Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	57,387 people	85,825 people	90,307 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	21.4%	33.8%
Urban population	0 people	18,359 people	30,521 people
Male	28,991 people	44,307 people	45,767 people
Female	28,396 people	41,518 people	44,540 people
Households	9,603	16,865	23,096
Average household size	5.85	4.90	3.80

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+	173 people	361 people	534 people
80–84	272 people	484 people	756 people
75–79	587 people	872 people	1,459 people
70–74	817 people	1,175 people	1,992 people
65–69	720 people	778 people	1,498 people
60–64	600 people	644 people	1,244 people
55–59	1,434 people	1,307 people	2,741 people
50–54	2,383 people	2,194 people	4,577 people
45–49	2,933 people	2,782 people	5,715 people
40–44	3,099 people	3,006 people	6,105 people
35–39	3,027 people	3,095 people	6,122 people
30–34	3,597 people	3,299 people	6,896 people
25–29	3,562 people	3,446 people	7,008 people
20–24	3,243 people	2,992 people	6,235 people
15–19	3,477 people	3,029 people	6,506 people
10–14	5,362 people	5,204 people	10,566 people
5–9	5,637 people	5,294 people	10,931 people
1–4	4,071 people	3,855 people	7,926 people
0	773 people	723 people	1,496 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	106 people	221 people	327 people
80–84	160 people	277 people	437 people
75–79	301 people	466 people	767 people
70–74	638 people	809 people	1,447 people
65–69	956 people	1,036 people	1,992 people
60–64	1,185 people	1,346 people	2,531 people
55–59	957 people	889 people	1,846 people
50–54	1,032 people	914 people	1,946 people
45–49	1,903 people	1,524 people	3,427 people
40–44	2,839 people	2,473 people	5,312 people
35–39	3,693 people	3,130 people	6,823 people
30–34	3,764 people	3,502 people	7,266 people
25–29	3,804 people	3,717 people	7,521 people
20–24	4,237 people	4,034 people	8,271 people
15–19	3,963 people	3,757 people	7,720 people
10–14	4,515 people	3,982 people	8,497 people
5–9	4,916 people	4,511 people	9,427 people
1–4	4,092 people	3,903 people	7,995 people
0	1,246 people	1,027 people	2,273 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	41 people	92 people	133 people
80–84	73 people	198 people	271 people
75–79	242 people	408 people	650 people
70–74	339 people	541 people	880 people
65–69	531 people	625 people	1,156 people
60–64	801 people	957 people	1,758 people
55–59	975 people	1,114 people	2,089 people
50–54	1,184 people	1,275 people	2,459 people
45–49	1,030 people	1,052 people	2,082 people
40–44	850 people	831 people	1,681 people
35–39	1,759 people	1,399 people	3,158 people
30–34	2,631 people	2,331 people	4,962 people
25–29	3,155 people	2,912 people	6,067 people
20–24	3,190 people	2,995 people	6,185 people
15–19	3,053 people	3,059 people	6,112 people
10–14	3,353 people	3,129 people	6,482 people
5–9	3,231 people	3,129 people	6,360 people
1–4	1,807 people	1,665 people	3,472 people
0	746 people	684 people	1,430 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan97.52%

88,068 people

Han1.73%

1,559 people

Hui0.55%

500 people

Salar0.10%

89 people

Tu0.04%

38 people

Tujia0.02%

15 people

Bai0.01%

12 people

Miao0.01%

9 people

Mongol0.01%

7 people

Bonan0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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