Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	253,416 people	222,253 people	156,387 people
Urbanization rate	14.4%	18.8%	35.3%
Urban population	36,590 people	41,830 people	55,231 people
Male	132,830 people	115,117 people	79,727 people
Female	120,586 people	107,136 people	76,660 people
Households	69,146	76,047	64,749
Average household size	3.60	2.87	2.31

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+	631 people	797 people	1,428 people
80–84	1,364 people	1,491 people	2,855 people
75–79	2,728 people	2,939 people	5,667 people
70–74	3,931 people	4,028 people	7,959 people
65–69	5,632 people	5,886 people	11,518 people
60–64	4,859 people	4,458 people	9,317 people
55–59	7,433 people	6,625 people	14,058 people
50–54	9,673 people	9,068 people	18,741 people
45–49	9,722 people	9,306 people	19,028 people
40–44	4,843 people	4,772 people	9,615 people
35–39	3,108 people	3,083 people	6,191 people
30–34	4,894 people	4,768 people	9,662 people
25–29	4,352 people	3,934 people	8,286 people
20–24	3,182 people	2,908 people	6,090 people
15–19	2,494 people	2,222 people	4,716 people
10–14	4,162 people	3,991 people	8,153 people
5–9	3,558 people	3,335 people	6,893 people
1–4	2,615 people	2,511 people	5,126 people
0	546 people	538 people	1,084 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	395 people	540 people	935 people
80–84	940 people	1,086 people	2,026 people
75–79	1,640 people	1,754 people	3,394 people
70–74	3,098 people	2,818 people	5,916 people
65–69	4,532 people	4,228 people	8,760 people
60–64	5,536 people	5,051 people	10,587 people
55–59	7,638 people	7,091 people	14,729 people
50–54	6,522 people	5,685 people	12,207 people
45–49	10,097 people	8,643 people	18,740 people
40–44	13,597 people	11,764 people	25,361 people
35–39	14,467 people	12,615 people	27,082 people
30–34	7,537 people	7,070 people	14,607 people
25–29	5,150 people	5,392 people	10,542 people
20–24	8,112 people	8,536 people	16,648 people
15–19	8,509 people	8,225 people	16,734 people
10–14	7,836 people	7,455 people	15,291 people
5–9	4,477 people	4,286 people	8,763 people
1–4	3,900 people	3,772 people	7,672 people
0	1,134 people	1,125 people	2,259 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	196 people	312 people	508 people
80–84	571 people	733 people	1,304 people
75–79	1,575 people	1,662 people	3,237 people
70–74	2,623 people	2,671 people	5,294 people
65–69	3,234 people	3,031 people	6,265 people
60–64	4,774 people	4,060 people	8,834 people
55–59	5,870 people	5,265 people	11,135 people
50–54	6,678 people	5,886 people	12,564 people
45–49	8,654 people	8,144 people	16,798 people
40–44	7,205 people	6,285 people	13,490 people
35–39	11,215 people	9,551 people	20,766 people
30–34	15,442 people	13,390 people	28,832 people
25–29	17,511 people	14,941 people	32,452 people
20–24	9,457 people	8,485 people	17,942 people
15–19	6,616 people	6,061 people	12,677 people
10–14	12,301 people	12,028 people	24,329 people
5–9	10,371 people	10,046 people	20,417 people
1–4	7,149 people	6,732 people	13,881 people
0	1,388 people	1,303 people	2,691 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.93%

217,659 people

Hui1.98%

4,408 people

Qiang0.02%

33 people

Yi0.01%

32 people

Tujia0.01%

19 people

Tibetan0.01%

19 people

Miao0.01%

18 people

Zhuang0.01%

17 people

Dongxiang0.01%

15 people

Manchu0.00%

9 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

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