Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,081,832 people	1,046,654 people	968,721 people
Urbanization rate	13.5%	28.6%	43.2%
Urban population	146,399 people	298,828 people	418,131 people
Male	554,299 people	526,942 people	485,980 people
Female	527,533 people	519,712 people	482,741 people
Households	264,948	262,177	303,911
Average household size	4.03	3.92	3.10

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+	2,623 people	6,387 people	9,010 people
80–84	4,284 people	6,570 people	10,854 people
75–79	9,794 people	12,993 people	22,787 people
70–74	17,676 people	19,705 people	37,381 people
65–69	26,298 people	28,125 people	54,423 people
60–64	21,787 people	22,095 people	43,882 people
55–59	25,703 people	29,469 people	55,172 people
50–54	37,576 people	42,391 people	79,967 people
45–49	33,193 people	33,725 people	66,918 people
40–44	22,916 people	23,789 people	46,705 people
35–39	26,474 people	26,803 people	53,277 people
30–34	42,867 people	46,448 people	89,315 people
25–29	24,627 people	24,666 people	49,293 people
20–24	20,021 people	17,387 people	37,408 people
15–19	28,104 people	21,736 people	49,840 people
10–14	51,102 people	41,970 people	93,072 people
5–9	54,864 people	46,601 people	101,465 people
1–4	30,702 people	27,082 people	57,784 people
0	5,369 people	4,799 people	10,168 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,477 people	3,957 people	5,434 people
80–84	3,366 people	5,905 people	9,271 people
75–79	6,296 people	8,677 people	14,973 people
70–74	8,976 people	10,268 people	19,244 people
65–69	15,100 people	16,578 people	31,678 people
60–64	23,586 people	23,776 people	47,362 people
55–59	32,040 people	30,920 people	62,960 people
50–54	25,716 people	26,768 people	52,484 people
45–49	30,058 people	33,527 people	63,585 people
40–44	44,337 people	47,451 people	91,788 people
35–39	40,607 people	40,026 people	80,633 people
30–34	29,684 people	30,681 people	60,365 people
25–29	35,903 people	37,306 people	73,209 people
20–24	58,313 people	64,308 people	122,621 people
15–19	39,591 people	37,163 people	76,754 people
10–14	36,600 people	29,689 people	66,289 people
5–9	43,446 people	33,452 people	76,898 people
1–4	42,909 people	32,548 people	75,457 people
0	8,937 people	6,712 people	15,649 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	761 people	2,222 people	2,983 people
80–84	2,476 people	5,008 people	7,484 people
75–79	5,711 people	8,812 people	14,523 people
70–74	9,691 people	12,137 people	21,828 people
65–69	12,636 people	13,502 people	26,138 people
60–64	14,024 people	13,588 people	27,612 people
55–59	20,334 people	20,820 people	41,154 people
50–54	29,687 people	28,057 people	57,744 people
45–49	38,517 people	36,050 people	74,567 people
40–44	30,052 people	27,342 people	57,394 people
35–39	36,939 people	37,026 people	73,965 people
30–34	56,209 people	53,925 people	110,134 people
25–29	52,507 people	47,654 people	100,161 people
20–24	37,090 people	36,308 people	73,398 people
15–19	46,494 people	46,152 people	92,646 people
10–14	82,774 people	78,214 people	160,988 people
5–9	43,583 people	34,956 people	78,539 people
1–4	26,642 people	19,206 people	45,848 people
0	8,172 people	6,554 people	14,726 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.77%

966,523 people

Hui0.18%

1,700 people

Miao0.01%

86 people

Zhuang0.01%

71 people

Manchu0.01%

62 people

Tujia0.01%

60 people

Mongol0.00%

42 people

Bouyei0.00%

33 people

Yi0.00%

29 people

Dong0.00%

13 people

Bai0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

10 people

Dai0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Wa0.00%

7 people

Hani0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

6 people

Salar0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

4 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Achang0.00%

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