Total population8,782,285 peopleSeventh census

Households2,959,593Average household size 2.74

Urbanization rate68.5%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)109.3Minority population share 3.5%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	7,283,040 people	8,128,533 people	8,782,285 people
Urbanization rate	38.9%	58.4%	68.5%
Urban population	2,835,210 people	4,749,504 people	6,012,651 people
Male	3,724,882 people	4,207,539 people	4,586,453 people
Female	3,558,158 people	3,920,994 people	4,195,832 people
Households	1,671,139	2,267,868	2,959,593
Average household size	3.70	3.06	2.74

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+	23,709 people	48,715 people	72,424 people
80–84	33,965 people	50,161 people	84,126 people
75–79	52,530 people	63,472 people	116,002 people
70–74	91,261 people	101,796 people	193,057 people
65–69	156,252 people	168,716 people	324,968 people
60–64	184,997 people	184,515 people	369,512 people
55–59	263,219 people	259,822 people	523,041 people
50–54	345,457 people	340,402 people	685,859 people
45–49	395,430 people	374,633 people	770,063 people
40–44	355,637 people	327,204 people	682,841 people
35–39	396,747 people	369,957 people	766,704 people
30–34	486,542 people	461,097 people	947,639 people
25–29	351,330 people	296,917 people	648,247 people
20–24	205,221 people	168,655 people	373,876 people
15–19	224,091 people	189,004 people	413,095 people
10–14	312,032 people	244,859 people	556,891 people
5–9	387,047 people	291,548 people	678,595 people
1–4	273,681 people	216,596 people	490,277 people
0	47,305 people	37,763 people	85,068 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	10,297 people	26,287 people	36,584 people
80–84	24,832 people	39,213 people	64,045 people
75–79	45,514 people	60,364 people	105,878 people
70–74	61,753 people	69,772 people	131,525 people
65–69	74,025 people	74,932 people	148,957 people
60–64	114,479 people	110,337 people	224,816 people
55–59	181,842 people	175,906 people	357,748 people
50–54	208,970 people	191,914 people	400,884 people
45–49	290,800 people	278,209 people	569,009 people
40–44	378,688 people	370,200 people	748,888 people
35–39	433,712 people	402,923 people	836,635 people
30–34	392,828 people	353,428 people	746,256 people
25–29	422,215 people	398,880 people	821,095 people
20–24	511,639 people	508,589 people	1,020,228 people
15–19	392,303 people	344,797 people	737,100 people
10–14	178,677 people	142,178 people	320,855 people
5–9	215,528 people	173,965 people	389,493 people
1–4	218,191 people	162,339 people	380,530 people
0	51,246 people	36,761 people	88,007 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,223 people	16,849 people	21,072 people
80–84	10,267 people	24,365 people	34,632 people
75–79	26,782 people	42,794 people	69,576 people
70–74	54,093 people	64,793 people	118,886 people
65–69	74,272 people	79,819 people	154,091 people
60–64	84,338 people	82,897 people	167,235 people
55–59	89,152 people	82,019 people	171,171 people
50–54	127,541 people	116,082 people	243,623 people
45–49	192,873 people	180,604 people	373,477 people
40–44	214,453 people	194,640 people	409,093 people
35–39	286,425 people	271,530 people	557,955 people
30–34	368,718 people	354,097 people	722,815 people
25–29	439,942 people	403,006 people	842,948 people
20–24	409,153 people	385,802 people	794,955 people
15–19	408,451 people	436,325 people	844,776 people
10–14	440,198 people	425,314 people	865,512 people
5–9	329,163 people	266,799 people	595,962 people
1–4	126,965 people	98,453 people	225,418 people
0	37,873 people	31,970 people	69,843 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.47%

8,472,460 people

Hui0.77%

67,176 people

Tujia0.74%

65,379 people

Miao0.67%

58,615 people

She0.30%

26,534 people

Zhuang0.21%

18,097 people

Bouyei0.20%

17,267 people

Yi0.17%

14,524 people

Dong0.12%

10,421 people

Other groups0.05%

4,307 people

Yao0.04%

3,547 people

Manchu0.04%

3,339 people

Mongol0.03%

2,982 people

Bai0.03%

2,527 people

Uyghur0.03%

2,303 people

Gelao0.02%

2,065 people

Li0.02%

1,365 people

Dai0.02%

1,335 people

Hani0.01%

1,081 people

Sui0.01%

1,061 people

Tu0.01%

796 people

Korean0.01%

725 people

Tibetan0.01%

668 people

Mulao0.01%

640 people

Wa0.01%

606 people

Lisu0.00%

307 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

283 people

Lahu0.00%

265 people

Jingpo0.00%

264 people

Dongxiang0.00%

230 people

Maonan0.00%

215 people

Qiang0.00%

162 people

Blang0.00%

106 people

De'ang0.00%

100 people

Pumi0.00%

83 people

Salar0.00%

45 people

Gaoshan0.00%

42 people

Naxi0.00%

40 people

Achang0.00%

36 people

Kazakh0.00%

33 people

Xibe0.00%

28 people

Gin0.00%

27 people

Daur0.00%

14 people

Nu0.00%

11 people

Monba0.00%

10 people

Evenki0.00%

8 people

Bonan0.00%

8 people

Nanai0.00%

8 people

Tajik0.00%

6 people

Russian0.00%

6 people

Jino0.00%

5 people

Oroqen0.00%

5 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

Yugur0.00%

3 people

Tatar0.00%

3 people

Uzbek0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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