Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	478,782 people	471,634 people	466,244 people
Urbanization rate	18.7%	30.7%	46.0%
Urban population	89,427 people	144,596 people	214,232 people
Male	244,735 people	239,481 people	233,558 people
Female	234,047 people	232,153 people	232,686 people
Households	149,610	156,109	180,731
Average household size	3.16	2.85	2.47

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+	2,053 people	2,353 people	4,406 people
80–84	4,464 people	4,674 people	9,138 people
75–79	7,815 people	7,804 people	15,619 people
70–74	11,920 people	11,607 people	23,527 people
65–69	16,114 people	16,117 people	32,231 people
60–64	16,588 people	15,727 people	32,315 people
55–59	18,913 people	19,007 people	37,920 people
50–54	22,409 people	22,973 people	45,382 people
45–49	20,542 people	21,769 people	42,311 people
40–44	12,196 people	12,272 people	24,468 people
35–39	11,604 people	12,532 people	24,136 people
30–34	13,719 people	14,704 people	28,423 people
25–29	12,820 people	13,399 people	26,219 people
20–24	10,149 people	9,510 people	19,659 people
15–19	12,192 people	10,521 people	22,713 people
10–14	13,355 people	12,824 people	26,179 people
5–9	13,372 people	12,577 people	25,949 people
1–4	11,229 people	10,268 people	21,497 people
0	2,104 people	2,048 people	4,152 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,082 people	1,412 people	2,494 people
80–84	2,062 people	2,059 people	4,121 people
75–79	4,879 people	4,569 people	9,448 people
70–74	8,221 people	7,649 people	15,870 people
65–69	10,968 people	9,858 people	20,826 people
60–64	14,662 people	13,292 people	27,954 people
55–59	17,773 people	17,357 people	35,130 people
50–54	17,277 people	16,313 people	33,590 people
45–49	19,277 people	18,689 people	37,966 people
40–44	23,002 people	22,169 people	45,171 people
35–39	21,178 people	21,796 people	42,974 people
30–34	12,367 people	12,298 people	24,665 people
25–29	11,689 people	12,478 people	24,167 people
20–24	16,513 people	15,748 people	32,261 people
15–19	19,023 people	18,532 people	37,555 people
10–14	15,028 people	14,659 people	29,687 people
5–9	12,298 people	11,747 people	24,045 people
1–4	9,794 people	9,364 people	19,158 people
0	2,388 people	2,164 people	4,552 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	498 people	722 people	1,220 people
80–84	1,586 people	2,016 people	3,602 people
75–79	3,496 people	3,464 people	6,960 people
70–74	5,009 people	4,225 people	9,234 people
65–69	7,886 people	6,843 people	14,729 people
60–64	10,939 people	9,640 people	20,579 people
55–59	12,832 people	11,289 people	24,121 people
50–54	16,167 people	14,420 people	30,587 people
45–49	19,005 people	18,414 people	37,419 people
40–44	18,739 people	17,266 people	36,005 people
35–39	21,203 people	20,423 people	41,626 people
30–34	25,208 people	24,745 people	49,953 people
25–29	22,343 people	23,499 people	45,842 people
20–24	11,232 people	12,482 people	23,714 people
15–19	13,496 people	12,331 people	25,827 people
10–14	19,980 people	18,927 people	38,907 people
5–9	19,319 people	18,349 people	37,668 people
1–4	13,056 people	12,344 people	25,400 people
0	2,741 people	2,648 people	5,389 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.91%

471,209 people

Hui0.04%

198 people

Manchu0.02%

92 people

Mongol0.01%

32 people

Tujia0.00%

18 people

Zhuang0.00%

16 people

Miao0.00%

14 people

Yi0.00%

11 people

Bouyei0.00%

8 people

Korean0.00%

7 people

Tu0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

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