Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	279,799 people	233,443 people	265,980 people
Urbanization rate	28.1%	40.1%	44.8%
Urban population	78,704 people	93,659 people	119,245 people
Male	151,402 people	122,949 people	138,488 people
Female	128,397 people	110,494 people	127,492 people
Households	84,340	83,457	111,839
Average household size	3.26	2.70	2.30

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+	1,343 people	1,198 people	2,541 people
80–84	6,753 people	6,205 people	12,958 people
75–79	9,297 people	8,147 people	17,444 people
70–74	9,299 people	8,418 people	17,717 people
65–69	5,769 people	5,410 people	11,179 people
60–64	4,699 people	4,028 people	8,727 people
55–59	7,655 people	6,998 people	14,653 people
50–54	7,824 people	7,725 people	15,549 people
45–49	9,154 people	9,099 people	18,253 people
40–44	10,556 people	10,234 people	20,790 people
35–39	12,411 people	11,269 people	23,680 people
30–34	11,949 people	11,131 people	23,080 people
25–29	9,859 people	9,924 people	19,783 people
20–24	8,277 people	7,722 people	15,999 people
15–19	7,737 people	7,523 people	15,260 people
10–14	5,888 people	4,459 people	10,347 people
5–9	4,123 people	2,808 people	6,931 people
1–4	3,155 people	2,569 people	5,724 people
0	2,740 people	2,625 people	5,365 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,946 people	1,628 people	3,574 people
80–84	6,622 people	5,896 people	12,518 people
75–79	7,506 people	7,118 people	14,624 people
70–74	7,516 people	6,988 people	14,504 people
65–69	8,130 people	7,373 people	15,503 people
60–64	4,780 people	5,093 people	9,873 people
55–59	6,825 people	7,618 people	14,443 people
50–54	8,549 people	8,518 people	17,067 people
45–49	10,332 people	9,088 people	19,420 people
40–44	10,097 people	9,179 people	19,276 people
35–39	8,741 people	8,843 people	17,584 people
30–34	8,022 people	7,593 people	15,615 people
25–29	8,040 people	7,540 people	15,580 people
20–24	6,772 people	4,771 people	11,543 people
15–19	5,364 people	3,197 people	8,561 people
10–14	5,197 people	3,462 people	8,659 people
5–9	4,355 people	3,016 people	7,371 people
1–4	2,761 people	2,135 people	4,896 people
0	1,394 people	1,438 people	2,832 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,432 people	1,997 people	4,429 people
80–84	6,745 people	5,556 people	12,301 people
75–79	13,170 people	11,772 people	24,942 people
70–74	13,247 people	12,017 people	25,264 people
65–69	12,122 people	9,269 people	21,391 people
60–64	11,101 people	11,323 people	22,424 people
55–59	13,286 people	12,984 people	26,270 people
50–54	12,288 people	11,449 people	23,737 people
45–49	10,362 people	10,022 people	20,384 people
40–44	9,087 people	8,269 people	17,356 people
35–39	9,145 people	8,265 people	17,410 people
30–34	7,809 people	5,411 people	13,220 people
25–29	6,398 people	3,654 people	10,052 people
20–24	6,773 people	4,167 people	10,940 people
15–19	6,570 people	4,091 people	10,661 people
10–14	5,511 people	3,615 people	9,126 people
5–9	3,155 people	2,236 people	5,391 people
1–4	1,540 people	1,369 people	2,909 people
0	661 people	931 people	1,592 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han94.26%

220,040 people

Dongxiang5.44%

12,709 people

Manchu0.07%

156 people

Bouyei0.07%

154 people

Korean0.05%

123 people

Tibetan0.03%

70 people

Wa0.01%

32 people

Tujia0.01%

25 people

Yao0.01%

25 people

Hui0.01%

23 people

Yi0.01%

23 people

Dai0.01%

13 people

Hani0.00%

9 people

Maonan0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

3 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

3 people

Zhuang0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

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