Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	291,973 people	313,253 people	308,785 people
Urbanization rate	20.5%	30.7%	57.2%
Urban population	59,963 people	96,233 people	176,467 people
Male	149,886 people	158,608 people	155,412 people
Female	142,087 people	154,645 people	153,373 people
Households	82,611	91,020	103,250
Average household size	3.49	3.33	2.80

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+	1,465 people	1,317 people	2,782 people
80–84	8,581 people	7,957 people	16,538 people
75–79	11,418 people	10,393 people	21,811 people
70–74	11,787 people	10,940 people	22,727 people
65–69	6,293 people	6,186 people	12,479 people
60–64	4,374 people	4,221 people	8,595 people
55–59	6,218 people	6,033 people	12,251 people
50–54	10,127 people	10,205 people	20,332 people
45–49	12,689 people	12,045 people	24,734 people
40–44	14,265 people	12,975 people	27,240 people
35–39	15,249 people	13,092 people	28,341 people
30–34	15,966 people	13,774 people	29,740 people
25–29	11,470 people	10,485 people	21,955 people
20–24	7,013 people	7,416 people	14,429 people
15–19	7,386 people	8,669 people	16,055 people
10–14	5,166 people	6,689 people	11,855 people
5–9	3,178 people	5,017 people	8,195 people
1–4	1,830 people	3,512 people	5,342 people
0	937 people	2,447 people	3,384 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,397 people	2,103 people	4,500 people
80–84	9,283 people	8,443 people	17,726 people
75–79	9,005 people	8,497 people	17,502 people
70–74	6,887 people	6,631 people	13,518 people
65–69	7,860 people	8,040 people	15,900 people
60–64	9,753 people	9,498 people	19,251 people
55–59	13,389 people	12,972 people	26,361 people
50–54	15,418 people	14,186 people	29,604 people
45–49	16,646 people	14,182 people	30,828 people
40–44	17,668 people	14,485 people	32,153 people
35–39	12,923 people	11,162 people	24,085 people
30–34	8,362 people	8,148 people	16,510 people
25–29	9,144 people	9,549 people	18,693 people
20–24	7,147 people	7,796 people	14,943 people
15–19	5,022 people	6,240 people	11,262 people
10–14	3,860 people	5,386 people	9,246 people
5–9	2,198 people	3,574 people	5,772 people
1–4	1,053 people	2,200 people	3,253 people
0	593 people	1,553 people	2,146 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,453 people	1,381 people	2,834 people
80–84	5,499 people	5,323 people	10,822 people
75–79	7,766 people	7,389 people	15,155 people
70–74	12,849 people	12,436 people	25,285 people
65–69	14,451 people	11,861 people	26,312 people
60–64	13,046 people	11,226 people	24,272 people
55–59	15,172 people	13,135 people	28,307 people
50–54	17,536 people	14,404 people	31,940 people
45–49	13,170 people	11,186 people	24,356 people
40–44	8,798 people	8,178 people	16,976 people
35–39	9,974 people	9,795 people	19,769 people
30–34	8,459 people	8,246 people	16,705 people
25–29	6,423 people	6,810 people	13,233 people
20–24	5,785 people	6,496 people	12,281 people
15–19	4,060 people	4,930 people	8,990 people
10–14	2,736 people	3,937 people	6,673 people
5–9	1,681 people	2,698 people	4,379 people
1–4	710 people	1,704 people	2,414 people
0	318 people	952 people	1,270 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tujia88.19%

272,311 people

Han11.03%

34,061 people

Yao0.49%

1,519 people

Manchu0.10%

304 people

Tibetan0.04%

108 people

Bouyei0.02%

64 people

Kyrgyz0.02%

62 people

Korean0.02%

57 people

Yi0.02%

54 people

Dong0.01%

39 people

Hui0.01%

38 people

Bai0.01%

20 people

Blang0.01%

19 people

Hani0.01%

16 people

Dai0.01%

16 people

Wa0.00%

11 people

Maonan0.00%

11 people

Zhuang0.00%

9 people

Kazakh0.00%

9 people

Dongxiang0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Achang0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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