Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	483,538 people	502,662 people	451,377 people
Urbanization rate	10.0%	24.4%	41.3%
Urban population	48,294 people	122,816 people	186,172 people
Male	243,430 people	253,533 people	225,524 people
Female	240,108 people	249,129 people	225,853 people
Households	119,171	129,011	146,318
Average household size	3.99	3.81	2.99

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+	1,070 people	2,759 people	3,829 people
80–84	1,957 people	3,289 people	5,246 people
75–79	4,076 people	5,775 people	9,851 people
70–74	8,523 people	10,262 people	18,785 people
65–69	13,011 people	14,151 people	27,162 people
60–64	14,774 people	15,179 people	29,953 people
55–59	15,898 people	16,920 people	32,818 people
50–54	18,286 people	19,012 people	37,298 people
45–49	16,113 people	15,845 people	31,958 people
40–44	12,896 people	12,006 people	24,902 people
35–39	17,257 people	16,268 people	33,525 people
30–34	21,469 people	20,505 people	41,974 people
25–29	12,723 people	11,746 people	24,469 people
20–24	6,587 people	5,641 people	12,228 people
15–19	10,869 people	10,056 people	20,925 people
10–14	18,968 people	16,922 people	35,890 people
5–9	19,357 people	17,816 people	37,173 people
1–4	9,989 people	9,961 people	19,950 people
0	1,701 people	1,740 people	3,441 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	691 people	1,505 people	2,196 people
80–84	1,811 people	3,020 people	4,831 people
75–79	3,287 people	4,491 people	7,778 people
70–74	4,937 people	5,524 people	10,461 people
65–69	7,063 people	7,688 people	14,751 people
60–64	12,028 people	12,486 people	24,514 people
55–59	16,465 people	16,491 people	32,956 people
50–54	17,945 people	17,658 people	35,603 people
45–49	18,752 people	19,425 people	38,177 people
40–44	21,389 people	21,606 people	42,995 people
35–39	18,953 people	18,425 people	37,378 people
30–34	15,745 people	14,978 people	30,723 people
25–29	21,375 people	21,090 people	42,465 people
20–24	26,914 people	26,356 people	53,270 people
15–19	20,096 people	18,461 people	38,557 people
10–14	11,302 people	9,690 people	20,992 people
5–9	14,905 people	12,735 people	27,640 people
1–4	16,073 people	14,018 people	30,091 people
0	3,802 people	3,482 people	7,284 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	307 people	820 people	1,127 people
80–84	884 people	1,680 people	2,564 people
75–79	2,548 people	3,762 people	6,310 people
70–74	4,950 people	6,114 people	11,064 people
65–69	6,266 people	6,816 people	13,082 people
60–64	7,178 people	6,934 people	14,112 people
55–59	8,586 people	8,579 people	17,165 people
50–54	13,260 people	13,151 people	26,411 people
45–49	17,425 people	16,986 people	34,411 people
40–44	18,612 people	18,051 people	36,663 people
35–39	19,468 people	19,964 people	39,432 people
30–34	22,025 people	22,344 people	44,369 people
25–29	19,256 people	18,883 people	38,139 people
20–24	14,916 people	14,293 people	29,209 people
15–19	25,985 people	25,640 people	51,625 people
10–14	30,716 people	29,254 people	59,970 people
5–9	17,449 people	15,045 people	32,494 people
1–4	10,682 people	9,154 people	19,836 people
0	2,917 people	2,638 people	5,555 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.23%

488,734 people

Hui2.66%

13,362 people

Manchu0.02%

119 people

Zhuang0.02%

110 people

Mongol0.01%

61 people

Lisu0.01%

53 people

Li0.01%

33 people

Uyghur0.01%

25 people

Wa0.01%

24 people

Tujia0.00%

21 people

Naxi0.00%

20 people

Miao0.00%

18 people

Tu0.00%

17 people

Yi0.00%

9 people

Tibetan0.00%

8 people

Dai0.00%

8 people

Nu0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

6 people

Gin0.00%

6 people

Bouyei0.00%

5 people

Kazakh0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Derung0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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