Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,254,680 people	1,102,952 people	1,152,685 people
Urbanization rate	7.7%	25.4%	40.6%
Urban population	96,568 people	280,366 people	468,046 people
Male	652,829 people	550,324 people	573,121 people
Female	601,851 people	552,628 people	579,564 people
Households	319,036	320,656	385,595
Average household size	3.92	3.38	2.86

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+	4,419 people	10,072 people	14,491 people
80–84	6,466 people	9,566 people	16,032 people
75–79	11,952 people	14,703 people	26,655 people
70–74	23,832 people	27,553 people	51,385 people
65–69	36,423 people	37,554 people	73,977 people
60–64	24,387 people	24,066 people	48,453 people
55–59	30,055 people	33,101 people	63,156 people
50–54	41,189 people	47,012 people	88,201 people
45–49	33,091 people	34,186 people	67,277 people
40–44	30,944 people	32,251 people	63,195 people
35–39	29,646 people	32,992 people	62,638 people
30–34	40,181 people	42,601 people	82,782 people
25–29	33,720 people	34,820 people	68,540 people
20–24	25,594 people	20,451 people	46,045 people
15–19	39,040 people	32,535 people	71,575 people
10–14	56,549 people	48,928 people	105,477 people
5–9	59,825 people	54,699 people	114,524 people
1–4	38,798 people	35,927 people	74,725 people
0	7,010 people	6,547 people	13,557 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,973 people	4,159 people	6,132 people
80–84	4,754 people	7,020 people	11,774 people
75–79	7,716 people	10,117 people	17,833 people
70–74	11,183 people	12,568 people	23,751 people
65–69	15,555 people	16,611 people	32,166 people
60–64	28,081 people	29,379 people	57,460 people
55–59	38,972 people	38,746 people	77,718 people
50–54	26,728 people	27,783 people	54,511 people
45–49	30,280 people	33,769 people	64,049 people
40–44	39,872 people	44,755 people	84,627 people
35–39	30,645 people	33,639 people	64,284 people
30–34	31,051 people	34,741 people	65,792 people
25–29	31,575 people	39,117 people	70,692 people
20–24	45,667 people	50,034 people	95,701 people
15–19	55,538 people	52,117 people	107,655 people
10–14	49,709 people	37,086 people	86,795 people
5–9	51,421 people	40,500 people	91,921 people
1–4	43,626 people	35,026 people	78,652 people
0	5,978 people	5,461 people	11,439 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	989 people	2,530 people	3,519 people
80–84	3,207 people	5,698 people	8,905 people
75–79	6,337 people	8,676 people	15,013 people
70–74	12,298 people	14,379 people	26,677 people
65–69	13,373 people	15,021 people	28,394 people
60–64	16,415 people	16,447 people	32,862 people
55–59	19,080 people	18,911 people	37,991 people
50–54	34,080 people	32,612 people	66,692 people
45–49	46,151 people	45,972 people	92,123 people
40–44	31,326 people	28,904 people	60,230 people
35–39	40,906 people	40,364 people	81,270 people
30–34	63,971 people	61,861 people	125,832 people
25–29	49,390 people	45,674 people	95,064 people
20–24	52,663 people	48,797 people	101,460 people
15–19	61,258 people	56,345 people	117,603 people
10–14	90,779 people	79,262 people	170,041 people
5–9	66,280 people	50,725 people	117,005 people
1–4	34,196 people	21,109 people	55,305 people
0	10,130 people	8,564 people	18,694 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.38%

1,122,474 people

Hui2.58%

29,738 people

Miao0.01%

106 people

Zhuang0.01%

74 people

Tujia0.00%

42 people

Mongol0.00%

34 people

Manchu0.00%

27 people

Bouyei0.00%

26 people

Dong0.00%

23 people

Yi0.00%

19 people

Uyghur0.00%

15 people

Yao0.00%

15 people

Bai0.00%

12 people

Li0.00%

11 people

Dai0.00%

10 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

8 people

Dongxiang0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

4 people

Gelao0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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