Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	464,211 people	433,298 people	333,970 people
Urbanization rate	11.8%	28.5%	38.1%
Urban population	54,560 people	123,532 people	127,237 people
Male	238,804 people	221,982 people	170,380 people
Female	225,407 people	211,316 people	163,590 people
Households	121,499	132,851	135,465
Average household size	3.78	3.18	2.40

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+	1,174 people	1,643 people	2,817 people
80–84	2,238 people	2,979 people	5,217 people
75–79	3,265 people	3,858 people	7,123 people
70–74	6,277 people	7,072 people	13,349 people
65–69	11,104 people	11,956 people	23,060 people
60–64	14,520 people	15,625 people	30,145 people
55–59	15,757 people	16,693 people	32,450 people
50–54	17,451 people	17,076 people	34,527 people
45–49	15,917 people	14,991 people	30,908 people
40–44	11,480 people	10,812 people	22,292 people
35–39	11,900 people	11,495 people	23,395 people
30–34	12,149 people	11,086 people	23,235 people
25–29	7,960 people	6,657 people	14,617 people
20–24	5,739 people	4,482 people	10,221 people
15–19	7,034 people	5,673 people	12,707 people
10–14	10,158 people	7,700 people	17,858 people
5–9	8,915 people	7,120 people	16,035 people
1–4	6,124 people	5,548 people	11,672 people
0	1,218 people	1,124 people	2,342 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	590 people	718 people	1,308 people
80–84	1,545 people	1,736 people	3,281 people
75–79	3,163 people	3,374 people	6,537 people
70–74	5,305 people	5,777 people	11,082 people
65–69	5,560 people	5,667 people	11,227 people
60–64	8,922 people	9,217 people	18,139 people
55–59	14,247 people	14,704 people	28,951 people
50–54	18,420 people	19,072 people	37,492 people
45–49	19,421 people	20,137 people	39,558 people
40–44	21,309 people	20,617 people	41,926 people
35–39	20,070 people	18,749 people	38,819 people
30–34	15,432 people	14,942 people	30,374 people
25–29	17,224 people	17,199 people	34,423 people
20–24	18,521 people	18,097 people	36,618 people
15–19	15,386 people	13,376 people	28,762 people
10–14	12,513 people	9,807 people	22,320 people
5–9	11,714 people	9,075 people	20,789 people
1–4	10,530 people	7,647 people	18,177 people
0	2,110 people	1,405 people	3,515 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	238 people	256 people	494 people
80–84	706 people	792 people	1,498 people
75–79	1,991 people	1,925 people	3,916 people
70–74	3,563 people	3,542 people	7,105 people
65–69	5,328 people	5,339 people	10,667 people
60–64	7,701 people	7,578 people	15,279 people
55–59	6,987 people	6,654 people	13,641 people
50–54	10,516 people	10,328 people	20,844 people
45–49	16,056 people	15,949 people	32,005 people
40–44	20,099 people	20,109 people	40,208 people
35–39	22,013 people	21,767 people	43,780 people
30–34	24,419 people	22,764 people	47,183 people
25–29	22,841 people	20,836 people	43,677 people
20–24	17,751 people	16,997 people	34,748 people
15–19	22,048 people	22,004 people	44,052 people
10–14	26,609 people	24,317 people	50,926 people
5–9	17,153 people	14,156 people	31,309 people
1–4	10,501 people	8,217 people	18,718 people
0	2,284 people	1,877 people	4,161 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han84.40%

365,708 people

Mongol14.55%

63,045 people

Manchu0.95%

4,114 people

Hui0.06%

273 people

Korean0.02%

93 people

Zhuang0.01%

23 people

Miao0.00%

15 people

Li0.00%

11 people

Evenki0.00%

5 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

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