Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	319,532 people	315,693 people	265,962 people
Urbanization rate	12.6%	25.4%	45.9%
Urban population	40,089 people	80,270 people	122,183 people
Male	162,882 people	159,102 people	134,365 people
Female	156,650 people	156,591 people	131,597 people
Households	88,539	91,936	97,731
Average household size	3.45	3.32	2.49

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+	883 people	1,855 people	2,738 people
80–84	1,614 people	1,998 people	3,612 people
75–79	3,140 people	3,356 people	6,496 people
70–74	7,083 people	7,589 people	14,672 people
65–69	9,422 people	9,907 people	19,329 people
60–64	7,502 people	7,442 people	14,944 people
55–59	9,492 people	10,309 people	19,801 people
50–54	12,672 people	12,661 people	25,333 people
45–49	9,920 people	9,808 people	19,728 people
40–44	7,109 people	7,451 people	14,560 people
35–39	7,072 people	7,262 people	14,334 people
30–34	8,362 people	8,072 people	16,434 people
25–29	6,982 people	6,646 people	13,628 people
20–24	4,438 people	4,251 people	8,689 people
15–19	13,376 people	10,728 people	24,104 people
10–14	10,375 people	8,984 people	19,359 people
5–9	8,596 people	7,586 people	16,182 people
1–4	5,386 people	4,816 people	10,202 people
0	941 people	876 people	1,817 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	393 people	898 people	1,291 people
80–84	1,081 people	1,797 people	2,878 people
75–79	2,267 people	2,881 people	5,148 people
70–74	3,574 people	3,538 people	7,112 people
65–69	5,069 people	4,556 people	9,625 people
60–64	9,681 people	9,329 people	19,010 people
55–59	11,688 people	11,701 people	23,389 people
50–54	9,275 people	8,977 people	18,252 people
45–49	11,582 people	12,200 people	23,782 people
40–44	15,870 people	15,069 people	30,939 people
35–39	12,467 people	11,781 people	24,248 people
30–34	9,423 people	9,769 people	19,192 people
25–29	9,932 people	10,552 people	20,484 people
20–24	12,226 people	12,621 people	24,847 people
15–19	15,764 people	15,079 people	30,843 people
10–14	8,427 people	7,915 people	16,342 people
5–9	9,873 people	8,794 people	18,667 people
1–4	8,396 people	7,309 people	15,705 people
0	2,114 people	1,825 people	3,939 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	258 people	554 people	812 people
80–84	700 people	1,107 people	1,807 people
75–79	1,576 people	2,326 people	3,902 people
70–74	3,159 people	3,769 people	6,928 people
65–69	4,273 people	4,488 people	8,761 people
60–64	5,523 people	4,667 people	10,190 people
55–59	6,294 people	5,285 people	11,579 people
50–54	11,242 people	10,413 people	21,655 people
45–49	13,397 people	12,770 people	26,167 people
40–44	10,368 people	9,631 people	19,999 people
35–39	13,077 people	12,933 people	26,010 people
30–34	17,401 people	15,771 people	33,172 people
25–29	14,161 people	13,140 people	27,301 people
20–24	10,187 people	11,136 people	21,323 people
15–19	13,986 people	14,054 people	28,040 people
10–14	15,582 people	15,046 people	30,628 people
5–9	11,950 people	10,952 people	22,902 people
1–4	7,875 people	7,014 people	14,889 people
0	1,873 people	1,594 people	3,467 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.95%

315,526 people

Manchu0.02%

52 people

Hui0.01%

31 people

Mongol0.01%

30 people

Yi0.01%

17 people

Miao0.01%

15 people

Tujia0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Zhuang0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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