
60–64	19,928 people	20,818 people	40,746 people
55–59	24,436 people	24,625 people	49,061 people
50–54	31,508 people	31,081 people	62,589 people
45–49	31,221 people	30,860 people	62,081 people
40–44	28,410 people	27,228 people	55,638 people
35–39	25,933 people	25,221 people	51,154 people
30–34	16,105 people	16,024 people	32,129 people
25–29	12,196 people	12,546 people	24,742 people
20–24	11,385 people	11,774 people	23,159 people
15–19	9,670 people	9,810 people	19,480 people
10–14	7,278 people	7,482 people	14,760 people
5–9	4,351 people	4,423 people	8,774 people
1–4	1,902 people	2,106 people	4,008 people
0	932 people	1,401 people	2,333 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han90.52%

547,836 people

Dong7.44%

45,048 people

Zhuang1.62%

9,807 people

Hui0.32%

1,937 people

Mongol0.04%

255 people

Tajik0.02%

122 people

Manchu0.01%

43 people

Korean0.00%

25 people

Tujia0.00%

23 people

Dai0.00%

23 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Miao0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Bouyei0.00%

7 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Xibe0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Uzbek0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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