Total population2,257,991 peopleSeventh census

Households664,960Average household size 3.18

Urbanization rate35.1%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)109.7Minority population share 38.2%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,332,570 people	2,429,497 people	2,257,991 people
Urbanization rate	9.1%	24.3%	35.1%
Urban population	212,635 people	591,205 people	792,078 people
Male	1,249,218 people	1,274,678 people	1,181,240 people
Female	1,083,352 people	1,154,819 people	1,076,751 people
Households	522,256	596,484	664,960
Average household size	4.17	3.90	3.18

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+	6,308 people	10,807 people	17,115 people
80–84	10,539 people	14,570 people	25,109 people
75–79	18,899 people	23,231 people	42,130 people
70–74	30,367 people	33,297 people	63,664 people
65–69	43,322 people	45,571 people	88,893 people
60–64	50,187 people	50,988 people	101,175 people
55–59	81,295 people	76,899 people	158,194 people
50–54	98,358 people	86,820 people	185,178 people
45–49	102,485 people	86,796 people	189,281 people
40–44	95,718 people	77,905 people	173,623 people
35–39	100,152 people	80,473 people	180,625 people
30–34	101,916 people	83,818 people	185,734 people
25–29	73,148 people	63,031 people	136,179 people
20–24	64,567 people	58,536 people	123,103 people
15–19	67,419 people	63,384 people	130,803 people
10–14	80,063 people	74,844 people	154,907 people
5–9	82,012 people	76,239 people	158,251 people
1–4	61,928 people	57,877 people	119,805 people
0	12,557 people	11,665 people	24,222 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,506 people	6,411 people	9,917 people
80–84	7,447 people	10,848 people	18,295 people
75–79	15,176 people	18,543 people	33,719 people
70–74	22,843 people	24,715 people	47,558 people
65–69	31,131 people	31,945 people	63,076 people
60–64	41,962 people	40,872 people	82,834 people
55–59	53,855 people	51,791 people	105,646 people
50–54	60,529 people	56,630 people	117,159 people
45–49	94,193 people	83,544 people	177,737 people
40–44	113,571 people	94,199 people	207,770 people
35–39	121,403 people	97,412 people	218,815 people
30–34	117,738 people	95,113 people	212,851 people
25–29	123,881 people	104,611 people	228,492 people
20–24	120,852 people	113,184 people	234,036 people
15–19	93,399 people	90,660 people	184,059 people
10–14	89,820 people	82,795 people	172,615 people
5–9	81,822 people	75,969 people	157,791 people
1–4	65,691 people	60,731 people	126,422 people
0	15,859 people	14,846 people	30,705 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,566 people	2,915 people	4,481 people
80–84	3,684 people	6,229 people	9,913 people
75–79	9,627 people	12,946 people	22,573 people
70–74	17,773 people	20,196 people	37,969 people
65–69	26,244 people	26,788 people	53,032 people
60–64	32,415 people	30,740 people	63,155 people
55–59	38,325 people	35,591 people	73,916 people
50–54	49,924 people	43,612 people	93,536 people
45–49	63,577 people	54,118 people	117,695 people
40–44	70,406 people	58,520 people	128,926 people
35–39	110,614 people	87,466 people	198,080 people
30–34	132,551 people	98,983 people	231,534 people
25–29	138,522 people	103,133 people	241,655 people
20–24	125,437 people	101,210 people	226,647 people
15–19	123,024 people	112,973 people	235,997 people
10–14	123,508 people	117,804 people	241,312 people
5–9	92,180 people	86,390 people	178,570 people
1–4	67,341 people	62,983 people	130,324 people
0	22,500 people	20,755 people	43,255 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han61.78%

1,394,881 people

Yi15.03%

339,356 people

Wa9.50%

214,453 people

Dai4.96%

112,082 people

Lahu3.67%

82,771 people

Blang1.66%

37,509 people

Bai1.30%

29,359 people

Hui0.44%

9,996 people

Lisu0.43%

9,645 people

Miao0.41%

9,350 people

De'ang0.20%

4,536 people

Zhuang0.10%

2,296 people

Hani0.09%

2,120 people

Manchu0.07%

1,596 people

Tujia0.06%

1,321 people

Bouyei0.05%

1,188 people

Jingpo0.05%

1,097 people

Tu0.05%

1,017 people

Naxi0.03%

654 people

Tibetan0.02%

553 people

Yao0.02%

352 people

Other groups0.02%

340 people

Dong0.01%

262 people

Li0.01%

238 people

Mongol0.01%

200 people

Pumi0.01%

193 people

She0.00%

97 people

Achang0.00%

89 people

Gelao0.00%

82 people

Sui0.00%

69 people

Qiang0.00%

56 people

Korean0.00%

44 people

Nu0.00%

42 people

Mulao0.00%

23 people

Maonan0.00%

17 people

Jino0.00%

17 people

Dongxiang0.00%

14 people

Derung0.00%

14 people

Uyghur0.00%

13 people

Kazakh0.00%

9 people

Gin0.00%

7 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

2 people

Nanai0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

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