Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	649,975 people	571,025 people	612,586 people
Urbanization rate	13.8%	29.7%	40.1%
Urban population	89,546 people	169,766 people	245,326 people
Male	336,065 people	292,465 people	317,862 people
Female	313,910 people	278,560 people	294,724 people
Households	184,791	197,913	226,580
Average household size	3.41	2.72	2.62

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+	2,727 people	4,234 people	6,961 people
80–84	5,340 people	6,046 people	11,386 people
75–79	9,632 people	10,002 people	19,634 people
70–74	14,392 people	14,541 people	28,933 people
65–69	17,686 people	16,926 people	34,612 people
60–64	12,495 people	11,348 people	23,843 people
55–59	23,517 people	24,389 people	47,906 people
50–54	29,999 people	30,453 people	60,452 people
45–49	28,413 people	29,967 people	58,380 people
40–44	16,284 people	18,031 people	34,315 people
35–39	14,373 people	15,439 people	29,812 people
30–34	18,738 people	17,992 people	36,730 people
25–29	19,212 people	15,409 people	34,621 people
20–24	12,227 people	8,709 people	20,936 people
15–19	20,216 people	12,870 people	33,086 people
10–14	28,498 people	21,508 people	50,006 people
5–9	25,337 people	21,117 people	46,454 people
1–4	15,732 people	13,352 people	29,084 people
0	3,044 people	2,391 people	5,435 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,046 people	2,145 people	3,191 people
80–84	2,944 people	4,025 people	6,969 people
75–79	6,151 people	6,580 people	12,731 people
70–74	9,360 people	8,960 people	18,320 people
65–69	13,611 people	12,489 people	26,100 people
60–64	17,804 people	16,808 people	34,612 people
55–59	19,800 people	19,094 people	38,894 people
50–54	13,509 people	12,956 people	26,465 people
45–49	22,521 people	25,713 people	48,234 people
40–44	26,751 people	30,540 people	57,291 people
35–39	23,130 people	27,819 people	50,949 people
30–34	11,705 people	13,666 people	25,371 people
25–29	8,773 people	10,435 people	19,208 people
20–24	10,522 people	11,265 people	21,787 people
15–19	27,457 people	22,129 people	49,586 people
10–14	25,629 people	19,039 people	44,668 people
5–9	25,944 people	16,942 people	42,886 people
1–4	20,727 people	14,380 people	35,107 people
0	5,081 people	3,575 people	8,656 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	378 people	994 people	1,372 people
80–84	1,249 people	2,601 people	3,850 people
75–79	3,586 people	5,235 people	8,821 people
70–74	7,102 people	7,516 people	14,618 people
65–69	10,226 people	9,406 people	19,632 people
60–64	12,910 people	10,982 people	23,892 people
55–59	15,702 people	13,672 people	29,374 people
50–54	19,115 people	17,930 people	37,045 people
45–49	21,376 people	20,109 people	41,485 people
40–44	14,311 people	13,565 people	27,876 people
35–39	25,395 people	28,762 people	54,157 people
30–34	30,560 people	33,997 people	64,557 people
25–29	26,638 people	29,607 people	56,245 people
20–24	14,697 people	15,390 people	30,087 people
15–19	20,588 people	14,423 people	35,011 people
10–14	43,656 people	39,464 people	83,120 people
5–9	42,371 people	33,644 people	76,015 people
1–4	21,147 people	13,808 people	34,955 people
0	5,058 people	2,805 people	7,863 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

570,590 people

Hui0.02%

130 people

Tujia0.02%

96 people

Miao0.01%

65 people

Zhuang0.01%

45 people

Yi0.00%

15 people

Manchu0.00%

14 people

Bouyei0.00%

13 people

Yao0.00%

12 people

Mongol0.00%

10 people

Tu0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

6 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

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