Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	278,693 people	282,410 people	217,986 people
Urbanization rate	9.5%	31.2%	40.4%
Urban population	26,483 people	88,175 people	88,004 people
Male	140,924 people	141,700 people	107,937 people
Female	137,769 people	140,710 people	110,049 people
Households	77,658	84,274	95,484
Average household size	3.44	3.14	2.17

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+	776 people	1,418 people	2,194 people
80–84	1,661 people	2,160 people	3,821 people
75–79	3,250 people	3,652 people	6,902 people
70–74	5,849 people	6,822 people	12,671 people
65–69	9,270 people	9,596 people	18,866 people
60–64	7,973 people	7,866 people	15,839 people
55–59	8,705 people	9,272 people	17,977 people
50–54	11,012 people	11,131 people	22,143 people
45–49	8,281 people	8,500 people	16,781 people
40–44	6,698 people	6,900 people	13,598 people
35–39	6,353 people	6,278 people	12,631 people
30–34	6,688 people	6,687 people	13,375 people
25–29	4,065 people	4,251 people	8,316 people
20–24	2,821 people	2,734 people	5,555 people
15–19	4,691 people	4,820 people	9,511 people
10–14	7,609 people	6,852 people	14,461 people
5–9	7,309 people	6,578 people	13,887 people
1–4	4,200 people	3,913 people	8,113 people
0	726 people	619 people	1,345 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	472 people	831 people	1,303 people
80–84	1,051 people	1,446 people	2,497 people
75–79	2,328 people	2,860 people	5,188 people
70–74	3,804 people	3,895 people	7,699 people
65–69	5,411 people	5,105 people	10,516 people
60–64	8,047 people	8,440 people	16,487 people
55–59	11,703 people	11,417 people	23,120 people
50–54	10,096 people	9,717 people	19,813 people
45–49	11,032 people	11,412 people	22,444 people
40–44	14,115 people	13,671 people	27,786 people
35–39	10,995 people	10,713 people	21,708 people
30–34	9,653 people	9,541 people	19,194 people
25–29	9,976 people	9,940 people	19,916 people
20–24	11,412 people	11,383 people	22,795 people
15–19	9,342 people	9,473 people	18,815 people
10–14	6,623 people	6,374 people	12,997 people
5–9	7,411 people	7,134 people	14,545 people
1–4	6,559 people	5,989 people	12,548 people
0	1,670 people	1,369 people	3,039 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	288 people	595 people	883 people
80–84	743 people	1,148 people	1,891 people
75–79	1,622 people	2,290 people	3,912 people
70–74	2,627 people	3,251 people	5,878 people
65–69	3,996 people	4,452 people	8,448 people
60–64	5,420 people	5,023 people	10,443 people
55–59	6,522 people	5,750 people	12,272 people
50–54	8,984 people	8,976 people	17,960 people
45–49	12,477 people	11,810 people	24,287 people
40–44	10,641 people	9,765 people	20,406 people
35–39	11,673 people	11,535 people	23,208 people
30–34	14,699 people	13,822 people	28,521 people
25–29	11,404 people	10,754 people	22,158 people
20–24	9,223 people	9,341 people	18,564 people
15–19	11,850 people	11,776 people	23,626 people
10–14	13,149 people	12,756 people	25,905 people
5–9	7,944 people	7,675 people	15,619 people
1–4	6,113 people	5,538 people	11,651 people
0	1,549 people	1,512 people	3,061 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.75%

281,697 people

Hui0.21%

600 people

Mongol0.03%

70 people

Manchu0.01%

34 people

Zhuang0.00%

7 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

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