Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	141,030 people	137,001 people	127,387 people
Urbanization rate	2.9%	18.3%	37.5%
Urban population	4,139 people	25,113 people	47,804 people
Male	72,659 people	70,099 people	64,212 people
Female	68,371 people	66,902 people	63,175 people
Households	33,867	33,635	37,707
Average household size	4.14	4.03	3.28

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+	192 people	360 people	552 people
80–84	503 people	804 people	1,307 people
75–79	1,116 people	1,495 people	2,611 people
70–74	1,964 people	2,183 people	4,147 people
65–69	2,865 people	2,804 people	5,669 people
60–64	2,841 people	2,605 people	5,446 people
55–59	4,705 people	4,241 people	8,946 people
50–54	6,618 people	6,161 people	12,779 people
45–49	6,203 people	6,143 people	12,346 people
40–44	3,854 people	3,746 people	7,600 people
35–39	3,572 people	3,223 people	6,795 people
30–34	4,616 people	4,636 people	9,252 people
25–29	4,369 people	4,750 people	9,119 people
20–24	2,930 people	2,988 people	5,918 people
15–19	2,800 people	2,676 people	5,476 people
10–14	4,971 people	4,761 people	9,732 people
5–9	5,443 people	5,134 people	10,577 people
1–4	3,833 people	3,694 people	7,527 people
0	817 people	771 people	1,588 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	80 people	161 people	241 people
80–84	167 people	320 people	487 people
75–79	629 people	988 people	1,617 people
70–74	1,258 people	1,580 people	2,838 people
65–69	2,054 people	2,179 people	4,233 people
60–64	2,846 people	2,755 people	5,601 people
55–59	3,597 people	3,319 people	6,916 people
50–54	3,388 people	3,046 people	6,434 people
45–49	5,184 people	4,695 people	9,879 people
40–44	7,182 people	6,597 people	13,779 people
35–39	7,149 people	6,848 people	13,997 people
30–34	4,553 people	4,507 people	9,060 people
25–29	4,403 people	4,006 people	8,409 people
20–24	5,650 people	5,658 people	11,308 people
15–19	6,837 people	6,665 people	13,502 people
10–14	5,543 people	5,083 people	10,626 people
5–9	4,494 people	4,109 people	8,603 people
1–4	4,088 people	3,545 people	7,633 people
0	997 people	841 people	1,838 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	86 people	89 people	175 people
80–84	146 people	275 people	421 people
75–79	346 people	595 people	941 people
70–74	659 people	866 people	1,525 people
65–69	1,386 people	1,697 people	3,083 people
60–64	2,559 people	2,718 people	5,277 people
55–59	2,810 people	2,728 people	5,538 people
50–54	3,554 people	3,298 people	6,852 people
45–49	4,238 people	3,685 people	7,923 people
40–44	3,757 people	3,322 people	7,079 people
35–39	5,738 people	4,982 people	10,720 people
30–34	7,965 people	7,227 people	15,192 people
25–29	8,281 people	7,751 people	16,032 people
20–24	4,602 people	4,806 people	9,408 people
15–19	4,623 people	3,980 people	8,603 people
10–14	7,897 people	7,530 people	15,427 people
5–9	8,284 people	7,683 people	15,967 people
1–4	4,548 people	4,108 people	8,656 people
0	1,180 people	1,031 people	2,211 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han70.57%

96,684 people

Hui16.93%

23,197 people

Tibetan12.39%

16,972 people

Tu0.06%

88 people

Dongxiang0.01%

19 people

Salar0.01%

13 people

Mongol0.01%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Bonan0.00%

3 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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