Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	260,738 people	287,932 people	271,888 people
Urbanization rate	21.3%	31.6%	53.2%
Urban population	55,496 people	91,079 people	144,505 people
Male	135,184 people	148,732 people	140,193 people
Female	125,554 people	139,200 people	131,695 people
Households	65,448	79,022	88,604
Average household size	3.90	3.58	3.02

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+	656 people	995 people	1,651 people
80–84	1,459 people	1,907 people	3,366 people
75–79	2,519 people	2,686 people	5,205 people
70–74	4,333 people	4,465 people	8,798 people
65–69	6,032 people	6,214 people	12,246 people
60–64	6,268 people	6,272 people	12,540 people
55–59	8,970 people	9,154 people	18,124 people
50–54	13,203 people	12,449 people	25,652 people
45–49	13,447 people	12,604 people	26,051 people
40–44	11,440 people	10,899 people	22,339 people
35–39	8,999 people	9,940 people	18,939 people
30–34	10,648 people	11,323 people	21,971 people
25–29	6,638 people	6,489 people	13,127 people
20–24	4,677 people	4,202 people	8,879 people
15–19	6,320 people	4,808 people	11,128 people
10–14	13,917 people	10,702 people	24,619 people
5–9	12,306 people	9,364 people	21,670 people
1–4	7,133 people	6,213 people	13,346 people
0	1,228 people	1,009 people	2,237 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	268 people	496 people	764 people
80–84	632 people	923 people	1,555 people
75–79	1,509 people	1,785 people	3,294 people
70–74	2,949 people	3,091 people	6,040 people
65–69	3,649 people	3,415 people	7,064 people
60–64	5,512 people	5,172 people	10,684 people
55–59	7,047 people	6,903 people	13,950 people
50–54	7,276 people	7,158 people	14,434 people
45–49	10,017 people	10,316 people	20,333 people
40–44	14,685 people	13,649 people	28,334 people
35–39	15,178 people	14,081 people	29,259 people
30–34	13,160 people	12,669 people	25,829 people
25–29	10,603 people	12,111 people	22,714 people
20–24	12,171 people	13,355 people	25,526 people
15–19	10,199 people	8,161 people	18,360 people
10–14	9,127 people	7,182 people	16,309 people
5–9	10,143 people	7,689 people	17,832 people
1–4	12,530 people	9,234 people	21,764 people
0	2,077 people	1,810 people	3,887 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	97 people	254 people	351 people
80–84	389 people	649 people	1,038 people
75–79	945 people	1,379 people	2,324 people
70–74	1,593 people	1,849 people	3,442 people
65–69	2,511 people	2,565 people	5,076 people
60–64	3,929 people	3,745 people	7,674 people
55–59	4,241 people	3,693 people	7,934 people
50–54	6,024 people	5,444 people	11,468 people
45–49	7,383 people	7,054 people	14,437 people
40–44	7,505 people	7,189 people	14,694 people
35–39	10,639 people	10,658 people	21,297 people
30–34	14,358 people	13,333 people	27,691 people
25–29	15,025 people	13,119 people	28,144 people
20–24	13,235 people	13,869 people	27,104 people
15–19	12,436 people	11,085 people	23,521 people
10–14	16,149 people	14,723 people	30,872 people
5–9	10,510 people	8,542 people	19,052 people
1–4	6,048 people	4,633 people	10,681 people
0	2,167 people	1,771 people	3,938 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.84%

271,456 people

Miao0.03%

85 people

Zhuang0.02%

56 people

Tujia0.02%

50 people

Yi0.02%

40 people

Manchu0.01%

29 people

Bouyei0.01%

24 people

Hui0.01%

21 people

Dong0.01%

21 people

Yao0.01%

18 people

She0.01%

17 people

Mongol0.01%

13 people

Other groups0.00%

9 people

Mulao0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Sui0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Maonan0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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