Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	518,186 people	646,074 people	695,958 people
Urbanization rate	40.3%	56.2%	62.9%
Urban population	208,712 people	363,121 people	437,960 people
Male	264,413 people	331,001 people	361,292 people
Female	253,773 people	315,073 people	334,666 people
Households	176,912	237,555	304,001
Average household size	2.82	2.61	2.19

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+	4,207 people	5,392 people	9,599 people
80–84	5,185 people	5,727 people	10,912 people
75–79	7,608 people	7,860 people	15,468 people
70–74	12,448 people	12,816 people	25,264 people
65–69	17,958 people	18,619 people	36,577 people
60–64	21,870 people	20,723 people	42,593 people
55–59	28,026 people	26,480 people	54,506 people
50–54	35,399 people	33,586 people	68,985 people
45–49	33,165 people	32,615 people	65,780 people
40–44	28,043 people	28,094 people	56,137 people
35–39	27,950 people	26,706 people	54,656 people
30–34	29,542 people	26,573 people	56,115 people
25–29	22,384 people	18,310 people	40,694 people
20–24	16,053 people	11,573 people	27,626 people
15–19	15,534 people	12,453 people	27,987 people
10–14	19,640 people	16,352 people	35,992 people
5–9	18,723 people	15,564 people	34,287 people
1–4	14,766 people	12,798 people	27,564 people
0	2,791 people	2,425 people	5,216 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,833 people	2,672 people	4,505 people
80–84	3,623 people	4,113 people	7,736 people
75–79	6,961 people	7,097 people	14,058 people
70–74	8,419 people	7,813 people	16,232 people
65–69	9,762 people	9,074 people	18,836 people
60–64	14,368 people	13,778 people	28,146 people
55–59	19,596 people	19,158 people	38,754 people
50–54	23,032 people	21,514 people	44,546 people
45–49	28,497 people	27,614 people	56,111 people
40–44	34,951 people	34,196 people	69,147 people
35–39	31,965 people	31,676 people	63,641 people
30–34	26,521 people	27,218 people	53,739 people
25–29	24,332 people	25,269 people	49,601 people
20–24	24,285 people	23,051 people	47,336 people
15–19	20,043 people	17,246 people	37,289 people
10–14	16,829 people	13,731 people	30,560 people
5–9	17,907 people	15,065 people	32,972 people
1–4	15,071 people	12,472 people	27,543 people
0	3,006 people	2,316 people	5,322 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	824 people	1,605 people	2,429 people
80–84	1,888 people	2,767 people	4,655 people
75–79	4,247 people	4,848 people	9,095 people
70–74	6,654 people	6,570 people	13,224 people
65–69	9,982 people	8,883 people	18,865 people
60–64	10,435 people	8,839 people	19,274 people
55–59	11,040 people	9,456 people	20,496 people
50–54	15,296 people	14,067 people	29,363 people
45–49	19,519 people	19,098 people	38,617 people
40–44	21,705 people	20,469 people	42,174 people
35–39	23,910 people	24,227 people	48,137 people
30–34	26,675 people	27,134 people	53,809 people
25–29	22,403 people	24,089 people	46,492 people
20–24	16,098 people	19,320 people	35,418 people
15–19	19,339 people	18,883 people	38,222 people
10–14	23,463 people	18,912 people	42,375 people
5–9	16,952 people	13,611 people	30,563 people
1–4	10,636 people	8,457 people	19,093 people
0	3,347 people	2,538 people	5,885 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.22%

634,575 people

Miao0.74%

4,760 people

Tujia0.38%

2,420 people

Bouyei0.36%

2,335 people

Dong0.06%

411 people

Yi0.05%

314 people

Hui0.03%

216 people

Zhuang0.03%

184 people

Uyghur0.02%

130 people

Bai0.02%

126 people

She0.01%

69 people

Maonan0.01%

60 people

Li0.01%

55 people

Mongol0.01%

53 people

Manchu0.01%

51 people

Gelao0.01%

50 people

Sui0.01%

43 people

Hani0.01%

35 people

Dai0.01%

34 people

Tibetan0.00%

24 people

Yao0.00%

22 people

Mulao0.00%

19 people

Lahu0.00%

15 people

Korean0.00%

14 people

Wa0.00%

13 people

Tu0.00%

13 people

Qiang0.00%

11 people

Other groups0.00%

8 people

Xibe0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

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