Total population17,494,398 peopleSeventh census

Households6,406,899Average household size 2.25

Urbanization rate99.7%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)122.4Minority population share 6.2%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	7,008,831 people	10,358,381 people	17,494,398 people
Urbanization rate	92.5%	100.0%	99.7%
Urban population	6,480,340 people	10,358,381 people	17,444,609 people
Male	3,454,392 people	5,613,545 people	9,629,111 people
Female	3,554,439 people	4,744,836 people	7,865,287 people
Households	1,188,738	3,587,005	6,406,899
Average household size	2.63	2.11	2.25

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+	13,200 people	19,061 people	32,261 people
80–84	20,522 people	25,730 people	46,252 people
75–79	31,004 people	37,957 people	68,961 people
70–74	64,517 people	69,131 people	133,648 people
65–69	129,820 people	148,021 people	277,841 people
60–64	178,559 people	194,305 people	372,864 people
55–59	352,784 people	328,396 people	681,180 people
50–54	567,030 people	476,077 people	1,043,107 people
45–49	724,232 people	600,720 people	1,324,952 people
40–44	788,881 people	626,851 people	1,415,732 people
35–39	1,113,921 people	875,563 people	1,989,484 people
30–34	1,504,510 people	1,152,552 people	2,657,062 people
25–29	1,378,550 people	1,092,706 people	2,471,256 people
20–24	950,940 people	743,953 people	1,694,893 people
15–19	382,938 people	263,855 people	646,793 people
10–14	383,582 people	312,178 people	695,760 people
5–9	517,563 people	436,677 people	954,240 people
1–4	438,879 people	384,106 people	822,985 people
0	87,679 people	77,448 people	165,127 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,037 people	7,069 people	11,106 people
80–84	6,821 people	8,495 people	15,316 people
75–79	15,744 people	16,451 people	32,195 people
70–74	27,346 people	27,264 people	54,610 people
65–69	34,821 people	37,371 people	72,192 people
60–64	60,223 people	60,180 people	120,403 people
55–59	103,091 people	98,237 people	201,328 people
50–54	149,088 people	115,987 people	265,075 people
45–49	318,738 people	246,052 people	564,790 people
40–44	509,643 people	404,541 people	914,184 people
35–39	665,036 people	521,367 people	1,186,403 people
30–34	752,769 people	589,807 people	1,342,576 people
25–29	993,672 people	820,409 people	1,814,081 people
20–24	1,005,628 people	963,418 people	1,969,046 people
15–19	389,227 people	380,763 people	769,990 people
10–14	166,146 people	121,962 people	288,108 people
5–9	178,053 people	134,629 people	312,682 people
1–4	183,055 people	148,061 people	331,116 people
0	50,407 people	42,773 people	93,180 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,177 people	3,520 people	4,697 people
80–84	2,193 people	4,457 people	6,650 people
75–79	5,211 people	7,691 people	12,902 people
70–74	10,588 people	12,377 people	22,965 people
65–69	19,228 people	19,493 people	38,721 people
60–64	29,634 people	27,501 people	57,135 people
55–59	33,268 people	30,488 people	63,756 people
50–54	59,148 people	43,244 people	102,392 people
45–49	102,697 people	68,939 people	171,636 people
40–44	155,162 people	93,476 people	248,638 people
35–39	323,876 people	213,627 people	537,503 people
30–34	545,967 people	399,134 people	945,101 people
25–29	752,319 people	665,624 people	1,417,943 people
20–24	736,343 people	1,015,646 people	1,751,989 people
15–19	335,455 people	696,019 people	1,031,474 people
10–14	90,388 people	69,909 people	160,297 people
5–9	117,894 people	85,480 people	203,374 people
1–4	107,174 people	77,272 people	184,446 people
0	26,670 people	20,542 people	47,212 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han95.78%

9,921,394 people

Zhuang1.86%

192,903 people

Miao0.51%

52,680 people

Tujia0.46%

47,823 people

Yao0.24%

25,114 people

Dong0.23%

23,928 people

Bouyei0.14%

14,067 people

Hui0.13%

13,189 people

Manchu0.11%

10,963 people

Yi0.09%

9,445 people

Korean0.06%

6,318 people

Bai0.05%

5,597 people

Li0.05%

5,500 people

Mongol0.05%

5,191 people

Mulao0.03%

3,123 people

She0.02%

2,413 people

Sui0.02%

2,228 people

Tu0.02%

2,149 people

Gelao0.02%

2,051 people

Hani0.02%

1,943 people

Dai0.01%

1,405 people

Wa0.01%

1,277 people

Uyghur0.01%

1,096 people

Tibetan0.01%

1,045 people

Maonan0.01%

1,012 people

Other groups0.01%

845 people

Kazakh0.01%

639 people

Salar0.01%

467 people

Lisu0.00%

459 people

Xibe0.00%

294 people

Qiang0.00%

280 people

Lahu0.00%

263 people

Blang0.00%

167 people

Daur0.00%

157 people

Naxi0.00%

150 people

Jingpo0.00%

121 people

Nu0.00%

114 people

Gin0.00%

87 people

Dongxiang0.00%

86 people

Achang0.00%

78 people

Russian0.00%

55 people

Nanai0.00%

46 people

Pumi0.00%

37 people

Gaoshan0.00%

27 people

Evenki0.00%

26 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

21 people

De'ang0.00%

15 people

Yugur0.00%

13 people

Tajik0.00%

12 people

Tatar0.00%

10 people

Jino0.00%

9 people

Derung0.00%

8 people

Uzbek0.00%

6 people

Monba0.00%

6 people

Bonan0.00%

4 people

Oroqen0.00%

4 people

Lhoba0.00%

3 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