Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,198,534 people	1,084,210 people	1,005,745 people
Urbanization rate	6.4%	25.8%	34.6%
Urban population	76,101 people	280,040 people	347,593 people
Male	619,168 people	534,698 people	489,877 people
Female	579,366 people	549,512 people	515,868 people
Households	308,267	304,479	329,538
Average household size	3.88	3.35	2.76

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+	4,112 people	9,380 people	13,492 people
80–84	6,472 people	8,939 people	15,411 people
75–79	11,940 people	14,400 people	26,340 people
70–74	20,634 people	22,819 people	43,453 people
65–69	30,528 people	32,792 people	63,320 people
60–64	20,725 people	22,200 people	42,925 people
55–59	32,751 people	39,661 people	72,412 people
50–54	37,124 people	45,132 people	82,256 people
45–49	30,521 people	34,418 people	64,939 people
40–44	23,179 people	26,121 people	49,300 people
35–39	19,571 people	22,455 people	42,026 people
30–34	25,045 people	29,296 people	54,341 people
25–29	24,459 people	28,343 people	52,802 people
20–24	24,020 people	22,518 people	46,538 people
15–19	35,794 people	28,985 people	64,779 people
10–14	54,241 people	46,579 people	100,820 people
5–9	52,779 people	47,670 people	100,449 people
1–4	30,406 people	28,923 people	59,329 people
0	5,576 people	5,237 people	10,813 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,070 people	4,824 people	6,894 people
80–84	4,314 people	7,273 people	11,587 people
75–79	8,958 people	12,185 people	21,143 people
70–74	12,622 people	13,637 people	26,259 people
65–69	16,820 people	17,596 people	34,416 people
60–64	24,391 people	25,603 people	49,994 people
55–59	32,126 people	34,483 people	66,609 people
50–54	21,758 people	24,551 people	46,309 people
45–49	33,260 people	41,050 people	74,310 people
40–44	38,598 people	46,799 people	85,397 people
35–39	33,916 people	38,914 people	72,830 people
30–34	26,813 people	32,232 people	59,045 people
25–29	24,206 people	30,556 people	54,762 people
20–24	35,631 people	43,076 people	78,707 people
15–19	54,914 people	50,406 people	105,320 people
10–14	60,898 people	47,701 people	108,599 people
5–9	53,973 people	40,548 people	94,521 people
1–4	41,961 people	31,688 people	73,649 people
0	7,469 people	6,390 people	13,859 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	909 people	2,795 people	3,704 people
80–84	2,961 people	6,322 people	9,283 people
75–79	6,423 people	10,042 people	16,465 people
70–74	11,901 people	15,262 people	27,163 people
65–69	16,508 people	18,450 people	34,958 people
60–64	19,079 people	18,101 people	37,180 people
55–59	21,300 people	20,463 people	41,763 people
50–54	31,251 people	30,720 people	61,971 people
45–49	40,189 people	39,322 people	79,511 people
40–44	27,562 people	26,861 people	54,423 people
35–39	48,524 people	49,924 people	98,448 people
30–34	59,242 people	59,612 people	118,854 people
25–29	53,001 people	50,538 people	103,539 people
20–24	43,773 people	41,126 people	84,899 people
15–19	44,622 people	41,597 people	86,219 people
10–14	70,229 people	61,798 people	132,027 people
5–9	67,187 people	51,638 people	118,825 people
1–4	44,187 people	26,771 people	70,958 people
0	10,320 people	8,024 people	18,344 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.85%

1,004,186 people

Hui0.10%

1,001 people

Miao0.01%

71 people

Zhuang0.01%

68 people

Wa0.01%

52 people

Yi0.01%

50 people

Mongol0.01%

48 people

Tujia0.00%

43 people

Hani0.00%

37 people

Manchu0.00%

28 people

Bouyei0.00%

26 people

Yao0.00%

25 people

Lahu0.00%

22 people

Dai0.00%

16 people

Tibetan0.00%

12 people

Other groups0.00%

10 people

Bai0.00%

9 people

Dong0.00%

8 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

3 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

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