Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	248,383 people	270,216 people	260,081 people
Urbanization rate	25.3%	38.0%	53.7%
Urban population	62,871 people	102,623 people	139,555 people
Male	129,172 people	141,621 people	135,008 people
Female	119,211 people	128,595 people	125,073 people
Households	64,081	74,233	96,005
Average household size	3.82	3.50	2.56

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+	784 people	1,054 people	1,838 people
80–84	1,549 people	1,653 people	3,202 people
75–79	2,355 people	2,397 people	4,752 people
70–74	4,687 people	4,792 people	9,479 people
65–69	7,238 people	6,864 people	14,102 people
60–64	8,274 people	7,775 people	16,049 people
55–59	10,194 people	9,971 people	20,165 people
50–54	12,049 people	11,025 people	23,074 people
45–49	12,958 people	12,033 people	24,991 people
40–44	10,504 people	9,326 people	19,830 people
35–39	9,878 people	9,105 people	18,983 people
30–34	11,579 people	10,435 people	22,014 people
25–29	9,398 people	8,555 people	17,953 people
20–24	6,425 people	5,394 people	11,819 people
15–19	5,649 people	4,466 people	10,115 people
10–14	7,541 people	6,957 people	14,498 people
5–9	6,963 people	6,553 people	13,516 people
1–4	5,878 people	5,658 people	11,536 people
0	1,105 people	1,060 people	2,165 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	318 people	431 people	749 people
80–84	823 people	1,065 people	1,888 people
75–79	2,021 people	2,104 people	4,125 people
70–74	3,349 people	2,849 people	6,198 people
65–69	3,954 people	3,246 people	7,200 people
60–64	6,474 people	5,796 people	12,270 people
55–59	8,934 people	7,769 people	16,703 people
50–54	9,629 people	8,630 people	18,259 people
45–49	11,380 people	10,879 people	22,259 people
40–44	12,480 people	11,728 people	24,208 people
35–39	13,816 people	12,885 people	26,701 people
30–34	11,357 people	10,400 people	21,757 people
25–29	10,555 people	9,999 people	20,554 people
20–24	11,385 people	9,509 people	20,894 people
15–19	10,788 people	9,317 people	20,105 people
10–14	9,553 people	8,578 people	18,131 people
5–9	7,385 people	6,616 people	14,001 people
1–4	5,872 people	5,322 people	11,194 people
0	1,548 people	1,472 people	3,020 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	125 people	184 people	309 people
80–84	420 people	630 people	1,050 people
75–79	1,151 people	1,483 people	2,634 people
70–74	2,201 people	2,549 people	4,750 people
65–69	3,567 people	3,298 people	6,865 people
60–64	4,743 people	3,739 people	8,482 people
55–59	4,500 people	3,647 people	8,147 people
50–54	6,832 people	6,105 people	12,937 people
45–49	8,848 people	7,927 people	16,775 people
40–44	9,268 people	8,351 people	17,619 people
35–39	10,836 people	10,289 people	21,125 people
30–34	12,130 people	11,431 people	23,561 people
25–29	13,135 people	12,244 people	25,379 people
20–24	9,701 people	9,338 people	19,039 people
15–19	9,381 people	8,556 people	17,937 people
10–14	12,404 people	11,447 people	23,851 people
5–9	10,925 people	9,954 people	20,879 people
1–4	7,049 people	6,397 people	13,446 people
0	1,956 people	1,642 people	3,598 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

269,985 people

Hui0.03%

67 people

Manchu0.02%

58 people

Qiang0.01%

26 people

Mongol0.01%

15 people

Miao0.00%

12 people

Zhuang0.00%

10 people

Tujia0.00%

7 people

Uyghur0.00%

6 people

Wa0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Dongxiang0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

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