Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	262,601 people	271,963 people	239,059 people
Urbanization rate	11.4%	21.5%	37.8%
Urban population	30,023 people	58,429 people	90,360 people
Male	134,598 people	138,724 people	121,333 people
Female	128,003 people	133,239 people	117,726 people
Households	67,734	69,758	79,756
Average household size	3.83	3.77	2.90

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+	778 people	1,169 people	1,947 people
80–84	1,180 people	1,646 people	2,826 people
75–79	2,346 people	3,120 people	5,466 people
70–74	3,449 people	3,891 people	7,340 people
65–69	5,685 people	6,308 people	11,993 people
60–64	5,399 people	5,336 people	10,735 people
55–59	9,604 people	9,374 people	18,978 people
50–54	11,844 people	11,161 people	23,005 people
45–49	11,908 people	11,221 people	23,129 people
40–44	9,060 people	8,137 people	17,197 people
35–39	8,517 people	7,396 people	15,913 people
30–34	9,381 people	8,591 people	17,972 people
25–29	7,214 people	6,744 people	13,958 people
20–24	6,128 people	5,870 people	11,998 people
15–19	6,316 people	6,325 people	12,641 people
10–14	7,797 people	7,343 people	15,140 people
5–9	7,565 people	7,270 people	14,835 people
1–4	5,912 people	5,668 people	11,580 people
0	1,250 people	1,156 people	2,406 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	421 people	696 people	1,117 people
80–84	1,033 people	1,418 people	2,451 people
75–79	1,934 people	2,369 people	4,303 people
70–74	2,587 people	2,960 people	5,547 people
65–69	3,764 people	4,260 people	8,024 people
60–64	4,654 people	4,752 people	9,406 people
55–59	6,885 people	7,030 people	13,915 people
50–54	6,395 people	5,870 people	12,265 people
45–49	11,197 people	10,395 people	21,592 people
40–44	13,885 people	12,372 people	26,257 people
35–39	14,474 people	13,063 people	27,537 people
30–34	11,059 people	10,104 people	21,163 people
25–29	10,985 people	9,943 people	20,928 people
20–24	12,213 people	12,003 people	24,216 people
15–19	10,798 people	10,692 people	21,490 people
10–14	9,713 people	9,301 people	19,014 people
5–9	8,670 people	8,419 people	17,089 people
1–4	6,381 people	6,026 people	12,407 people
0	1,676 people	1,566 people	3,242 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	256 people	388 people	644 people
80–84	585 people	882 people	1,467 people
75–79	1,317 people	1,742 people	3,059 people
70–74	2,470 people	2,814 people	5,284 people
65–69	3,408 people	3,561 people	6,969 people
60–64	3,788 people	3,794 people	7,582 people
55–59	4,724 people	4,836 people	9,560 people
50–54	5,452 people	5,248 people	10,700 people
45–49	7,933 people	7,497 people	15,430 people
40–44	6,996 people	6,229 people	13,225 people
35–39	12,308 people	10,983 people	23,291 people
30–34	14,638 people	13,047 people	27,685 people
25–29	14,946 people	13,618 people	28,564 people
20–24	10,771 people	10,517 people	21,288 people
15–19	10,676 people	9,799 people	20,475 people
10–14	13,832 people	13,403 people	27,235 people
5–9	10,637 people	10,091 people	20,728 people
1–4	7,809 people	7,632 people	15,441 people
0	2,052 people	1,922 people	3,974 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han46.86%

112,027 people

Yi29.01%

69,355 people

Lisu10.55%

25,229 people

Miao9.91%

23,691 people

Dai2.53%

6,051 people

Hui0.47%

1,120 people

Hani0.33%

781 people

Bai0.11%

260 people

Zhuang0.06%

137 people

Bouyei0.02%

45 people

Naxi0.02%

42 people

Lahu0.02%

38 people

Wa0.02%

36 people

Yao0.01%

33 people

Tujia0.01%

30 people

Tibetan0.01%

27 people

Other groups0.01%

27 people

Manchu0.01%

17 people

Mongol0.01%

13 people

Achang0.01%

13 people

Dong0.01%

12 people

Li0.01%

12 people

Gelao0.00%

10 people

Jingpo0.00%

9 people

Blang0.00%

9 people

Nu0.00%

9 people

Tu0.00%

6 people

De'ang0.00%

6 people

Sui0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Pumi0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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