Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	63,489 people	80,834 people	103,633 people
Urbanization rate	5.4%	8.5%	15.5%
Urban population	3,436 people	6,859 people	16,042 people
Male	32,050 people	41,299 people	53,117 people
Female	31,439 people	39,535 people	50,516 people
Households	14,902	21,824	30,495
Average household size	4.14	3.68	3.31

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+	180 people	369 people	549 people
80–84	282 people	474 people	756 people
75–79	549 people	678 people	1,227 people
70–74	810 people	1,029 people	1,839 people
65–69	950 people	1,038 people	1,988 people
60–64	972 people	947 people	1,919 people
55–59	1,796 people	1,631 people	3,427 people
50–54	2,797 people	2,422 people	5,219 people
45–49	3,487 people	3,026 people	6,513 people
40–44	3,800 people	3,504 people	7,304 people
35–39	3,937 people	3,684 people	7,621 people
30–34	3,842 people	3,491 people	7,333 people
25–29	3,896 people	3,627 people	7,523 people
20–24	3,794 people	3,441 people	7,235 people
15–19	4,471 people	4,066 people	8,537 people
10–14	5,946 people	5,831 people	11,777 people
5–9	6,595 people	6,490 people	13,085 people
1–4	4,393 people	4,210 people	8,603 people
0	620 people	558 people	1,178 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	129 people	207 people	336 people
80–84	203 people	317 people	520 people
75–79	370 people	516 people	886 people
70–74	624 people	768 people	1,392 people
65–69	858 people	888 people	1,746 people
60–64	1,082 people	1,123 people	2,205 people
55–59	1,167 people	1,160 people	2,327 people
50–54	1,175 people	1,102 people	2,277 people
45–49	2,008 people	1,787 people	3,795 people
40–44	2,870 people	2,576 people	5,446 people
35–39	3,618 people	3,138 people	6,756 people
30–34	3,831 people	3,607 people	7,438 people
25–29	4,059 people	3,911 people	7,970 people
20–24	3,685 people	3,411 people	7,096 people
15–19	3,570 people	3,392 people	6,962 people
10–14	3,379 people	3,326 people	6,705 people
5–9	4,270 people	4,128 people	8,398 people
1–4	3,575 people	3,513 people	7,088 people
0	826 people	665 people	1,491 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	54 people	118 people	172 people
80–84	108 people	231 people	339 people
75–79	295 people	474 people	769 people
70–74	511 people	677 people	1,188 people
65–69	667 people	781 people	1,448 people
60–64	919 people	1,043 people	1,962 people
55–59	1,130 people	1,175 people	2,305 people
50–54	1,200 people	1,324 people	2,524 people
45–49	1,503 people	1,363 people	2,866 people
40–44	1,399 people	1,202 people	2,601 people
35–39	2,194 people	1,983 people	4,177 people
30–34	2,853 people	2,699 people	5,552 people
25–29	3,616 people	3,423 people	7,039 people
20–24	4,025 people	3,899 people	7,924 people
15–19	3,678 people	3,619 people	7,297 people
10–14	3,143 people	2,934 people	6,077 people
5–9	2,748 people	2,597 people	5,345 people
1–4	1,453 people	1,390 people	2,843 people
0	554 people	507 people	1,061 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan97.74%

79,004 people

Han2.04%

1,647 people

Bai0.08%

64 people

Hui0.05%

40 people

Kazakh0.02%

18 people

Yi0.02%

14 people

Mongol0.02%

14 people

Tu0.02%

13 people

Miao0.01%

4 people

Manchu0.01%

4 people

Qiang0.01%

4 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

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