Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	169,962 people	170,673 people	184,293 people
Urbanization rate	17.0%	31.9%	38.7%
Urban population	28,947 people	54,414 people	71,243 people
Male	88,260 people	87,790 people	96,796 people
Female	81,702 people	82,883 people	87,497 people
Households	45,097	45,960	50,809
Average household size	3.75	3.66	3.34

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+	658 people	782 people	1,440 people
80–84	1,263 people	1,579 people	2,842 people
75–79	2,005 people	2,348 people	4,353 people
70–74	2,610 people	2,847 people	5,457 people
65–69	3,220 people	3,505 people	6,725 people
60–64	3,413 people	3,347 people	6,760 people
55–59	6,341 people	5,886 people	12,227 people
50–54	9,491 people	8,506 people	17,997 people
45–49	10,021 people	8,943 people	18,964 people
40–44	5,692 people	5,364 people	11,056 people
35–39	5,223 people	4,346 people	9,569 people
30–34	6,581 people	5,411 people	11,992 people
25–29	6,999 people	5,772 people	12,771 people
20–24	5,776 people	4,669 people	10,445 people
15–19	6,071 people	5,094 people	11,165 people
10–14	7,538 people	6,496 people	14,034 people
5–9	7,548 people	6,728 people	14,276 people
1–4	5,244 people	4,853 people	10,097 people
0	1,102 people	1,021 people	2,123 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	244 people	374 people	618 people
80–84	610 people	782 people	1,392 people
75–79	1,282 people	1,398 people	2,680 people
70–74	2,361 people	2,486 people	4,847 people
65–69	2,966 people	2,961 people	5,927 people
60–64	3,268 people	3,222 people	6,490 people
55–59	3,755 people	3,797 people	7,552 people
50–54	3,792 people	3,669 people	7,461 people
45–49	6,420 people	6,174 people	12,594 people
40–44	9,125 people	8,645 people	17,770 people
35–39	9,437 people	9,088 people	18,525 people
30–34	5,410 people	5,618 people	11,028 people
25–29	4,652 people	4,619 people	9,271 people
20–24	5,666 people	5,477 people	11,143 people
15–19	7,477 people	6,471 people	13,948 people
10–14	7,901 people	6,705 people	14,606 people
5–9	6,944 people	5,990 people	12,934 people
1–4	5,341 people	4,407 people	9,748 people
0	1,139 people	1,000 people	2,139 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	177 people	245 people	422 people
80–84	338 people	430 people	768 people
75–79	709 people	855 people	1,564 people
70–74	1,442 people	1,474 people	2,916 people
65–69	2,170 people	2,142 people	4,312 people
60–64	3,207 people	3,211 people	6,418 people
55–59	3,653 people	3,420 people	7,073 people
50–54	3,791 people	3,664 people	7,455 people
45–49	4,187 people	4,113 people	8,300 people
40–44	4,125 people	3,950 people	8,075 people
35–39	7,076 people	6,664 people	13,740 people
30–34	10,111 people	9,348 people	19,459 people
25–29	10,356 people	9,685 people	20,041 people
20–24	5,591 people	5,667 people	11,258 people
15–19	5,550 people	4,688 people	10,238 people
10–14	8,436 people	7,351 people	15,787 people
5–9	9,460 people	8,148 people	17,608 people
1–4	6,268 people	5,304 people	11,572 people
0	1,613 people	1,343 people	2,956 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han72.33%

123,439 people

Yi26.16%

44,646 people

Bouyei1.28%

2,186 people

Hui0.07%

127 people

Miao0.04%

73 people

Mongol0.03%

55 people

Tibetan0.03%

49 people

Bai0.02%

28 people

Tujia0.01%

19 people

Li0.01%

12 people

Zhuang0.01%

9 people

Manchu0.01%

9 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Derung0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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