Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	293,413 people	280,498 people	254,613 people
Urbanization rate	10.2%	29.4%	38.0%
Urban population	29,832 people	82,407 people	96,783 people
Male	148,493 people	141,867 people	129,989 people
Female	144,920 people	138,631 people	124,624 people
Households	75,283	80,355	88,357
Average household size	3.85	3.43	2.78

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+	1,267 people	2,104 people	3,371 people
80–84	1,939 people	2,387 people	4,326 people
75–79	3,641 people	4,262 people	7,903 people
70–74	6,752 people	7,172 people	13,924 people
65–69	9,006 people	8,840 people	17,846 people
60–64	9,471 people	9,329 people	18,800 people
55–59	10,660 people	10,361 people	21,021 people
50–54	11,783 people	11,052 people	22,835 people
45–49	9,287 people	8,848 people	18,135 people
40–44	6,396 people	6,155 people	12,551 people
35–39	9,413 people	8,360 people	17,773 people
30–34	11,139 people	10,391 people	21,530 people
25–29	7,243 people	6,588 people	13,831 people
20–24	2,887 people	2,608 people	5,495 people
15–19	3,714 people	3,088 people	6,802 people
10–14	8,259 people	7,528 people	15,787 people
5–9	9,897 people	8,750 people	18,647 people
1–4	6,255 people	5,915 people	12,170 people
0	980 people	886 people	1,866 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	623 people	1,347 people	1,970 people
80–84	1,330 people	1,966 people	3,296 people
75–79	2,611 people	3,075 people	5,686 people
70–74	3,700 people	3,683 people	7,383 people
65–69	5,289 people	5,404 people	10,693 people
60–64	8,481 people	8,245 people	16,726 people
55–59	10,497 people	9,865 people	20,362 people
50–54	10,938 people	10,379 people	21,317 people
45–49	11,799 people	11,425 people	23,224 people
40–44	12,837 people	12,212 people	25,049 people
35–39	10,243 people	9,973 people	20,216 people
30–34	7,475 people	7,601 people	15,076 people
25–29	11,635 people	11,442 people	23,077 people
20–24	13,912 people	13,744 people	27,656 people
15–19	10,978 people	10,995 people	21,973 people
10–14	4,954 people	4,394 people	9,348 people
5–9	5,893 people	5,272 people	11,165 people
1–4	6,605 people	5,805 people	12,410 people
0	2,067 people	1,804 people	3,871 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	458 people	928 people	1,386 people
80–84	963 people	1,580 people	2,543 people
75–79	1,934 people	2,758 people	4,692 people
70–74	3,349 people	3,943 people	7,292 people
65–69	4,440 people	4,492 people	8,932 people
60–64	5,369 people	4,875 people	10,244 people
55–59	6,417 people	6,141 people	12,558 people
50–54	9,653 people	9,177 people	18,830 people
45–49	11,500 people	10,510 people	22,010 people
40–44	11,726 people	11,122 people	22,848 people
35–39	12,559 people	11,956 people	24,515 people
30–34	13,713 people	13,154 people	26,867 people
25–29	11,188 people	11,178 people	22,366 people
20–24	7,930 people	8,177 people	16,107 people
15–19	13,876 people	13,548 people	27,424 people
10–14	16,254 people	15,890 people	32,144 people
5–9	10,340 people	9,566 people	19,906 people
1–4	5,265 people	4,504 people	9,769 people
0	1,559 people	1,421 people	2,980 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.96%

280,379 people

Manchu0.01%

34 people

Miao0.01%

24 people

Zhuang0.00%

10 people

Yi0.00%

10 people

Tujia0.00%

8 people

Hui0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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