Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	247,311 people	251,894 people	348,762 people
Urbanization rate	18.3%	46.4%	70.2%
Urban population	45,339 people	116,904 people	244,718 people
Male	126,605 people	129,794 people	179,101 people
Female	120,706 people	122,100 people	169,661 people
Households	73,912	90,916	119,504
Average household size	3.30	2.66	2.61

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,448 people	2,201 people	3,649 people
80–84	1,972 people	2,293 people	4,265 people
75–79	3,456 people	3,927 people	7,383 people
70–74	5,298 people	5,382 people	10,680 people
65–69	8,901 people	8,645 people	17,546 people
60–64	6,769 people	6,009 people	12,778 people
55–59	14,680 people	13,899 people	28,579 people
50–54	18,709 people	18,016 people	36,725 people
45–49	15,715 people	14,496 people	30,211 people
40–44	10,726 people	9,791 people	20,517 people
35–39	10,715 people	9,565 people	20,280 people
30–34	17,574 people	16,558 people	34,132 people
25–29	14,836 people	13,811 people	28,647 people
20–24	9,379 people	9,170 people	18,549 people
15–19	10,468 people	10,532 people	21,000 people
10–14	7,676 people	6,724 people	14,400 people
5–9	9,996 people	8,664 people	18,660 people
1–4	8,955 people	8,346 people	17,301 people
0	1,828 people	1,632 people	3,460 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	605 people	1,101 people	1,706 people
80–84	1,257 people	1,753 people	3,010 people
75–79	2,503 people	2,648 people	5,151 people
70–74	3,101 people	3,019 people	6,120 people
65–69	4,941 people	4,612 people	9,553 people
60–64	6,342 people	5,813 people	12,155 people
55–59	9,777 people	9,010 people	18,787 people
50–54	6,318 people	5,487 people	11,805 people
45–49	13,374 people	12,507 people	25,881 people
40–44	16,425 people	16,008 people	32,433 people
35–39	13,202 people	12,757 people	25,959 people
30–34	7,891 people	7,828 people	15,719 people
25–29	6,550 people	6,755 people	13,305 people
20–24	9,805 people	8,909 people	18,714 people
15–19	9,267 people	7,693 people	16,960 people
10–14	7,268 people	6,272 people	13,540 people
5–9	5,466 people	4,817 people	10,283 people
1–4	4,494 people	3,978 people	8,472 people
0	1,208 people	1,133 people	2,341 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	248 people	490 people	738 people
80–84	676 people	1,190 people	1,866 people
75–79	1,731 people	2,275 people	4,006 people
70–74	2,881 people	3,182 people	6,063 people
65–69	3,987 people	3,872 people	7,859 people
60–64	4,338 people	3,738 people	8,076 people
55–59	5,446 people	4,932 people	10,378 people
50–54	6,472 people	5,816 people	12,288 people
45–49	9,659 people	8,828 people	18,487 people
40–44	5,897 people	5,110 people	11,007 people
35–39	12,416 people	11,957 people	24,373 people
30–34	14,892 people	15,093 people	29,985 people
25–29	10,949 people	11,245 people	22,194 people
20–24	6,074 people	6,431 people	12,505 people
15–19	6,820 people	6,165 people	12,985 people
10–14	14,565 people	13,547 people	28,112 people
5–9	11,895 people	10,498 people	22,393 people
1–4	6,205 people	5,176 people	11,381 people
0	1,454 people	1,161 people	2,615 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.19%

249,858 people

Hui0.65%

1,633 people

Miao0.04%

106 people

Zhuang0.03%

72 people

Yi0.02%

55 people

Tujia0.02%

39 people

Manchu0.01%

26 people

Bouyei0.01%

21 people

Yao0.01%

20 people

Lisu0.00%

8 people

Mulao0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Russian0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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