Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,076,134 people	960,759 people	763,983 people
Urbanization rate	16.3%	18.7%	25.8%
Urban population	175,598 people	179,184 people	196,832 people
Male	551,332 people	490,234 people	388,645 people
Female	524,802 people	470,525 people	375,338 people
Households	288,958	267,134	293,282
Average household size	3.69	3.57	2.51

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+	1,500 people	1,388 people	2,888 people
80–84	8,020 people	7,610 people	15,630 people
75–79	15,724 people	14,520 people	30,244 people
70–74	23,245 people	21,014 people	44,259 people
65–69	16,361 people	14,798 people	31,159 people
60–64	10,352 people	9,403 people	19,755 people
55–59	18,100 people	15,998 people	34,098 people
50–54	30,676 people	28,146 people	58,822 people
45–49	24,537 people	22,632 people	47,169 people
40–44	28,299 people	27,045 people	55,344 people
35–39	37,370 people	36,424 people	73,794 people
30–34	42,632 people	41,320 people	83,952 people
25–29	38,602 people	37,989 people	76,591 people
20–24	29,968 people	30,236 people	60,204 people
15–19	27,736 people	28,945 people	56,681 people
10–14	16,266 people	17,208 people	33,474 people
5–9	9,307 people	9,860 people	19,167 people
1–4	6,327 people	6,547 people	12,874 people
0	3,623 people	4,255 people	7,878 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,008 people	3,413 people	7,421 people
80–84	20,406 people	17,869 people	38,275 people
75–79	22,139 people	19,658 people	41,797 people
70–74	21,217 people	19,070 people	40,287 people
65–69	34,793 people	33,208 people	68,001 people
60–64	49,519 people	50,543 people	100,062 people
55–59	34,909 people	34,054 people	68,963 people
50–54	35,707 people	34,240 people	69,947 people
45–49	43,315 people	41,565 people	84,880 people
40–44	48,402 people	45,833 people	94,235 people
35–39	43,701 people	42,594 people	86,295 people
30–34	36,085 people	34,881 people	70,966 people
25–29	33,838 people	33,859 people	67,697 people
20–24	21,997 people	21,514 people	43,511 people
15–19	14,417 people	14,072 people	28,489 people
10–14	12,668 people	11,349 people	24,017 people
5–9	7,358 people	6,980 people	14,338 people
1–4	3,811 people	3,770 people	7,581 people
0	1,944 people	2,053 people	3,997 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,757 people	3,442 people	7,199 people
80–84	17,106 people	15,101 people	32,207 people
75–79	39,456 people	35,524 people	74,980 people
70–74	67,400 people	64,215 people	131,615 people
65–69	46,891 people	44,285 people	91,176 people
60–64	38,469 people	37,435 people	75,904 people
55–59	48,430 people	46,231 people	94,661 people
50–54	55,147 people	52,282 people	107,429 people
45–49	52,525 people	50,804 people	103,329 people
40–44	42,317 people	41,157 people	83,474 people
35–39	41,138 people	40,452 people	81,590 people
30–34	27,133 people	26,803 people	53,936 people
25–29	19,488 people	18,583 people	38,071 people
20–24	19,541 people	17,473 people	37,014 people
15–19	13,133 people	12,309 people	25,442 people
10–14	9,469 people	8,944 people	18,413 people
5–9	5,864 people	5,569 people	11,433 people
1–4	2,796 people	2,786 people	5,582 people
0	1,272 people	1,407 people	2,679 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.46%

955,604 people

Dong0.22%

2,118 people

Zhuang0.13%

1,231 people

Mongol0.09%

853 people

Hui0.08%

742 people

Tujia0.01%

56 people

Manchu0.00%

22 people

Miao0.00%

21 people

Tibetan0.00%

21 people

Yi0.00%

19 people

Uyghur0.00%

17 people

Nanai0.00%

17 people

Lisu0.00%

10 people

Bouyei0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Evenki0.00%

4 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Monba0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

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