Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	605,580 people	631,659 people	625,246 people
Urbanization rate	12.7%	34.8%	42.7%
Urban population	76,878 people	219,648 people	267,021 people
Male	306,279 people	320,880 people	317,743 people
Female	299,301 people	310,779 people	307,503 people
Households	154,908	169,242	208,557
Average household size	3.83	3.69	2.92

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+	2,040 people	3,621 people	5,661 people
80–84	3,426 people	4,007 people	7,433 people
75–79	6,834 people	7,545 people	14,379 people
70–74	12,867 people	14,103 people	26,970 people
65–69	18,468 people	19,545 people	38,013 people
60–64	17,806 people	17,953 people	35,759 people
55–59	21,903 people	23,339 people	45,242 people
50–54	24,991 people	25,890 people	50,881 people
45–49	19,259 people	18,452 people	37,711 people
40–44	21,789 people	20,181 people	41,970 people
35–39	26,010 people	24,282 people	50,292 people
30–34	30,074 people	29,384 people	59,458 people
25–29	18,689 people	17,838 people	36,527 people
20–24	8,531 people	7,435 people	15,966 people
15–19	14,174 people	12,190 people	26,364 people
10–14	25,857 people	21,938 people	47,795 people
5–9	26,383 people	22,648 people	49,031 people
1–4	15,916 people	14,788 people	30,704 people
0	2,726 people	2,364 people	5,090 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,312 people	2,533 people	3,845 people
80–84	2,739 people	4,224 people	6,963 people
75–79	4,486 people	5,116 people	9,602 people
70–74	6,891 people	6,284 people	13,175 people
65–69	10,068 people	9,625 people	19,693 people
60–64	16,097 people	16,126 people	32,223 people
55–59	21,133 people	21,292 people	42,425 people
50–54	19,794 people	19,375 people	39,169 people
45–49	24,015 people	24,780 people	48,795 people
40–44	26,608 people	26,831 people	53,439 people
35–39	20,307 people	19,203 people	39,510 people
30–34	23,623 people	21,907 people	45,530 people
25–29	28,558 people	27,990 people	56,548 people
20–24	33,293 people	34,148 people	67,441 people
15–19	23,849 people	22,178 people	46,027 people
10–14	12,786 people	11,166 people	23,952 people
5–9	19,099 people	16,352 people	35,451 people
1–4	21,002 people	17,429 people	38,431 people
0	5,220 people	4,220 people	9,440 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,043 people	1,694 people	2,737 people
80–84	2,082 people	2,872 people	4,954 people
75–79	4,153 people	5,348 people	9,501 people
70–74	6,654 people	7,821 people	14,475 people
65–69	7,925 people	7,485 people	15,410 people
60–64	9,653 people	7,757 people	17,410 people
55–59	11,925 people	10,717 people	22,642 people
50–54	17,748 people	17,325 people	35,073 people
45–49	22,260 people	22,087 people	44,347 people
40–44	20,611 people	19,985 people	40,596 people
35–39	24,564 people	25,144 people	49,708 people
30–34	27,057 people	27,352 people	54,409 people
25–29	21,290 people	20,170 people	41,460 people
20–24	23,548 people	22,855 people	46,403 people
15–19	31,651 people	31,628 people	63,279 people
10–14	37,070 people	36,621 people	73,691 people
5–9	21,249 people	18,916 people	40,165 people
1–4	12,249 people	10,481 people	22,730 people
0	3,547 people	3,043 people	6,590 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.44%

628,098 people

Manchu0.32%

2,004 people

Hui0.18%

1,148 people

Mongol0.02%

128 people

Zhuang0.01%

75 people

Tujia0.01%

73 people

Miao0.01%

46 people

Yi0.00%

23 people

Korean0.00%

15 people

Bouyei0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Naxi0.00%

4 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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