Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	187,799 people	170,959 people	126,357 people
Urbanization rate	18.4%	24.4%	28.8%
Urban population	34,502 people	41,632 people	36,388 people
Male	99,147 people	88,971 people	66,096 people
Female	88,652 people	81,988 people	60,261 people
Households	52,250	55,148	50,832
Average household size	3.44	3.04	2.35

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+	641 people	751 people	1,392 people
80–84	1,356 people	1,463 people	2,819 people
75–79	2,527 people	2,750 people	5,277 people
70–74	3,330 people	3,227 people	6,557 people
65–69	4,617 people	4,592 people	9,209 people
60–64	3,716 people	3,099 people	6,815 people
55–59	6,162 people	5,160 people	11,322 people
50–54	8,255 people	7,319 people	15,574 people
45–49	7,763 people	7,188 people	14,951 people
40–44	3,713 people	3,473 people	7,186 people
35–39	3,241 people	2,826 people	6,067 people
30–34	4,130 people	3,672 people	7,802 people
25–29	3,907 people	3,315 people	7,222 people
20–24	2,597 people	2,066 people	4,663 people
15–19	2,004 people	1,710 people	3,714 people
10–14	2,936 people	2,772 people	5,708 people
5–9	2,651 people	2,389 people	5,040 people
1–4	2,061 people	2,015 people	4,076 people
0	489 people	474 people	963 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	397 people	539 people	936 people
80–84	858 people	1,035 people	1,893 people
75–79	1,412 people	1,347 people	2,759 people
70–74	2,588 people	2,464 people	5,052 people
65–69	3,806 people	3,643 people	7,449 people
60–64	4,435 people	3,969 people	8,404 people
55–59	5,824 people	5,458 people	11,282 people
50–54	4,817 people	3,806 people	8,623 people
45–49	7,668 people	6,595 people	14,263 people
40–44	10,383 people	9,108 people	19,491 people
35–39	10,352 people	9,210 people	19,562 people
30–34	5,157 people	4,879 people	10,036 people
25–29	4,766 people	4,483 people	9,249 people
20–24	6,569 people	6,356 people	12,925 people
15–19	7,388 people	7,086 people	14,474 people
10–14	5,704 people	5,407 people	11,111 people
5–9	3,502 people	3,342 people	6,844 people
1–4	2,639 people	2,585 people	5,224 people
0	706 people	676 people	1,382 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	207 people	343 people	550 people
80–84	535 people	596 people	1,131 people
75–79	1,262 people	1,314 people	2,576 people
70–74	2,173 people	2,194 people	4,367 people
65–69	2,420 people	2,009 people	4,429 people
60–64	3,898 people	3,335 people	7,233 people
55–59	4,539 people	4,201 people	8,740 people
50–54	5,222 people	4,438 people	9,660 people
45–49	6,412 people	5,913 people	12,325 people
40–44	5,115 people	4,083 people	9,198 people
35–39	8,362 people	6,982 people	15,344 people
30–34	11,506 people	9,884 people	21,390 people
25–29	12,077 people	10,479 people	22,556 people
20–24	6,476 people	5,895 people	12,371 people
15–19	5,900 people	5,188 people	11,088 people
10–14	8,817 people	8,235 people	17,052 people
5–9	8,126 people	7,826 people	15,952 people
1–4	5,052 people	4,715 people	9,767 people
0	1,048 people	1,022 people	2,070 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han69.36%

118,581 people

Qiang23.06%

39,415 people

Tibetan6.91%

11,818 people

Hui0.62%

1,065 people

Yi0.01%

19 people

Zhuang0.01%

12 people

Bouyei0.01%

10 people

Miao0.01%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Tujia0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

She0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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