Total population5,163,970 peopleSeventh census

Households1,969,770Average household size 2.33

Urbanization rate89.4%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)111.3Minority population share 3.9%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	2,053,070 people	3,531,347 people	5,163,970 people
Urbanization rate	70.8%	88.3%	89.4%
Urban population	1,454,450 people	3,119,110 people	4,617,251 people
Male	1,061,697 people	1,832,194 people	2,720,497 people
Female	991,373 people	1,699,153 people	2,443,473 people
Households	547,540	1,239,957	1,969,770
Average household size	2.94	2.42	2.33

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+	9,384 people	15,845 people	25,229 people
80–84	13,686 people	17,020 people	30,706 people
75–79	21,153 people	24,555 people	45,708 people
70–74	37,094 people	41,086 people	78,180 people
65–69	65,165 people	73,525 people	138,690 people
60–64	83,751 people	91,315 people	175,066 people
55–59	125,224 people	127,528 people	252,752 people
50–54	174,363 people	163,930 people	338,293 people
45–49	214,469 people	194,521 people	408,990 people
40–44	207,903 people	186,093 people	393,996 people
35–39	269,274 people	243,345 people	512,619 people
30–34	344,035 people	304,652 people	648,687 people
25–29	287,180 people	240,653 people	527,833 people
20–24	236,125 people	197,568 people	433,693 people
15–19	149,483 people	117,763 people	267,246 people
10–14	129,405 people	107,736 people	237,141 people
5–9	178,618 people	148,032 people	326,650 people
1–4	147,804 people	125,357 people	273,161 people
0	26,381 people	22,949 people	49,330 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,404 people	7,812 people	11,216 people
80–84	7,856 people	11,366 people	19,222 people
75–79	14,623 people	17,534 people	32,157 people
70–74	21,399 people	21,867 people	43,266 people
65–69	27,113 people	27,985 people	55,098 people
60–64	40,928 people	42,976 people	83,904 people
55–59	61,463 people	65,609 people	127,072 people
50–54	74,993 people	71,342 people	146,335 people
45–49	113,491 people	100,678 people	214,169 people
40–44	156,317 people	141,351 people	297,668 people
35–39	194,555 people	172,996 people	367,551 people
30–34	194,084 people	173,951 people	368,035 people
25–29	244,234 people	230,480 people	474,714 people
20–24	295,658 people	286,569 people	582,227 people
15–19	132,539 people	122,666 people	255,205 people
10–14	66,694 people	53,812 people	120,506 people
5–9	81,077 people	65,913 people	146,990 people
1–4	84,621 people	69,768 people	154,389 people
0	17,145 people	14,478 people	31,623 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,198 people	4,129 people	5,327 people
80–84	2,850 people	6,311 people	9,161 people
75–79	6,991 people	11,364 people	18,355 people
70–74	14,243 people	16,637 people	30,880 people
65–69	19,768 people	20,748 people	40,516 people
60–64	23,935 people	22,200 people	46,135 people
55–59	26,274 people	25,248 people	51,522 people
50–54	37,846 people	35,131 people	72,977 people
45–49	57,190 people	51,586 people	108,776 people
40–44	69,887 people	59,116 people	129,003 people
35–39	97,976 people	78,694 people	176,670 people
30–34	129,621 people	106,438 people	236,059 people
25–29	160,636 people	138,297 people	298,933 people
20–24	148,667 people	151,334 people	300,001 people
15–19	103,612 people	127,937 people	231,549 people
10–14	65,106 people	55,884 people	120,990 people
5–9	53,653 people	44,030 people	97,683 people
1–4	32,523 people	27,592 people	60,115 people
0	9,721 people	8,697 people	18,418 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.13%

4,964,350 people

Tujia0.78%

40,045 people

Miao0.74%

38,284 people

She0.50%

25,993 people

Hui0.33%

16,976 people

Yi0.26%

13,447 people

Zhuang0.25%

12,848 people

Bouyei0.20%

10,240 people

Dong0.15%

7,773 people

Manchu0.10%

5,160 people

Mongol0.06%

2,911 people

Hani0.05%

2,630 people

Yao0.05%

2,530 people

Dai0.04%

2,261 people

Gelao0.04%

2,225 people

Bai0.04%

2,208 people

Dongxiang0.03%

1,771 people

Korean0.03%

1,571 people

Li0.03%

1,495 people

Other groups0.03%

1,478 people

Uyghur0.02%

1,152 people

Tibetan0.02%

1,107 people

Sui0.02%

826 people

Wa0.02%

799 people

Lisu0.01%

514 people

Tu0.01%

490 people

Mulao0.01%

456 people

Lahu0.01%

425 people

Jingpo0.01%

278 people

Kazakh0.01%

238 people

Maonan0.00%

176 people

Qiang0.00%

170 people

Salar0.00%

161 people

Bonan0.00%

160 people

Xibe0.00%

141 people

Naxi0.00%

110 people

Blang0.00%

109 people

Daur0.00%

91 people

Gaoshan0.00%

88 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

37 people

Pumi0.00%

32 people

Gin0.00%

30 people

Russian0.00%

29 people

Achang0.00%

25 people

Nu0.00%

24 people

De'ang0.00%

16 people

Jino0.00%

12 people

Evenki0.00%

9 people

Nanai0.00%

9 people

Yugur0.00%

8 people

Tajik0.00%

5 people

Oroqen0.00%

5 people

Uzbek0.00%

3 people

Monba0.00%

3 people

Tatar0.00%

2 people

Derung0.00%

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