Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	458,533 people	391,047 people	412,813 people
Urbanization rate	13.3%	18.7%	39.4%
Urban population	61,031 people	73,084 people	162,522 people
Male	241,140 people	203,389 people	210,602 people
Female	217,393 people	187,658 people	202,211 people
Households	111,154	116,686	134,847
Average household size	4.09	3.27	2.95

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+	1,340 people	2,132 people	3,472 people
80–84	2,954 people	3,984 people	6,938 people
75–79	4,679 people	5,563 people	10,242 people
70–74	6,974 people	7,433 people	14,407 people
65–69	9,749 people	9,700 people	19,449 people
60–64	9,308 people	9,482 people	18,790 people
55–59	15,354 people	15,407 people	30,761 people
50–54	17,054 people	17,274 people	34,328 people
45–49	16,745 people	16,008 people	32,753 people
40–44	12,178 people	11,744 people	23,922 people
35–39	11,434 people	11,154 people	22,588 people
30–34	13,072 people	12,792 people	25,864 people
25–29	11,002 people	11,328 people	22,330 people
20–24	8,576 people	8,552 people	17,128 people
15–19	11,454 people	9,449 people	20,903 people
10–14	18,383 people	15,425 people	33,808 people
5–9	20,662 people	17,479 people	38,141 people
1–4	16,099 people	14,264 people	30,363 people
0	3,585 people	3,041 people	6,626 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	385 people	651 people	1,036 people
80–84	1,196 people	1,547 people	2,743 people
75–79	3,559 people	4,132 people	7,691 people
70–74	6,261 people	6,562 people	12,823 people
65–69	7,384 people	7,293 people	14,677 people
60–64	9,104 people	8,706 people	17,810 people
55–59	11,406 people	10,566 people	21,972 people
50–54	10,438 people	10,153 people	20,591 people
45–49	16,088 people	15,528 people	31,616 people
40–44	17,787 people	16,746 people	34,533 people
35–39	16,952 people	15,746 people	32,698 people
30–34	12,079 people	11,461 people	23,540 people
25–29	10,416 people	10,716 people	21,132 people
20–24	11,056 people	11,459 people	22,515 people
15–19	16,433 people	14,642 people	31,075 people
10–14	21,911 people	18,066 people	39,977 people
5–9	14,479 people	11,050 people	25,529 people
1–4	12,972 people	9,883 people	22,855 people
0	3,483 people	2,751 people	6,234 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	251 people	472 people	723 people
80–84	687 people	933 people	1,620 people
75–79	1,370 people	1,564 people	2,934 people
70–74	3,446 people	3,536 people	6,982 people
65–69	6,943 people	6,502 people	13,445 people
60–64	9,393 people	8,705 people	18,098 people
55–59	9,111 people	8,500 people	17,611 people
50–54	10,872 people	9,993 people	20,865 people
45–49	12,323 people	11,434 people	23,757 people
40–44	11,507 people	10,894 people	22,401 people
35–39	18,767 people	17,759 people	36,526 people
30–34	22,101 people	21,328 people	43,429 people
25–29	21,177 people	20,901 people	42,078 people
20–24	13,978 people	13,657 people	27,635 people
15–19	20,081 people	14,946 people	35,027 people
10–14	29,291 people	25,120 people	54,411 people
5–9	26,242 people	22,294 people	48,536 people
1–4	19,075 people	15,431 people	34,506 people
0	4,525 people	3,424 people	7,949 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Dong67.59%

279,021 people

Miao16.05%

66,259 people

Han13.40%

55,307 people

Yao1.18%

4,863 people

Sui0.64%

2,650 people

Zhuang0.36%

1,471 people

Yi0.23%

966 people

Bouyei0.19%

780 people

Tujia0.16%

674 people

Other groups0.04%

146 people

Hui0.03%

124 people

Gelao0.03%

118 people

Li0.03%

111 people

Bai0.02%

64 people

She0.01%

56 people

Mulao0.01%

35 people

Tibetan0.01%

33 people

Manchu0.01%

30 people

Mongol0.01%

24 people

Dai0.00%

14 people

Hani0.00%

13 people

Wa0.00%

9 people

Maonan0.00%

8 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

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