Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	694,247 people	719,611 people	794,529 people
Urbanization rate	44.0%	47.7%	54.9%
Urban population	305,575 people	343,274 people	436,304 people
Male	348,411 people	366,176 people	401,676 people
Female	345,836 people	353,435 people	392,853 people
Households	191,706	218,829	256,258
Average household size	3.47	3.22	2.88

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+	1,863 people	4,273 people	6,136 people
80–84	3,877 people	6,209 people	10,086 people
75–79	6,442 people	8,677 people	15,119 people
70–74	13,702 people	16,361 people	30,063 people
65–69	21,093 people	22,188 people	43,281 people
60–64	20,976 people	20,953 people	41,929 people
55–59	28,178 people	31,586 people	59,764 people
50–54	32,520 people	34,712 people	67,232 people
45–49	26,611 people	26,449 people	53,060 people
40–44	22,866 people	22,647 people	45,513 people
35–39	30,255 people	29,048 people	59,303 people
30–34	34,582 people	33,915 people	68,497 people
25–29	18,991 people	17,787 people	36,778 people
20–24	13,057 people	11,882 people	24,939 people
15–19	21,239 people	19,013 people	40,252 people
10–14	43,284 people	34,837 people	78,121 people
5–9	37,704 people	30,776 people	68,480 people
1–4	21,321 people	18,769 people	40,090 people
0	3,115 people	2,771 people	5,886 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	894 people	1,892 people	2,786 people
80–84	2,106 people	3,324 people	5,430 people
75–79	5,093 people	6,844 people	11,937 people
70–74	8,221 people	9,910 people	18,131 people
65–69	9,913 people	11,055 people	20,968 people
60–64	17,664 people	18,605 people	36,269 people
55–59	24,412 people	24,066 people	48,478 people
50–54	23,904 people	22,637 people	46,541 people
45–49	30,760 people	33,176 people	63,936 people
40–44	34,902 people	35,626 people	70,528 people
35–39	27,881 people	26,553 people	54,434 people
30–34	23,880 people	22,995 people	46,875 people
25–29	31,305 people	29,966 people	61,271 people
20–24	35,895 people	33,527 people	69,422 people
15–19	23,323 people	20,628 people	43,951 people
10–14	16,791 people	14,026 people	30,817 people
5–9	22,213 people	17,862 people	40,075 people
1–4	22,313 people	16,912 people	39,225 people
0	4,706 people	3,831 people	8,537 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	469 people	1,129 people	1,598 people
80–84	1,285 people	2,321 people	3,606 people
75–79	3,458 people	4,890 people	8,348 people
70–74	5,884 people	7,180 people	13,064 people
65–69	9,824 people	10,502 people	20,326 people
60–64	12,154 people	12,886 people	25,040 people
55–59	12,099 people	12,592 people	24,691 people
50–54	20,019 people	20,125 people	40,144 people
45–49	26,408 people	24,949 people	51,357 people
40–44	24,725 people	22,745 people	47,470 people
35–39	31,660 people	33,889 people	65,549 people
30–34	35,319 people	36,517 people	71,836 people
25–29	27,743 people	27,116 people	54,859 people
20–24	21,730 people	21,997 people	43,727 people
15–19	33,702 people	33,039 people	66,741 people
10–14	43,078 people	40,848 people	83,926 people
5–9	23,141 people	19,819 people	42,960 people
1–4	11,981 people	10,047 people	22,028 people
0	3,732 people	3,245 people	6,977 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.22%

780,410 people

Hui1.68%

13,316 people

Manchu0.02%

184 people

Miao0.02%

123 people

Tujia0.01%

76 people

Mongol0.01%

52 people

Dong0.01%

52 people

Yi0.01%

51 people

Bouyei0.01%

48 people

Zhuang0.01%

43 people

Bai0.01%

36 people

Korean0.00%

28 people

Other groups0.00%

19 people

Sui0.00%

12 people

Yao0.00%

10 people

Li0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

7 people

Daur0.00%

7 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Dongxiang0.00%

4 people

She0.00%

3 people

Mulao0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Salar0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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