Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,236,602 people	1,156,481 people	917,508 people
Urbanization rate	7.0%	24.7%	41.9%
Urban population	85,912 people	285,024 people	384,700 people
Male	643,081 people	591,051 people	477,207 people
Female	593,521 people	565,430 people	440,301 people
Households	322,521	338,056	345,817
Average household size	3.42	3.35	2.44

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+	6,326 people	9,161 people	15,487 people
80–84	10,366 people	11,844 people	22,210 people
75–79	16,659 people	17,114 people	33,773 people
70–74	27,528 people	25,514 people	53,042 people
65–69	34,341 people	30,205 people	64,546 people
60–64	22,353 people	20,924 people	43,277 people
55–59	32,649 people	33,164 people	65,813 people
50–54	45,566 people	42,533 people	88,099 people
45–49	42,421 people	41,425 people	83,846 people
40–44	23,413 people	24,476 people	47,889 people
35–39	20,649 people	19,795 people	40,444 people
30–34	33,786 people	27,446 people	61,232 people
25–29	29,222 people	23,713 people	52,935 people
20–24	26,046 people	20,801 people	46,847 people
15–19	28,499 people	23,066 people	51,565 people
10–14	32,205 people	28,386 people	60,591 people
5–9	26,747 people	23,877 people	50,624 people
1–4	16,059 people	14,664 people	30,723 people
0	2,372 people	2,193 people	4,565 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,998 people	3,944 people	5,942 people
80–84	5,655 people	7,468 people	13,123 people
75–79	11,240 people	12,721 people	23,961 people
70–74	19,260 people	18,559 people	37,819 people
65–69	24,929 people	23,286 people	48,215 people
60–64	36,027 people	32,542 people	68,569 people
55–59	41,350 people	37,121 people	78,471 people
50–54	28,437 people	25,403 people	53,840 people
45–49	39,217 people	38,837 people	78,054 people
40–44	55,357 people	52,672 people	108,029 people
35–39	53,707 people	54,800 people	108,507 people
30–34	32,418 people	35,348 people	67,766 people
25–29	28,601 people	30,718 people	59,319 people
20–24	46,061 people	47,137 people	93,198 people
15–19	49,952 people	45,936 people	95,888 people
10–14	47,244 people	40,466 people	87,710 people
5–9	38,096 people	32,077 people	70,173 people
1–4	25,604 people	21,633 people	47,237 people
0	5,898 people	4,762 people	10,660 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	835 people	2,390 people	3,225 people
80–84	2,276 people	4,454 people	6,730 people
75–79	5,728 people	7,973 people	13,701 people
70–74	13,187 people	14,381 people	27,568 people
65–69	19,272 people	19,048 people	38,320 people
60–64	27,937 people	24,597 people	52,534 people
55–59	30,096 people	27,032 people	57,128 people
50–54	39,657 people	35,378 people	75,035 people
45–49	47,146 people	39,342 people	86,488 people
40–44	33,048 people	26,072 people	59,120 people
35–39	48,222 people	44,714 people	92,936 people
30–34	64,946 people	61,482 people	126,428 people
25–29	59,195 people	58,052 people	117,247 people
20–24	33,259 people	36,029 people	69,288 people
15–19	35,711 people	32,703 people	68,414 people
10–14	75,516 people	68,933 people	144,449 people
5–9	61,582 people	54,171 people	115,753 people
1–4	37,747 people	30,394 people	68,141 people
0	7,721 people	6,376 people	14,097 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.99%

1,156,371 people

Tujia0.00%

28 people

Miao0.00%

20 people

Dong0.00%

10 people

Yi0.00%

8 people

Zhuang0.00%

7 people

Bouyei0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

4 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Hui0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

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