Total population3,146,789 peopleSeventh census

Households1,098,434Average household size 2.72

Urbanization rate61.0%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)109.1Minority population share 5.7%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,991,258 people	2,821,996 people	3,146,789 people
Urbanization rate	35.8%	47.9%	61.0%
Urban population	1,069,986 people	1,352,338 people	1,919,132 people
Male	1,596,693 people	1,476,310 people	1,641,801 people
Female	1,394,565 people	1,345,686 people	1,504,988 people
Households	773,821	905,233	1,098,434
Average household size	3.77	2.99	2.72

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+	16,718 people	20,729 people	37,447 people
80–84	21,987 people	20,895 people	42,882 people
75–79	32,142 people	27,427 people	59,569 people
70–74	53,611 people	45,736 people	99,347 people
65–69	80,521 people	79,759 people	160,280 people
60–64	93,100 people	85,057 people	178,157 people
55–59	109,778 people	104,583 people	214,361 people
50–54	132,320 people	124,084 people	256,404 people
45–49	135,907 people	129,136 people	265,043 people
40–44	118,576 people	109,936 people	228,512 people
35–39	123,772 people	113,495 people	237,267 people
30–34	142,975 people	132,038 people	275,013 people
25–29	116,632 people	100,556 people	217,188 people
20–24	57,102 people	44,195 people	101,297 people
15–19	65,921 people	58,600 people	124,521 people
10–14	107,029 people	98,452 people	205,481 people
5–9	129,051 people	116,796 people	245,847 people
1–4	87,639 people	78,752 people	166,391 people
0	17,020 people	14,762 people	31,782 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	10,530 people	12,628 people	23,158 people
80–84	19,881 people	18,908 people	38,789 people
75–79	29,110 people	24,804 people	53,914 people
70–74	38,596 people	29,063 people	67,659 people
65–69	44,577 people	32,190 people	76,767 people
60–64	65,520 people	49,764 people	115,284 people
55–59	91,394 people	83,233 people	174,627 people
50–54	101,396 people	90,267 people	191,663 people
45–49	112,909 people	108,568 people	221,477 people
40–44	131,491 people	124,221 people	255,712 people
35–39	131,855 people	127,679 people	259,534 people
30–34	112,443 people	108,778 people	221,221 people
25–29	110,533 people	109,392 people	219,925 people
20–24	115,346 people	111,695 people	227,041 people
15–19	122,372 people	110,851 people	233,223 people
10–14	68,763 people	58,003 people	126,766 people
5–9	75,364 people	65,476 people	140,840 people
1–4	75,297 people	64,250 people	139,547 people
0	18,933 people	15,916 people	34,849 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,842 people	6,704 people	11,546 people
80–84	11,730 people	11,964 people	23,694 people
75–79	24,808 people	22,114 people	46,922 people
70–74	40,656 people	32,443 people	73,099 people
65–69	45,281 people	33,589 people	78,870 people
60–64	51,495 people	34,981 people	86,476 people
55–59	53,459 people	36,335 people	89,794 people
50–54	75,768 people	55,167 people	130,935 people
45–49	101,128 people	90,910 people	192,038 people
40–44	109,942 people	96,279 people	206,221 people
35–39	122,810 people	116,868 people	239,678 people
30–34	141,615 people	134,793 people	276,408 people
25–29	142,551 people	138,670 people	281,221 people
20–24	122,055 people	113,516 people	235,571 people
15–19	145,870 people	123,576 people	269,446 people
10–14	183,525 people	164,418 people	347,943 people
5–9	148,707 people	126,198 people	274,905 people
1–4	55,573 people	43,675 people	99,248 people
0	14,878 people	12,365 people	27,243 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han94.30%

2,967,485 people

She4.93%

154,972 people

Hui0.29%

9,179 people

Miao0.11%

3,312 people

Zhuang0.07%

2,169 people

Tujia0.07%

2,118 people

Yi0.06%

1,739 people

Bouyei0.04%

1,137 people

Dong0.03%

876 people

Manchu0.01%

434 people

Dai0.01%

362 people

Yao0.01%

341 people

Li0.01%

339 people

Sui0.01%

289 people

Mongol0.01%

270 people

Bai0.01%

231 people

Gelao0.01%

228 people

Jingpo0.01%

183 people

Other groups0.01%

167 people

Hani0.01%

166 people

Tibetan0.00%

106 people

Wa0.00%

85 people

Uyghur0.00%

80 people

Lahu0.00%

65 people

Lisu0.00%

64 people

Dongxiang0.00%

57 people

Mulao0.00%

53 people

Korean0.00%

52 people

Tu0.00%

43 people

Blang0.00%

26 people

Maonan0.00%

26 people

Naxi0.00%

15 people

Salar0.00%

14 people

Gin0.00%

14 people

Qiang0.00%

6 people

Achang0.00%

6 people

Nu0.00%

6 people

Xibe0.00%

5 people

De'ang0.00%

4 people

Gaoshan0.00%

4 people

Uzbek0.00%

3 people

Russian0.00%

2 people

Yugur0.00%

2 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Derung0.00%

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