Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,362,533 people	1,267,066 people	1,238,448 people
Urbanization rate	25.0%	48.5%	61.5%
Urban population	340,836 people	614,909 people	761,879 people
Male	659,720 people	604,253 people	602,131 people
Female	702,813 people	662,813 people	636,317 people
Households	394,742	394,838	429,888
Average household size	3.36	3.13	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+	10,427 people	19,548 people	29,975 people
80–84	16,107 people	21,544 people	37,651 people
75–79	25,794 people	29,183 people	54,977 people
70–74	38,618 people	40,155 people	78,773 people
65–69	48,163 people	45,749 people	93,912 people
60–64	46,542 people	44,189 people	90,731 people
55–59	57,147 people	58,773 people	115,920 people
50–54	69,518 people	77,093 people	146,611 people
45–49	41,720 people	51,700 people	93,420 people
40–44	33,767 people	38,857 people	72,624 people
35–39	27,988 people	31,232 people	59,220 people
30–34	42,995 people	45,383 people	88,378 people
25–29	27,301 people	27,087 people	54,388 people
20–24	15,166 people	13,614 people	28,780 people
15–19	21,754 people	19,210 people	40,964 people
10–14	27,024 people	24,199 people	51,223 people
5–9	28,194 people	26,488 people	54,682 people
1–4	20,486 people	19,053 people	39,539 people
0	3,420 people	3,260 people	6,680 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	5,763 people	12,175 people	17,938 people
80–84	10,947 people	16,824 people	27,771 people
75–79	18,257 people	22,943 people	41,200 people
70–74	27,353 people	29,596 people	56,949 people
65–69	34,434 people	34,391 people	68,825 people
60–64	45,117 people	44,235 people	89,352 people
55–59	51,356 people	48,747 people	100,103 people
50–54	47,066 people	47,805 people	94,871 people
45–49	55,017 people	63,038 people	118,055 people
40–44	64,935 people	79,379 people	144,314 people
35–39	37,800 people	51,147 people	88,947 people
30–34	29,969 people	37,148 people	67,117 people
25–29	24,287 people	29,621 people	53,908 people
20–24	33,830 people	37,882 people	71,712 people
15–19	37,143 people	36,325 people	73,468 people
10–14	27,726 people	24,439 people	52,165 people
5–9	26,503 people	23,707 people	50,210 people
1–4	21,334 people	18,772 people	40,106 people
0	5,416 people	4,639 people	10,055 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,877 people	6,875 people	9,752 people
80–84	6,847 people	11,636 people	18,483 people
75–79	13,636 people	19,289 people	32,925 people
70–74	22,003 people	26,902 people	48,905 people
65–69	27,721 people	29,958 people	57,679 people
60–64	34,880 people	34,622 people	69,502 people
55–59	39,880 people	38,096 people	77,976 people
50–54	49,664 people	47,255 people	96,919 people
45–49	54,720 people	51,707 people	106,427 people
40–44	49,760 people	49,906 people	99,666 people
35–39	58,206 people	65,796 people	124,002 people
30–34	66,950 people	81,418 people	148,368 people
25–29	36,710 people	52,765 people	89,475 people
20–24	25,180 people	33,256 people	58,436 people
15–19	31,068 people	29,121 people	60,189 people
10–14	65,917 people	59,426 people	125,343 people
5–9	45,195 people	39,788 people	84,983 people
1–4	23,413 people	20,551 people	43,964 people
0	5,093 people	4,446 people	9,539 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.77%

1,264,205 people

Miao0.07%

833 people

Tujia0.03%

393 people

Dong0.02%

272 people

Yi0.02%

202 people

Bouyei0.01%

144 people

Bai0.01%

143 people

Zhuang0.01%

121 people

Hui0.01%

119 people

Other groups0.01%

103 people

Mongol0.01%

90 people

Manchu0.01%

89 people

Yao0.00%

56 people

Gelao0.00%

41 people

Tu0.00%

37 people

Li0.00%

33 people

Dai0.00%

27 people

Lisu0.00%

25 people

Korean0.00%

24 people

Sui0.00%

18 people

Hani0.00%

15 people

Uyghur0.00%

12 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Mulao0.00%

8 people

Naxi0.00%

7 people

She0.00%

6 people

Wa0.00%

6 people

Qiang0.00%

6 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Evenki0.00%

2 people

De'ang0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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