Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	562,794 people	523,403 people	562,657 people
Urbanization rate	8.6%	22.4%	41.0%
Urban population	48,396 people	117,205 people	230,906 people
Male	289,148 people	259,222 people	279,224 people
Female	273,646 people	264,181 people	283,433 people
Households	143,245	153,492	202,713
Average household size	3.92	3.36	2.62

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+	2,538 people	5,612 people	8,150 people
80–84	3,078 people	4,810 people	7,888 people
75–79	5,802 people	7,338 people	13,140 people
70–74	9,302 people	10,396 people	19,698 people
65–69	15,541 people	16,300 people	31,841 people
60–64	13,139 people	13,584 people	26,723 people
55–59	15,221 people	16,853 people	32,074 people
50–54	20,123 people	23,707 people	43,830 people
45–49	17,278 people	18,381 people	35,659 people
40–44	14,631 people	15,278 people	29,909 people
35–39	15,270 people	16,432 people	31,702 people
30–34	22,251 people	24,385 people	46,636 people
25–29	16,771 people	17,515 people	34,286 people
20–24	14,197 people	11,037 people	25,234 people
15–19	14,839 people	11,275 people	26,114 people
10–14	26,545 people	23,065 people	49,610 people
5–9	31,039 people	27,651 people	58,690 people
1–4	18,488 people	16,994 people	35,482 people
0	3,171 people	2,820 people	5,991 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,333 people	2,787 people	4,120 people
80–84	2,299 people	3,519 people	5,818 people
75–79	4,038 people	5,142 people	9,180 people
70–74	5,202 people	6,030 people	11,232 people
65–69	7,088 people	8,010 people	15,098 people
60–64	10,207 people	10,801 people	21,008 people
55–59	15,686 people	16,441 people	32,127 people
50–54	13,348 people	14,530 people	27,878 people
45–49	15,240 people	17,197 people	32,437 people
40–44	19,299 people	23,146 people	42,445 people
35–39	16,534 people	19,014 people	35,548 people
30–34	14,677 people	16,852 people	31,529 people
25–29	16,317 people	19,349 people	35,666 people
20–24	24,854 people	26,887 people	51,741 people
15–19	26,177 people	24,526 people	50,703 people
10–14	24,803 people	18,344 people	43,147 people
5–9	20,208 people	14,669 people	34,877 people
1–4	18,776 people	14,379 people	33,155 people
0	3,136 people	2,558 people	5,694 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	640 people	1,417 people	2,057 people
80–84	1,709 people	2,984 people	4,693 people
75–79	3,190 people	4,530 people	7,720 people
70–74	5,053 people	6,274 people	11,327 people
65–69	6,476 people	7,103 people	13,579 people
60–64	7,158 people	7,295 people	14,453 people
55–59	8,825 people	9,045 people	17,870 people
50–54	12,638 people	12,799 people	25,437 people
45–49	18,453 people	17,887 people	36,340 people
40–44	15,569 people	14,760 people	30,329 people
35–39	20,044 people	19,492 people	39,536 people
30–34	28,411 people	27,870 people	56,281 people
25–29	23,950 people	22,299 people	46,249 people
20–24	21,263 people	20,467 people	41,730 people
15–19	26,360 people	25,341 people	51,701 people
10–14	43,722 people	39,073 people	82,795 people
5–9	26,974 people	22,043 people	49,017 people
1–4	14,341 people	9,132 people	23,473 people
0	4,372 people	3,835 people	8,207 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.76%

544,432 people

Hui3.20%

18,005 people

Tujia0.01%

38 people

Zhuang0.01%

34 people

Miao0.01%

32 people

Mongol0.00%

18 people

Yi0.00%

17 people

Manchu0.00%

15 people

Bouyei0.00%

14 people

Bai0.00%

14 people

Dong0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Mulao0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

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