Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	279,207 people	266,908 people	240,597 people
Urbanization rate	4.8%	15.4%	32.9%
Urban population	13,504 people	40,978 people	79,146 people
Male	143,451 people	134,311 people	120,934 people
Female	135,756 people	132,597 people	119,663 people
Households	63,548	69,437	82,348
Average household size	4.31	3.74	2.86

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+	409 people	544 people	953 people
80–84	1,050 people	1,236 people	2,286 people
75–79	2,411 people	2,393 people	4,804 people
70–74	4,290 people	4,294 people	8,584 people
65–69	6,096 people	6,171 people	12,267 people
60–64	5,474 people	5,082 people	10,556 people
55–59	9,605 people	8,985 people	18,590 people
50–54	10,980 people	11,042 people	22,022 people
45–49	10,423 people	10,312 people	20,735 people
40–44	6,402 people	6,145 people	12,547 people
35–39	6,198 people	6,395 people	12,593 people
30–34	7,755 people	8,124 people	15,879 people
25–29	7,185 people	7,996 people	15,181 people
20–24	5,851 people	5,993 people	11,844 people
15–19	7,041 people	6,970 people	14,011 people
10–14	10,497 people	10,038 people	20,535 people
5–9	10,414 people	9,733 people	20,147 people
1–4	7,372 people	6,862 people	14,234 people
0	1,481 people	1,348 people	2,829 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	185 people	250 people	435 people
80–84	531 people	555 people	1,086 people
75–79	1,417 people	1,400 people	2,817 people
70–74	3,008 people	2,728 people	5,736 people
65–69	4,306 people	3,895 people	8,201 people
60–64	6,196 people	5,832 people	12,028 people
55–59	7,744 people	7,429 people	15,173 people
50–54	6,761 people	6,119 people	12,880 people
45–49	11,024 people	10,244 people	21,268 people
40–44	12,785 people	12,542 people	25,327 people
35–39	11,879 people	12,239 people	24,118 people
30–34	7,375 people	7,698 people	15,073 people
25–29	7,058 people	8,133 people	15,191 people
20–24	8,761 people	10,328 people	19,089 people
15–19	11,846 people	12,529 people	24,375 people
10–14	13,365 people	12,663 people	26,028 people
5–9	10,679 people	9,712 people	20,391 people
1–4	7,437 people	6,376 people	13,813 people
0	1,954 people	1,925 people	3,879 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	68 people	90 people	158 people
80–84	300 people	368 people	668 people
75–79	1,048 people	1,021 people	2,069 people
70–74	1,969 people	1,708 people	3,677 people
65–69	3,155 people	2,904 people	6,059 people
60–64	4,889 people	4,270 people	9,159 people
55–59	5,684 people	5,007 people	10,691 people
50–54	7,259 people	6,857 people	14,116 people
45–49	8,695 people	8,358 people	17,053 people
40–44	7,266 people	6,634 people	13,900 people
35–39	12,527 people	11,352 people	23,879 people
30–34	15,328 people	14,790 people	30,118 people
25–29	13,737 people	13,771 people	27,508 people
20–24	7,798 people	8,296 people	16,094 people
15–19	10,449 people	10,152 people	20,601 people
10–14	16,776 people	15,078 people	31,854 people
5–9	15,079 people	14,643 people	29,722 people
1–4	9,400 people	8,598 people	17,998 people
0	2,024 people	1,859 people	3,883 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.18%

262,051 people

Hui1.81%

4,832 people

Manchu0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Tujia0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

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