Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	318,929 people	261,898 people	235,154 people
Urbanization rate	32.8%	25.9%	40.6%
Urban population	104,719 people	67,802 people	95,391 people
Male	165,759 people	134,998 people	122,526 people
Female	153,170 people	126,900 people	112,628 people
Households	79,022	66,444	84,115
Average household size	3.90	3.61	2.65

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+	521 people	622 people	1,143 people
80–84	1,296 people	1,535 people	2,831 people
75–79	2,591 people	2,684 people	5,275 people
70–74	3,603 people	3,899 people	7,502 people
65–69	5,156 people	5,240 people	10,396 people
60–64	5,875 people	5,316 people	11,191 people
55–59	9,604 people	9,282 people	18,886 people
50–54	12,371 people	11,901 people	24,272 people
45–49	9,936 people	9,494 people	19,430 people
40–44	7,074 people	5,920 people	12,994 people
35–39	8,695 people	6,893 people	15,588 people
30–34	12,061 people	10,783 people	22,844 people
25–29	8,166 people	7,808 people	15,974 people
20–24	4,436 people	3,946 people	8,382 people
15–19	4,899 people	4,195 people	9,094 people
10–14	8,477 people	7,360 people	15,837 people
5–9	9,550 people	8,587 people	18,137 people
1–4	6,762 people	5,945 people	12,707 people
0	1,453 people	1,218 people	2,671 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	245 people	228 people	473 people
80–84	559 people	479 people	1,038 people
75–79	1,606 people	1,430 people	3,036 people
70–74	3,005 people	2,895 people	5,900 people
65–69	4,086 people	3,990 people	8,076 people
60–64	5,216 people	5,096 people	10,312 people
55–59	6,523 people	6,558 people	13,081 people
50–54	7,159 people	6,482 people	13,641 people
45–49	11,210 people	10,841 people	22,051 people
40–44	13,808 people	13,652 people	27,460 people
35–39	11,434 people	11,254 people	22,688 people
30–34	8,783 people	7,837 people	16,620 people
25–29	10,582 people	9,524 people	20,106 people
20–24	14,380 people	14,868 people	29,248 people
15–19	12,831 people	12,164 people	24,995 people
10–14	8,733 people	7,509 people	16,242 people
5–9	7,036 people	5,813 people	12,849 people
1–4	6,345 people	5,135 people	11,480 people
0	1,457 people	1,145 people	2,602 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	223 people	109 people	332 people
80–84	433 people	373 people	806 people
75–79	1,061 people	884 people	1,945 people
70–74	1,779 people	1,355 people	3,134 people
65–69	3,536 people	2,886 people	6,422 people
60–64	5,233 people	4,842 people	10,075 people
55–59	5,672 people	5,567 people	11,239 people
50–54	9,918 people	7,509 people	17,427 people
45–49	9,153 people	10,434 people	19,587 people
40–44	9,252 people	8,613 people	17,865 people
35–39	14,240 people	13,391 people	27,631 people
30–34	17,678 people	17,075 people	34,753 people
25–29	15,705 people	15,349 people	31,054 people
20–24	11,232 people	10,474 people	21,706 people
15–19	14,415 people	12,589 people	27,004 people
10–14	21,313 people	20,212 people	41,525 people
5–9	15,150 people	13,846 people	28,996 people
1–4	7,212 people	5,595 people	12,807 people
0	2,554 people	2,067 people	4,621 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.89%

261,610 people

Hui0.10%

266 people

Tu0.00%

9 people

Tujia0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

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