Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	490,130 people	404,278 people	431,148 people
Urbanization rate	17.6%	35.1%	53.9%
Urban population	86,396 people	141,831 people	232,557 people
Male	253,156 people	200,500 people	218,791 people
Female	236,974 people	203,778 people	212,357 people
Households	144,946	146,477	177,645
Average household size	3.34	2.57	2.38

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+	2,084 people	3,148 people	5,232 people
80–84	4,038 people	4,510 people	8,548 people
75–79	7,103 people	6,934 people	14,037 people
70–74	11,390 people	10,694 people	22,084 people
65–69	16,368 people	15,539 people	31,907 people
60–64	11,205 people	9,656 people	20,861 people
55–59	18,384 people	17,480 people	35,864 people
50–54	24,433 people	23,060 people	47,493 people
45–49	21,099 people	21,164 people	42,263 people
40–44	14,452 people	15,587 people	30,039 people
35–39	11,335 people	13,296 people	24,631 people
30–34	13,766 people	14,746 people	28,512 people
25–29	12,020 people	11,268 people	23,288 people
20–24	7,043 people	6,443 people	13,486 people
15–19	10,634 people	9,134 people	19,768 people
10–14	11,951 people	10,586 people	22,537 people
5–9	11,064 people	9,851 people	20,915 people
1–4	8,614 people	7,726 people	16,340 people
0	1,808 people	1,535 people	3,343 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,032 people	1,688 people	2,720 people
80–84	2,402 people	2,907 people	5,309 people
75–79	5,208 people	5,272 people	10,480 people
70–74	8,044 people	6,878 people	14,922 people
65–69	10,341 people	8,741 people	19,082 people
60–64	13,472 people	11,791 people	25,263 people
55–59	16,864 people	16,069 people	32,933 people
50–54	10,972 people	9,875 people	20,847 people
45–49	16,293 people	16,659 people	32,952 people
40–44	20,145 people	20,990 people	41,135 people
35–39	16,541 people	19,915 people	36,456 people
30–34	10,616 people	13,482 people	24,098 people
25–29	8,562 people	11,647 people	20,209 people
20–24	8,828 people	11,430 people	20,258 people
15–19	13,198 people	12,810 people	26,008 people
10–14	13,531 people	12,246 people	25,777 people
5–9	12,792 people	11,459 people	24,251 people
1–4	9,233 people	7,967 people	17,200 people
0	2,426 people	1,952 people	4,378 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	284 people	684 people	968 people
80–84	1,065 people	1,878 people	2,943 people
75–79	2,888 people	3,849 people	6,737 people
70–74	5,144 people	5,486 people	10,630 people
65–69	8,057 people	7,276 people	15,333 people
60–64	10,046 people	8,148 people	18,194 people
55–59	11,650 people	9,516 people	21,166 people
50–54	14,938 people	12,647 people	27,585 people
45–49	19,581 people	17,557 people	37,138 people
40–44	13,157 people	10,890 people	24,047 people
35–39	21,724 people	20,485 people	42,209 people
30–34	28,891 people	27,338 people	56,229 people
25–29	24,115 people	25,503 people	49,618 people
20–24	15,924 people	17,154 people	33,078 people
15–19	15,462 people	13,692 people	29,154 people
10–14	24,463 people	22,685 people	47,148 people
5–9	21,581 people	19,472 people	41,053 people
1–4	11,390 people	10,118 people	21,508 people
0	2,796 people	2,596 people	5,392 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.77%

403,334 people

Miao0.09%

381 people

Bouyei0.04%

169 people

Hui0.03%

123 people

Zhuang0.02%

90 people

Yi0.01%

56 people

Tujia0.01%

35 people

Manchu0.01%

20 people

Tibetan0.00%

12 people

Hani0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Li0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

6 people

Dai0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Dong0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Blang0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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