Total population344,617 peopleSeventh census
Households118,854Average household size 2.74
Urbanization rate46.1%2020
Sex ratio (male per 100 female)106.5Minority population share 16.2%

Census data

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

ValueFifth censusSixth censusSeventh census
Total population342,861 people330,260 people344,617 people
Urbanization rate7.7%26.5%46.1%
Urban population26,257 people87,459 people158,902 people
Male180,779 people172,131 people177,692 people
Female162,082 people158,129 people166,925 people
Households97,24196,028118,854
Average household size3.483.362.74

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

MaleFemale85+ · Male: 0.53%85+ · Female: 0.43%85+80–84 · Male: 2.87%80–84 · Female: 2.42%80–8475–79 · Male: 4.86%75–79 · Female: 4.10%75–7970–74 · Male: 5.33%70–74 · Female: 4.44%70–7465–69 · Male: 3.45%65–69 · Female: 2.77%65–6960–64 · Male: 1.68%60–64 · Female: 1.42%60–6455–59 · Male: 2.01%55–59 · Female: 1.90%55–5950–54 · Male: 3.71%50–54 · Female: 3.75%50–5445–49 · Male: 3.15%45–49 · Female: 3.08%45–4940–44 · Male: 3.10%40–44 · Female: 2.87%40–4435–39 · Male: 4.08%35–39 · Female: 3.88%35–3930–34 · Male: 4.20%30–34 · Female: 4.16%30–3425–29 · Male: 3.52%25–29 · Female: 3.76%25–2920–24 · Male: 2.59%20–24 · Female: 2.56%20–2415–19 · Male: 2.56%15–19 · Female: 2.73%15–1910–14 · Male: 1.71%10–14 · Female: 1.71%10–145–9 · Male: 1.13%5–9 · Female: 1.09%5–91–4 · Male: 0.65%1–4 · Female: 0.76%1–40 · Male: 0.42%0 · Female: 0.61%0

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han83.80%
276,771 people
Yao15.73%
51,935 people
Dongxiang0.26%
850 people
Tujia0.06%
211 people
Manchu0.04%
142 people
Korean0.02%
62 people
Bai0.01%
41 people
Bouyei0.01%
39 people
Tibetan0.01%
32 people
Yi0.01%
31 people
She0.01%
28 people
Dong0.01%
19 people
Dai0.01%
17 people
Wa0.01%
17 people
Kyrgyz0.00%
10 people
Uyghur0.00%
7 people
Hui0.00%
5 people
Miao0.00%
5 people
Hani0.00%
5 people
Maonan0.00%
5 people
Li0.00%
4 people
Zhuang0.00%
3 people
Mongol0.00%
3 people
Kazakh0.00%
3 people
Mulao0.00%
3 people
Blang0.00%
3 people
Lisu0.00%
2 people
Evenki0.00%
2 people
Qiang0.00%
1 people
Salar0.00%
1 people
Russian0.00%
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