Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	65,413 people	74,619 people	76,712 people
Urbanization rate	8.9%	15.9%	33.1%
Urban population	5,817 people	11,852 people	25,374 people
Male	33,185 people	37,675 people	38,569 people
Female	32,228 people	36,944 people	38,143 people
Households	13,503	15,442	18,851
Average household size	4.66	4.60	3.79

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+	180 people	374 people	554 people
80–84	273 people	524 people	797 people
75–79	392 people	734 people	1,126 people
70–74	700 people	929 people	1,629 people
65–69	845 people	1,041 people	1,886 people
60–64	969 people	1,066 people	2,035 people
55–59	1,450 people	1,378 people	2,828 people
50–54	2,490 people	2,325 people	4,815 people
45–49	2,970 people	2,813 people	5,783 people
40–44	2,985 people	2,868 people	5,853 people
35–39	3,126 people	3,070 people	6,196 people
30–34	3,288 people	3,149 people	6,437 people
25–29	3,576 people	3,455 people	7,031 people
20–24	3,108 people	2,531 people	5,639 people
15–19	3,115 people	2,896 people	6,011 people
10–14	3,196 people	3,242 people	6,438 people
5–9	3,115 people	3,131 people	6,246 people
1–4	2,331 people	2,139 people	4,470 people
0	460 people	478 people	938 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	143 people	340 people	483 people
80–84	206 people	396 people	602 people
75–79	415 people	624 people	1,039 people
70–74	562 people	825 people	1,387 people
65–69	712 people	957 people	1,669 people
60–64	999 people	1,094 people	2,093 people
55–59	1,142 people	1,165 people	2,307 people
50–54	1,303 people	1,200 people	2,503 people
45–49	1,969 people	1,621 people	3,590 people
40–44	2,960 people	2,660 people	5,620 people
35–39	3,409 people	2,978 people	6,387 people
30–34	3,357 people	3,176 people	6,533 people
25–29	3,378 people	3,407 people	6,785 people
20–24	3,494 people	3,333 people	6,827 people
15–19	3,754 people	3,645 people	7,399 people
10–14	3,651 people	3,436 people	7,087 people
5–9	3,497 people	3,377 people	6,874 people
1–4	2,303 people	2,300 people	4,603 people
0	421 people	410 people	831 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	52 people	164 people	216 people
80–84	139 people	301 people	440 people
75–79	280 people	561 people	841 people
70–74	424 people	648 people	1,072 people
65–69	679 people	858 people	1,537 people
60–64	870 people	1,006 people	1,876 people
55–59	974 people	1,136 people	2,110 people
50–54	1,269 people	1,207 people	2,476 people
45–49	1,355 people	1,329 people	2,684 people
40–44	1,429 people	1,324 people	2,753 people
35–39	2,058 people	1,783 people	3,841 people
30–34	2,959 people	2,713 people	5,672 people
25–29	3,382 people	3,074 people	6,456 people
20–24	3,418 people	2,939 people	6,357 people
15–19	3,116 people	3,073 people	6,189 people
10–14	3,534 people	3,313 people	6,847 people
5–9	3,961 people	3,585 people	7,546 people
1–4	2,593 people	2,556 people	5,149 people
0	693 people	658 people	1,351 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan91.14%

68,010 people

Han6.45%

4,811 people

Hui1.86%

1,385 people

Qiang0.31%

229 people

Bai0.07%

52 people

Manchu0.06%

43 people

Tujia0.02%

18 people

Dongxiang0.02%

18 people

Miao0.02%

11 people

Salar0.02%

11 people

Yi0.01%

10 people

Mongol0.01%

5 people

Uyghur0.01%

4 people

Bonan0.01%

4 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

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