Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	738,675 people	743,000 people	662,603 people
Urbanization rate	14.2%	25.7%	43.8%
Urban population	105,077 people	190,871 people	290,039 people
Male	377,385 people	377,647 people	332,252 people
Female	361,290 people	365,353 people	330,351 people
Households	187,552	188,118	216,867
Average household size	3.80	3.70	2.91

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+	2,551 people	4,123 people	6,674 people
80–84	5,070 people	6,656 people	11,726 people
75–79	8,402 people	10,435 people	18,837 people
70–74	13,174 people	14,796 people	27,970 people
65–69	20,118 people	20,873 people	40,991 people
60–64	24,160 people	23,971 people	48,131 people
55–59	28,400 people	28,655 people	57,055 people
50–54	30,875 people	30,991 people	61,866 people
45–49	27,477 people	27,871 people	55,348 people
40–44	18,874 people	19,044 people	37,918 people
35–39	18,688 people	18,257 people	36,945 people
30–34	29,244 people	27,689 people	56,933 people
25–29	21,790 people	19,552 people	41,342 people
20–24	11,674 people	10,167 people	21,841 people
15–19	11,498 people	10,159 people	21,657 people
10–14	20,605 people	19,104 people	39,709 people
5–9	21,450 people	20,489 people	41,939 people
1–4	15,415 people	14,821 people	30,236 people
0	2,787 people	2,698 people	5,485 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,269 people	2,110 people	3,379 people
80–84	2,428 people	3,197 people	5,625 people
75–79	5,495 people	6,729 people	12,224 people
70–74	9,293 people	10,428 people	19,721 people
65–69	11,907 people	13,207 people	25,114 people
60–64	17,048 people	17,697 people	34,745 people
55–59	24,173 people	23,990 people	48,163 people
50–54	28,785 people	27,876 people	56,661 people
45–49	32,899 people	32,350 people	65,249 people
40–44	36,663 people	34,595 people	71,258 people
35–39	33,787 people	32,272 people	66,059 people
30–34	24,633 people	23,218 people	47,851 people
25–29	24,288 people	23,557 people	47,845 people
20–24	36,453 people	35,827 people	72,280 people
15–19	31,637 people	27,708 people	59,345 people
10–14	20,576 people	17,942 people	38,518 people
5–9	15,801 people	13,999 people	29,800 people
1–4	16,874 people	15,396 people	32,270 people
0	3,638 people	3,255 people	6,893 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	641 people	1,072 people	1,713 people
80–84	1,863 people	2,408 people	4,271 people
75–79	4,209 people	5,088 people	9,297 people
70–74	5,468 people	6,201 people	11,669 people
65–69	8,585 people	9,418 people	18,003 people
60–64	11,887 people	12,391 people	24,278 people
55–59	13,765 people	14,390 people	28,155 people
50–54	18,486 people	18,511 people	36,997 people
45–49	25,391 people	24,548 people	49,939 people
40–44	29,556 people	28,147 people	57,703 people
35–39	34,335 people	32,750 people	67,085 people
30–34	37,587 people	34,800 people	72,387 people
25–29	33,934 people	31,483 people	65,417 people
20–24	22,399 people	21,995 people	44,394 people
15–19	28,394 people	27,408 people	55,802 people
10–14	46,883 people	44,024 people	90,907 people
5–9	34,387 people	29,980 people	64,367 people
1–4	15,650 people	13,244 people	28,894 people
0	3,965 people	3,432 people	7,397 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

742,901 people

Hui0.01%

91 people

Manchu0.00%

5 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