Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,235,454 people	1,073,921 people	994,445 people
Urbanization rate	32.7%	51.5%	62.3%
Urban population	404,306 people	553,079 people	619,033 people
Male	618,158 people	525,763 people	495,881 people
Female	617,296 people	548,158 people	498,564 people
Households	374,005	365,218	386,911
Average household size	3.25	2.88	2.45

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+	7,187 people	14,742 people	21,929 people
80–84	11,562 people	15,228 people	26,790 people
75–79	19,618 people	20,810 people	40,428 people
70–74	31,342 people	30,788 people	62,130 people
65–69	37,538 people	36,593 people	74,131 people
60–64	33,960 people	32,828 people	66,788 people
55–59	40,226 people	41,309 people	81,535 people
50–54	58,208 people	63,115 people	121,323 people
45–49	44,944 people	51,444 people	96,388 people
40–44	33,492 people	37,108 people	70,600 people
35–39	21,083 people	22,429 people	43,512 people
30–34	31,236 people	29,576 people	60,812 people
25–29	26,615 people	22,080 people	48,695 people
20–24	15,736 people	12,395 people	28,131 people
15–19	17,810 people	14,258 people	32,068 people
10–14	23,396 people	17,453 people	40,849 people
5–9	23,125 people	19,325 people	42,450 people
1–4	15,917 people	14,564 people	30,481 people
0	2,886 people	2,519 people	5,405 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,150 people	9,562 people	13,712 people
80–84	8,035 people	12,911 people	20,946 people
75–79	13,378 people	17,307 people	30,685 people
70–74	20,054 people	21,357 people	41,411 people
65–69	26,948 people	24,962 people	51,910 people
60–64	37,899 people	34,696 people	72,595 people
55–59	42,151 people	41,013 people	83,164 people
50–54	36,454 people	37,642 people	74,096 people
45–49	40,645 people	47,074 people	87,719 people
40–44	57,581 people	70,535 people	128,116 people
35–39	44,104 people	54,942 people	99,046 people
30–34	31,292 people	36,803 people	68,095 people
25–29	18,266 people	21,697 people	39,963 people
20–24	24,494 people	25,807 people	50,301 people
15–19	41,016 people	30,754 people	71,770 people
10–14	30,412 people	22,921 people	53,333 people
5–9	25,304 people	20,663 people	45,967 people
1–4	19,089 people	13,851 people	32,940 people
0	4,491 people	3,661 people	8,152 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,005 people	5,437 people	7,442 people
80–84	4,986 people	9,805 people	14,791 people
75–79	10,436 people	15,674 people	26,110 people
70–74	17,063 people	21,697 people	38,760 people
65–69	21,583 people	23,583 people	45,166 people
60–64	27,933 people	26,792 people	54,725 people
55–59	34,064 people	29,126 people	63,190 people
50–54	45,078 people	38,915 people	83,993 people
45–49	48,704 people	45,744 people	94,448 people
40–44	42,796 people	41,783 people	84,579 people
35–39	47,698 people	52,515 people	100,213 people
30–34	67,314 people	76,268 people	143,582 people
25–29	49,617 people	59,888 people	109,505 people
20–24	33,086 people	37,903 people	70,989 people
15–19	29,674 people	27,281 people	56,955 people
10–14	54,454 people	44,904 people	99,358 people
5–9	49,454 people	36,091 people	85,545 people
1–4	26,748 people	19,534 people	46,282 people
0	5,465 people	4,356 people	9,821 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.79%

1,071,684 people

Tujia0.06%

633 people

Miao0.06%

623 people

Bouyei0.02%

222 people

Hui0.01%

125 people

Zhuang0.01%

112 people

Yi0.01%

86 people

Mongol0.01%

71 people

Dong0.01%

65 people

Gelao0.01%

52 people

Manchu0.00%

44 people

Lisu0.00%

28 people

Li0.00%

24 people

Dai0.00%

24 people

Yao0.00%

22 people

Bai0.00%

16 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Korean0.00%

12 people

Tu0.00%

12 people

Wa0.00%

11 people

Daur0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

6 people

She0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Evenki0.00%

2 people

Oroqen0.00%

2 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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