Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	473,148 people	506,552 people	480,447 people
Urbanization rate	11.9%	34.1%	44.3%
Urban population	56,442 people	172,669 people	212,776 people
Male	239,652 people	256,960 people	243,237 people
Female	233,496 people	249,592 people	237,210 people
Households	111,949	120,083	141,650
Average household size	4.01	4.01	3.32

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+	2,350 people	2,086 people	4,436 people
80–84	15,999 people	14,379 people	30,378 people
75–79	24,642 people	19,208 people	43,850 people
70–74	21,002 people	17,107 people	38,109 people
65–69	10,575 people	7,881 people	18,456 people
60–64	6,725 people	5,396 people	12,121 people
55–59	13,934 people	13,161 people	27,095 people
50–54	21,085 people	21,681 people	42,766 people
45–49	19,593 people	20,269 people	39,862 people
40–44	14,056 people	14,032 people	28,088 people
35–39	14,751 people	15,899 people	30,650 people
30–34	21,189 people	20,260 people	41,449 people
25–29	14,651 people	15,631 people	30,282 people
20–24	13,239 people	13,576 people	26,815 people
15–19	12,892 people	14,232 people	27,124 people
10–14	8,657 people	9,828 people	18,485 people
5–9	4,202 people	5,935 people	10,137 people
1–4	2,318 people	3,470 people	5,788 people
0	1,377 people	3,179 people	4,556 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,301 people	3,308 people	7,609 people
80–84	15,304 people	11,810 people	27,114 people
75–79	16,408 people	12,017 people	28,425 people
70–74	10,588 people	8,014 people	18,602 people
65–69	20,990 people	19,325 people	40,315 people
60–64	28,970 people	30,097 people	59,067 people
55–59	26,228 people	28,087 people	54,315 people
50–54	17,919 people	17,634 people	35,553 people
45–49	17,618 people	18,084 people	35,702 people
40–44	25,061 people	22,628 people	47,689 people
35–39	16,912 people	17,007 people	33,919 people
30–34	15,058 people	14,538 people	29,596 people
25–29	14,933 people	15,181 people	30,114 people
20–24	10,956 people	11,133 people	22,089 people
15–19	6,262 people	7,184 people	13,446 people
10–14	4,350 people	5,079 people	9,429 people
5–9	3,013 people	4,243 people	7,256 people
1–4	1,501 people	2,675 people	4,176 people
0	588 people	1,548 people	2,136 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,887 people	2,336 people	5,223 people
80–84	11,534 people	8,743 people	20,277 people
75–79	17,402 people	15,209 people	32,611 people
70–74	28,247 people	27,493 people	55,740 people
65–69	27,744 people	29,789 people	57,533 people
60–64	18,046 people	17,968 people	36,014 people
55–59	18,414 people	18,026 people	36,440 people
50–54	25,558 people	22,148 people	47,706 people
45–49	17,298 people	16,751 people	34,049 people
40–44	15,790 people	14,790 people	30,580 people
35–39	16,237 people	15,900 people	32,137 people
30–34	12,650 people	12,022 people	24,672 people
25–29	8,147 people	8,233 people	16,380 people
20–24	6,422 people	6,435 people	12,857 people
15–19	5,595 people	6,125 people	11,720 people
10–14	4,099 people	5,323 people	9,422 people
5–9	2,255 people	3,419 people	5,674 people
1–4	968 people	1,852 people	2,820 people
0	359 people	934 people	1,293 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.95%

506,317 people

Hui0.03%

136 people

Dong0.01%

38 people

Zhuang0.01%

31 people

Li0.00%

14 people

Yao0.00%

6 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Jino0.00%

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