Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	249,797 people	250,264 people	215,806 people
Urbanization rate	16.3%	28.9%	43.7%
Urban population	40,701 people	72,203 people	94,216 people
Male	127,212 people	129,676 people	107,713 people
Female	122,585 people	120,588 people	108,093 people
Households	66,495	67,264	87,549
Average household size	3.70	3.48	2.42

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+	874 people	1,613 people	2,487 people
80–84	1,442 people	1,812 people	3,254 people
75–79	2,724 people	3,327 people	6,051 people
70–74	5,562 people	6,348 people	11,910 people
65–69	7,601 people	8,421 people	16,022 people
60–64	7,769 people	8,087 people	15,856 people
55–59	7,709 people	7,952 people	15,661 people
50–54	8,132 people	8,237 people	16,369 people
45–49	7,344 people	7,342 people	14,686 people
40–44	6,061 people	5,604 people	11,665 people
35–39	8,900 people	8,316 people	17,216 people
30–34	9,951 people	9,738 people	19,689 people
25–29	6,496 people	5,592 people	12,088 people
20–24	3,336 people	2,871 people	6,207 people
15–19	3,827 people	3,159 people	6,986 people
10–14	7,603 people	6,983 people	14,586 people
5–9	6,958 people	7,125 people	14,083 people
1–4	4,661 people	4,771 people	9,432 people
0	763 people	795 people	1,558 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	529 people	843 people	1,372 people
80–84	1,058 people	1,454 people	2,512 people
75–79	2,144 people	2,343 people	4,487 people
70–74	3,096 people	2,893 people	5,989 people
65–69	4,304 people	4,376 people	8,680 people
60–64	7,690 people	7,579 people	15,269 people
55–59	9,369 people	9,698 people	19,067 people
50–54	9,615 people	9,250 people	18,865 people
45–49	9,454 people	8,999 people	18,453 people
40–44	10,104 people	9,328 people	19,432 people
35–39	9,725 people	8,415 people	18,140 people
30–34	8,600 people	6,951 people	15,551 people
25–29	11,905 people	10,445 people	22,350 people
20–24	12,595 people	12,088 people	24,683 people
15–19	9,573 people	8,705 people	18,278 people
10–14	5,643 people	4,800 people	10,443 people
5–9	6,465 people	5,454 people	11,919 people
1–4	6,186 people	5,508 people	11,694 people
0	1,621 people	1,459 people	3,080 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	241 people	517 people	758 people
80–84	585 people	962 people	1,547 people
75–79	1,514 people	1,926 people	3,440 people
70–74	2,581 people	2,829 people	5,410 people
65–69	3,599 people	3,462 people	7,061 people
60–64	4,143 people	3,601 people	7,744 people
55–59	5,089 people	4,915 people	10,004 people
50–54	8,558 people	8,247 people	16,805 people
45–49	10,238 people	10,524 people	20,762 people
40–44	9,675 people	9,590 people	19,265 people
35–39	9,493 people	9,340 people	18,833 people
30–34	10,192 people	9,708 people	19,900 people
25–29	9,785 people	9,175 people	18,960 people
20–24	8,322 people	7,341 people	15,663 people
15–19	12,505 people	11,674 people	24,179 people
10–14	14,564 people	14,781 people	29,345 people
5–9	8,904 people	7,822 people	16,726 people
1–4	5,740 people	4,774 people	10,514 people
0	1,484 people	1,397 people	2,881 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.90%

250,002 people

Hui0.05%

121 people

Manchu0.02%

44 people

Zhuang0.01%

22 people

Tujia0.01%

19 people

Li0.01%

13 people

Mongol0.00%

10 people

Miao0.00%

9 people

Korean0.00%

7 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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