Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	257,445 people	253,010 people	274,206 people
Urbanization rate	26.9%	37.2%	59.6%
Urban population	69,185 people	94,095 people	163,459 people
Male	132,886 people	128,918 people	139,468 people
Female	124,559 people	124,092 people	134,738 people
Households	72,103	84,281	105,905
Average household size	3.51	2.92	2.47

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+	805 people	844 people	1,649 people
80–84	1,500 people	1,778 people	3,278 people
75–79	2,810 people	2,859 people	5,669 people
70–74	4,328 people	4,529 people	8,857 people
65–69	7,052 people	7,302 people	14,354 people
60–64	7,134 people	6,939 people	14,073 people
55–59	10,474 people	9,630 people	20,104 people
50–54	12,891 people	12,724 people	25,615 people
45–49	13,363 people	12,577 people	25,940 people
40–44	11,827 people	10,955 people	22,782 people
35–39	9,780 people	9,094 people	18,874 people
30–34	10,307 people	10,351 people	20,658 people
25–29	9,153 people	8,439 people	17,592 people
20–24	6,492 people	5,758 people	12,250 people
15–19	7,260 people	8,085 people	15,345 people
10–14	8,958 people	8,484 people	17,442 people
5–9	7,798 people	7,319 people	15,117 people
1–4	6,243 people	5,873 people	12,116 people
0	1,293 people	1,198 people	2,491 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	394 people	391 people	785 people
80–84	854 people	826 people	1,680 people
75–79	1,832 people	1,722 people	3,554 people
70–74	2,759 people	2,904 people	5,663 people
65–69	3,744 people	3,558 people	7,302 people
60–64	5,090 people	4,913 people	10,003 people
55–59	8,057 people	7,948 people	16,005 people
50–54	7,860 people	7,648 people	15,508 people
45–49	11,009 people	10,238 people	21,247 people
40–44	13,041 people	12,708 people	25,749 people
35–39	13,049 people	12,342 people	25,391 people
30–34	11,156 people	10,363 people	21,519 people
25–29	8,821 people	8,291 people	17,112 people
20–24	8,611 people	9,179 people	17,790 people
15–19	8,731 people	8,755 people	17,486 people
10–14	8,394 people	8,058 people	16,452 people
5–9	7,960 people	7,272 people	15,232 people
1–4	6,154 people	5,656 people	11,810 people
0	1,402 people	1,320 people	2,722 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	242 people	226 people	468 people
80–84	583 people	525 people	1,108 people
75–79	1,321 people	1,094 people	2,415 people
70–74	2,318 people	1,894 people	4,212 people
65–69	2,889 people	2,797 people	5,686 people
60–64	3,852 people	3,661 people	7,513 people
55–59	4,428 people	4,085 people	8,513 people
50–54	5,897 people	5,460 people	11,357 people
45–49	8,461 people	8,381 people	16,842 people
40–44	8,203 people	7,770 people	15,973 people
35–39	11,553 people	10,696 people	22,249 people
30–34	13,773 people	13,156 people	26,929 people
25–29	14,371 people	13,217 people	27,588 people
20–24	12,378 people	11,511 people	23,889 people
15–19	10,884 people	10,013 people	20,897 people
10–14	12,496 people	11,994 people	24,490 people
5–9	10,436 people	9,911 people	20,347 people
1–4	6,862 people	6,378 people	13,240 people
0	1,939 people	1,790 people	3,729 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han68.18%

172,509 people

Hui31.61%

79,963 people

Manchu0.09%

226 people

Mongol0.06%

147 people

Qiang0.02%

37 people

Zhuang0.01%

31 people

Tibetan0.01%

25 people

Dong0.01%

19 people

Miao0.01%

14 people

Tujia0.00%

11 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

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