Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	45,394 people	46,473 people	48,538 people
Urbanization rate	34.8%	44.4%	54.8%
Urban population	15,805 people	20,652 people	26,617 people
Male	23,076 people	23,869 people	24,992 people
Female	22,318 people	22,604 people	23,546 people
Households	10,488	13,789	17,458
Average household size	4.25	3.22	2.63

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+	78 people	117 people	195 people
80–84	167 people	211 people	378 people
75–79	261 people	334 people	595 people
70–74	400 people	462 people	862 people
65–69	672 people	651 people	1,323 people
60–64	690 people	704 people	1,394 people
55–59	1,375 people	1,271 people	2,646 people
50–54	2,154 people	1,805 people	3,959 people
45–49	2,528 people	2,387 people	4,915 people
40–44	2,432 people	2,304 people	4,736 people
35–39	2,083 people	1,919 people	4,002 people
30–34	2,240 people	2,007 people	4,247 people
25–29	2,127 people	2,021 people	4,148 people
20–24	1,525 people	1,414 people	2,939 people
15–19	1,371 people	1,249 people	2,620 people
10–14	1,602 people	1,573 people	3,175 people
5–9	1,749 people	1,712 people	3,461 people
1–4	1,215 people	1,120 people	2,335 people
0	323 people	285 people	608 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	29 people	46 people	75 people
80–84	84 people	117 people	201 people
75–79	156 people	210 people	366 people
70–74	331 people	336 people	667 people
65–69	437 people	483 people	920 people
60–64	589 people	575 people	1,164 people
55–59	800 people	804 people	1,604 people
50–54	899 people	782 people	1,681 people
45–49	1,640 people	1,444 people	3,084 people
40–44	2,378 people	2,022 people	4,400 people
35–39	2,638 people	2,486 people	5,124 people
30–34	2,565 people	2,316 people	4,881 people
25–29	2,101 people	1,952 people	4,053 people
20–24	2,004 people	1,852 people	3,856 people
15–19	2,217 people	2,125 people	4,342 people
10–14	1,866 people	1,991 people	3,857 people
5–9	1,650 people	1,650 people	3,300 people
1–4	1,164 people	1,129 people	2,293 people
0	321 people	284 people	605 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	12 people	28 people	40 people
80–84	43 people	80 people	123 people
75–79	87 people	150 people	237 people
70–74	230 people	265 people	495 people
65–69	328 people	350 people	678 people
60–64	557 people	494 people	1,051 people
55–59	610 people	584 people	1,194 people
50–54	751 people	696 people	1,447 people
45–49	1,001 people	948 people	1,949 people
40–44	975 people	887 people	1,862 people
35–39	1,723 people	1,613 people	3,336 people
30–34	2,551 people	2,209 people	4,760 people
25–29	2,727 people	2,659 people	5,386 people
20–24	2,489 people	2,509 people	4,998 people
15–19	2,017 people	2,001 people	4,018 people
10–14	2,457 people	2,296 people	4,753 people
5–9	2,480 people	2,454 people	4,934 people
1–4	1,673 people	1,710 people	3,383 people
0	365 people	385 people	750 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Hui36.14%

17,542 people

Tibetan28.34%

13,753 people

Han22.71%

11,024 people

Mongol8.50%

4,125 people

Salar1.83%

890 people

Tu1.65%

800 people

Dongxiang0.22%

105 people

Tujia0.18%

89 people

Yugur0.16%

75 people

Bonan0.12%

57 people

Manchu0.06%

28 people

Yi0.04%

21 people

Zhuang0.02%

10 people

Bai0.01%

4 people

Uyghur0.01%

3 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

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