Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	277,580 people	299,114 people	271,951 people
Urbanization rate	15.1%	31.3%	41.1%
Urban population	42,002 people	93,657 people	111,857 people
Male	141,451 people	150,686 people	137,825 people
Female	136,129 people	148,428 people	134,126 people
Households	75,350	80,998	92,076
Average household size	3.65	3.62	2.88

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+	835 people	1,589 people	2,424 people
80–84	1,835 people	2,485 people	4,320 people
75–79	3,021 people	3,520 people	6,541 people
70–74	4,879 people	5,253 people	10,132 people
65–69	6,932 people	7,563 people	14,495 people
60–64	5,813 people	5,976 people	11,789 people
55–59	9,993 people	9,927 people	19,920 people
50–54	12,385 people	12,202 people	24,587 people
45–49	12,675 people	11,834 people	24,509 people
40–44	11,658 people	10,875 people	22,533 people
35–39	9,349 people	8,639 people	17,988 people
30–34	9,515 people	8,751 people	18,266 people
25–29	7,427 people	6,638 people	14,065 people
20–24	7,511 people	6,454 people	13,965 people
15–19	7,119 people	6,763 people	13,882 people
10–14	9,901 people	9,432 people	19,333 people
5–9	9,227 people	8,899 people	18,126 people
1–4	6,422 people	6,030 people	12,452 people
0	1,328 people	1,296 people	2,624 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	480 people	1,100 people	1,580 people
80–84	1,043 people	1,700 people	2,743 people
75–79	2,091 people	2,746 people	4,837 people
70–74	3,751 people	3,951 people	7,702 people
65–69	4,628 people	4,623 people	9,251 people
60–64	6,217 people	6,116 people	12,333 people
55–59	8,135 people	8,449 people	16,584 people
50–54	6,598 people	6,696 people	13,294 people
45–49	10,965 people	10,906 people	21,871 people
40–44	13,772 people	13,359 people	27,131 people
35–39	14,474 people	13,432 people	27,906 people
30–34	13,384 people	13,004 people	26,388 people
25–29	11,158 people	10,757 people	21,915 people
20–24	10,964 people	10,906 people	21,870 people
15–19	10,118 people	9,725 people	19,843 people
10–14	11,672 people	10,770 people	22,442 people
5–9	10,680 people	10,210 people	20,890 people
1–4	8,361 people	7,978 people	16,339 people
0	2,195 people	2,000 people	4,195 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	231 people	795 people	1,026 people
80–84	701 people	1,465 people	2,166 people
75–79	1,521 people	2,432 people	3,953 people
70–74	2,708 people	3,324 people	6,032 people
65–69	3,714 people	3,930 people	7,644 people
60–64	5,318 people	4,838 people	10,156 people
55–59	5,592 people	5,129 people	10,721 people
50–54	6,698 people	6,579 people	13,277 people
45–49	8,550 people	8,767 people	17,317 people
40–44	6,880 people	6,875 people	13,755 people
35–39	11,369 people	10,950 people	22,319 people
30–34	13,939 people	13,201 people	27,140 people
25–29	14,225 people	12,928 people	27,153 people
20–24	12,749 people	12,045 people	24,794 people
15–19	11,354 people	10,080 people	21,434 people
10–14	13,311 people	12,340 people	25,651 people
5–9	10,691 people	9,557 people	20,248 people
1–4	9,620 people	8,723 people	18,343 people
0	2,280 people	2,171 people	4,451 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi54.85%

149,158 people

Han39.29%

106,849 people

Dai3.12%

8,494 people

Hani1.87%

5,073 people

Hui0.32%

857 people

Zhuang0.13%

361 people

Miao0.13%

360 people

Bai0.08%

215 people

Lahu0.04%

102 people

Yao0.03%

77 people

Bouyei0.02%

49 people

Tujia0.02%

41 people

Mongol0.01%

37 people

Lisu0.01%

36 people

Wa0.01%

33 people

Other groups0.01%

32 people

Naxi0.01%

29 people

Manchu0.01%

22 people

Dong0.01%

22 people

Blang0.01%

21 people

Jino0.01%

19 people

Tibetan0.01%

16 people

Gin0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

Achang0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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