Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,067,102 people	2,068,033 people	1,848,607 people
Urbanization rate	14.4%	28.9%	44.8%
Urban population	298,121 people	597,006 people	827,653 people
Male	1,064,064 people	1,040,622 people	924,766 people
Female	1,003,038 people	1,027,411 people	923,841 people
Households	501,166	549,633	653,320
Average household size	4.01	3.56	2.72

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+	5,422 people	6,751 people	12,173 people
80–84	12,936 people	14,645 people	27,581 people
75–79	25,603 people	26,553 people	52,156 people
70–74	35,973 people	38,333 people	74,306 people
65–69	50,093 people	49,439 people	99,532 people
60–64	45,191 people	40,098 people	85,289 people
55–59	75,323 people	72,708 people	148,031 people
50–54	96,672 people	95,660 people	192,332 people
45–49	82,769 people	85,847 people	168,616 people
40–44	48,736 people	52,047 people	100,783 people
35–39	49,199 people	52,486 people	101,685 people
30–34	63,529 people	68,432 people	131,961 people
25–29	54,325 people	57,043 people	111,368 people
20–24	37,813 people	39,276 people	77,089 people
15–19	52,778 people	50,724 people	103,502 people
10–14	64,889 people	59,710 people	124,599 people
5–9	63,835 people	58,659 people	122,494 people
1–4	49,994 people	46,155 people	96,149 people
0	9,686 people	9,275 people	18,961 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,924 people	3,530 people	6,454 people
80–84	5,618 people	5,746 people	11,364 people
75–79	16,612 people	16,728 people	33,340 people
70–74	28,256 people	27,278 people	55,534 people
65–69	38,908 people	37,174 people	76,082 people
60–64	45,626 people	46,818 people	92,444 people
55–59	57,976 people	56,167 people	114,143 people
50–54	52,428 people	46,456 people	98,884 people
45–49	83,828 people	83,099 people	166,927 people
40–44	105,711 people	108,456 people	214,167 people
35–39	90,877 people	97,044 people	187,921 people
30–34	54,910 people	59,305 people	114,215 people
25–29	54,658 people	60,564 people	115,222 people
20–24	76,110 people	85,867 people	161,977 people
15–19	113,919 people	107,435 people	221,354 people
10–14	84,385 people	75,571 people	159,956 people
5–9	67,799 people	59,217 people	127,016 people
1–4	47,898 people	40,496 people	88,394 people
0	12,179 people	10,460 people	22,639 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,412 people	1,656 people	3,068 people
80–84	3,760 people	4,445 people	8,205 people
75–79	9,632 people	9,877 people	19,509 people
70–74	14,883 people	13,185 people	28,068 people
65–69	29,113 people	26,887 people	56,000 people
60–64	40,271 people	36,482 people	76,753 people
55–59	47,031 people	43,028 people	90,059 people
50–54	53,028 people	52,268 people	105,296 people
45–49	63,565 people	60,150 people	123,715 people
40–44	55,987 people	49,126 people	105,113 people
35–39	91,202 people	87,012 people	178,214 people
30–34	116,582 people	114,262 people	230,844 people
25–29	99,065 people	101,668 people	200,733 people
20–24	55,527 people	61,385 people	116,912 people
15–19	72,438 people	69,975 people	142,413 people
10–14	118,017 people	109,693 people	227,710 people
5–9	114,933 people	100,457 people	215,390 people
1–4	63,132 people	49,335 people	112,467 people
0	14,486 people	12,147 people	26,633 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han92.13%

1,905,232 people

Hui7.85%

162,329 people

Manchu0.01%

150 people

Tibetan0.00%

74 people

Mongol0.00%

64 people

Miao0.00%

32 people

Tujia0.00%

24 people

Dongxiang0.00%

19 people

Dong0.00%

12 people

Uyghur0.00%

10 people

Bai0.00%

10 people

Korean0.00%

10 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Nu0.00%

8 people

Bouyei0.00%

6 people

She0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Salar0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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