Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	615,212 people	712,434 people	955,041 people
Urbanization rate	40.0%	65.5%	66.6%
Urban population	245,848 people	466,732 people	636,367 people
Male	318,658 people	365,946 people	482,009 people
Female	296,554 people	346,488 people	473,032 people
Households	174,395	203,918	303,086
Average household size	3.32	3.22	2.83

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+	4,554 people	4,867 people	9,421 people
80–84	6,334 people	7,037 people	13,371 people
75–79	9,397 people	10,192 people	19,589 people
70–74	12,921 people	14,187 people	27,108 people
65–69	17,287 people	18,666 people	35,953 people
60–64	17,652 people	17,526 people	35,178 people
55–59	27,505 people	27,197 people	54,702 people
50–54	40,497 people	39,207 people	79,704 people
45–49	44,420 people	42,555 people	86,975 people
40–44	29,379 people	29,174 people	58,553 people
35–39	30,451 people	30,326 people	60,777 people
30–34	37,967 people	37,200 people	75,167 people
25–29	36,469 people	34,982 people	71,451 people
20–24	34,683 people	36,299 people	70,982 people
15–19	29,679 people	29,657 people	59,336 people
10–14	33,413 people	30,671 people	64,084 people
5–9	36,352 people	33,796 people	70,148 people
1–4	27,789 people	25,009 people	52,798 people
0	5,260 people	4,484 people	9,744 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,415 people	1,586 people	3,001 people
80–84	3,152 people	3,221 people	6,373 people
75–79	5,839 people	5,811 people	11,650 people
70–74	9,247 people	8,921 people	18,168 people
65–69	11,211 people	10,993 people	22,204 people
60–64	14,033 people	14,140 people	28,173 people
55–59	17,703 people	18,046 people	35,749 people
50–54	17,081 people	16,359 people	33,440 people
45–49	25,256 people	23,772 people	49,028 people
40–44	36,008 people	33,673 people	69,681 people
35–39	38,338 people	35,762 people	74,100 people
30–34	24,430 people	23,437 people	47,867 people
25–29	23,709 people	22,945 people	46,654 people
20–24	32,467 people	29,507 people	61,974 people
15–19	32,897 people	32,119 people	65,016 people
10–14	27,390 people	24,990 people	52,380 people
5–9	23,506 people	21,114 people	44,620 people
1–4	18,858 people	17,059 people	35,917 people
0	3,406 people	3,033 people	6,439 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	605 people	960 people	1,565 people
80–84	1,518 people	1,912 people	3,430 people
75–79	3,316 people	3,397 people	6,713 people
70–74	6,366 people	5,693 people	12,059 people
65–69	8,578 people	7,857 people	16,435 people
60–64	11,657 people	10,517 people	22,174 people
55–59	12,405 people	11,649 people	24,054 people
50–54	14,769 people	14,431 people	29,200 people
45–49	18,184 people	18,021 people	36,205 people
40–44	16,794 people	15,897 people	32,691 people
35–39	24,922 people	23,042 people	47,964 people
30–34	35,032 people	32,004 people	67,036 people
25–29	35,874 people	34,045 people	69,919 people
20–24	24,012 people	21,577 people	45,589 people
15–19	25,428 people	22,658 people	48,086 people
10–14	26,928 people	25,165 people	52,093 people
5–9	27,624 people	25,302 people	52,926 people
1–4	20,085 people	18,291 people	38,376 people
0	4,561 people	4,136 people	8,697 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han74.37%

529,825 people

Yi22.50%

160,303 people

Hui2.06%

14,652 people

Tibetan0.43%

3,037 people

Mongol0.23%

1,620 people

Miao0.09%

630 people

Manchu0.06%

454 people

Tujia0.06%

448 people

Bai0.06%

399 people

Zhuang0.03%

220 people

Qiang0.03%

190 people

Bouyei0.03%

179 people

Lisu0.01%

83 people

Dong0.01%

70 people

Dai0.01%

69 people

Naxi0.01%

68 people

Yao0.00%

32 people

Korean0.00%

19 people

Uyghur0.00%

18 people

Gelao0.00%

17 people

Dongxiang0.00%

14 people

Hani0.00%

13 people

Li0.00%

13 people

Tu0.00%

11 people

Evenki0.00%

9 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

She0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

4 people

Sui0.00%

4 people

Mulao0.00%

4 people

Pumi0.00%

4 people

Gaoshan0.00%

4 people

Gin0.00%

4 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

3 people

Salar0.00%

2 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