Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	339,235 people	351,139 people	290,664 people
Urbanization rate	10.4%	18.5%	40.3%
Urban population	35,264 people	65,080 people	117,185 people
Male	176,030 people	180,785 people	150,577 people
Female	163,205 people	170,354 people	140,087 people
Households	89,876	93,227	109,505
Average household size	3.74	3.69	2.58

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+	1,553 people	2,343 people	3,896 people
80–84	2,603 people	3,243 people	5,846 people
75–79	3,702 people	4,111 people	7,813 people
70–74	5,465 people	5,501 people	10,966 people
65–69	8,498 people	8,285 people	16,783 people
60–64	8,305 people	7,817 people	16,122 people
55–59	12,910 people	12,568 people	25,478 people
50–54	14,058 people	14,125 people	28,183 people
45–49	11,599 people	10,685 people	22,284 people
40–44	7,615 people	7,348 people	14,963 people
35–39	8,895 people	8,341 people	17,236 people
30–34	10,751 people	10,043 people	20,794 people
25–29	6,773 people	5,805 people	12,578 people
20–24	4,803 people	4,249 people	9,052 people
15–19	8,043 people	6,046 people	14,089 people
10–14	13,609 people	11,040 people	24,649 people
5–9	12,341 people	10,535 people	22,876 people
1–4	7,585 people	6,744 people	14,329 people
0	1,469 people	1,258 people	2,727 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	646 people	1,088 people	1,734 people
80–84	1,477 people	2,002 people	3,479 people
75–79	3,326 people	3,801 people	7,127 people
70–74	4,750 people	4,926 people	9,676 people
65–69	5,261 people	5,198 people	10,459 people
60–64	6,779 people	6,438 people	13,217 people
55–59	10,076 people	9,468 people	19,544 people
50–54	9,896 people	9,078 people	18,974 people
45–49	15,213 people	14,589 people	29,802 people
40–44	17,369 people	16,837 people	34,206 people
35–39	15,590 people	14,048 people	29,638 people
30–34	11,209 people	11,006 people	22,215 people
25–29	13,871 people	14,296 people	28,167 people
20–24	16,431 people	17,770 people	34,201 people
15–19	11,118 people	9,448 people	20,566 people
10–14	9,197 people	7,989 people	17,186 people
5–9	13,473 people	10,420 people	23,893 people
1–4	12,077 people	9,669 people	21,746 people
0	3,026 people	2,283 people	5,309 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	345 people	598 people	943 people
80–84	754 people	1,079 people	1,833 people
75–79	1,746 people	2,033 people	3,779 people
70–74	3,258 people	3,420 people	6,678 people
65–69	5,264 people	5,088 people	10,352 people
60–64	6,345 people	5,901 people	12,246 people
55–59	6,092 people	5,705 people	11,797 people
50–54	7,525 people	6,801 people	14,326 people
45–49	10,588 people	9,721 people	20,309 people
40–44	10,611 people	9,436 people	20,047 people
35–39	16,639 people	15,321 people	31,960 people
30–34	18,945 people	18,068 people	37,013 people
25–29	16,947 people	15,054 people	32,001 people
20–24	11,759 people	11,496 people	23,255 people
15–19	16,486 people	15,623 people	32,109 people
10–14	20,726 people	19,540 people	40,266 people
5–9	12,592 people	10,482 people	23,074 people
1–4	7,259 people	6,089 people	13,348 people
0	2,149 people	1,750 people	3,899 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Miao54.81%

192,466 people

Han38.83%

136,332 people

Dong5.63%

19,760 people

Yao0.34%

1,189 people

Tujia0.20%

696 people

Zhuang0.06%

213 people

Hui0.05%

188 people

Li0.02%

83 people

Bai0.02%

81 people

Bouyei0.01%

43 people

Sui0.01%

16 people

Kazakh0.00%

13 people

Manchu0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Yi0.00%

6 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Mulao0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

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