Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,398,462 people	1,233,074 people	1,110,017 people
Urbanization rate	10.8%	21.6%	42.6%
Urban population	150,377 people	266,795 people	472,472 people
Male	722,650 people	617,483 people	561,906 people
Female	675,812 people	615,591 people	548,111 people
Households	388,687	441,498	416,165
Average household size	3.24	2.72	2.47

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+	9,424 people	13,083 people	22,507 people
80–84	12,876 people	13,753 people	26,629 people
75–79	21,635 people	21,732 people	43,367 people
70–74	33,033 people	32,195 people	65,228 people
65–69	42,303 people	43,462 people	85,765 people
60–64	26,740 people	24,609 people	51,349 people
55–59	36,960 people	36,378 people	73,338 people
50–54	59,162 people	59,026 people	118,188 people
45–49	54,783 people	56,257 people	111,040 people
40–44	29,574 people	29,966 people	59,540 people
35–39	22,973 people	22,496 people	45,469 people
30–34	35,329 people	33,221 people	68,550 people
25–29	33,664 people	30,950 people	64,614 people
20–24	26,010 people	22,553 people	48,563 people
15–19	29,883 people	26,085 people	55,968 people
10–14	31,391 people	29,926 people	61,317 people
5–9	29,590 people	27,641 people	57,231 people
1–4	21,880 people	20,275 people	42,155 people
0	4,696 people	4,503 people	9,199 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	6,039 people	9,209 people	15,248 people
80–84	9,851 people	11,200 people	21,051 people
75–79	16,221 people	16,081 people	32,302 people
70–74	22,732 people	20,518 people	43,250 people
65–69	31,050 people	27,484 people	58,534 people
60–64	42,005 people	38,065 people	80,070 people
55–59	48,883 people	49,800 people	98,683 people
50–54	29,437 people	28,215 people	57,652 people
45–49	38,210 people	39,042 people	77,252 people
40–44	59,556 people	60,963 people	120,519 people
35–39	56,119 people	59,555 people	115,674 people
30–34	31,045 people	33,270 people	64,315 people
25–29	23,654 people	25,187 people	48,841 people
20–24	38,106 people	40,242 people	78,348 people
15–19	57,391 people	56,264 people	113,655 people
10–14	42,416 people	39,830 people	82,246 people
5–9	31,110 people	29,036 people	60,146 people
1–4	26,989 people	25,465 people	52,454 people
0	6,669 people	6,165 people	12,834 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,888 people	4,357 people	6,245 people
80–84	4,626 people	6,892 people	11,518 people
75–79	10,598 people	12,164 people	22,762 people
70–74	17,599 people	17,089 people	34,688 people
65–69	23,775 people	21,350 people	45,125 people
60–64	29,368 people	24,352 people	53,720 people
55–59	35,511 people	30,846 people	66,357 people
50–54	46,910 people	40,816 people	87,726 people
45–49	55,666 people	53,694 people	109,360 people
40–44	35,078 people	31,873 people	66,951 people
35–39	48,971 people	47,140 people	96,111 people
30–34	78,740 people	73,768 people	152,508 people
25–29	74,955 people	70,007 people	144,962 people
20–24	44,265 people	42,911 people	87,176 people
15–19	39,855 people	35,710 people	75,565 people
10–14	69,105 people	65,411 people	134,516 people
5–9	63,116 people	58,547 people	121,663 people
1–4	35,358 people	32,540 people	67,898 people
0	7,266 people	6,345 people	13,611 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.52%

1,227,089 people

Hui0.19%

2,350 people

Yi0.19%

2,310 people

Tibetan0.02%

291 people

Lisu0.01%

146 people

Zhuang0.01%

123 people

Miao0.01%

110 people

Wa0.01%

110 people

Bai0.01%

83 people

Sui0.01%

81 people

Tujia0.00%

48 people

Mongol0.00%

43 people

Manchu0.00%

40 people

Kazakh0.00%

33 people

Qiang0.00%

28 people

Bouyei0.00%

23 people

Dong0.00%

21 people

Hani0.00%

21 people

Dai0.00%

20 people

Yao0.00%

15 people

Other groups0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

10 people

Gin0.00%

9 people

Korean0.00%

8 people

Tu0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Naxi0.00%

6 people

Jingpo0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Gaoshan0.00%

5 people

Lahu0.00%

4 people

Blang0.00%

4 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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