Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	324,332 people	351,245 people	369,166 people
Urbanization rate	18.6%	28.5%	39.1%
Urban population	60,441 people	100,195 people	144,474 people
Male	166,871 people	180,449 people	187,925 people
Female	157,461 people	170,796 people	181,241 people
Households	80,321	89,744	104,468
Average household size	3.99	3.86	3.42

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+	2,363 people	2,130 people	4,493 people
80–84	12,637 people	11,279 people	23,916 people
75–79	18,747 people	17,501 people	36,248 people
70–74	17,991 people	16,638 people	34,629 people
65–69	12,955 people	11,185 people	24,140 people
60–64	13,886 people	12,160 people	26,046 people
55–59	13,069 people	12,068 people	25,137 people
50–54	12,568 people	11,579 people	24,147 people
45–49	10,995 people	10,724 people	21,719 people
40–44	10,880 people	11,084 people	21,964 people
35–39	15,310 people	15,329 people	30,639 people
30–34	13,223 people	13,634 people	26,857 people
25–29	9,116 people	9,255 people	18,371 people
20–24	5,746 people	5,872 people	11,618 people
15–19	6,297 people	6,967 people	13,264 people
10–14	4,935 people	5,188 people	10,123 people
5–9	3,713 people	4,184 people	7,897 people
1–4	2,229 people	2,703 people	4,932 people
0	1,265 people	1,761 people	3,026 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,029 people	2,722 people	5,751 people
80–84	13,104 people	11,622 people	24,726 people
75–79	16,333 people	14,263 people	30,596 people
70–74	20,043 people	17,462 people	37,505 people
65–69	15,763 people	14,299 people	30,062 people
60–64	13,536 people	12,679 people	26,215 people
55–59	12,273 people	11,587 people	23,860 people
50–54	11,914 people	11,895 people	23,809 people
45–49	17,120 people	16,387 people	33,507 people
40–44	14,613 people	14,277 people	28,890 people
35–39	10,253 people	9,970 people	20,223 people
30–34	6,504 people	6,415 people	12,919 people
25–29	7,090 people	7,514 people	14,604 people
20–24	6,039 people	5,810 people	11,849 people
15–19	5,074 people	5,027 people	10,101 people
10–14	3,783 people	4,018 people	7,801 people
5–9	2,312 people	2,610 people	4,922 people
1–4	1,169 people	1,447 people	2,616 people
0	497 people	792 people	1,289 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,656 people	3,107 people	6,763 people
80–84	15,945 people	14,027 people	29,972 people
75–79	17,546 people	16,154 people	33,700 people
70–74	17,010 people	15,482 people	32,492 people
65–69	13,836 people	12,564 people	26,400 people
60–64	12,204 people	11,839 people	24,043 people
55–59	18,099 people	17,027 people	35,126 people
50–54	15,546 people	14,811 people	30,357 people
45–49	10,997 people	10,363 people	21,360 people
40–44	6,983 people	6,754 people	13,737 people
35–39	7,913 people	8,143 people	16,056 people
30–34	7,015 people	6,568 people	13,583 people
25–29	6,191 people	5,770 people	11,961 people
20–24	5,218 people	5,005 people	10,223 people
15–19	3,721 people	3,777 people	7,498 people
10–14	2,644 people	2,904 people	5,548 people
5–9	1,444 people	1,739 people	3,183 people
1–4	634 people	938 people	1,572 people
0	269 people	489 people	758 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han58.42%

205,198 people

Yi39.70%

139,426 people

Miao1.64%

5,755 people

Hui0.11%

381 people

Zhuang0.04%

132 people

Manchu0.03%

94 people

Tibetan0.02%

51 people

Tujia0.01%

42 people

Korean0.01%

41 people

Dong0.01%

37 people

Naxi0.01%

19 people

Jingpo0.00%

11 people

Monba0.00%

9 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Kazakh0.00%

7 people

Hani0.00%

6 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Mulao0.00%

5 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

She0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Achang0.00%

2 people

Evenki0.00%

2 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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