Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	328,741 people	318,153 people	320,801 people
Urbanization rate	12.6%	32.8%	43.7%
Urban population	41,428 people	104,261 people	140,077 people
Male	166,687 people	160,875 people	162,480 people
Female	162,054 people	157,278 people	158,321 people
Households	67,733	80,683	95,666
Average household size	4.83	3.86	3.22

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+	568 people	660 people	1,228 people
80–84	1,234 people	1,224 people	2,458 people
75–79	2,341 people	2,316 people	4,657 people
70–74	2,996 people	3,307 people	6,303 people
65–69	4,187 people	4,136 people	8,323 people
60–64	4,596 people	4,535 people	9,131 people
55–59	7,826 people	7,253 people	15,079 people
50–54	10,122 people	10,304 people	20,426 people
45–49	10,085 people	9,921 people	20,006 people
40–44	11,242 people	11,417 people	22,659 people
35–39	11,538 people	11,048 people	22,586 people
30–34	12,346 people	12,110 people	24,456 people
25–29	12,400 people	12,222 people	24,622 people
20–24	9,806 people	9,917 people	19,723 people
15–19	11,361 people	10,680 people	22,041 people
10–14	16,935 people	16,163 people	33,098 people
5–9	17,328 people	16,451 people	33,779 people
1–4	12,849 people	12,177 people	25,026 people
0	2,720 people	2,480 people	5,200 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	371 people	410 people	781 people
80–84	594 people	573 people	1,167 people
75–79	1,282 people	1,163 people	2,445 people
70–74	2,342 people	2,112 people	4,454 people
65–69	3,344 people	3,144 people	6,488 people
60–64	3,808 people	4,110 people	7,918 people
55–59	4,955 people	4,836 people	9,791 people
50–54	5,400 people	5,331 people	10,731 people
45–49	8,761 people	8,256 people	17,017 people
40–44	10,988 people	11,539 people	22,527 people
35–39	10,992 people	10,971 people	21,963 people
30–34	12,516 people	12,861 people	25,377 people
25–29	12,799 people	12,831 people	25,630 people
20–24	14,646 people	15,055 people	29,701 people
15–19	18,766 people	18,725 people	37,491 people
10–14	16,736 people	15,824 people	32,560 people
5–9	16,194 people	14,719 people	30,913 people
1–4	13,140 people	12,069 people	25,209 people
0	3,241 people	2,749 people	5,990 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	346 people	278 people	624 people
80–84	606 people	567 people	1,173 people
75–79	904 people	773 people	1,677 people
70–74	1,635 people	1,438 people	3,073 people
65–69	2,318 people	2,189 people	4,507 people
60–64	3,855 people	3,402 people	7,257 people
55–59	4,159 people	4,074 people	8,233 people
50–54	5,180 people	5,350 people	10,530 people
45–49	6,127 people	5,916 people	12,043 people
40–44	6,785 people	6,374 people	13,159 people
35–39	10,902 people	9,949 people	20,851 people
30–34	13,407 people	13,501 people	26,908 people
25–29	13,905 people	13,773 people	27,678 people
20–24	15,722 people	16,667 people	32,389 people
15–19	17,642 people	17,797 people	35,439 people
10–14	22,155 people	21,442 people	43,597 people
5–9	23,074 people	21,926 people	45,000 people
1–4	14,458 people	13,378 people	27,836 people
0	3,507 people	3,260 people	6,767 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Hui88.89%

282,815 people

Han11.09%

35,293 people

Bai0.00%

14 people

Dongxiang0.00%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Miao0.00%

5 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

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