Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	227,970 people	236,133 people	203,704 people
Urbanization rate	9.4%	21.2%	32.1%
Urban population	21,375 people	49,998 people	65,431 people
Male	116,760 people	120,161 people	102,841 people
Female	111,210 people	115,972 people	100,863 people
Households	59,977	60,280	73,058
Average household size	3.77	3.81	2.74

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+	554 people	882 people	1,436 people
80–84	1,059 people	1,359 people	2,418 people
75–79	2,070 people	2,513 people	4,583 people
70–74	3,155 people	3,460 people	6,615 people
65–69	5,161 people	5,429 people	10,590 people
60–64	4,521 people	4,497 people	9,018 people
55–59	9,310 people	9,241 people	18,551 people
50–54	10,078 people	9,812 people	19,890 people
45–49	10,921 people	10,018 people	20,939 people
40–44	8,767 people	8,294 people	17,061 people
35–39	6,115 people	5,878 people	11,993 people
30–34	7,167 people	6,867 people	14,034 people
25–29	5,567 people	5,367 people	10,934 people
20–24	5,531 people	5,267 people	10,798 people
15–19	5,166 people	4,987 people	10,153 people
10–14	5,959 people	5,687 people	11,646 people
5–9	5,880 people	5,737 people	11,617 people
1–4	4,888 people	4,614 people	9,502 people
0	972 people	954 people	1,926 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	276 people	477 people	753 people
80–84	732 people	976 people	1,708 people
75–79	1,797 people	2,109 people	3,906 people
70–74	2,640 people	2,729 people	5,369 people
65–69	3,566 people	3,713 people	7,279 people
60–64	4,475 people	4,344 people	8,819 people
55–59	6,666 people	6,359 people	13,025 people
50–54	5,524 people	5,225 people	10,749 people
45–49	10,992 people	10,432 people	21,424 people
40–44	11,866 people	11,138 people	23,004 people
35–39	13,057 people	11,675 people	24,732 people
30–34	10,655 people	10,023 people	20,678 people
25–29	7,709 people	7,526 people	15,235 people
20–24	8,735 people	8,726 people	17,461 people
15–19	7,872 people	7,721 people	15,593 people
10–14	9,139 people	8,934 people	18,073 people
5–9	8,192 people	7,833 people	16,025 people
1–4	4,916 people	4,735 people	9,651 people
0	1,352 people	1,297 people	2,649 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	156 people	244 people	400 people
80–84	426 people	598 people	1,024 people
75–79	984 people	1,387 people	2,371 people
70–74	2,087 people	2,324 people	4,411 people
65–69	3,396 people	3,469 people	6,865 people
60–64	3,922 people	3,676 people	7,598 people
55–59	4,449 people	4,351 people	8,800 people
50–54	5,095 people	4,755 people	9,850 people
45–49	7,254 people	6,661 people	13,915 people
40–44	5,945 people	5,436 people	11,381 people
35–39	11,461 people	10,744 people	22,205 people
30–34	12,344 people	11,426 people	23,770 people
25–29	13,374 people	11,951 people	25,325 people
20–24	10,141 people	9,915 people	20,056 people
15–19	7,368 people	7,018 people	14,386 people
10–14	10,637 people	10,176 people	20,813 people
5–9	8,473 people	8,149 people	16,622 people
1–4	7,289 people	7,053 people	14,342 people
0	1,959 people	1,877 people	3,836 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han56.97%

116,056 people

Yi38.42%

78,255 people

Bai3.41%

6,952 people

Hui0.77%

1,573 people

Lisu0.09%

174 people

Hani0.08%

171 people

Miao0.05%

96 people

Zhuang0.04%

85 people

Dai0.03%

70 people

Lahu0.02%

36 people

Naxi0.02%

35 people

Other groups0.02%

35 people

Tujia0.01%

27 people

Bouyei0.01%

23 people

Tibetan0.01%

21 people

Wa0.01%

14 people

Yao0.01%

11 people

Jingpo0.00%

9 people

Li0.00%

8 people

Blang0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Nu0.00%

5 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Jino0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Achang0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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