Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	179,028 people	200,176 people	240,730 people
Urbanization rate	31.6%	35.7%	54.6%
Urban population	56,653 people	71,359 people	131,336 people
Male	94,315 people	104,292 people	123,936 people
Female	84,713 people	95,884 people	116,794 people
Households	41,950	49,134	72,477
Average household size	3.89	3.68	2.98

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+	643 people	1,080 people	1,723 people
80–84	1,157 people	1,624 people	2,781 people
75–79	1,820 people	2,147 people	3,967 people
70–74	3,262 people	3,432 people	6,694 people
65–69	4,725 people	4,840 people	9,565 people
60–64	5,486 people	5,335 people	10,821 people
55–59	6,869 people	7,058 people	13,927 people
50–54	8,282 people	8,537 people	16,819 people
45–49	8,912 people	8,841 people	17,753 people
40–44	8,682 people	8,770 people	17,452 people
35–39	7,242 people	7,520 people	14,762 people
30–34	8,703 people	9,198 people	17,901 people
25–29	6,910 people	6,377 people	13,287 people
20–24	9,295 people	8,900 people	18,195 people
15–19	7,831 people	6,506 people	14,337 people
10–14	12,718 people	9,607 people	22,325 people
5–9	12,235 people	9,629 people	21,864 people
1–4	7,720 people	6,189 people	13,909 people
0	1,444 people	1,204 people	2,648 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	325 people	651 people	976 people
80–84	503 people	741 people	1,244 people
75–79	1,068 people	1,427 people	2,495 people
70–74	1,798 people	2,171 people	3,969 people
65–69	2,289 people	2,350 people	4,639 people
60–64	3,416 people	3,412 people	6,828 people
55–59	4,584 people	4,595 people	9,179 people
50–54	4,975 people	4,853 people	9,828 people
45–49	5,890 people	6,008 people	11,898 people
40–44	7,230 people	7,236 people	14,466 people
35–39	8,396 people	8,232 people	16,628 people
30–34	8,148 people	8,427 people	16,575 people
25–29	6,404 people	6,767 people	13,171 people
20–24	12,134 people	11,579 people	23,713 people
15–19	11,183 people	9,512 people	20,695 people
10–14	7,045 people	5,200 people	12,245 people
5–9	8,136 people	5,590 people	13,726 people
1–4	8,869 people	5,958 people	14,827 people
0	1,899 people	1,175 people	3,074 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	130 people	318 people	448 people
80–84	436 people	703 people	1,139 people
75–79	1,013 people	1,372 people	2,385 people
70–74	1,174 people	1,354 people	2,528 people
65–69	1,697 people	1,910 people	3,607 people
60–64	2,469 people	2,547 people	5,016 people
55–59	2,665 people	2,504 people	5,169 people
50–54	4,106 people	3,735 people	7,841 people
45–49	5,335 people	4,799 people	10,134 people
40–44	5,867 people	5,205 people	11,072 people
35–39	6,869 people	6,486 people	13,355 people
30–34	8,317 people	7,811 people	16,128 people
25–29	9,212 people	8,363 people	17,575 people
20–24	9,986 people	8,978 people	18,964 people
15–19	9,306 people	7,681 people	16,987 people
10–14	10,154 people	9,461 people	19,615 people
5–9	8,414 people	6,636 people	15,050 people
1–4	5,713 people	3,777 people	9,490 people
0	1,452 people	1,073 people	2,525 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.96%

238,224 people

She0.58%

1,399 people

Miao0.10%

251 people

Zhuang0.06%

139 people

Tujia0.05%

121 people

Manchu0.03%

79 people

Mongol0.03%

72 people

Yi0.03%

62 people

Bouyei0.03%

59 people

Dong0.02%

58 people

Hui0.02%

52 people

Tibetan0.02%

39 people

Yao0.01%

27 people

Li0.01%

24 people

Other groups0.01%

22 people

Bai0.01%

18 people

Uyghur0.01%

16 people

Dai0.01%

11 people

Dongxiang0.00%

10 people

Mulao0.00%

10 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Sui0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Xibe0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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