Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	244,167 people	258,179 people	273,164 people
Urbanization rate	24.2%	38.4%	53.2%
Urban population	59,079 people	99,048 people	145,215 people
Male	122,911 people	131,354 people	145,006 people
Female	121,256 people	126,825 people	128,158 people
Households	59,616	63,986	83,324
Average household size	3.98	3.80	2.97

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+	905 people	1,380 people	2,285 people
80–84	1,503 people	1,525 people	3,028 people
75–79	2,858 people	2,809 people	5,667 people
70–74	4,996 people	5,186 people	10,182 people
65–69	7,357 people	7,577 people	14,934 people
60–64	6,768 people	6,750 people	13,518 people
55–59	9,300 people	9,591 people	18,891 people
50–54	11,604 people	10,736 people	22,340 people
45–49	10,559 people	8,692 people	19,251 people
40–44	10,285 people	8,675 people	18,960 people
35–39	12,503 people	10,403 people	22,906 people
30–34	15,361 people	13,017 people	28,378 people
25–29	10,426 people	8,159 people	18,585 people
20–24	5,897 people	4,042 people	9,939 people
15–19	6,038 people	4,530 people	10,568 people
10–14	9,451 people	7,904 people	17,355 people
5–9	9,787 people	8,331 people	18,118 people
1–4	7,828 people	7,473 people	15,301 people
0	1,580 people	1,378 people	2,958 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	501 people	925 people	1,426 people
80–84	1,002 people	1,482 people	2,484 people
75–79	2,109 people	2,124 people	4,233 people
70–74	3,106 people	2,617 people	5,723 people
65–69	4,410 people	3,867 people	8,277 people
60–64	6,383 people	6,138 people	12,521 people
55–59	8,407 people	8,490 people	16,897 people
50–54	7,527 people	7,425 people	14,952 people
45–49	9,200 people	10,262 people	19,462 people
40–44	10,467 people	10,987 people	21,454 people
35–39	9,372 people	8,780 people	18,152 people
30–34	9,404 people	9,053 people	18,457 people
25–29	11,479 people	11,200 people	22,679 people
20–24	14,121 people	14,694 people	28,815 people
15–19	10,455 people	10,071 people	20,526 people
10–14	6,263 people	4,738 people	11,001 people
5–9	7,611 people	6,084 people	13,695 people
1–4	7,615 people	6,271 people	13,886 people
0	1,922 people	1,617 people	3,539 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	371 people	781 people	1,152 people
80–84	736 people	1,233 people	1,969 people
75–79	1,498 people	1,961 people	3,459 people
70–74	2,528 people	2,909 people	5,437 people
65–69	3,530 people	3,109 people	6,639 people
60–64	4,247 people	3,150 people	7,397 people
55–59	5,009 people	4,214 people	9,223 people
50–54	6,970 people	6,575 people	13,545 people
45–49	8,888 people	8,790 people	17,678 people
40–44	7,570 people	7,545 people	15,115 people
35–39	9,325 people	10,338 people	19,663 people
30–34	10,466 people	11,088 people	21,554 people
25–29	9,343 people	9,173 people	18,516 people
20–24	9,645 people	10,355 people	20,000 people
15–19	12,481 people	13,525 people	26,006 people
10–14	14,305 people	13,711 people	28,016 people
5–9	8,968 people	7,492 people	16,460 people
1–4	5,492 people	4,145 people	9,637 people
0	1,539 people	1,162 people	2,701 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.34%

256,467 people

Manchu0.40%

1,020 people

Mongol0.12%

305 people

Korean0.05%

140 people

Miao0.03%

67 people

Hui0.02%

56 people

Tujia0.01%

35 people

Zhuang0.01%

23 people

Bouyei0.01%

16 people

Gelao0.00%

9 people

Yi0.00%

7 people

She0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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