Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	76,709 people	77,731 people	64,813 people
Urbanization rate	11.5%	15.8%	38.5%
Urban population	8,799 people	12,269 people	24,970 people
Male	39,849 people	40,537 people	34,184 people
Female	36,860 people	37,194 people	30,629 people
Households	18,082	21,423	22,655
Average household size	4.15	3.52	2.67

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+	155 people	230 people	385 people
80–84	433 people	481 people	914 people
75–79	908 people	1,032 people	1,940 people
70–74	1,171 people	1,157 people	2,328 people
65–69	1,508 people	1,461 people	2,969 people
60–64	1,599 people	1,498 people	3,097 people
55–59	2,394 people	2,116 people	4,510 people
50–54	3,335 people	3,075 people	6,410 people
45–49	3,599 people	3,401 people	7,000 people
40–44	3,122 people	2,492 people	5,614 people
35–39	2,475 people	1,994 people	4,469 people
30–34	2,868 people	2,335 people	5,203 people
25–29	2,453 people	2,031 people	4,484 people
20–24	1,931 people	1,540 people	3,471 people
15–19	1,398 people	1,196 people	2,594 people
10–14	1,688 people	1,644 people	3,332 people
5–9	1,648 people	1,560 people	3,208 people
1–4	1,260 people	1,156 people	2,416 people
0	239 people	230 people	469 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	108 people	171 people	279 people
80–84	160 people	287 people	447 people
75–79	381 people	427 people	808 people
70–74	798 people	788 people	1,586 people
65–69	1,446 people	1,392 people	2,838 people
60–64	1,564 people	1,464 people	3,028 people
55–59	1,966 people	1,800 people	3,766 people
50–54	1,995 people	1,835 people	3,830 people
45–49	2,743 people	2,464 people	5,207 people
40–44	3,692 people	3,435 people	7,127 people
35–39	4,157 people	3,818 people	7,975 people
30–34	3,798 people	3,088 people	6,886 people
25–29	3,119 people	2,624 people	5,743 people
20–24	3,580 people	3,308 people	6,888 people
15–19	3,692 people	3,551 people	7,243 people
10–14	3,210 people	2,949 people	6,159 people
5–9	2,343 people	2,115 people	4,458 people
1–4	1,458 people	1,362 people	2,820 people
0	327 people	316 people	643 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	63 people	83 people	146 people
80–84	125 people	198 people	323 people
75–79	326 people	442 people	768 people
70–74	454 people	573 people	1,027 people
65–69	666 people	692 people	1,358 people
60–64	1,147 people	979 people	2,126 people
55–59	1,764 people	1,637 people	3,401 people
50–54	1,874 people	1,636 people	3,510 people
45–49	2,165 people	1,951 people	4,116 people
40–44	2,177 people	1,986 people	4,163 people
35–39	2,889 people	2,609 people	5,498 people
30–34	3,892 people	3,657 people	7,549 people
25–29	4,379 people	3,945 people	8,324 people
20–24	3,860 people	3,287 people	7,147 people
15–19	3,211 people	2,932 people	6,143 people
10–14	4,040 people	3,872 people	7,912 people
5–9	3,587 people	3,377 people	6,964 people
1–4	2,695 people	2,487 people	5,182 people
0	535 people	517 people	1,052 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan61.81%

48,045 people

Han33.72%

26,208 people

Hui3.33%

2,589 people

Qiang0.82%

636 people

Manchu0.11%

89 people

Yi0.06%

49 people

Miao0.05%

40 people

Zhuang0.01%

10 people

Bouyei0.01%

9 people

Tujia0.01%

8 people

Li0.01%

8 people

Korean0.01%

6 people

Nanai0.01%

5 people

Dong0.01%

4 people

Dai0.01%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Maonan0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Nu0.00%

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