Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	65,641 people	66,502 people	49,696 people
Urbanization rate	19.9%	28.6%	49.6%
Urban population	13,034 people	19,043 people	24,624 people
Male	33,980 people	34,458 people	25,707 people
Female	31,661 people	32,044 people	23,989 people
Households	17,109	24,964	20,231
Average household size	3.80	2.63	2.35

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+	142 people	210 people	352 people
80–84	340 people	320 people	660 people
75–79	519 people	554 people	1,073 people
70–74	646 people	798 people	1,444 people
65–69	944 people	1,068 people	2,012 people
60–64	1,277 people	1,230 people	2,507 people
55–59	2,016 people	1,837 people	3,853 people
50–54	2,712 people	2,458 people	5,170 people
45–49	2,913 people	2,627 people	5,540 people
40–44	2,274 people	2,086 people	4,360 people
35–39	1,992 people	1,856 people	3,848 people
30–34	1,966 people	1,895 people	3,861 people
25–29	1,351 people	1,179 people	2,530 people
20–24	991 people	890 people	1,881 people
15–19	1,015 people	808 people	1,823 people
10–14	1,667 people	1,545 people	3,212 people
5–9	1,688 people	1,525 people	3,213 people
1–4	1,085 people	939 people	2,024 people
0	169 people	164 people	333 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	126 people	150 people	276 people
80–84	225 people	192 people	417 people
75–79	451 people	470 people	921 people
70–74	1,019 people	666 people	1,685 people
65–69	1,181 people	1,025 people	2,206 people
60–64	1,213 people	1,335 people	2,548 people
55–59	1,617 people	1,782 people	3,399 people
50–54	2,019 people	1,869 people	3,888 people
45–49	3,046 people	2,833 people	5,879 people
40–44	3,858 people	3,531 people	7,389 people
35–39	4,136 people	3,577 people	7,713 people
30–34	3,182 people	2,951 people	6,133 people
25–29	2,563 people	2,492 people	5,055 people
20–24	2,273 people	2,221 people	4,494 people
15–19	1,835 people	1,657 people	3,492 people
10–14	1,876 people	1,764 people	3,640 people
5–9	1,896 people	1,772 people	3,668 people
1–4	1,524 people	1,378 people	2,902 people
0	418 people	379 people	797 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	45 people	54 people	99 people
80–84	76 people	120 people	196 people
75–79	217 people	208 people	425 people
70–74	432 people	331 people	763 people
65–69	651 people	613 people	1,264 people
60–64	1,232 people	852 people	2,084 people
55–59	1,354 people	1,161 people	2,515 people
50–54	1,278 people	1,495 people	2,773 people
45–49	1,633 people	1,820 people	3,453 people
40–44	1,980 people	1,886 people	3,866 people
35–39	2,922 people	2,744 people	5,666 people
30–34	3,470 people	3,319 people	6,789 people
25–29	3,871 people	3,503 people	7,374 people
20–24	3,039 people	2,795 people	5,834 people
15–19	3,351 people	2,794 people	6,145 people
10–14	3,910 people	3,724 people	7,634 people
5–9	2,517 people	2,342 people	4,859 people
1–4	1,611 people	1,505 people	3,116 people
0	391 people	395 people	786 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han54.23%

36,067 people

Kazakh21.08%

14,018 people

Mongol14.61%

9,716 people

Uyghur4.76%

3,166 people

Hui4.47%

2,971 people

Dongxiang0.43%

283 people

Tibetan0.08%

54 people

Bonan0.06%

39 people

Xibe0.05%

36 people

Tujia0.05%

30 people

Zhuang0.04%

26 people

Uzbek0.03%

19 people

Kyrgyz0.03%

17 people

Manchu0.02%

14 people

Miao0.02%

11 people

Daur0.02%

10 people

Yao0.01%

5 people

Li0.01%

5 people

Yi0.01%

4 people

Russian0.01%

4 people

Nanai0.01%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Tatar0.00%

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