Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	91,986 people	116,166 people	137,327 people
Urbanization rate	18.6%	25.6%	43.6%
Urban population	17,126 people	29,750 people	59,904 people
Male	47,599 people	61,235 people	73,692 people
Female	44,387 people	54,931 people	63,635 people
Households	24,120	35,686	48,740
Average household size	3.77	3.10	2.56

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+	157 people	185 people	342 people
80–84	380 people	297 people	677 people
75–79	654 people	656 people	1,310 people
70–74	1,264 people	1,253 people	2,517 people
65–69	1,772 people	1,771 people	3,543 people
60–64	2,483 people	2,327 people	4,810 people
55–59	4,469 people	3,600 people	8,069 people
50–54	6,791 people	5,478 people	12,269 people
45–49	7,115 people	6,035 people	13,150 people
40–44	5,701 people	4,926 people	10,627 people
35–39	6,353 people	5,600 people	11,953 people
30–34	7,386 people	6,236 people	13,622 people
25–29	5,611 people	4,409 people	10,020 people
20–24	3,923 people	2,932 people	6,855 people
15–19	3,266 people	2,716 people	5,982 people
10–14	5,891 people	5,604 people	11,495 people
5–9	6,965 people	6,372 people	13,337 people
1–4	3,057 people	2,850 people	5,907 people
0	454 people	388 people	842 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	134 people	114 people	248 people
80–84	219 people	169 people	388 people
75–79	433 people	399 people	832 people
70–74	920 people	723 people	1,643 people
65–69	1,233 people	1,099 people	2,332 people
60–64	2,023 people	1,653 people	3,676 people
55–59	2,327 people	2,073 people	4,400 people
50–54	3,173 people	2,633 people	5,806 people
45–49	4,555 people	3,719 people	8,274 people
40–44	6,224 people	5,227 people	11,451 people
35–39	6,368 people	5,661 people	12,029 people
30–34	5,593 people	5,168 people	10,761 people
25–29	5,992 people	5,802 people	11,794 people
20–24	6,087 people	5,638 people	11,725 people
15–19	3,928 people	3,521 people	7,449 people
10–14	3,324 people	3,072 people	6,396 people
5–9	3,638 people	3,419 people	7,057 people
1–4	4,024 people	3,801 people	7,825 people
0	1,040 people	1,040 people	2,080 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	178 people	118 people	296 people
80–84	219 people	186 people	405 people
75–79	438 people	310 people	748 people
70–74	653 people	555 people	1,208 people
65–69	893 people	753 people	1,646 people
60–64	1,386 people	1,081 people	2,467 people
55–59	1,431 people	1,297 people	2,728 people
50–54	2,090 people	1,896 people	3,986 people
45–49	2,178 people	1,958 people	4,136 people
40–44	2,686 people	2,391 people	5,077 people
35–39	3,785 people	3,312 people	7,097 people
30–34	4,761 people	4,388 people	9,149 people
25–29	5,123 people	4,985 people	10,108 people
20–24	4,586 people	4,524 people	9,110 people
15–19	4,956 people	4,871 people	9,827 people
10–14	5,434 people	5,225 people	10,659 people
5–9	3,688 people	3,588 people	7,276 people
1–4	2,484 people	2,336 people	4,820 people
0	630 people	613 people	1,243 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur74.69%

86,764 people

Han24.75%

28,745 people

Hui0.42%

490 people

Mongol0.03%

35 people

Manchu0.03%

31 people

Tujia0.03%

31 people

Tibetan0.02%

18 people

Miao0.01%

12 people

Yi0.01%

8 people

Kazakh0.01%

8 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Zhuang0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

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