Total population12,748,262 peopleSeventh census

Households4,273,563Average household size 2.62

Urbanization rate81.7%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)109.3Minority population share 1.0%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	6,792,239 people	10,459,890 people	12,748,262 people
Urbanization rate	57.1%	70.1%	81.7%
Urban population	3,877,281 people	7,329,514 people	10,418,373 people
Male	3,364,085 people	5,334,473 people	6,657,110 people
Female	3,428,154 people	5,125,417 people	6,091,152 people
Households	1,949,249	2,922,797	4,273,563
Average household size	3.15	2.84	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+	51,718 people	92,111 people	143,829 people
80–84	73,204 people	92,575 people	165,779 people
75–79	121,960 people	133,679 people	255,639 people
70–74	201,839 people	212,738 people	414,577 people
65–69	298,125 people	307,752 people	605,877 people
60–64	286,698 people	290,003 people	576,701 people
55–59	414,019 people	415,757 people	829,776 people
50–54	525,022 people	505,388 people	1,030,410 people
45–49	494,316 people	451,084 people	945,400 people
40–44	496,017 people	442,490 people	938,507 people
35–39	609,168 people	545,749 people	1,154,917 people
30–34	870,071 people	763,542 people	1,633,613 people
25–29	617,866 people	503,975 people	1,121,841 people
20–24	415,474 people	311,067 people	726,541 people
15–19	268,306 people	209,360 people	477,666 people
10–14	266,012 people	230,533 people	496,545 people
5–9	349,725 people	309,580 people	659,305 people
1–4	253,699 people	232,877 people	486,576 people
0	43,871 people	40,892 people	84,763 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	22,669 people	47,589 people	70,258 people
80–84	47,037 people	69,826 people	116,863 people
75–79	81,698 people	99,060 people	180,758 people
70–74	109,845 people	115,539 people	225,384 people
65–69	149,949 people	145,925 people	295,874 people
60–64	224,771 people	220,530 people	445,301 people
55–59	303,860 people	295,030 people	598,890 people
50–54	278,031 people	256,374 people	534,405 people
45–49	403,615 people	373,306 people	776,921 people
40–44	505,552 people	474,009 people	979,561 people
35–39	479,214 people	428,524 people	907,738 people
30–34	494,099 people	437,398 people	931,497 people
25–29	572,558 people	527,663 people	1,100,221 people
20–24	773,074 people	777,110 people	1,550,184 people
15–19	377,201 people	405,706 people	782,907 people
10–14	153,075 people	135,519 people	288,594 people
5–9	172,799 people	151,250 people	324,049 people
1–4	154,663 people	136,915 people	291,578 people
0	30,763 people	28,144 people	58,907 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	8,815 people	23,372 people	32,187 people
80–84	23,893 people	43,495 people	67,388 people
75–79	51,696 people	73,767 people	125,463 people
70–74	87,489 people	103,450 people	190,939 people
65–69	114,629 people	120,286 people	234,915 people
60–64	132,852 people	127,989 people	260,841 people
55–59	164,186 people	151,563 people	315,749 people
50–54	230,157 people	219,915 people	450,072 people
45–49	294,697 people	279,696 people	574,393 people
40–44	255,471 people	234,768 people	490,239 people
35–39	335,302 people	313,400 people	648,702 people
30–34	381,609 people	363,098 people	744,707 people
25–29	321,930 people	311,541 people	633,471 people
20–24	265,278 people	313,447 people	578,725 people
15–19	194,417 people	271,274 people	465,691 people
10–14	216,073 people	207,175 people	423,248 people
5–9	163,950 people	155,885 people	319,835 people
1–4	98,019 people	91,976 people	189,995 people
0	23,622 people	22,057 people	45,679 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.30%

10,386,962 people

Miao0.11%

11,889 people

Tujia0.11%

11,444 people

Hui0.09%

9,871 people

Zhuang0.07%

7,787 people

Korean0.05%

4,659 people

Yi0.04%

3,928 people

Manchu0.04%

3,881 people

Bouyei0.03%

3,144 people

Dong0.03%

3,126 people

Mongol0.02%

2,226 people

Bai0.01%

1,213 people

Yao0.01%

1,155 people

Sui0.01%

971 people

Gelao0.01%

801 people

Tu0.01%

622 people

Uyghur0.01%

609 people

She0.01%

606 people

Kazakh0.01%

589 people

Other groups0.01%

575 people

Hani0.01%

551 people

Dai0.01%

515 people

Tibetan0.00%

448 people

Li0.00%

416 people

Wa0.00%

222 people

Lisu0.00%

195 people

Qiang0.00%

194 people

Mulao0.00%

167 people

Lahu0.00%

146 people

Salar0.00%

125 people

Dongxiang0.00%

123 people

Jingpo0.00%

96 people

Xibe0.00%

87 people

Daur0.00%

68 people

Naxi0.00%

61 people

Gin0.00%

60 people

Nu0.00%

58 people

Achang0.00%

56 people

Blang0.00%

54 people

Maonan0.00%

42 people

Russian0.00%

24 people

Nanai0.00%

18 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

17 people

Evenki0.00%

15 people

Yugur0.00%

11 people

Oroqen0.00%

11 people

Bonan0.00%

9 people

Tajik0.00%

8 people

Pumi0.00%

7 people

Gaoshan0.00%

6 people

Jino0.00%

4 people

Derung0.00%

4 people

De'ang0.00%

3 people

Monba0.00%

3 people

Tatar0.00%

3 people

Uzbek0.00%

2 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