Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	552,363 people	567,495 people	539,222 people
Urbanization rate	8.4%	24.7%	41.3%
Urban population	46,637 people	140,344 people	222,665 people
Male	282,598 people	290,539 people	275,114 people
Female	269,765 people	276,956 people	264,108 people
Households	137,188	147,798	162,442
Average household size	4.01	3.78	3.15

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+	2,421 people	4,890 people	7,311 people
80–84	2,901 people	4,178 people	7,079 people
75–79	5,362 people	6,722 people	12,084 people
70–74	9,863 people	10,935 people	20,798 people
65–69	16,219 people	16,768 people	32,987 people
60–64	13,998 people	14,347 people	28,345 people
55–59	14,877 people	16,773 people	31,650 people
50–54	21,686 people	22,853 people	44,539 people
45–49	19,415 people	18,892 people	38,307 people
40–44	12,761 people	12,501 people	25,262 people
35–39	17,421 people	17,225 people	34,646 people
30–34	21,334 people	21,494 people	42,828 people
25–29	12,780 people	11,397 people	24,177 people
20–24	12,656 people	9,352 people	22,008 people
15–19	19,080 people	13,444 people	32,524 people
10–14	27,869 people	22,870 people	50,739 people
5–9	26,425 people	22,889 people	49,314 people
1–4	15,349 people	14,001 people	29,350 people
0	2,697 people	2,577 people	5,274 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,251 people	2,815 people	4,066 people
80–84	2,665 people	3,617 people	6,282 people
75–79	4,041 people	5,093 people	9,134 people
70–74	4,923 people	5,634 people	10,557 people
65–69	7,016 people	7,842 people	14,858 people
60–64	11,756 people	12,303 people	24,059 people
55–59	18,199 people	18,246 people	36,445 people
50–54	15,612 people	15,980 people	31,592 people
45–49	16,570 people	18,085 people	34,655 people
40–44	23,929 people	23,873 people	47,802 people
35–39	21,533 people	20,768 people	42,301 people
30–34	15,294 people	15,147 people	30,441 people
25–29	21,783 people	22,465 people	44,248 people
20–24	27,350 people	28,166 people	55,516 people
15–19	22,399 people	19,968 people	42,367 people
10–14	23,083 people	17,094 people	40,177 people
5–9	26,099 people	18,622 people	44,721 people
1–4	23,494 people	18,118 people	41,612 people
0	3,542 people	3,120 people	6,662 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	624 people	1,661 people	2,285 people
80–84	1,740 people	3,121 people	4,861 people
75–79	3,427 people	4,484 people	7,911 people
70–74	6,068 people	6,436 people	12,504 people
65–69	6,370 people	6,633 people	13,003 people
60–64	6,660 people	6,791 people	13,451 people
55–59	8,346 people	8,879 people	17,225 people
50–54	13,354 people	13,422 people	26,776 people
45–49	19,877 people	19,412 people	39,289 people
40–44	17,155 people	16,638 people	33,793 people
35–39	18,446 people	19,260 people	37,706 people
30–34	26,654 people	25,904 people	52,558 people
25–29	25,092 people	23,216 people	48,308 people
20–24	18,265 people	17,160 people	35,425 people
15–19	29,272 people	27,744 people	57,016 people
10–14	37,305 people	35,421 people	72,726 people
5–9	22,241 people	18,205 people	40,446 people
1–4	16,880 people	11,802 people	28,682 people
0	4,822 people	3,576 people	8,398 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.24%

535,135 people

Hui0.73%

3,921 people

Zhuang0.01%

29 people

Miao0.00%

20 people

Mongol0.00%

20 people

Yi0.00%

14 people

Tujia0.00%

14 people

Yao0.00%

12 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Dong0.00%

9 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Bouyei0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Salar0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

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