Total population24,870,895 peopleSeventh census

Households9,644,628Average household size 2.32

Urbanization rate89.3%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)107.3Minority population share 1.6%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	16,407,734 people	23,019,196 people	24,870,895 people
Urbanization rate	88.3%	89.3%	89.3%
Urban population	14,489,919 people	20,555,098 people	22,209,380 people
Male	8,430,262 people	11,854,916 people	12,875,211 people
Female	7,977,472 people	11,164,280 people	11,995,684 people
Households	5,299,068	8,253,257	9,644,628
Average household size	2.79	2.50	2.32

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+	64,748 people	59,918 people	124,666 people
80–84	381,130 people	351,703 people	732,833 people
75–79	480,179 people	433,843 people	914,022 people
70–74	348,491 people	316,284 people	664,775 people
65–69	391,803 people	318,381 people	710,184 people
60–64	824,363 people	689,793 people	1,514,156 people
55–59	1,179,905 people	1,025,929 people	2,205,834 people
50–54	1,462,804 people	1,278,489 people	2,741,293 people
45–49	1,207,124 people	1,088,686 people	2,295,810 people
40–44	977,109 people	880,403 people	1,857,512 people
35–39	931,765 people	844,508 people	1,776,273 people
30–34	940,004 people	845,689 people	1,785,693 people
25–29	890,810 people	841,572 people	1,732,382 people
20–24	876,308 people	890,142 people	1,766,450 people
15–19	810,242 people	837,318 people	1,647,560 people
10–14	504,706 people	509,268 people	1,013,974 people
5–9	265,538 people	286,039 people	551,577 people
1–4	167,022 people	210,751 people	377,773 people
0	171,160 people	286,968 people	458,128 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	67,467 people	60,755 people	128,222 people
80–84	355,124 people	309,949 people	665,073 people
75–79	340,432 people	292,351 people	632,783 people
70–74	294,286 people	262,495 people	556,781 people
65–69	575,676 people	545,496 people	1,121,172 people
60–64	1,339,673 people	1,280,697 people	2,620,370 people
55–59	1,319,622 people	1,251,559 people	2,571,181 people
50–54	1,113,853 people	1,014,263 people	2,128,116 people
45–49	1,025,778 people	895,519 people	1,921,297 people
40–44	1,001,047 people	876,689 people	1,877,736 people
35–39	956,736 people	843,942 people	1,800,678 people
30–34	932,637 people	870,085 people	1,802,722 people
25–29	872,884 people	850,526 people	1,723,410 people
20–24	587,260 people	551,082 people	1,138,342 people
15–19	338,727 people	326,626 people	665,353 people
10–14	251,633 people	271,414 people	523,047 people
5–9	248,892 people	306,217 people	555,109 people
1–4	147,101 people	204,429 people	351,530 people
0	86,088 people	150,186 people	236,274 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	47,373 people	42,818 people	90,191 people
80–84	209,614 people	190,173 people	399,787 people
75–79	305,265 people	281,444 people	586,709 people
70–74	479,477 people	454,765 people	934,242 people
65–69	648,967 people	646,181 people	1,295,148 people
60–64	697,245 people	655,713 people	1,352,958 people
55–59	720,937 people	633,063 people	1,354,000 people
50–54	761,604 people	633,193 people	1,394,797 people
45–49	812,714 people	693,828 people	1,506,542 people
40–44	889,812 people	810,396 people	1,700,208 people
35–39	828,917 people	762,566 people	1,591,483 people
30–34	563,344 people	514,648 people	1,077,992 people
25–29	343,011 people	323,089 people	666,100 people
20–24	285,368 people	291,893 people	577,261 people
15–19	322,494 people	360,568 people	683,062 people
10–14	243,734 people	287,615 people	531,349 people
5–9	159,436 people	207,690 people	367,126 people
1–4	76,659 people	117,259 people	193,918 people
0	34,291 people	70,570 people	104,861 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.39%

24,471,085 people

Hui0.34%

84,925 people

Dong0.17%

43,197 people

Korean0.17%

41,807 people

Manchu0.16%

38,916 people

Tujia0.11%

27,531 people

Mongol0.10%

25,404 people

Yi0.09%

21,952 people

Zhuang0.09%

21,097 people

Bouyei0.05%

11,870 people

Uyghur0.04%

10,039 people

Tibetan0.04%

9,914 people

Hani0.03%

8,573 people

Bai0.03%

7,299 people

Yao0.03%

6,309 people

Miao0.02%

5,749 people

Dongxiang0.02%

4,476 people

Kazakh0.01%

3,445 people

Dai0.01%

3,192 people

Maonan0.01%

3,138 people

Lisu0.01%

2,888 people

Li0.01%

1,695 people

She0.01%

1,619 people

Salar0.01%

1,361 people

Lahu0.01%

1,234 people

Wa0.01%

1,215 people

Tajik0.01%

1,181 people

Kyrgyz0.01%

1,140 people

Sui0.00%

1,078 people

Xibe0.00%

879 people

Jingpo0.00%

821 people

Mulao0.00%

603 people

Qiang0.00%

598 people

Naxi0.00%

532 people

Blang0.00%

349 people

Daur0.00%

315 people

De'ang0.00%

286 people

Pumi0.00%

232 people

Tu0.00%

196 people

Bonan0.00%

126 people

Gelao0.00%

89 people

Nanai0.00%

81 people

Russian0.00%

70 people

Achang0.00%

65 people

Jino0.00%

50 people

Lhoba0.00%

50 people

Monba0.00%

49 people

Nu0.00%

48 people

Gin0.00%

46 people

Evenki0.00%

44 people

Uzbek0.00%

44 people

Yugur0.00%

32 people

Tatar0.00%

25 people

Oroqen0.00%

13 people

Derung0.00%

11 people

Gaoshan0.00%

6 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