Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	963,237 people	924,531 people	732,380 people
Urbanization rate	24.5%	38.8%	60.5%
Urban population	235,988 people	358,735 people	442,852 people
Male	492,727 people	460,531 people	370,234 people
Female	470,510 people	464,000 people	362,146 people
Households	274,681	307,417	284,394
Average household size	3.17	2.88	2.46

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+	5,471 people	8,103 people	13,574 people
80–84	7,439 people	8,682 people	16,121 people
75–79	12,904 people	14,040 people	26,944 people
70–74	20,969 people	20,874 people	41,843 people
65–69	29,458 people	25,762 people	55,220 people
60–64	22,258 people	17,885 people	40,143 people
55–59	30,040 people	32,093 people	62,133 people
50–54	35,859 people	38,970 people	74,829 people
45–49	33,961 people	35,257 people	69,218 people
40–44	20,552 people	20,650 people	41,202 people
35–39	16,918 people	16,600 people	33,518 people
30–34	27,914 people	25,012 people	52,926 people
25–29	22,253 people	20,400 people	42,653 people
20–24	14,903 people	13,415 people	28,318 people
15–19	15,380 people	13,868 people	29,248 people
10–14	19,587 people	18,332 people	37,919 people
5–9	18,822 people	17,669 people	36,491 people
1–4	13,275 people	12,368 people	25,643 people
0	2,271 people	2,166 people	4,437 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,888 people	5,450 people	8,338 people
80–84	5,805 people	7,614 people	13,419 people
75–79	10,376 people	11,737 people	22,113 people
70–74	14,733 people	14,744 people	29,477 people
65–69	19,783 people	19,491 people	39,274 people
60–64	28,969 people	27,064 people	56,033 people
55–59	36,780 people	32,102 people	68,882 people
50–54	27,007 people	22,803 people	49,810 people
45–49	35,843 people	38,887 people	74,730 people
40–44	42,799 people	47,819 people	90,618 people
35–39	41,402 people	45,011 people	86,413 people
30–34	25,748 people	27,574 people	53,322 people
25–29	21,443 people	22,934 people	44,377 people
20–24	35,979 people	37,070 people	73,049 people
15–19	42,178 people	41,276 people	83,454 people
10–14	26,785 people	24,340 people	51,125 people
5–9	20,832 people	18,671 people	39,503 people
1–4	17,447 people	15,975 people	33,422 people
0	3,734 people	3,438 people	7,172 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	968 people	2,655 people	3,623 people
80–84	2,536 people	4,676 people	7,212 people
75–79	6,052 people	8,210 people	14,262 people
70–74	11,230 people	12,820 people	24,050 people
65–69	15,863 people	16,045 people	31,908 people
60–64	19,485 people	17,717 people	37,202 people
55–59	22,748 people	21,566 people	44,314 people
50–54	31,237 people	27,829 people	59,066 people
45–49	39,180 people	32,340 people	71,520 people
40–44	29,275 people	22,507 people	51,782 people
35–39	41,547 people	41,894 people	83,441 people
30–34	50,098 people	52,845 people	102,943 people
25–29	46,411 people	46,756 people	93,167 people
20–24	28,313 people	29,294 people	57,607 people
15–19	30,348 people	27,422 people	57,770 people
10–14	52,293 people	47,808 people	100,101 people
5–9	40,204 people	36,145 people	76,349 people
1–4	20,714 people	18,380 people	39,094 people
0	4,225 people	3,601 people	7,826 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.94%

924,015 people

Tibetan0.03%

229 people

Yi0.01%

89 people

Bouyei0.01%

45 people

Hui0.00%

34 people

Miao0.00%

32 people

Qiang0.00%

14 people

Zhuang0.00%

12 people

Mongol0.00%

12 people

Tujia0.00%

8 people

Dai0.00%

8 people

Lisu0.00%

8 people

Bai0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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