Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	103,570 people	104,829 people	95,361 people
Urbanization rate	13.0%	37.4%	50.6%
Urban population	13,458 people	39,183 people	48,245 people
Male	54,158 people	53,643 people	49,009 people
Female	49,412 people	51,186 people	46,352 people
Households	22,532	28,517	31,959
Average household size	4.28	3.46	2.77

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+	239 people	356 people	595 people
80–84	565 people	762 people	1,327 people
75–79	1,072 people	1,352 people	2,424 people
70–74	1,530 people	1,552 people	3,082 people
65–69	2,055 people	2,288 people	4,343 people
60–64	1,941 people	1,995 people	3,936 people
55–59	2,919 people	2,574 people	5,493 people
50–54	4,214 people	3,949 people	8,163 people
45–49	4,927 people	4,513 people	9,440 people
40–44	4,373 people	3,826 people	8,199 people
35–39	3,847 people	3,381 people	7,228 people
30–34	4,127 people	3,645 people	7,772 people
25–29	3,598 people	3,317 people	6,915 people
20–24	3,215 people	2,949 people	6,164 people
15–19	2,215 people	2,109 people	4,324 people
10–14	2,726 people	2,641 people	5,367 people
5–9	2,858 people	2,746 people	5,604 people
1–4	2,181 people	1,993 people	4,174 people
0	407 people	404 people	811 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	177 people	245 people	422 people
80–84	289 people	449 people	738 people
75–79	402 people	473 people	875 people
70–74	1,010 people	1,171 people	2,181 people
65–69	1,634 people	1,784 people	3,418 people
60–64	1,992 people	1,914 people	3,906 people
55–59	2,558 people	2,615 people	5,173 people
50–54	2,358 people	2,326 people	4,684 people
45–49	3,293 people	3,024 people	6,317 people
40–44	4,691 people	4,358 people	9,049 people
35–39	5,300 people	4,801 people	10,101 people
30–34	4,754 people	4,303 people	9,057 people
25–29	4,337 people	3,916 people	8,253 people
20–24	4,875 people	4,552 people	9,427 people
15–19	5,233 people	5,068 people	10,301 people
10–14	4,331 people	4,218 people	8,549 people
5–9	3,370 people	3,123 people	6,493 people
1–4	2,439 people	2,264 people	4,703 people
0	600 people	582 people	1,182 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	82 people	131 people	213 people
80–84	220 people	295 people	515 people
75–79	508 people	562 people	1,070 people
70–74	678 people	838 people	1,516 people
65–69	699 people	707 people	1,406 people
60–64	1,452 people	1,441 people	2,893 people
55–59	1,982 people	1,943 people	3,925 people
50–54	2,303 people	2,059 people	4,362 people
45–49	3,006 people	2,771 people	5,777 people
40–44	2,594 people	2,425 people	5,019 people
35–39	3,630 people	3,100 people	6,730 people
30–34	5,200 people	4,379 people	9,579 people
25–29	6,100 people	5,101 people	11,201 people
20–24	5,568 people	4,600 people	10,168 people
15–19	5,174 people	4,625 people	9,799 people
10–14	5,642 people	5,448 people	11,090 people
5–9	4,915 people	4,736 people	9,651 people
1–4	3,691 people	3,537 people	7,228 people
0	714 people	714 people	1,428 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Qiang89.73%

94,060 people

Han6.49%

6,806 people

Hui1.98%

2,074 people

Tibetan1.67%

1,754 people

Manchu0.02%

23 people

Yi0.02%

22 people

Miao0.02%

19 people

Tujia0.02%

18 people

Zhuang0.01%

10 people

Mongol0.01%

8 people

Korean0.01%

7 people

Dong0.01%

6 people

Bai0.01%

5 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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