Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	260,097 people	277,319 people	272,769 people
Urbanization rate	6.9%	15.5%	24.7%
Urban population	17,966 people	42,986 people	67,423 people
Male	137,445 people	146,526 people	143,799 people
Female	122,652 people	130,793 people	128,970 people
Households	62,016	68,900	76,343
Average household size	4.13	3.87	3.43

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+	998 people	1,674 people	2,672 people
80–84	1,782 people	2,209 people	3,991 people
75–79	2,662 people	2,858 people	5,520 people
70–74	4,574 people	4,971 people	9,545 people
65–69	6,444 people	6,173 people	12,617 people
60–64	7,751 people	7,178 people	14,929 people
55–59	9,793 people	9,264 people	19,057 people
50–54	11,704 people	10,760 people	22,464 people
45–49	12,162 people	10,620 people	22,782 people
40–44	9,892 people	8,498 people	18,390 people
35–39	10,183 people	8,609 people	18,792 people
30–34	10,086 people	8,356 people	18,442 people
25–29	8,360 people	6,615 people	14,975 people
20–24	7,342 people	5,696 people	13,038 people
15–19	8,627 people	7,487 people	16,114 people
10–14	11,495 people	9,957 people	21,452 people
5–9	10,641 people	9,394 people	20,035 people
1–4	7,817 people	7,223 people	15,040 people
0	1,486 people	1,428 people	2,914 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	522 people	1,107 people	1,629 people
80–84	1,103 people	1,537 people	2,640 people
75–79	2,185 people	2,623 people	4,808 people
70–74	3,392 people	3,438 people	6,830 people
65–69	3,779 people	3,624 people	7,403 people
60–64	5,757 people	5,719 people	11,476 people
55–59	7,378 people	6,809 people	14,187 people
50–54	8,734 people	7,821 people	16,555 people
45–49	10,846 people	10,003 people	20,849 people
40–44	12,779 people	11,394 people	24,173 people
35–39	13,415 people	11,497 people	24,912 people
30–34	10,913 people	9,608 people	20,521 people
25–29	11,229 people	10,054 people	21,283 people
20–24	10,325 people	8,923 people	19,248 people
15–19	10,462 people	8,412 people	18,874 people
10–14	11,497 people	9,244 people	20,741 people
5–9	10,653 people	8,988 people	19,641 people
1–4	9,147 people	7,980 people	17,127 people
0	2,410 people	2,012 people	4,422 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	266 people	658 people	924 people
80–84	688 people	1,116 people	1,804 people
75–79	1,416 people	2,047 people	3,463 people
70–74	2,420 people	2,700 people	5,120 people
65–69	3,633 people	3,662 people	7,295 people
60–64	4,510 people	4,162 people	8,672 people
55–59	4,543 people	4,031 people	8,574 people
50–54	6,460 people	6,203 people	12,663 people
45–49	7,917 people	7,139 people	15,056 people
40–44	9,026 people	8,047 people	17,073 people
35–39	11,093 people	10,117 people	21,210 people
30–34	12,942 people	11,560 people	24,502 people
25–29	13,663 people	11,641 people	25,304 people
20–24	11,058 people	9,490 people	20,548 people
15–19	11,633 people	10,462 people	22,095 people
10–14	13,117 people	11,383 people	24,500 people
5–9	11,713 people	9,180 people	20,893 people
1–4	9,228 people	7,347 people	16,575 people
0	2,119 people	1,707 people	3,826 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han93.78%

255,798 people

Lisu2.26%

6,165 people

Yi1.96%

5,349 people

Dai0.82%

2,237 people

Achang0.37%

1,016 people

Bai0.22%

589 people

Jingpo0.20%

545 people

Hui0.08%

215 people

De'ang0.04%

117 people

Miao0.04%

103 people

Manchu0.03%

91 people

Wa0.03%

89 people

Zhuang0.03%

88 people

Hani0.03%

75 people

Bouyei0.02%

51 people

Blang0.01%

35 people

Tujia0.01%

30 people

Naxi0.01%

25 people

Lahu0.01%

17 people

Tibetan0.01%

14 people

Mongol0.01%

14 people

Dong0.01%

14 people

Yao0.01%

14 people

Li0.01%

13 people

Tu0.01%

13 people

Other groups0.00%

12 people

Pumi0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Gaoshan0.00%

6 people

Sui0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

She0.00%

4 people

Derung0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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