Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	255,402 people	266,620 people	258,260 people
Urbanization rate	4.3%	31.7%	44.9%
Urban population	11,084 people	84,416 people	115,960 people
Male	131,553 people	134,857 people	127,600 people
Female	123,849 people	131,763 people	130,660 people
Households	62,841	70,240	84,922
Average household size	3.93	3.67	2.97

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+	599 people	1,305 people	1,904 people
80–84	989 people	1,587 people	2,576 people
75–79	1,972 people	2,960 people	4,932 people
70–74	4,229 people	5,437 people	9,666 people
65–69	7,134 people	7,758 people	14,892 people
60–64	7,957 people	8,036 people	15,993 people
55–59	9,108 people	9,581 people	18,689 people
50–54	10,036 people	9,667 people	19,703 people
45–49	7,726 people	8,376 people	16,102 people
40–44	7,692 people	8,070 people	15,762 people
35–39	11,293 people	12,600 people	23,893 people
30–34	11,244 people	12,273 people	23,517 people
25–29	5,668 people	5,972 people	11,640 people
20–24	2,801 people	2,669 people	5,470 people
15–19	6,639 people	5,944 people	12,583 people
10–14	11,384 people	9,895 people	21,279 people
5–9	12,807 people	10,847 people	23,654 people
1–4	7,175 people	6,643 people	13,818 people
0	1,147 people	1,040 people	2,187 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	252 people	542 people	794 people
80–84	732 people	1,202 people	1,934 people
75–79	1,606 people	2,098 people	3,704 people
70–74	2,243 people	2,499 people	4,742 people
65–69	3,285 people	3,766 people	7,051 people
60–64	5,856 people	6,200 people	12,056 people
55–59	8,447 people	8,502 people	16,949 people
50–54	9,126 people	8,870 people	17,996 people
45–49	10,487 people	10,462 people	20,949 people
40–44	11,621 people	10,404 people	22,025 people
35–39	9,292 people	9,174 people	18,466 people
30–34	9,466 people	8,913 people	18,379 people
25–29	14,441 people	14,341 people	28,782 people
20–24	14,174 people	14,054 people	28,228 people
15–19	8,906 people	9,016 people	17,922 people
10–14	4,976 people	4,570 people	9,546 people
5–9	8,882 people	7,657 people	16,539 people
1–4	9,006 people	7,602 people	16,608 people
0	2,059 people	1,891 people	3,950 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	119 people	281 people	400 people
80–84	348 people	665 people	1,013 people
75–79	948 people	1,565 people	2,513 people
70–74	2,126 people	2,568 people	4,694 people
65–69	2,958 people	3,109 people	6,067 people
60–64	3,382 people	3,240 people	6,622 people
55–59	3,879 people	4,163 people	8,042 people
50–54	6,452 people	6,630 people	13,082 people
45–49	9,290 people	8,932 people	18,222 people
40–44	9,921 people	8,980 people	18,901 people
35–39	11,606 people	10,578 people	22,184 people
30–34	12,922 people	10,580 people	23,502 people
25–29	10,574 people	9,367 people	19,941 people
20–24	9,689 people	8,940 people	18,629 people
15–19	17,427 people	16,407 people	33,834 people
10–14	16,037 people	15,270 people	31,307 people
5–9	7,114 people	6,576 people	13,690 people
1–4	5,227 people	4,670 people	9,897 people
0	1,534 people	1,328 people	2,862 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

266,582 people

Manchu0.01%

15 people

Hui0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Tujia0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

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