Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	272,258 people	283,179 people	223,634 people
Urbanization rate	100.0%	93.5%	100.0%
Urban population	272,258 people	264,644 people	223,634 people
Male	144,904 people	149,469 people	117,210 people
Female	127,354 people	133,710 people	106,424 people
Households	82,435	90,150	78,654
Average household size	2.92	2.75	2.47

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+	1,158 people	1,249 people	2,407 people
80–84	2,298 people	2,463 people	4,761 people
75–79	2,649 people	3,210 people	5,859 people
70–74	4,035 people	4,712 people	8,747 people
65–69	5,558 people	5,999 people	11,557 people
60–64	5,570 people	5,804 people	11,374 people
55–59	9,351 people	8,808 people	18,159 people
50–54	11,542 people	10,594 people	22,136 people
45–49	9,828 people	9,443 people	19,271 people
40–44	7,110 people	7,016 people	14,126 people
35–39	8,057 people	7,773 people	15,830 people
30–34	10,589 people	9,799 people	20,388 people
25–29	6,350 people	5,163 people	11,513 people
20–24	7,954 people	4,660 people	12,614 people
15–19	9,350 people	5,207 people	14,557 people
10–14	4,691 people	4,239 people	8,930 people
5–9	5,743 people	5,378 people	11,121 people
1–4	4,632 people	4,273 people	8,905 people
0	745 people	634 people	1,379 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	710 people	809 people	1,519 people
80–84	1,260 people	1,250 people	2,510 people
75–79	2,779 people	2,296 people	5,075 people
70–74	5,065 people	4,217 people	9,282 people
65–69	4,846 people	4,725 people	9,571 people
60–64	7,057 people	6,930 people	13,987 people
55–59	9,142 people	8,798 people	17,940 people
50–54	8,479 people	8,025 people	16,504 people
45–49	13,428 people	11,660 people	25,088 people
40–44	16,702 people	14,629 people	31,331 people
35–39	13,836 people	13,154 people	26,990 people
30–34	10,101 people	10,014 people	20,115 people
25–29	10,915 people	10,425 people	21,340 people
20–24	18,219 people	13,799 people	32,018 people
15–19	10,048 people	8,090 people	18,138 people
10–14	5,973 people	5,305 people	11,278 people
5–9	5,501 people	4,715 people	10,216 people
1–4	4,332 people	3,837 people	8,169 people
0	1,076 people	1,032 people	2,108 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	218 people	389 people	607 people
80–84	480 people	618 people	1,098 people
75–79	1,164 people	1,267 people	2,431 people
70–74	2,273 people	1,934 people	4,207 people
65–69	3,885 people	3,108 people	6,993 people
60–64	6,496 people	5,130 people	11,626 people
55–59	5,807 people	5,472 people	11,279 people
50–54	8,265 people	7,778 people	16,043 people
45–49	10,142 people	9,716 people	19,858 people
40–44	9,278 people	8,398 people	17,676 people
35–39	14,742 people	12,267 people	27,009 people
30–34	18,197 people	15,440 people	33,637 people
25–29	15,089 people	13,745 people	28,834 people
20–24	12,073 people	9,681 people	21,754 people
15–19	15,185 people	12,118 people	27,303 people
10–14	8,883 people	8,401 people	17,284 people
5–9	6,290 people	5,932 people	12,222 people
1–4	4,900 people	4,542 people	9,442 people
0	1,537 people	1,418 people	2,955 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.68%

279,449 people

Tujia0.48%

1,367 people

Miao0.30%

854 people

Hui0.11%

323 people

Dong0.10%

277 people

Yao0.08%

231 people

Zhuang0.08%

216 people

Manchu0.05%

138 people

Bai0.04%

109 people

Mongol0.02%

47 people

Uyghur0.01%

26 people

Tu0.01%

19 people

Bouyei0.01%

18 people

Kazakh0.01%

17 people

Sui0.01%

17 people

Dai0.00%

10 people

Yi0.00%

9 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Li0.00%

8 people

She0.00%

8 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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