Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	812,150 people	879,713 people	839,809 people
Urbanization rate	7.8%	24.7%	42.6%
Urban population	63,239 people	217,349 people	357,529 people
Male	419,415 people	452,442 people	433,129 people
Female	392,735 people	427,271 people	406,680 people
Households	197,804	210,863	227,364
Average household size	4.08	4.07	3.27

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+	3,514 people	6,660 people	10,174 people
80–84	4,463 people	6,311 people	10,774 people
75–79	7,735 people	9,363 people	17,098 people
70–74	14,110 people	15,224 people	29,334 people
65–69	24,310 people	24,706 people	49,016 people
60–64	21,179 people	21,096 people	42,275 people
55–59	26,337 people	28,164 people	54,501 people
50–54	35,086 people	36,298 people	71,384 people
45–49	29,124 people	27,641 people	56,765 people
40–44	19,969 people	18,672 people	38,641 people
35–39	24,610 people	22,262 people	46,872 people
30–34	38,241 people	36,633 people	74,874 people
25–29	23,005 people	19,254 people	42,259 people
20–24	17,060 people	13,093 people	30,153 people
15–19	26,001 people	19,131 people	45,132 people
10–14	45,688 people	37,272 people	82,960 people
5–9	43,474 people	38,052 people	81,526 people
1–4	24,903 people	22,854 people	47,757 people
0	4,320 people	3,994 people	8,314 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,928 people	3,950 people	5,878 people
80–84	4,296 people	5,441 people	9,737 people
75–79	6,413 people	8,079 people	14,492 people
70–74	7,821 people	9,004 people	16,825 people
65–69	10,437 people	11,105 people	21,542 people
60–64	16,830 people	17,094 people	33,924 people
55–59	27,401 people	27,230 people	54,631 people
50–54	23,565 people	23,453 people	47,018 people
45–49	28,807 people	30,346 people	59,153 people
40–44	38,231 people	38,885 people	77,116 people
35–39	32,615 people	31,705 people	64,320 people
30–34	23,987 people	23,675 people	47,662 people
25–29	31,316 people	31,628 people	62,944 people
20–24	51,305 people	52,949 people	104,254 people
15–19	38,013 people	31,086 people	69,099 people
10–14	29,065 people	21,241 people	50,306 people
5–9	35,675 people	25,377 people	61,052 people
1–4	38,866 people	30,156 people	69,022 people
0	5,871 people	4,867 people	10,738 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	890 people	2,249 people	3,139 people
80–84	2,681 people	4,418 people	7,099 people
75–79	5,672 people	6,878 people	12,550 people
70–74	9,809 people	9,488 people	19,297 people
65–69	10,580 people	11,034 people	21,614 people
60–64	10,850 people	10,848 people	21,698 people
55–59	12,570 people	12,387 people	24,957 people
50–54	19,181 people	19,075 people	38,256 people
45–49	30,089 people	29,034 people	59,123 people
40–44	25,358 people	24,051 people	49,409 people
35–39	31,052 people	31,371 people	62,423 people
30–34	41,303 people	40,358 people	81,661 people
25–29	34,361 people	31,874 people	66,235 people
20–24	24,245 people	23,398 people	47,643 people
15–19	34,808 people	33,216 people	68,024 people
10–14	60,814 people	56,365 people	117,179 people
5–9	37,603 people	27,665 people	65,268 people
1–4	21,787 people	14,563 people	36,350 people
0	5,762 people	4,463 people	10,225 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.66%

836,935 people

Hui0.31%

2,559 people

Zhuang0.01%

61 people

Tujia0.01%

38 people

Miao0.00%

30 people

Dai0.00%

23 people

Manchu0.00%

19 people

Bouyei0.00%

18 people

Yi0.00%

16 people

Uyghur0.00%

15 people

Mongol0.00%

15 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Bai0.00%

12 people

Yao0.00%

11 people

Dong0.00%

10 people

Hani0.00%

6 people

Wa0.00%

6 people

Other groups0.00%

4 people

Jingpo0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

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