Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	918,237 people	851,362 people	823,829 people
Urbanization rate	6.4%	21.7%	33.8%
Urban population	58,270 people	185,004 people	278,585 people
Male	474,111 people	419,600 people	405,629 people
Female	444,126 people	431,762 people	418,200 people
Households	244,330	246,195	285,965
Average household size	3.75	3.40	2.75

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+	3,110 people	7,482 people	10,592 people
80–84	5,581 people	8,519 people	14,100 people
75–79	12,757 people	16,538 people	29,295 people
70–74	17,914 people	19,771 people	37,685 people
65–69	20,104 people	19,445 people	39,549 people
60–64	13,300 people	13,184 people	26,484 people
55–59	30,369 people	31,955 people	62,324 people
50–54	35,421 people	39,706 people	75,127 people
45–49	25,951 people	25,893 people	51,844 people
40–44	19,295 people	20,242 people	39,537 people
35–39	18,637 people	19,895 people	38,532 people
30–34	24,927 people	27,568 people	52,495 people
25–29	17,655 people	19,183 people	36,838 people
20–24	19,693 people	18,700 people	38,393 people
15–19	27,711 people	24,549 people	52,260 people
10–14	44,360 people	41,062 people	85,422 people
5–9	42,543 people	39,981 people	82,524 people
1–4	22,596 people	21,198 people	43,794 people
0	3,705 people	3,329 people	7,034 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,150 people	3,161 people	4,311 people
80–84	2,813 people	5,036 people	7,849 people
75–79	6,314 people	8,890 people	15,204 people
70–74	10,467 people	12,346 people	22,813 people
65–69	17,138 people	19,533 people	36,671 people
60–64	21,169 people	22,117 people	43,286 people
55–59	21,823 people	21,030 people	42,853 people
50–54	14,769 people	15,384 people	30,153 people
45–49	31,994 people	34,236 people	66,230 people
40–44	36,678 people	41,532 people	78,210 people
35–39	27,340 people	29,381 people	56,721 people
30–34	21,344 people	24,710 people	46,054 people
25–29	21,393 people	26,854 people	48,247 people
20–24	34,023 people	39,996 people	74,019 people
15–19	35,636 people	34,407 people	70,043 people
10–14	42,411 people	36,219 people	78,630 people
5–9	37,603 people	29,558 people	67,161 people
1–4	30,042 people	23,307 people	53,349 people
0	5,493 people	4,065 people	9,558 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	769 people	2,508 people	3,277 people
80–84	1,938 people	4,949 people	6,887 people
75–79	4,029 people	7,126 people	11,155 people
70–74	8,062 people	11,007 people	19,069 people
65–69	12,196 people	14,040 people	26,236 people
60–64	15,438 people	15,561 people	30,999 people
55–59	20,325 people	20,352 people	40,677 people
50–54	26,195 people	26,801 people	52,996 people
45–49	26,208 people	23,302 people	49,510 people
40–44	17,426 people	16,143 people	33,569 people
35–39	43,400 people	41,360 people	84,760 people
30–34	54,082 people	51,212 people	105,294 people
25–29	42,755 people	37,212 people	79,967 people
20–24	34,951 people	32,300 people	67,251 people
15–19	41,802 people	39,229 people	81,031 people
10–14	59,099 people	51,536 people	110,635 people
5–9	36,150 people	28,454 people	64,604 people
1–4	21,775 people	14,763 people	36,538 people
0	7,511 people	6,271 people	13,782 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.43%

819,145 people

Hui0.52%

4,298 people

Miao0.01%

102 people

Zhuang0.01%

49 people

Tujia0.00%

28 people

Yi0.00%

26 people

Mongol0.00%

24 people

Bouyei0.00%

23 people

Dai0.00%

15 people

Manchu0.00%

14 people

Dong0.00%

12 people

Jingpo0.00%

12 people

Yao0.00%

11 people

Uyghur0.00%

10 people

Lahu0.00%

9 people

Bai0.00%

8 people

Korean0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

8 people

Dongxiang0.00%

7 people

Other groups0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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