Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	18,927 people	33,923 people	23,203 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	46.0%	60.1%
Urban population	0 people	15,610 people	13,938 people
Male	9,845 people	20,897 people	12,077 people
Female	9,082 people	13,026 people	11,126 people
Households	4,174	8,282	9,706
Average household size	4.30	3.03	2.26

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+	39 people	77 people	116 people
80–84	53 people	111 people	164 people
75–79	92 people	142 people	234 people
70–74	129 people	158 people	287 people
65–69	190 people	246 people	436 people
60–64	241 people	248 people	489 people
55–59	608 people	591 people	1,199 people
50–54	1,051 people	853 people	1,904 people
45–49	1,133 people	980 people	2,113 people
40–44	1,038 people	902 people	1,940 people
35–39	1,054 people	1,018 people	2,072 people
30–34	1,306 people	1,104 people	2,410 people
25–29	1,231 people	1,128 people	2,359 people
20–24	856 people	706 people	1,562 people
15–19	580 people	533 people	1,113 people
10–14	779 people	737 people	1,516 people
5–9	818 people	762 people	1,580 people
1–4	682 people	674 people	1,356 people
0	197 people	156 people	353 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	12 people	32 people	44 people
80–84	49 people	83 people	132 people
75–79	110 people	129 people	239 people
70–74	151 people	202 people	353 people
65–69	187 people	221 people	408 people
60–64	247 people	238 people	485 people
55–59	435 people	358 people	793 people
50–54	732 people	364 people	1,096 people
45–49	1,563 people	917 people	2,480 people
40–44	2,431 people	1,269 people	3,700 people
35–39	2,693 people	1,344 people	4,037 people
30–34	2,401 people	1,282 people	3,683 people
25–29	2,591 people	1,346 people	3,937 people
20–24	2,884 people	1,292 people	4,176 people
15–19	1,646 people	1,238 people	2,884 people
10–14	1,058 people	1,023 people	2,081 people
5–9	905 people	901 people	1,806 people
1–4	658 people	634 people	1,292 people
0	144 people	153 people	297 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	5 people	16 people	21 people
80–84	22 people	39 people	61 people
75–79	55 people	91 people	146 people
70–74	101 people	131 people	232 people
65–69	158 people	192 people	350 people
60–64	192 people	242 people	434 people
55–59	211 people	217 people	428 people
50–54	302 people	253 people	555 people
45–49	391 people	346 people	737 people
40–44	418 people	321 people	739 people
35–39	923 people	769 people	1,692 people
30–34	1,181 people	969 people	2,150 people
25–29	1,144 people	1,054 people	2,198 people
20–24	974 people	820 people	1,794 people
15–19	843 people	830 people	1,673 people
10–14	1,048 people	962 people	2,010 people
5–9	1,059 people	1,044 people	2,103 people
1–4	677 people	612 people	1,289 people
0	141 people	174 people	315 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan80.00%

18,562 people

Han15.98%

3,707 people

Hui2.35%

545 people

Tu0.59%

137 people

Salar0.52%

120 people

Mongol0.31%

72 people

Dongxiang0.11%

25 people

Tujia0.05%

12 people

Zhuang0.03%

6 people

Miao0.02%

4 people

Bai0.02%

4 people

Dong0.01%

3 people

Manchu0.01%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

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