Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	479,817 people	500,514 people	458,112 people
Urbanization rate	12.9%	40.7%	39.5%
Urban population	61,890 people	203,768 people	180,955 people
Male	239,184 people	253,997 people	231,000 people
Female	240,633 people	246,517 people	227,112 people
Households	142,248	147,652	156,844
Average household size	3.28	3.19	2.79

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+	1,457 people	3,170 people	4,627 people
80–84	2,834 people	4,287 people	7,121 people
75–79	4,857 people	5,914 people	10,771 people
70–74	9,927 people	11,310 people	21,237 people
65–69	15,525 people	16,191 people	31,716 people
60–64	13,412 people	13,290 people	26,702 people
55–59	13,755 people	14,968 people	28,723 people
50–54	19,025 people	19,855 people	38,880 people
45–49	18,511 people	19,033 people	37,544 people
40–44	16,510 people	16,259 people	32,769 people
35–39	16,474 people	15,760 people	32,234 people
30–34	16,458 people	16,149 people	32,607 people
25–29	7,028 people	6,726 people	13,754 people
20–24	7,621 people	7,311 people	14,932 people
15–19	16,263 people	14,366 people	30,629 people
10–14	21,304 people	17,499 people	38,803 people
5–9	17,664 people	14,323 people	31,987 people
1–4	10,856 people	9,316 people	20,172 people
0	1,519 people	1,385 people	2,904 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	921 people	1,534 people	2,455 people
80–84	2,008 people	2,706 people	4,714 people
75–79	4,667 people	5,669 people	10,336 people
70–74	6,712 people	7,287 people	13,999 people
65–69	7,939 people	7,840 people	15,779 people
60–64	13,263 people	13,277 people	26,540 people
55–59	18,670 people	18,144 people	36,814 people
50–54	15,876 people	15,100 people	30,976 people
45–49	16,010 people	16,693 people	32,703 people
40–44	21,929 people	22,094 people	44,023 people
35–39	21,746 people	21,379 people	43,125 people
30–34	20,185 people	19,287 people	39,472 people
25–29	20,077 people	19,493 people	39,570 people
20–24	20,020 people	20,464 people	40,484 people
15–19	11,126 people	10,873 people	21,999 people
10–14	13,273 people	12,053 people	25,326 people
5–9	21,014 people	17,818 people	38,832 people
1–4	15,403 people	12,150 people	27,553 people
0	3,158 people	2,656 people	5,814 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	357 people	843 people	1,200 people
80–84	1,180 people	1,843 people	3,023 people
75–79	2,804 people	3,795 people	6,599 people
70–74	4,952 people	5,663 people	10,615 people
65–69	7,835 people	8,426 people	16,261 people
60–64	9,766 people	9,791 people	19,557 people
55–59	9,649 people	9,148 people	18,797 people
50–54	14,709 people	14,636 people	29,345 people
45–49	19,956 people	19,260 people	39,216 people
40–44	16,593 people	15,677 people	32,270 people
35–39	16,614 people	17,576 people	34,190 people
30–34	22,504 people	23,533 people	46,037 people
25–29	22,054 people	22,381 people	44,435 people
20–24	19,213 people	19,661 people	38,874 people
15–19	22,586 people	22,116 people	44,702 people
10–14	25,103 people	24,825 people	49,928 people
5–9	10,872 people	10,125 people	20,997 people
1–4	9,061 people	8,261 people	17,322 people
0	3,376 people	3,073 people	6,449 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.89%

457,584 people

Hui0.04%

184 people

Yi0.02%

95 people

Manchu0.01%

56 people

Mongol0.01%

28 people

Miao0.01%

27 people

Tujia0.01%

25 people

Bouyei0.01%

23 people

Korean0.00%

17 people

Zhuang0.00%

16 people

Dong0.00%

14 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

5 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Pumi0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Oroqen0.00%

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