Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	405,634 people	500,114 people	571,648 people
Urbanization rate	3.8%	6.0%	19.2%
Urban population	15,339 people	29,823 people	109,787 people
Male	209,070 people	256,594 people	285,255 people
Female	196,564 people	243,520 people	286,393 people
Households	97,846	133,109	152,068
Average household size	4.14	3.75	3.55

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+	657 people	502 people	1,159 people
80–84	1,072 people	904 people	1,976 people
75–79	2,388 people	2,045 people	4,433 people
70–74	4,606 people	4,270 people	8,876 people
65–69	5,612 people	5,521 people	11,133 people
60–64	7,100 people	7,485 people	14,585 people
55–59	8,596 people	9,154 people	17,750 people
50–54	12,638 people	13,987 people	26,625 people
45–49	14,077 people	15,431 people	29,508 people
40–44	15,527 people	16,895 people	32,422 people
35–39	19,430 people	19,699 people	39,129 people
30–34	23,738 people	24,681 people	48,419 people
25–29	21,881 people	22,937 people	44,818 people
20–24	20,306 people	19,849 people	40,155 people
15–19	18,671 people	17,708 people	36,379 people
10–14	34,325 people	33,052 people	67,377 people
5–9	57,153 people	55,450 people	112,603 people
1–4	15,464 people	14,910 people	30,374 people
0	2,014 people	1,913 people	3,927 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	838 people	476 people	1,314 people
80–84	1,070 people	689 people	1,759 people
75–79	1,597 people	1,180 people	2,777 people
70–74	3,266 people	2,512 people	5,778 people
65–69	5,056 people	4,137 people	9,193 people
60–64	8,210 people	7,196 people	15,406 people
55–59	8,468 people	7,940 people	16,408 people
50–54	9,626 people	9,522 people	19,148 people
45–49	11,241 people	10,702 people	21,943 people
40–44	16,850 people	15,682 people	32,532 people
35–39	18,852 people	18,035 people	36,887 people
30–34	20,855 people	20,390 people	41,245 people
25–29	24,257 people	23,890 people	48,147 people
20–24	28,641 people	29,795 people	58,436 people
15–19	26,015 people	24,360 people	50,375 people
10–14	27,940 people	25,843 people	53,783 people
5–9	21,152 people	19,356 people	40,508 people
1–4	18,181 people	17,411 people	35,592 people
0	4,479 people	4,404 people	8,883 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,175 people	668 people	1,843 people
80–84	1,600 people	1,035 people	2,635 people
75–79	1,848 people	1,165 people	3,013 people
70–74	3,039 people	2,419 people	5,458 people
65–69	3,250 people	2,485 people	5,735 people
60–64	5,335 people	4,576 people	9,911 people
55–59	5,728 people	5,327 people	11,055 people
50–54	8,469 people	8,786 people	17,255 people
45–49	8,226 people	8,260 people	16,486 people
40–44	8,914 people	9,402 people	18,316 people
35–39	10,223 people	9,878 people	20,101 people
30–34	14,563 people	13,848 people	28,411 people
25–29	16,552 people	16,406 people	32,958 people
20–24	19,165 people	19,203 people	38,368 people
15–19	23,400 people	19,898 people	43,298 people
10–14	30,024 people	28,230 people	58,254 people
5–9	25,510 people	24,220 people	49,730 people
1–4	17,101 people	16,152 people	33,253 people
0	4,948 people	4,606 people	9,554 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur97.30%

486,609 people

Han2.67%

13,336 people

Hui0.02%

89 people

Zhuang0.00%

22 people

Tujia0.00%

17 people

Dongxiang0.00%

8 people

Miao0.00%

7 people

Kazakh0.00%

6 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Tajik0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

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