Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	249,782 people	231,360 people	204,825 people
Urbanization rate	20.6%	31.9%	43.9%
Urban population	51,548 people	73,709 people	89,822 people
Male	129,512 people	118,089 people	103,596 people
Female	120,270 people	113,271 people	101,229 people
Households	67,725	68,424	77,741
Average household size	3.67	3.29	2.56

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+	858 people	775 people	1,633 people
80–84	3,941 people	3,820 people	7,761 people
75–79	4,801 people	4,505 people	9,306 people
70–74	5,727 people	5,689 people	11,416 people
65–69	4,547 people	4,405 people	8,952 people
60–64	4,850 people	4,711 people	9,561 people
55–59	6,095 people	6,329 people	12,424 people
50–54	6,478 people	6,589 people	13,067 people
45–49	5,601 people	5,484 people	11,085 people
40–44	7,304 people	7,290 people	14,594 people
35–39	10,108 people	10,433 people	20,541 people
30–34	10,388 people	9,914 people	20,302 people
25–29	8,842 people	8,141 people	16,983 people
20–24	7,881 people	7,117 people	14,998 people
15–19	7,404 people	7,008 people	14,412 people
10–14	5,070 people	4,853 people	9,923 people
5–9	2,004 people	1,999 people	4,003 people
1–4	1,104 people	1,317 people	2,421 people
0	593 people	850 people	1,443 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,264 people	1,097 people	2,361 people
80–84	4,873 people	4,877 people	9,750 people
75–79	6,746 people	6,658 people	13,404 people
70–74	8,831 people	8,394 people	17,225 people
65–69	8,734 people	8,694 people	17,428 people
60–64	7,011 people	7,395 people	14,406 people
55–59	6,501 people	6,369 people	12,870 people
50–54	8,584 people	8,472 people	17,056 people
45–49	11,641 people	11,388 people	23,029 people
40–44	11,569 people	10,676 people	22,245 people
35–39	9,707 people	8,994 people	18,701 people
30–34	8,994 people	7,972 people	16,966 people
25–29	8,805 people	7,900 people	16,705 people
20–24	6,632 people	5,936 people	12,568 people
15–19	3,093 people	2,768 people	5,861 people
10–14	2,554 people	2,461 people	5,015 people
5–9	1,747 people	1,952 people	3,699 people
1–4	624 people	915 people	1,539 people
0	179 people	353 people	532 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,691 people	1,613 people	3,304 people
80–84	7,735 people	7,302 people	15,037 people
75–79	11,023 people	10,754 people	21,777 people
70–74	11,620 people	11,339 people	22,959 people
65–69	8,807 people	7,880 people	16,687 people
60–64	9,757 people	9,430 people	19,187 people
55–59	13,248 people	12,323 people	25,571 people
50–54	12,565 people	11,220 people	23,785 people
45–49	10,328 people	9,265 people	19,593 people
40–44	9,712 people	8,461 people	18,173 people
35–39	9,708 people	8,571 people	18,279 people
30–34	7,757 people	6,853 people	14,610 people
25–29	3,952 people	3,249 people	7,201 people
20–24	4,008 people	3,463 people	7,471 people
15–19	3,821 people	3,507 people	7,328 people
10–14	2,259 people	2,593 people	4,852 people
5–9	1,104 people	1,652 people	2,756 people
1–4	335 people	630 people	965 people
0	82 people	165 people	247 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.69%

230,639 people

Hui0.30%

690 people

Yi0.01%

15 people

Manchu0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

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