Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	41,399 people	54,745 people	57,076 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	20.2%	55.6%
Urban population	0 people	11,069 people	31,744 people
Male	21,718 people	29,176 people	29,659 people
Female	19,681 people	25,569 people	27,417 people
Households	8,607	12,415	16,895
Average household size	4.61	4.06	3.01

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+	75 people	196 people	271 people
80–84	122 people	279 people	401 people
75–79	253 people	385 people	638 people
70–74	380 people	484 people	864 people
65–69	440 people	516 people	956 people
60–64	448 people	375 people	823 people
55–59	1,121 people	960 people	2,081 people
50–54	1,790 people	1,500 people	3,290 people
45–49	2,266 people	1,855 people	4,121 people
40–44	2,222 people	1,950 people	4,172 people
35–39	2,523 people	2,397 people	4,920 people
30–34	2,732 people	2,456 people	5,188 people
25–29	2,824 people	2,617 people	5,441 people
20–24	2,108 people	1,760 people	3,868 people
15–19	2,171 people	1,842 people	4,013 people
10–14	2,586 people	2,557 people	5,143 people
5–9	3,033 people	2,792 people	5,825 people
1–4	2,109 people	2,057 people	4,166 people
0	456 people	439 people	895 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	44 people	162 people	206 people
80–84	90 people	180 people	270 people
75–79	201 people	290 people	491 people
70–74	312 people	424 people	736 people
65–69	464 people	529 people	993 people
60–64	662 people	697 people	1,359 people
55–59	666 people	609 people	1,275 people
50–54	668 people	500 people	1,168 people
45–49	1,527 people	1,141 people	2,668 people
40–44	2,238 people	1,778 people	4,016 people
35–39	2,728 people	2,125 people	4,853 people
30–34	2,773 people	2,292 people	5,065 people
25–29	2,906 people	2,680 people	5,586 people
20–24	3,215 people	2,506 people	5,721 people
15–19	2,959 people	2,435 people	5,394 people
10–14	2,418 people	2,267 people	4,685 people
5–9	2,743 people	2,517 people	5,260 people
1–4	2,070 people	1,949 people	4,019 people
0	492 people	488 people	980 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	24 people	78 people	102 people
80–84	47 people	134 people	181 people
75–79	92 people	253 people	345 people
70–74	161 people	301 people	462 people
65–69	333 people	358 people	691 people
60–64	416 people	488 people	904 people
55–59	558 people	581 people	1,139 people
50–54	729 people	694 people	1,423 people
45–49	795 people	567 people	1,362 people
40–44	788 people	523 people	1,311 people
35–39	1,584 people	1,152 people	2,736 people
30–34	2,200 people	1,729 people	3,929 people
25–29	2,611 people	2,156 people	4,767 people
20–24	2,288 people	2,042 people	4,330 people
15–19	2,144 people	2,008 people	4,152 people
10–14	2,298 people	2,129 people	4,427 people
5–9	2,540 people	2,424 people	4,964 people
1–4	1,665 people	1,615 people	3,280 people
0	445 people	449 people	894 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan90.81%

49,716 people

Han7.84%

4,292 people

Hui1.27%

693 people

Mongol0.02%

10 people

Manchu0.02%

9 people

Tu0.02%

8 people

Bonan0.01%

6 people

Bai0.01%

3 people

Salar0.01%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

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