Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	235,716 people	232,916 people	286,900 people
Urbanization rate	6.2%	7.0%	19.6%
Urban population	14,676 people	16,267 people	56,209 people
Male	121,200 people	118,966 people	144,741 people
Female	114,516 people	113,950 people	142,159 people
Households	57,015	62,852	77,547
Average household size	4.11	3.70	3.51

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+	323 people	274 people	597 people
80–84	598 people	495 people	1,093 people
75–79	1,389 people	1,171 people	2,560 people
70–74	2,505 people	2,424 people	4,929 people
65–69	2,791 people	2,666 people	5,457 people
60–64	3,426 people	3,474 people	6,900 people
55–59	4,592 people	4,589 people	9,181 people
50–54	7,169 people	7,808 people	14,977 people
45–49	8,666 people	8,597 people	17,263 people
40–44	8,750 people	8,804 people	17,554 people
35–39	11,171 people	11,037 people	22,208 people
30–34	14,027 people	14,125 people	28,152 people
25–29	11,405 people	11,643 people	23,048 people
20–24	6,818 people	7,001 people	13,819 people
15–19	8,488 people	7,835 people	16,323 people
10–14	15,467 people	15,080 people	30,547 people
5–9	29,636 people	28,104 people	57,740 people
1–4	6,377 people	5,905 people	12,282 people
0	1,143 people	1,127 people	2,270 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	467 people	336 people	803 people
80–84	539 people	375 people	914 people
75–79	765 people	544 people	1,309 people
70–74	1,599 people	1,272 people	2,871 people
65–69	2,646 people	2,218 people	4,864 people
60–64	4,042 people	3,665 people	7,707 people
55–59	3,767 people	3,746 people	7,513 people
50–54	4,324 people	4,257 people	8,581 people
45–49	5,193 people	5,232 people	10,425 people
40–44	8,026 people	8,160 people	16,186 people
35–39	9,275 people	8,693 people	17,968 people
30–34	9,665 people	9,256 people	18,921 people
25–29	11,992 people	11,212 people	23,204 people
20–24	14,375 people	14,569 people	28,944 people
15–19	11,199 people	10,351 people	21,550 people
10–14	8,257 people	7,759 people	16,016 people
5–9	9,907 people	9,537 people	19,444 people
1–4	10,197 people	9,939 people	20,136 people
0	2,731 people	2,829 people	5,560 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,222 people	653 people	1,875 people
80–84	1,063 people	752 people	1,815 people
75–79	1,225 people	822 people	2,047 people
70–74	1,681 people	1,422 people	3,103 people
65–69	2,143 people	1,628 people	3,771 people
60–64	3,322 people	2,816 people	6,138 people
55–59	3,669 people	3,781 people	7,450 people
50–54	4,879 people	5,354 people	10,233 people
45–49	4,760 people	4,645 people	9,405 people
40–44	4,862 people	4,594 people	9,456 people
35–39	6,120 people	5,757 people	11,877 people
30–34	8,450 people	8,007 people	16,457 people
25–29	10,599 people	10,361 people	20,960 people
20–24	12,686 people	11,781 people	24,467 people
15–19	14,624 people	14,097 people	28,721 people
10–14	17,616 people	16,797 people	34,413 people
5–9	13,565 people	13,017 people	26,582 people
1–4	6,406 people	5,921 people	12,327 people
0	2,308 people	2,311 people	4,619 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur98.38%

229,135 people

Han1.58%

3,688 people

Hui0.02%

42 people

Kazakh0.01%

29 people

Miao0.01%

12 people

Mongol0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

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