Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	545,273 people	515,423 people	416,337 people
Urbanization rate	3.9%	18.2%	33.8%
Urban population	21,460 people	93,899 people	140,593 people
Male	276,759 people	256,842 people	210,421 people
Female	268,514 people	258,581 people	205,916 people
Households	116,425	125,226	132,347
Average household size	4.62	3.99	2.97

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+	2,124 people	1,950 people	4,074 people
80–84	9,700 people	9,013 people	18,713 people
75–79	12,324 people	11,614 people	23,938 people
70–74	13,475 people	12,554 people	26,029 people
65–69	12,925 people	12,335 people	25,260 people
60–64	11,197 people	10,541 people	21,738 people
55–59	13,830 people	13,371 people	27,201 people
50–54	12,591 people	12,468 people	25,059 people
45–49	11,175 people	10,921 people	22,096 people
40–44	10,856 people	10,494 people	21,350 people
35–39	18,644 people	19,657 people	38,301 people
30–34	22,667 people	23,254 people	45,921 people
25–29	16,538 people	16,796 people	33,334 people
20–24	9,676 people	8,763 people	18,439 people
15–19	12,478 people	12,005 people	24,483 people
10–14	9,046 people	8,783 people	17,829 people
5–9	6,268 people	5,720 people	11,988 people
1–4	3,272 people	3,413 people	6,685 people
0	1,635 people	2,264 people	3,899 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,565 people	3,046 people	6,611 people
80–84	11,085 people	9,737 people	20,822 people
75–79	18,290 people	16,861 people	35,151 people
70–74	26,791 people	25,555 people	52,346 people
65–69	30,392 people	29,359 people	59,751 people
60–64	16,817 people	19,255 people	36,072 people
55–59	12,821 people	14,786 people	27,607 people
50–54	12,564 people	13,217 people	25,781 people
45–49	19,657 people	22,637 people	42,294 people
40–44	24,221 people	26,384 people	50,605 people
35–39	18,205 people	19,462 people	37,667 people
30–34	11,539 people	10,851 people	22,390 people
25–29	14,800 people	13,933 people	28,733 people
20–24	12,077 people	11,072 people	23,149 people
15–19	9,434 people	8,099 people	17,533 people
10–14	7,221 people	6,386 people	13,607 people
5–9	4,605 people	4,601 people	9,206 people
1–4	1,784 people	2,015 people	3,799 people
0	974 people	1,325 people	2,299 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,239 people	3,787 people	8,026 people
80–84	19,564 people	16,965 people	36,529 people
75–79	33,998 people	32,228 people	66,226 people
70–74	31,954 people	29,897 people	61,851 people
65–69	21,297 people	21,202 people	42,499 people
60–64	15,125 people	15,650 people	30,775 people
55–59	24,161 people	25,784 people	49,945 people
50–54	28,618 people	29,583 people	58,201 people
45–49	20,211 people	20,866 people	41,077 people
40–44	12,494 people	11,388 people	23,882 people
35–39	16,163 people	15,095 people	31,258 people
30–34	13,060 people	12,495 people	25,555 people
25–29	10,955 people	9,296 people	20,251 people
20–24	9,252 people	8,127 people	17,379 people
15–19	7,202 people	6,866 people	14,068 people
10–14	4,190 people	4,108 people	8,298 people
5–9	2,748 people	3,090 people	5,838 people
1–4	1,189 people	1,436 people	2,625 people
0	339 people	651 people	990 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.59%

513,331 people

Hui0.39%

2,026 people

Miao0.01%

55 people

Zhuang0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

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