Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	403,209 people	354,321 people	315,827 people
Urbanization rate	5.1%	15.5%	30.6%
Urban population	20,739 people	55,027 people	96,776 people
Male	206,083 people	177,454 people	162,621 people
Female	197,126 people	176,867 people	153,206 people
Households	78,470	87,109	95,890
Average household size	5.11	3.99	3.16

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+	876 people	888 people	1,764 people
80–84	1,655 people	1,760 people	3,415 people
75–79	3,021 people	3,168 people	6,189 people
70–74	4,438 people	4,453 people	8,891 people
65–69	6,091 people	5,401 people	11,492 people
60–64	5,326 people	4,779 people	10,105 people
55–59	8,808 people	7,824 people	16,632 people
50–54	10,837 people	10,298 people	21,135 people
45–49	11,465 people	10,496 people	21,961 people
40–44	11,895 people	11,235 people	23,130 people
35–39	10,827 people	10,574 people	21,401 people
30–34	10,757 people	10,149 people	20,906 people
25–29	11,001 people	10,126 people	21,127 people
20–24	9,751 people	8,772 people	18,523 people
15–19	12,440 people	12,361 people	24,801 people
10–14	15,747 people	14,710 people	30,457 people
5–9	14,457 people	13,510 people	27,967 people
1–4	10,899 people	10,440 people	21,339 people
0	2,330 people	2,262 people	4,592 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	389 people	452 people	841 people
80–84	864 people	876 people	1,740 people
75–79	2,115 people	2,125 people	4,240 people
70–74	3,444 people	3,434 people	6,878 people
65–69	4,762 people	4,659 people	9,421 people
60–64	6,029 people	5,930 people	11,959 people
55–59	7,737 people	6,997 people	14,734 people
50–54	6,700 people	6,295 people	12,995 people
45–49	10,284 people	9,856 people	20,140 people
40–44	11,958 people	12,578 people	24,536 people
35–39	12,189 people	12,107 people	24,296 people
30–34	12,696 people	13,205 people	25,901 people
25–29	11,326 people	12,488 people	23,814 people
20–24	11,686 people	13,417 people	25,103 people
15–19	18,677 people	19,074 people	37,751 people
10–14	20,168 people	19,466 people	39,634 people
5–9	18,445 people	17,732 people	36,177 people
1–4	14,501 people	13,254 people	27,755 people
0	3,484 people	2,922 people	6,406 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	222 people	214 people	436 people
80–84	611 people	611 people	1,222 people
75–79	1,368 people	1,316 people	2,684 people
70–74	2,063 people	1,939 people	4,002 people
65–69	3,932 people	3,704 people	7,636 people
60–64	5,095 people	4,893 people	9,988 people
55–59	6,250 people	6,044 people	12,294 people
50–54	7,677 people	7,308 people	14,985 people
45–49	9,524 people	8,452 people	17,976 people
40–44	8,191 people	7,530 people	15,721 people
35–39	12,878 people	11,942 people	24,820 people
30–34	15,402 people	15,162 people	30,564 people
25–29	16,538 people	15,567 people	32,105 people
20–24	17,530 people	17,841 people	35,371 people
15–19	21,038 people	20,828 people	41,866 people
10–14	26,551 people	25,493 people	52,044 people
5–9	27,206 people	25,625 people	52,831 people
1–4	19,437 people	18,395 people	37,832 people
0	4,570 people	4,262 people	8,832 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Hui56.14%

198,920 people

Han43.85%

155,382 people

Dongxiang0.00%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

5 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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