Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	544,846 people	527,088 people	456,680 people
Urbanization rate	6.2%	31.8%	45.8%
Urban population	33,685 people	167,554 people	209,316 people
Male	283,010 people	273,065 people	234,123 people
Female	261,836 people	254,023 people	222,557 people
Households	128,010	133,541	152,040
Average household size	4.15	3.79	2.87

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+	1,525 people	2,570 people	4,095 people
80–84	3,730 people	5,015 people	8,745 people
75–79	6,657 people	7,987 people	14,644 people
70–74	9,585 people	10,297 people	19,882 people
65–69	13,696 people	14,359 people	28,055 people
60–64	15,551 people	14,959 people	30,510 people
55–59	17,705 people	18,139 people	35,844 people
50–54	20,004 people	20,598 people	40,602 people
45–49	17,937 people	19,018 people	36,955 people
40–44	13,899 people	13,937 people	27,836 people
35–39	12,820 people	12,524 people	25,344 people
30–34	18,465 people	16,159 people	34,624 people
25–29	16,730 people	13,280 people	30,010 people
20–24	10,937 people	7,429 people	18,366 people
15–19	11,013 people	8,017 people	19,030 people
10–14	15,519 people	12,901 people	28,420 people
5–9	15,479 people	13,612 people	29,091 people
1–4	10,884 people	9,864 people	20,748 people
0	1,987 people	1,892 people	3,879 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	829 people	1,222 people	2,051 people
80–84	1,294 people	1,575 people	2,869 people
75–79	3,811 people	4,294 people	8,105 people
70–74	7,135 people	7,779 people	14,914 people
65–69	9,425 people	10,128 people	19,553 people
60–64	11,846 people	12,193 people	24,039 people
55–59	16,118 people	16,283 people	32,401 people
50–54	17,919 people	17,216 people	35,135 people
45–49	19,874 people	20,477 people	40,351 people
40–44	22,514 people	22,788 people	45,302 people
35–39	20,504 people	21,375 people	41,879 people
30–34	16,903 people	16,835 people	33,738 people
25–29	16,818 people	16,348 people	33,166 people
20–24	25,457 people	23,324 people	48,781 people
15–19	31,261 people	25,123 people	56,384 people
10–14	21,046 people	14,346 people	35,392 people
5–9	15,101 people	10,974 people	26,075 people
1–4	12,183 people	9,502 people	21,685 people
0	3,027 people	2,241 people	5,268 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	439 people	480 people	919 people
80–84	1,171 people	1,330 people	2,501 people
75–79	2,483 people	2,910 people	5,393 people
70–74	3,156 people	3,413 people	6,569 people
65–69	6,359 people	6,206 people	12,565 people
60–64	9,990 people	9,846 people	19,836 people
55–59	11,493 people	11,284 people	22,777 people
50–54	13,834 people	13,305 people	27,139 people
45–49	17,730 people	17,422 people	35,152 people
40–44	18,910 people	17,995 people	36,905 people
35–39	21,647 people	21,319 people	42,966 people
30–34	24,147 people	24,200 people	48,347 people
25–29	21,146 people	21,945 people	43,091 people
20–24	17,421 people	17,702 people	35,123 people
15–19	25,856 people	23,498 people	49,354 people
10–14	37,999 people	32,876 people	70,875 people
5–9	31,152 people	24,283 people	55,435 people
1–4	14,858 people	9,089 people	23,947 people
0	3,219 people	2,733 people	5,952 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

527,013 people

Hui0.01%

71 people

She0.00%

4 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