Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	298,434 people	272,443 people	261,579 people
Urbanization rate	20.0%	30.4%	48.3%
Urban population	59,788 people	82,807 people	126,219 people
Male	152,586 people	138,170 people	132,651 people
Female	145,848 people	134,273 people	128,928 people
Households	81,331	81,373	90,844
Average household size	3.63	3.25	2.82

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+	1,410 people	1,103 people	2,513 people
80–84	7,661 people	6,431 people	14,092 people
75–79	11,208 people	9,554 people	20,762 people
70–74	10,702 people	8,632 people	19,334 people
65–69	5,954 people	5,081 people	11,035 people
60–64	3,514 people	3,280 people	6,794 people
55–59	5,964 people	5,130 people	11,094 people
50–54	9,269 people	9,719 people	18,988 people
45–49	7,230 people	7,623 people	14,853 people
40–44	7,407 people	7,870 people	15,277 people
35–39	11,050 people	11,716 people	22,766 people
30–34	12,583 people	12,349 people	24,932 people
25–29	10,782 people	10,280 people	21,062 people
20–24	8,036 people	7,713 people	15,749 people
15–19	7,255 people	7,394 people	14,649 people
10–14	5,078 people	5,560 people	10,638 people
5–9	3,359 people	3,809 people	7,168 people
1–4	2,750 people	3,437 people	6,187 people
0	1,439 people	2,247 people	3,686 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,443 people	1,752 people	4,195 people
80–84	8,519 people	6,254 people	14,773 people
75–79	7,884 people	6,481 people	14,365 people
70–74	8,082 people	6,736 people	14,818 people
65–69	10,049 people	8,283 people	18,332 people
60–64	9,335 people	10,202 people	19,537 people
55–59	7,959 people	8,651 people	16,610 people
50–54	7,757 people	8,476 people	16,233 people
45–49	11,863 people	12,772 people	24,635 people
40–44	13,826 people	13,867 people	27,693 people
35–39	11,957 people	11,963 people	23,920 people
30–34	9,340 people	8,983 people	18,323 people
25–29	8,513 people	8,059 people	16,572 people
20–24	6,262 people	6,177 people	12,439 people
15–19	4,599 people	4,532 people	9,131 people
10–14	4,812 people	4,852 people	9,664 people
5–9	2,682 people	3,023 people	5,705 people
1–4	1,484 people	2,013 people	3,497 people
0	804 people	1,197 people	2,001 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,607 people	1,333 people	2,940 people
80–84	6,931 people	5,584 people	12,515 people
75–79	13,274 people	9,524 people	22,798 people
70–74	22,551 people	20,366 people	42,917 people
65–69	12,148 people	10,013 people	22,161 people
60–64	6,573 people	7,666 people	14,239 people
55–59	11,746 people	13,175 people	24,921 people
50–54	14,788 people	15,515 people	30,303 people
45–49	13,309 people	13,527 people	26,836 people
40–44	10,234 people	9,977 people	20,211 people
35–39	9,582 people	9,227 people	18,809 people
30–34	7,289 people	7,001 people	14,290 people
25–29	5,600 people	5,117 people	10,717 people
20–24	6,276 people	5,813 people	12,089 people
15–19	4,230 people	4,189 people	8,419 people
10–14	3,182 people	3,593 people	6,775 people
5–9	2,102 people	2,467 people	4,569 people
1–4	899 people	1,256 people	2,155 people
0	265 people	505 people	770 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.38%

257,345 people

Dongxiang1.42%

3,718 people

Korean0.04%

109 people

Manchu0.04%

102 people

Yi0.03%

77 people

Tujia0.02%

58 people

Tibetan0.02%

38 people

Bouyei0.01%

24 people

Hui0.01%

15 people

Yao0.01%

14 people

Dong0.00%

9 people

Bai0.00%

7 people

Kazakh0.00%

7 people

Maonan0.00%

7 people

Miao0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Dai0.00%

5 people

Zhuang0.00%

4 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

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