Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	516,761 people	554,745 people	556,735 people
Urbanization rate	24.5%	46.7%	53.0%
Urban population	126,576 people	258,782 people	295,317 people
Male	261,127 people	274,107 people	279,137 people
Female	255,634 people	280,638 people	277,598 people
Households	139,948	159,941	178,185
Average household size	3.62	3.28	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+	3,466 people	6,943 people	10,409 people
80–84	4,298 people	5,246 people	9,544 people
75–79	6,136 people	5,885 people	12,021 people
70–74	9,723 people	8,813 people	18,536 people
65–69	15,796 people	14,360 people	30,156 people
60–64	18,083 people	15,919 people	34,002 people
55–59	23,609 people	23,259 people	46,868 people
50–54	22,281 people	23,253 people	45,534 people
45–49	19,418 people	22,472 people	41,890 people
40–44	14,544 people	16,451 people	30,995 people
35–39	19,342 people	19,562 people	38,904 people
30–34	22,573 people	22,515 people	45,088 people
25–29	17,789 people	16,961 people	34,750 people
20–24	11,145 people	10,773 people	21,918 people
15–19	10,740 people	10,469 people	21,209 people
10–14	18,809 people	16,829 people	35,638 people
5–9	21,726 people	20,260 people	41,986 people
1–4	16,629 people	15,047 people	31,676 people
0	3,030 people	2,581 people	5,611 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,141 people	4,878 people	7,019 people
80–84	3,458 people	6,208 people	9,666 people
75–79	6,619 people	9,452 people	16,071 people
70–74	8,340 people	8,265 people	16,605 people
65–69	9,233 people	7,654 people	16,887 people
60–64	13,533 people	10,943 people	24,476 people
55–59	19,751 people	17,227 people	36,978 people
50–54	21,045 people	18,873 people	39,918 people
45–49	25,911 people	26,236 people	52,147 people
40–44	23,735 people	24,838 people	48,573 people
35–39	19,894 people	23,882 people	43,776 people
30–34	14,220 people	17,862 people	32,082 people
25–29	17,294 people	20,335 people	37,629 people
20–24	18,888 people	20,585 people	39,473 people
15–19	22,341 people	20,983 people	43,324 people
10–14	17,289 people	15,559 people	32,848 people
5–9	12,761 people	11,450 people	24,211 people
1–4	14,165 people	12,308 people	26,473 people
0	3,489 people	3,100 people	6,589 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	891 people	3,393 people	4,284 people
80–84	1,854 people	4,175 people	6,029 people
75–79	3,811 people	6,301 people	10,112 people
70–74	6,400 people	8,572 people	14,972 people
65–69	9,548 people	11,014 people	20,562 people
60–64	10,485 people	8,463 people	18,948 people
55–59	10,233 people	7,439 people	17,672 people
50–54	13,825 people	10,530 people	24,355 people
45–49	20,098 people	16,692 people	36,790 people
40–44	20,458 people	18,120 people	38,578 people
35–39	24,424 people	24,770 people	49,194 people
30–34	20,914 people	22,327 people	43,241 people
25–29	15,686 people	19,291 people	34,977 people
20–24	9,493 people	10,561 people	20,054 people
15–19	20,522 people	17,617 people	38,139 people
10–14	31,126 people	29,472 people	60,598 people
5–9	24,397 people	22,259 people	46,656 people
1–4	14,441 people	12,537 people	26,978 people
0	2,521 people	2,101 people	4,622 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.95%

554,454 people

Zhuang0.02%

128 people

Miao0.01%

54 people

Tujia0.00%

16 people

She0.00%

16 people

Yi0.00%

15 people

Yao0.00%

10 people

Bouyei0.00%

8 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Qiang0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Hui0.00%

1 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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