Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	137,676 people	165,906 people	158,139 people
Urbanization rate	6.7%	19.7%	26.0%
Urban population	9,194 people	32,665 people	41,170 people
Male	71,151 people	85,414 people	79,986 people
Female	66,525 people	80,492 people	78,153 people
Households	35,163	43,072	45,599
Average household size	3.88	3.81	3.41

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+	310 people	408 people	718 people
80–84	525 people	671 people	1,196 people
75–79	1,116 people	1,387 people	2,503 people
70–74	1,511 people	1,812 people	3,323 people
65–69	1,802 people	1,928 people	3,730 people
60–64	1,614 people	1,814 people	3,428 people
55–59	2,934 people	2,964 people	5,898 people
50–54	4,261 people	4,517 people	8,778 people
45–49	4,715 people	4,961 people	9,676 people
40–44	5,121 people	5,446 people	10,567 people
35–39	4,884 people	5,050 people	9,934 people
30–34	5,000 people	4,685 people	9,685 people
25–29	5,545 people	5,115 people	10,660 people
20–24	6,077 people	5,478 people	11,555 people
15–19	7,049 people	6,277 people	13,326 people
10–14	9,690 people	8,873 people	18,563 people
5–9	10,293 people	9,836 people	20,129 people
1–4	6,372 people	5,921 people	12,293 people
0	1,167 people	1,010 people	2,177 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	113 people	124 people	237 people
80–84	291 people	269 people	560 people
75–79	581 people	614 people	1,195 people
70–74	1,134 people	1,192 people	2,326 people
65–69	1,869 people	2,033 people	3,902 people
60–64	2,248 people	2,344 people	4,592 people
55–59	2,431 people	2,429 people	4,860 people
50–54	2,289 people	2,281 people	4,570 people
45–49	3,972 people	3,870 people	7,842 people
40–44	5,568 people	5,668 people	11,236 people
35–39	6,243 people	6,223 people	12,466 people
30–34	6,982 people	7,047 people	14,029 people
25–29	6,841 people	6,765 people	13,606 people
20–24	6,649 people	6,376 people	13,025 people
15–19	8,002 people	6,683 people	14,685 people
10–14	9,753 people	8,494 people	18,247 people
5–9	10,356 people	9,110 people	19,466 people
1–4	8,440 people	7,424 people	15,864 people
0	1,652 people	1,546 people	3,198 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	54 people	64 people	118 people
80–84	146 people	178 people	324 people
75–79	333 people	336 people	669 people
70–74	731 people	708 people	1,439 people
65–69	1,083 people	1,135 people	2,218 people
60–64	1,929 people	1,862 people	3,791 people
55–59	2,421 people	2,519 people	4,940 people
50–54	2,826 people	2,762 people	5,588 people
45–49	2,816 people	2,752 people	5,568 people
40–44	2,382 people	2,356 people	4,738 people
35–39	4,223 people	3,936 people	8,159 people
30–34	6,015 people	5,795 people	11,810 people
25–29	6,802 people	6,559 people	13,361 people
20–24	7,468 people	7,415 people	14,883 people
15–19	7,059 people	6,319 people	13,378 people
10–14	7,418 people	6,567 people	13,985 people
5–9	8,786 people	7,667 people	16,453 people
1–4	6,962 people	6,079 people	13,041 people
0	1,697 people	1,516 people	3,213 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi89.07%

147,775 people

Han10.79%

17,908 people

Hui0.05%

77 people

Tibetan0.04%

70 people

Bouyei0.01%

21 people

Tu0.01%

8 people

Mongol0.00%

7 people

Zhuang0.00%

6 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Gin0.00%

5 people

Tujia0.00%

4 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

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