Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	572,777 people	600,600 people	589,003 people
Urbanization rate	9.3%	32.3%	49.4%
Urban population	53,402 people	194,110 people	290,955 people
Male	286,853 people	293,925 people	286,482 people
Female	285,924 people	306,675 people	302,521 people
Households	131,332	148,696	182,139
Average household size	4.30	3.99	3.11

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+	2,786 people	2,716 people	5,502 people
80–84	15,502 people	15,017 people	30,519 people
75–79	37,484 people	33,873 people	71,357 people
70–74	37,301 people	31,938 people	69,239 people
65–69	20,381 people	16,320 people	36,701 people
60–64	7,653 people	7,328 people	14,981 people
55–59	13,145 people	16,033 people	29,178 people
50–54	24,264 people	30,082 people	54,346 people
45–49	18,331 people	21,809 people	40,140 people
40–44	13,943 people	14,266 people	28,209 people
35–39	14,426 people	16,037 people	30,463 people
30–34	18,869 people	23,465 people	42,334 people
25–29	14,649 people	18,869 people	33,518 people
20–24	14,370 people	15,820 people	30,190 people
15–19	14,813 people	15,995 people	30,808 people
10–14	9,373 people	10,139 people	19,512 people
5–9	4,935 people	5,294 people	10,229 people
1–4	2,592 people	3,700 people	6,292 people
0	1,665 people	3,820 people	5,485 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,709 people	4,110 people	8,819 people
80–84	28,608 people	22,207 people	50,815 people
75–79	29,047 people	22,044 people	51,091 people
70–74	13,935 people	11,574 people	25,509 people
65–69	22,077 people	21,944 people	44,021 people
60–64	33,830 people	40,218 people	74,048 people
55–59	24,222 people	29,122 people	53,344 people
50–54	16,870 people	17,898 people	34,768 people
45–49	16,700 people	18,263 people	34,963 people
40–44	22,033 people	25,904 people	47,937 people
35–39	17,372 people	21,190 people	38,562 people
30–34	16,758 people	18,187 people	34,945 people
25–29	17,691 people	18,563 people	36,254 people
20–24	12,017 people	12,196 people	24,213 people
15–19	7,182 people	6,923 people	14,105 people
10–14	5,031 people	5,879 people	10,910 people
5–9	3,347 people	4,998 people	8,345 people
1–4	1,702 people	3,410 people	5,112 people
0	794 people	2,045 people	2,839 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,715 people	3,002 people	6,717 people
80–84	12,660 people	10,424 people	23,084 people
75–79	20,238 people	19,004 people	39,242 people
70–74	43,657 people	42,953 people	86,610 people
65–69	33,715 people	33,814 people	67,529 people
60–64	22,058 people	20,501 people	42,559 people
55–59	21,711 people	20,629 people	42,340 people
50–54	26,949 people	27,747 people	54,696 people
45–49	20,097 people	21,929 people	42,026 people
40–44	18,589 people	18,208 people	36,797 people
35–39	19,751 people	19,304 people	39,055 people
30–34	13,778 people	13,376 people	27,154 people
25–29	9,053 people	7,836 people	16,889 people
20–24	7,165 people	7,212 people	14,377 people
15–19	5,808 people	7,114 people	12,922 people
10–14	4,331 people	6,262 people	10,593 people
5–9	2,386 people	3,921 people	6,307 people
1–4	864 people	1,818 people	2,682 people
0	328 people	870 people	1,198 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

600,515 people

Tujia0.01%

43 people

Hui0.00%

15 people

Zhuang0.00%

13 people

Dong0.00%

10 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

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