Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	345,282 people	311,960 people	263,014 people
Urbanization rate	3.6%	5.9%	22.0%
Urban population	12,352 people	18,508 people	57,912 people
Male	177,099 people	159,435 people	131,892 people
Female	168,183 people	152,525 people	131,122 people
Households	73,849	73,301	75,626
Average household size	4.67	4.21	3.30

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+	859 people	828 people	1,687 people
80–84	6,113 people	5,965 people	12,078 people
75–79	20,277 people	19,885 people	40,162 people
70–74	12,867 people	12,279 people	25,146 people
65–69	11,007 people	10,287 people	21,294 people
60–64	8,953 people	8,436 people	17,389 people
55–59	11,641 people	11,288 people	22,929 people
50–54	12,031 people	12,642 people	24,673 people
45–49	10,302 people	9,689 people	19,991 people
40–44	7,568 people	8,028 people	15,596 people
35–39	7,222 people	7,912 people	15,134 people
30–34	6,317 people	7,324 people	13,641 people
25–29	4,869 people	4,991 people	9,860 people
20–24	3,815 people	3,907 people	7,722 people
15–19	3,290 people	3,270 people	6,560 people
10–14	2,841 people	2,550 people	5,391 people
5–9	1,052 people	1,047 people	2,099 people
1–4	547 people	474 people	1,021 people
0	321 people	320 people	641 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,050 people	3,725 people	7,775 people
80–84	12,821 people	12,049 people	24,870 people
75–79	13,318 people	12,402 people	25,720 people
70–74	14,198 people	13,944 people	28,142 people
65–69	18,039 people	17,208 people	35,247 people
60–64	17,339 people	17,266 people	34,605 people
55–59	15,023 people	13,361 people	28,384 people
50–54	11,287 people	10,861 people	22,148 people
45–49	10,630 people	10,688 people	21,318 people
40–44	9,524 people	9,849 people	19,373 people
35–39	7,327 people	7,195 people	14,522 people
30–34	6,454 people	6,355 people	12,809 people
25–29	5,926 people	5,825 people	11,751 people
20–24	6,038 people	5,290 people	11,328 people
15–19	3,074 people	2,674 people	5,748 people
10–14	2,091 people	1,916 people	4,007 people
5–9	1,154 people	947 people	2,101 people
1–4	707 people	588 people	1,295 people
0	435 people	382 people	817 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,669 people	3,666 people	7,335 people
80–84	13,462 people	13,128 people	26,590 people
75–79	22,367 people	21,158 people	43,525 people
70–74	24,268 people	23,891 people	48,159 people
65–69	20,179 people	16,720 people	36,899 people
60–64	15,171 people	15,099 people	30,270 people
55–59	13,773 people	14,313 people	28,086 people
50–54	11,794 people	11,808 people	23,602 people
45–49	9,622 people	9,205 people	18,827 people
40–44	7,878 people	7,704 people	15,582 people
35–39	7,931 people	7,800 people	15,731 people
30–34	8,784 people	8,387 people	17,171 people
25–29	4,730 people	4,407 people	9,137 people
20–24	4,476 people	4,010 people	8,486 people
15–19	3,097 people	2,435 people	5,532 people
10–14	2,581 people	2,143 people	4,724 people
5–9	1,385 people	1,006 people	2,391 people
1–4	1,057 people	776 people	1,833 people
0	875 people	527 people	1,402 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur97.75%

304,930 people

Han2.06%

6,423 people

Tu0.14%

442 people

Hui0.01%

44 people

Tujia0.01%

36 people

Manchu0.01%

16 people

Li0.00%

13 people

Yi0.00%

11 people

Jino0.00%

11 people

Korean0.00%

9 people

Miao0.00%

8 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

Zhuang0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Tajik0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

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