Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	176,214 people	221,505 people	238,624 people
Urbanization rate	4.7%	5.9%	5.1%
Urban population	8,200 people	12,948 people	12,210 people
Male	90,368 people	111,616 people	120,889 people
Female	85,846 people	109,889 people	117,735 people
Households	43,644	53,981	61,147
Average household size	4.03	4.08	3.85

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+	226 people	274 people	500 people
80–84	509 people	641 people	1,150 people
75–79	1,193 people	1,593 people	2,786 people
70–74	1,619 people	1,996 people	3,615 people
65–69	1,766 people	2,268 people	4,034 people
60–64	1,830 people	2,205 people	4,035 people
55–59	3,110 people	3,564 people	6,674 people
50–54	5,221 people	5,542 people	10,763 people
45–49	6,100 people	6,494 people	12,594 people
40–44	6,427 people	6,790 people	13,217 people
35–39	7,708 people	7,319 people	15,027 people
30–34	7,912 people	6,838 people	14,750 people
25–29	8,729 people	7,568 people	16,297 people
20–24	9,836 people	8,648 people	18,484 people
15–19	11,095 people	10,391 people	21,486 people
10–14	15,462 people	15,194 people	30,656 people
5–9	17,717 people	17,086 people	34,803 people
1–4	12,052 people	11,195 people	23,247 people
0	2,377 people	2,129 people	4,506 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	125 people	158 people	283 people
80–84	283 people	350 people	633 people
75–79	683 people	737 people	1,420 people
70–74	1,395 people	1,469 people	2,864 people
65–69	2,479 people	2,512 people	4,991 people
60–64	2,693 people	2,804 people	5,497 people
55–59	2,701 people	2,808 people	5,509 people
50–54	2,706 people	2,790 people	5,496 people
45–49	4,219 people	4,487 people	8,706 people
40–44	6,768 people	6,962 people	13,730 people
35–39	7,804 people	8,269 people	16,073 people
30–34	8,587 people	9,159 people	17,746 people
25–29	10,056 people	10,363 people	20,419 people
20–24	9,791 people	9,614 people	19,405 people
15–19	10,557 people	9,858 people	20,415 people
10–14	13,190 people	12,148 people	25,338 people
5–9	14,554 people	13,452 people	28,006 people
1–4	10,371 people	9,602 people	19,973 people
0	2,654 people	2,347 people	5,001 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	79 people	67 people	146 people
80–84	213 people	203 people	416 people
75–79	391 people	452 people	843 people
70–74	919 people	935 people	1,854 people
65–69	1,335 people	1,391 people	2,726 people
60–64	2,509 people	2,539 people	5,048 people
55–59	3,474 people	3,279 people	6,753 people
50–54	3,571 people	3,559 people	7,130 people
45–49	3,237 people	3,436 people	6,673 people
40–44	3,020 people	2,827 people	5,847 people
35–39	4,886 people	4,772 people	9,658 people
30–34	7,564 people	6,933 people	14,497 people
25–29	8,614 people	8,553 people	17,167 people
20–24	9,402 people	9,121 people	18,523 people
15–19	10,290 people	9,910 people	20,200 people
10–14	10,212 people	9,206 people	19,418 people
5–9	10,873 people	9,898 people	20,771 people
1–4	7,429 people	6,736 people	14,165 people
0	2,350 people	2,029 people	4,379 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi98.33%

217,815 people

Han1.64%

3,629 people

Hui0.01%

25 people

Mongol0.01%

16 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

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