Total population2,404,954 peopleSeventh census

Households780,086Average household size 2.92

Urbanization rate40.5%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)110.9Minority population share 61.2%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,480,346 people	2,542,898 people	2,404,954 people
Urbanization rate	18.3%	26.3%	40.5%
Urban population	453,785 people	669,340 people	974,845 people
Male	1,343,491 people	1,339,502 people	1,264,767 people
Female	1,136,855 people	1,203,396 people	1,140,187 people
Households	594,952	689,342	780,086
Average household size	3.81	3.57	2.92

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+	7,223 people	11,165 people	18,388 people
80–84	12,208 people	15,806 people	28,014 people
75–79	20,903 people	25,335 people	46,238 people
70–74	34,145 people	37,968 people	72,113 people
65–69	46,983 people	48,753 people	95,736 people
60–64	60,283 people	58,637 people	118,920 people
55–59	87,344 people	78,356 people	165,700 people
50–54	109,781 people	94,860 people	204,641 people
45–49	118,521 people	99,534 people	218,055 people
40–44	113,792 people	92,501 people	206,293 people
35–39	111,780 people	91,627 people	203,407 people
30–34	107,581 people	89,482 people	197,063 people
25–29	75,222 people	63,054 people	138,276 people
20–24	63,423 people	57,207 people	120,630 people
15–19	61,840 people	58,097 people	119,937 people
10–14	78,568 people	72,681 people	151,249 people
5–9	78,775 people	73,681 people	152,456 people
1–4	63,610 people	59,666 people	123,276 people
0	12,785 people	11,777 people	24,562 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,817 people	6,247 people	10,064 people
80–84	8,486 people	11,336 people	19,822 people
75–79	15,670 people	18,663 people	34,333 people
70–74	24,885 people	27,224 people	52,109 people
65–69	33,288 people	35,007 people	68,295 people
60–64	46,964 people	46,793 people	93,757 people
55–59	58,351 people	55,639 people	113,990 people
50–54	72,251 people	65,388 people	137,639 people
45–49	101,057 people	86,060 people	187,117 people
40–44	125,828 people	104,204 people	230,032 people
35–39	136,452 people	112,727 people	249,179 people
30–34	132,545 people	110,651 people	243,196 people
25–29	129,696 people	113,515 people	243,211 people
20–24	120,583 people	110,259 people	230,842 people
15–19	91,161 people	82,021 people	173,182 people
10–14	80,991 people	72,504 people	153,495 people
5–9	75,520 people	69,695 people	145,215 people
1–4	66,138 people	60,968 people	127,106 people
0	15,819 people	14,495 people	30,314 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,583 people	2,917 people	4,500 people
80–84	4,390 people	6,557 people	10,947 people
75–79	11,147 people	13,526 people	24,673 people
70–74	20,437 people	22,118 people	42,555 people
65–69	27,788 people	27,536 people	55,324 people
60–64	37,089 people	34,870 people	71,959 people
55–59	43,599 people	40,323 people	83,922 people
50–54	58,729 people	52,040 people	110,769 people
45–49	70,876 people	59,598 people	130,474 people
40–44	84,897 people	68,732 people	153,629 people
35–39	119,568 people	90,412 people	209,980 people
30–34	144,580 people	107,936 people	252,516 people
25–29	153,888 people	116,003 people	269,891 people
20–24	140,609 people	114,548 people	255,157 people
15–19	131,513 people	116,169 people	247,682 people
10–14	125,030 people	114,337 people	239,367 people
5–9	88,148 people	77,648 people	165,796 people
1–4	59,012 people	52,451 people	111,463 people
0	20,608 people	19,134 people	39,742 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han38.81%

933,369 people

Hani16.94%

407,504 people

Yi16.74%

402,687 people

Lahu11.86%

285,329 people

Dai6.10%

146,682 people

Wa6.01%

144,516 people

Blang0.65%

15,668 people

Miao0.62%

14,845 people

Bai0.60%

14,337 people

Hui0.54%

12,909 people

Yao0.46%

11,149 people

Lisu0.20%

4,818 people

Zhuang0.12%

2,972 people

Mongol0.04%

1,066 people

Manchu0.04%

1,063 people

Bouyei0.04%

956 people

Tujia0.03%

726 people

Naxi0.02%

521 people

Other groups0.02%

508 people

Jino0.02%

470 people

Jingpo0.02%

464 people

Li0.02%

430 people

Tibetan0.02%

360 people

Dong0.01%

323 people

Pumi0.01%

242 people

Achang0.01%

163 people

Sui0.01%

123 people

Tu0.00%

87 people

Nu0.00%

85 people

She0.00%

83 people

Gelao0.00%

78 people

Korean0.00%

50 people

De'ang0.00%

37 people

Gin0.00%

36 people

Dongxiang0.00%

35 people

Qiang0.00%

35 people

Mulao0.00%

35 people

Uyghur0.00%

32 people

Derung0.00%

31 people

Salar0.00%

29 people

Kazakh0.00%

20 people

Maonan0.00%

15 people

Gaoshan0.00%

15 people

Daur0.00%

10 people

Tajik0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Nanai0.00%

2 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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