Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	392,896 people	427,610 people	463,727 people
Urbanization rate	11.0%	26.5%	52.8%
Urban population	43,241 people	113,309 people	244,750 people
Male	197,577 people	215,528 people	230,680 people
Female	195,319 people	212,082 people	233,047 people
Households	93,566	109,357	135,835
Average household size	4.17	3.90	3.36

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+	2,427 people	2,351 people	4,778 people
80–84	14,753 people	13,677 people	28,430 people
75–79	29,342 people	26,306 people	55,648 people
70–74	28,085 people	24,900 people	52,985 people
65–69	14,928 people	12,863 people	27,791 people
60–64	7,686 people	7,287 people	14,973 people
55–59	11,838 people	12,945 people	24,783 people
50–54	19,027 people	20,997 people	40,024 people
45–49	17,132 people	17,973 people	35,105 people
40–44	11,343 people	11,466 people	22,809 people
35–39	13,014 people	12,959 people	25,973 people
30–34	14,360 people	14,991 people	29,351 people
25–29	10,555 people	11,774 people	22,329 people
20–24	11,767 people	11,886 people	23,653 people
15–19	10,841 people	11,586 people	22,427 people
10–14	7,332 people	8,699 people	16,031 people
5–9	2,907 people	4,350 people	7,257 people
1–4	2,086 people	3,335 people	5,421 people
0	1,257 people	2,702 people	3,959 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,079 people	2,741 people	5,820 people
80–84	21,202 people	17,235 people	38,437 people
75–79	19,639 people	15,820 people	35,459 people
70–74	11,490 people	9,958 people	21,448 people
65–69	14,890 people	14,669 people	29,559 people
60–64	22,984 people	24,046 people	47,030 people
55–59	20,327 people	20,839 people	41,166 people
50–54	13,074 people	12,922 people	25,996 people
45–49	14,245 people	13,690 people	27,935 people
40–44	15,767 people	15,534 people	31,301 people
35–39	11,404 people	12,266 people	23,670 people
30–34	12,839 people	12,596 people	25,435 people
25–29	12,173 people	12,241 people	24,414 people
20–24	8,964 people	9,860 people	18,824 people
15–19	4,237 people	5,368 people	9,605 people
10–14	4,142 people	4,966 people	9,108 people
5–9	3,174 people	3,940 people	7,114 people
1–4	1,402 people	2,095 people	3,497 people
0	496 people	1,296 people	1,792 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,636 people	2,056 people	4,692 people
80–84	9,943 people	8,392 people	18,335 people
75–79	14,876 people	14,346 people	29,222 people
70–74	27,726 people	26,999 people	54,725 people
65–69	22,484 people	22,904 people	45,388 people
60–64	14,716 people	13,504 people	28,220 people
55–59	15,563 people	14,419 people	29,982 people
50–54	17,070 people	16,353 people	33,423 people
45–49	12,204 people	12,560 people	24,764 people
40–44	13,706 people	12,942 people	26,648 people
35–39	13,051 people	13,012 people	26,063 people
30–34	9,967 people	10,853 people	20,820 people
25–29	5,026 people	5,939 people	10,965 people
20–24	5,851 people	6,058 people	11,909 people
15–19	5,572 people	5,654 people	11,226 people
10–14	3,948 people	4,228 people	8,176 people
5–9	1,998 people	2,832 people	4,830 people
1–4	870 people	1,440 people	2,310 people
0	370 people	828 people	1,198 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.98%

427,501 people

Hui0.01%

57 people

Zhuang0.00%

13 people

Tujia0.00%

13 people

Dong0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

9 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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