Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	29,675 people	35,630 people	35,871 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	18.2%	45.4%
Urban population	0 people	6,496 people	16,296 people
Male	14,936 people	18,319 people	18,086 people
Female	14,739 people	17,311 people	17,785 people
Households	6,464	8,171	9,763
Average household size	4.40	4.03	3.41

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+	55 people	164 people	219 people
80–84	131 people	224 people	355 people
75–79	233 people	353 people	586 people
70–74	348 people	459 people	807 people
65–69	383 people	475 people	858 people
60–64	307 people	379 people	686 people
55–59	869 people	841 people	1,710 people
50–54	1,268 people	1,123 people	2,391 people
45–49	1,477 people	1,423 people	2,900 people
40–44	1,423 people	1,332 people	2,755 people
35–39	1,542 people	1,465 people	3,007 people
30–34	1,835 people	1,687 people	3,522 people
25–29	1,600 people	1,578 people	3,178 people
20–24	1,160 people	950 people	2,110 people
15–19	1,166 people	1,138 people	2,304 people
10–14	1,452 people	1,418 people	2,870 people
5–9	1,536 people	1,522 people	3,058 people
1–4	1,044 people	1,043 people	2,087 people
0	257 people	211 people	468 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	30 people	115 people	145 people
80–84	70 people	160 people	230 people
75–79	177 people	260 people	437 people
70–74	274 people	397 people	671 people
65–69	427 people	483 people	910 people
60–64	497 people	590 people	1,087 people
55–59	554 people	527 people	1,081 people
50–54	508 people	441 people	949 people
45–49	1,156 people	1,011 people	2,167 people
40–44	1,536 people	1,236 people	2,772 people
35–39	1,772 people	1,536 people	3,308 people
30–34	1,750 people	1,440 people	3,190 people
25–29	1,760 people	1,654 people	3,414 people
20–24	1,759 people	1,539 people	3,298 people
15–19	1,635 people	1,503 people	3,138 people
10–14	1,576 people	1,444 people	3,020 people
5–9	1,442 people	1,552 people	2,994 people
1–4	1,088 people	1,138 people	2,226 people
0	308 people	285 people	593 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	13 people	73 people	86 people
80–84	34 people	110 people	144 people
75–79	99 people	239 people	338 people
70–74	171 people	289 people	460 people
65–69	298 people	390 people	688 people
60–64	433 people	526 people	959 people
55–59	486 people	525 people	1,011 people
50–54	605 people	638 people	1,243 people
45–49	603 people	565 people	1,168 people
40–44	488 people	455 people	943 people
35–39	1,101 people	966 people	2,067 people
30–34	1,441 people	1,302 people	2,743 people
25–29	1,539 people	1,509 people	3,048 people
20–24	1,636 people	1,345 people	2,981 people
15–19	1,329 people	1,317 people	2,646 people
10–14	1,564 people	1,469 people	3,033 people
5–9	1,636 people	1,598 people	3,234 people
1–4	1,149 people	1,129 people	2,278 people
0	311 people	294 people	605 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan86.35%

30,767 people

Han9.14%

3,257 people

Hui4.21%

1,500 people

Bai0.09%

33 people

Manchu0.06%

20 people

Tu0.04%

15 people

Bonan0.04%

14 people

Dongxiang0.03%

10 people

Mongol0.01%

5 people

Salar0.01%

5 people

Yao0.01%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

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