Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	243,734 people	261,402 people	246,491 people
Urbanization rate	35.7%	42.7%	58.8%
Urban population	87,085 people	111,715 people	144,936 people
Male	130,805 people	141,438 people	129,722 people
Female	112,929 people	119,964 people	116,769 people
Households	67,776	79,074	87,792
Average household size	3.41	2.97	2.58

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+	845 people	1,209 people	2,054 people
80–84	1,426 people	1,733 people	3,159 people
75–79	2,164 people	2,507 people	4,671 people
70–74	3,327 people	3,596 people	6,923 people
65–69	5,305 people	5,548 people	10,853 people
60–64	6,563 people	6,325 people	12,888 people
55–59	9,820 people	8,850 people	18,670 people
50–54	12,798 people	10,580 people	23,378 people
45–49	13,161 people	11,138 people	24,299 people
40–44	8,946 people	7,574 people	16,520 people
35–39	9,834 people	8,845 people	18,679 people
30–34	10,567 people	9,331 people	19,898 people
25–29	8,648 people	7,485 people	16,133 people
20–24	4,769 people	3,988 people	8,757 people
15–19	6,737 people	5,765 people	12,502 people
10–14	10,480 people	9,391 people	19,871 people
5–9	8,028 people	7,047 people	15,075 people
1–4	5,288 people	4,936 people	10,224 people
0	1,016 people	921 people	1,937 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	341 people	515 people	856 people
80–84	841 people	1,000 people	1,841 people
75–79	1,884 people	2,071 people	3,955 people
70–74	2,784 people	2,729 people	5,513 people
65–69	3,216 people	3,133 people	6,349 people
60–64	4,331 people	4,208 people	8,539 people
55–59	6,646 people	6,088 people	12,734 people
50–54	8,425 people	7,112 people	15,537 people
45–49	12,335 people	9,858 people	22,193 people
40–44	15,136 people	11,491 people	26,627 people
35–39	15,346 people	11,911 people	27,257 people
30–34	10,537 people	8,249 people	18,786 people
25–29	11,021 people	9,546 people	20,567 people
20–24	10,464 people	8,881 people	19,345 people
15–19	10,437 people	9,082 people	19,519 people
10–14	8,174 people	7,049 people	15,223 people
5–9	8,923 people	7,557 people	16,480 people
1–4	8,944 people	8,056 people	17,000 people
0	1,653 people	1,428 people	3,081 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	200 people	304 people	504 people
80–84	487 people	657 people	1,144 people
75–79	1,127 people	1,366 people	2,493 people
70–74	2,173 people	2,123 people	4,296 people
65–69	3,303 people	3,160 people	6,463 people
60–64	4,120 people	3,747 people	7,867 people
55–59	4,033 people	3,738 people	7,771 people
50–54	5,064 people	4,662 people	9,726 people
45–49	7,464 people	6,701 people	14,165 people
40–44	8,744 people	7,432 people	16,176 people
35–39	12,277 people	10,092 people	22,369 people
30–34	14,882 people	11,693 people	26,575 people
25–29	14,995 people	12,127 people	27,122 people
20–24	9,176 people	7,572 people	16,748 people
15–19	10,049 people	8,340 people	18,389 people
10–14	12,604 people	11,800 people	24,404 people
5–9	11,937 people	10,495 people	22,432 people
1–4	6,694 people	5,644 people	12,338 people
0	1,476 people	1,276 people	2,752 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.83%

260,954 people

Tujia0.08%

213 people

Manchu0.03%

76 people

Yi0.02%

39 people

Mongol0.01%

31 people

Miao0.01%

28 people

Hui0.01%

20 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

She0.00%

5 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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