Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	336,982 people	324,215 people	277,608 people
Urbanization rate	5.7%	14.3%	28.5%
Urban population	19,277 people	46,358 people	79,098 people
Male	177,061 people	167,031 people	141,922 people
Female	159,921 people	157,184 people	135,686 people
Households	79,564	82,645	93,029
Average household size	4.17	3.81	2.91

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+	621 people	995 people	1,616 people
80–84	1,533 people	2,314 people	3,847 people
75–79	3,360 people	3,708 people	7,068 people
70–74	5,652 people	5,864 people	11,516 people
65–69	7,772 people	7,183 people	14,955 people
60–64	7,252 people	5,828 people	13,080 people
55–59	13,010 people	11,192 people	24,202 people
50–54	17,115 people	16,234 people	33,349 people
45–49	14,450 people	13,614 people	28,064 people
40–44	8,100 people	7,903 people	16,003 people
35–39	7,245 people	7,003 people	14,248 people
30–34	9,448 people	9,352 people	18,800 people
25–29	8,560 people	8,415 people	16,975 people
20–24	5,726 people	5,581 people	11,307 people
15–19	6,506 people	6,468 people	12,974 people
10–14	7,650 people	7,251 people	14,901 people
5–9	8,908 people	8,342 people	17,250 people
1–4	7,565 people	7,127 people	14,692 people
0	1,449 people	1,312 people	2,761 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	289 people	549 people	838 people
80–84	677 people	1,051 people	1,728 people
75–79	2,218 people	2,930 people	5,148 people
70–74	4,117 people	4,710 people	8,827 people
65–69	5,912 people	5,532 people	11,444 people
60–64	7,666 people	7,362 people	15,028 people
55–59	9,589 people	8,129 people	17,718 people
50–54	8,739 people	6,799 people	15,538 people
45–49	15,225 people	12,998 people	28,223 people
40–44	20,050 people	18,553 people	38,603 people
35–39	16,706 people	15,353 people	32,059 people
30–34	9,766 people	9,255 people	19,021 people
25–29	8,784 people	8,616 people	17,400 people
20–24	12,273 people	12,671 people	24,944 people
15–19	16,237 people	15,466 people	31,703 people
10–14	12,037 people	11,633 people	23,670 people
5–9	9,116 people	8,608 people	17,724 people
1–4	6,058 people	5,563 people	11,621 people
0	1,572 people	1,406 people	2,978 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	165 people	342 people	507 people
80–84	454 people	762 people	1,216 people
75–79	1,351 people	1,803 people	3,154 people
70–74	2,290 people	2,536 people	4,826 people
65–69	4,592 people	5,002 people	9,594 people
60–64	6,656 people	6,451 people	13,107 people
55–59	7,683 people	6,580 people	14,263 people
50–54	9,249 people	8,468 people	17,717 people
45–49	10,585 people	8,879 people	19,464 people
40–44	9,290 people	7,279 people	16,569 people
35–39	16,632 people	13,880 people	30,512 people
30–34	22,195 people	19,913 people	42,108 people
25–29	18,038 people	16,010 people	34,048 people
20–24	10,296 people	9,890 people	20,186 people
15–19	11,322 people	10,051 people	21,373 people
10–14	17,732 people	16,622 people	34,354 people
5–9	16,986 people	15,292 people	32,278 people
1–4	9,187 people	7,983 people	17,170 people
0	2,358 people	2,178 people	4,536 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.70%

323,237 people

Hui0.25%

794 people

Tibetan0.05%

148 people

Dongxiang0.00%

12 people

Manchu0.00%

8 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Other groups0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Bonan0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

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