Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	496,567 people	512,225 people	467,807 people
Urbanization rate	26.8%	35.9%	50.8%
Urban population	133,063 people	184,065 people	237,651 people
Male	256,778 people	261,865 people	238,248 people
Female	239,789 people	250,360 people	229,559 people
Households	114,895	137,910	153,155
Average household size	4.00	3.48	2.75

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+	1,455 people	2,882 people	4,337 people
80–84	2,777 people	4,010 people	6,787 people
75–79	4,255 people	5,353 people	9,608 people
70–74	7,273 people	8,121 people	15,394 people
65–69	11,403 people	11,465 people	22,868 people
60–64	12,865 people	12,631 people	25,496 people
55–59	15,500 people	15,495 people	30,995 people
50–54	18,335 people	18,373 people	36,708 people
45–49	18,829 people	19,024 people	37,853 people
40–44	18,668 people	19,022 people	37,690 people
35–39	14,319 people	15,220 people	29,539 people
30–34	14,500 people	15,558 people	30,058 people
25–29	10,805 people	10,744 people	21,549 people
20–24	7,060 people	6,533 people	13,593 people
15–19	13,142 people	10,582 people	23,724 people
10–14	25,523 people	20,207 people	45,730 people
5–9	24,283 people	19,587 people	43,870 people
1–4	14,608 people	12,556 people	27,164 people
0	2,648 people	2,196 people	4,844 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,071 people	1,858 people	2,929 people
80–84	1,830 people	2,632 people	4,462 people
75–79	2,765 people	3,977 people	6,742 people
70–74	5,157 people	6,100 people	11,257 people
65–69	6,322 people	6,854 people	13,176 people
60–64	9,441 people	9,585 people	19,026 people
55–59	13,701 people	13,140 people	26,841 people
50–54	15,238 people	14,537 people	29,775 people
45–49	17,850 people	17,318 people	35,168 people
40–44	21,995 people	21,008 people	43,003 people
35–39	23,592 people	22,953 people	46,545 people
30–34	24,308 people	23,637 people	47,945 people
25–29	19,390 people	20,338 people	39,728 people
20–24	19,880 people	21,644 people	41,524 people
15–19	21,216 people	18,405 people	39,621 people
10–14	14,058 people	11,832 people	25,890 people
5–9	17,993 people	15,122 people	33,115 people
1–4	21,377 people	16,298 people	37,675 people
0	4,681 people	3,122 people	7,803 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	468 people	966 people	1,434 people
80–84	1,337 people	2,033 people	3,370 people
75–79	2,914 people	3,961 people	6,875 people
70–74	4,147 people	4,790 people	8,937 people
65–69	4,817 people	5,424 people	10,241 people
60–64	7,243 people	7,282 people	14,525 people
55–59	7,811 people	7,539 people	15,350 people
50–54	11,027 people	10,217 people	21,244 people
45–49	15,441 people	14,022 people	29,463 people
40–44	16,724 people	15,551 people	32,275 people
35–39	20,037 people	18,928 people	38,965 people
30–34	24,203 people	22,653 people	46,856 people
25–29	25,597 people	24,044 people	49,641 people
20–24	26,426 people	24,355 people	50,781 people
15–19	24,040 people	20,764 people	44,804 people
10–14	28,620 people	26,842 people	55,462 people
5–9	21,068 people	18,036 people	39,104 people
1–4	10,878 people	8,721 people	19,599 people
0	3,980 people	3,661 people	7,641 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.73%

466,531 people

She0.15%

676 people

Miao0.03%

161 people

Zhuang0.02%

93 people

Mongol0.01%

52 people

Bouyei0.01%

52 people

Tujia0.01%

44 people

Hui0.01%

42 people

Yi0.01%

39 people

Yao0.01%

33 people

Dong0.00%

14 people

Gelao0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

10 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Bai0.00%

6 people

Hani0.00%

5 people

Lahu0.00%

5 people

Other groups0.00%

5 people

Manchu0.00%

4 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Mulao0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

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