Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	139,156 people	155,740 people	180,052 people
Urbanization rate	11.6%	11.2%	16.7%
Urban population	16,187 people	17,408 people	30,092 people
Male	74,180 people	81,515 people	91,867 people
Female	64,976 people	74,225 people	88,185 people
Households	35,619	39,440	49,323
Average household size	3.78	3.89	3.56

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+	301 people	439 people	740 people
80–84	573 people	738 people	1,311 people
75–79	1,075 people	1,395 people	2,470 people
70–74	1,538 people	1,789 people	3,327 people
65–69	1,689 people	1,793 people	3,482 people
60–64	1,762 people	2,001 people	3,763 people
55–59	3,244 people	3,367 people	6,611 people
50–54	5,238 people	5,287 people	10,525 people
45–49	5,515 people	5,704 people	11,219 people
40–44	5,330 people	5,398 people	10,728 people
35–39	5,251 people	5,112 people	10,363 people
30–34	5,335 people	5,267 people	10,602 people
25–29	5,990 people	5,558 people	11,548 people
20–24	6,077 people	5,414 people	11,491 people
15–19	7,668 people	6,553 people	14,221 people
10–14	11,531 people	10,201 people	21,732 people
5–9	14,052 people	13,486 people	27,538 people
1–4	8,257 people	7,498 people	15,755 people
0	1,441 people	1,185 people	2,626 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	111 people	129 people	240 people
80–84	305 people	335 people	640 people
75–79	632 people	728 people	1,360 people
70–74	1,305 people	1,305 people	2,610 people
65–69	1,874 people	1,984 people	3,858 people
60–64	2,142 people	2,270 people	4,412 people
55–59	2,159 people	2,059 people	4,218 people
50–54	2,315 people	2,385 people	4,700 people
45–49	3,935 people	3,915 people	7,850 people
40–44	6,132 people	5,792 people	11,924 people
35–39	6,339 people	6,135 people	12,474 people
30–34	6,391 people	6,066 people	12,457 people
25–29	6,273 people	6,010 people	12,283 people
20–24	6,219 people	5,950 people	12,169 people
15–19	7,376 people	6,148 people	13,524 people
10–14	8,845 people	7,019 people	15,864 people
5–9	9,744 people	8,014 people	17,758 people
1–4	8,018 people	6,724 people	14,742 people
0	1,400 people	1,257 people	2,657 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	51 people	79 people	130 people
80–84	144 people	193 people	337 people
75–79	370 people	341 people	711 people
70–74	815 people	796 people	1,611 people
65–69	1,257 people	1,244 people	2,501 people
60–64	2,181 people	2,011 people	4,192 people
55–59	2,518 people	2,514 people	5,032 people
50–54	2,730 people	2,770 people	5,500 people
45–49	2,567 people	2,413 people	4,980 people
40–44	2,672 people	2,507 people	5,179 people
35–39	4,710 people	4,213 people	8,923 people
30–34	7,464 people	6,284 people	13,748 people
25–29	8,138 people	6,902 people	15,040 people
20–24	7,673 people	6,557 people	14,230 people
15–19	6,795 people	5,698 people	12,493 people
10–14	7,374 people	6,503 people	13,877 people
5–9	8,500 people	7,086 people	15,586 people
1–4	6,747 people	5,564 people	12,311 people
0	1,474 people	1,301 people	2,775 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi82.30%

128,181 people

Han17.17%

26,739 people

Hui0.14%

219 people

Miao0.10%

150 people

Bouyei0.08%

129 people

Bai0.07%

101 people

Zhuang0.06%

96 people

Tibetan0.02%

34 people

Mongol0.01%

15 people

Tujia0.01%

14 people

Tu0.01%

13 people

Manchu0.01%

11 people

Dong0.01%

10 people

Qiang0.01%

8 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Achang0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

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