Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	571,959 people	495,072 people	462,462 people
Urbanization rate	10.7%	30.0%	43.4%
Urban population	61,382 people	148,597 people	200,671 people
Male	302,177 people	254,793 people	236,762 people
Female	269,782 people	240,279 people	225,700 people
Households	158,632	168,380	177,740
Average household size	3.58	2.85	2.46

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+	2,800 people	3,085 people	5,885 people
80–84	4,372 people	4,029 people	8,401 people
75–79	8,401 people	7,245 people	15,646 people
70–74	11,626 people	10,512 people	22,138 people
65–69	14,744 people	15,391 people	30,135 people
60–64	9,952 people	9,244 people	19,196 people
55–59	15,669 people	15,997 people	31,666 people
50–54	22,316 people	21,794 people	44,110 people
45–49	23,976 people	23,072 people	47,048 people
40–44	13,940 people	13,788 people	27,728 people
35–39	10,738 people	10,904 people	21,642 people
30–34	15,953 people	16,224 people	32,177 people
25–29	13,604 people	12,568 people	26,172 people
20–24	10,255 people	9,055 people	19,310 people
15–19	12,685 people	10,955 people	23,640 people
10–14	18,237 people	16,556 people	34,793 people
5–9	15,259 people	14,001 people	29,260 people
1–4	10,285 people	9,421 people	19,706 people
0	1,950 people	1,859 people	3,809 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,292 people	1,535 people	2,827 people
80–84	3,048 people	2,857 people	5,905 people
75–79	5,152 people	4,593 people	9,745 people
70–74	7,548 people	6,112 people	13,660 people
65–69	11,459 people	8,956 people	20,415 people
60–64	14,112 people	12,126 people	26,238 people
55–59	16,748 people	17,026 people	33,774 people
50–54	11,157 people	10,609 people	21,766 people
45–49	16,871 people	16,877 people	33,748 people
40–44	24,225 people	22,959 people	47,184 people
35–39	25,199 people	24,760 people	49,959 people
30–34	14,701 people	15,101 people	29,802 people
25–29	10,713 people	11,387 people	22,100 people
20–24	15,236 people	16,328 people	31,564 people
15–19	21,494 people	20,048 people	41,542 people
10–14	21,970 people	19,264 people	41,234 people
5–9	17,679 people	15,373 people	33,052 people
1–4	12,825 people	11,357 people	24,182 people
0	3,364 people	3,011 people	6,375 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	560 people	766 people	1,326 people
80–84	1,546 people	1,836 people	3,382 people
75–79	3,708 people	3,668 people	7,376 people
70–74	6,718 people	5,804 people	12,522 people
65–69	8,430 people	7,073 people	15,503 people
60–64	10,444 people	8,291 people	18,735 people
55–59	13,932 people	10,997 people	24,929 people
50–54	16,516 people	13,986 people	30,502 people
45–49	19,688 people	19,513 people	39,201 people
40–44	13,508 people	12,011 people	25,519 people
35–39	22,231 people	20,831 people	43,062 people
30–34	31,972 people	29,098 people	61,070 people
25–29	34,072 people	30,780 people	64,852 people
20–24	19,652 people	18,833 people	38,485 people
15–19	18,118 people	15,142 people	33,260 people
10–14	32,392 people	28,811 people	61,203 people
5–9	26,990 people	23,427 people	50,417 people
1–4	17,622 people	15,352 people	32,974 people
0	4,078 people	3,563 people	7,641 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.95%

489,891 people

Tujia1.03%

5,080 people

Miao0.00%

19 people

Zhuang0.00%

14 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Bouyei0.00%

6 people

Bai0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

5 people

Hui0.00%

4 people

Manchu0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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