Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	455,278 people	447,771 people	365,555 people
Urbanization rate	13.4%	18.7%	38.9%
Urban population	61,188 people	83,882 people	142,284 people
Male	234,210 people	231,431 people	187,355 people
Female	221,068 people	216,340 people	178,200 people
Households	110,774	122,839	134,884
Average household size	3.98	3.55	2.55

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+	1,468 people	2,578 people	4,046 people
80–84	3,265 people	4,135 people	7,400 people
75–79	5,895 people	6,603 people	12,498 people
70–74	8,499 people	8,900 people	17,399 people
65–69	11,546 people	12,493 people	24,039 people
60–64	12,709 people	12,920 people	25,629 people
55–59	14,633 people	14,781 people	29,414 people
50–54	16,399 people	16,296 people	32,695 people
45–49	15,616 people	16,536 people	32,152 people
40–44	12,348 people	12,397 people	24,745 people
35–39	11,260 people	9,999 people	21,259 people
30–34	14,108 people	12,718 people	26,826 people
25–29	13,032 people	10,527 people	23,559 people
20–24	8,158 people	5,148 people	13,306 people
15–19	8,191 people	5,435 people	13,626 people
10–14	11,053 people	9,191 people	20,244 people
5–9	10,308 people	9,277 people	19,585 people
1–4	7,339 people	6,890 people	14,229 people
0	1,528 people	1,376 people	2,904 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	778 people	1,341 people	2,119 people
80–84	1,216 people	1,683 people	2,899 people
75–79	3,109 people	3,822 people	6,931 people
70–74	5,990 people	6,469 people	12,459 people
65–69	8,191 people	8,599 people	16,790 people
60–64	10,771 people	11,009 people	21,780 people
55–59	13,903 people	14,709 people	28,612 people
50–54	15,282 people	15,528 people	30,810 people
45–49	17,330 people	17,656 people	34,986 people
40–44	19,383 people	19,131 people	38,514 people
35–39	18,662 people	19,442 people	38,104 people
30–34	15,401 people	15,142 people	30,543 people
25–29	14,526 people	13,197 people	27,723 people
20–24	19,739 people	17,769 people	37,508 people
15–19	25,613 people	21,777 people	47,390 people
10–14	17,655 people	11,563 people	29,218 people
5–9	12,325 people	8,316 people	20,641 people
1–4	9,279 people	7,327 people	16,606 people
0	2,278 people	1,860 people	4,138 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	341 people	490 people	831 people
80–84	1,099 people	1,333 people	2,432 people
75–79	2,094 people	2,575 people	4,669 people
70–74	2,839 people	3,240 people	6,079 people
65–69	5,021 people	5,388 people	10,409 people
60–64	8,409 people	8,332 people	16,741 people
55–59	9,787 people	9,403 people	19,190 people
50–54	12,092 people	11,607 people	23,699 people
45–49	14,881 people	15,276 people	30,157 people
40–44	15,889 people	15,772 people	31,661 people
35–39	18,554 people	18,327 people	36,881 people
30–34	19,855 people	19,960 people	39,815 people
25–29	18,745 people	20,110 people	38,855 people
20–24	15,322 people	16,081 people	31,403 people
15–19	20,892 people	18,107 people	38,999 people
10–14	29,031 people	25,791 people	54,822 people
5–9	24,964 people	20,089 people	45,053 people
1–4	11,506 people	6,929 people	18,435 people
0	2,889 people	2,258 people	5,147 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.94%

447,513 people

Hui0.06%

258 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