Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	253,829 people	265,310 people	254,535 people
Urbanization rate	19.3%	30.6%	45.0%
Urban population	48,978 people	81,115 people	114,598 people
Male	132,415 people	138,336 people	130,194 people
Female	121,414 people	126,974 people	124,341 people
Households	71,221	81,233	91,317
Average household size	3.46	3.13	2.67

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+	1,144 people	1,615 people	2,759 people
80–84	1,797 people	1,618 people	3,415 people
75–79	2,846 people	2,659 people	5,505 people
70–74	5,084 people	4,709 people	9,793 people
65–69	7,768 people	8,114 people	15,882 people
60–64	8,124 people	8,521 people	16,645 people
55–59	9,692 people	9,719 people	19,411 people
50–54	11,341 people	10,955 people	22,296 people
45–49	12,275 people	11,591 people	23,866 people
40–44	9,796 people	8,758 people	18,554 people
35–39	9,091 people	8,400 people	17,491 people
30–34	9,256 people	8,447 people	17,703 people
25–29	8,054 people	7,274 people	15,328 people
20–24	5,912 people	6,018 people	11,930 people
15–19	6,621 people	5,971 people	12,592 people
10–14	8,279 people	7,630 people	15,909 people
5–9	6,947 people	6,596 people	13,543 people
1–4	5,225 people	4,877 people	10,102 people
0	942 people	869 people	1,811 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	581 people	801 people	1,382 people
80–84	1,140 people	1,541 people	2,681 people
75–79	2,407 people	2,457 people	4,864 people
70–74	3,194 people	2,511 people	5,705 people
65–69	4,072 people	3,245 people	7,317 people
60–64	6,197 people	5,410 people	11,607 people
55–59	8,927 people	8,885 people	17,812 people
50–54	9,082 people	9,343 people	18,425 people
45–49	10,482 people	10,482 people	20,964 people
40–44	12,347 people	11,561 people	23,908 people
35–39	13,425 people	12,232 people	25,657 people
30–34	10,811 people	9,310 people	20,121 people
25–29	9,666 people	9,063 people	18,729 people
20–24	9,716 people	7,978 people	17,694 people
15–19	11,164 people	9,127 people	20,291 people
10–14	9,090 people	8,395 people	17,485 people
5–9	7,838 people	7,168 people	15,006 people
1–4	6,768 people	6,186 people	12,954 people
0	1,429 people	1,279 people	2,708 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	294 people	430 people	724 people
80–84	755 people	842 people	1,597 people
75–79	1,736 people	1,844 people	3,580 people
70–74	2,581 people	2,809 people	5,390 people
65–69	3,784 people	3,540 people	7,324 people
60–64	4,461 people	3,258 people	7,719 people
55–59	4,787 people	3,664 people	8,451 people
50–54	6,695 people	5,683 people	12,378 people
45–49	9,335 people	9,229 people	18,564 people
40–44	9,187 people	9,416 people	18,603 people
35–39	10,697 people	10,595 people	21,292 people
30–34	12,441 people	11,449 people	23,890 people
25–29	13,039 people	11,833 people	24,872 people
20–24	10,201 people	8,646 people	18,847 people
15–19	10,787 people	9,339 people	20,126 people
10–14	12,004 people	11,128 people	23,132 people
5–9	10,903 people	9,836 people	20,739 people
1–4	7,174 people	6,473 people	13,647 people
0	1,554 people	1,400 people	2,954 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.94%

265,148 people

Hui0.01%

32 people

Manchu0.01%

31 people

Mongol0.01%

25 people

Miao0.01%

21 people

Tujia0.01%

17 people

Yi0.01%

16 people

Uyghur0.00%

6 people

Zhuang0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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