Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	259,451 people	279,373 people	183,484 people
Urbanization rate	16.6%	28.5%	45.2%
Urban population	42,964 people	79,723 people	82,919 people
Male	134,791 people	146,216 people	98,814 people
Female	124,660 people	133,157 people	84,670 people
Households	65,877	77,057	76,187
Average household size	3.93	3.50	2.25

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+	853 people	1,193 people	2,046 people
80–84	1,176 people	1,250 people	2,426 people
75–79	2,420 people	2,380 people	4,800 people
70–74	3,862 people	3,543 people	7,405 people
65–69	5,502 people	4,354 people	9,856 people
60–64	5,886 people	4,963 people	10,849 people
55–59	7,013 people	6,698 people	13,711 people
50–54	7,759 people	6,536 people	14,295 people
45–49	7,902 people	6,293 people	14,195 people
40–44	5,581 people	4,214 people	9,795 people
35–39	8,392 people	6,590 people	14,982 people
30–34	10,066 people	7,901 people	17,967 people
25–29	7,238 people	6,544 people	13,782 people
20–24	4,174 people	3,584 people	7,758 people
15–19	4,170 people	3,878 people	8,048 people
10–14	6,152 people	5,397 people	11,549 people
5–9	6,031 people	5,131 people	11,162 people
1–4	3,821 people	3,521 people	7,342 people
0	816 people	700 people	1,516 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	382 people	427 people	809 people
80–84	965 people	983 people	1,948 people
75–79	2,154 people	1,913 people	4,067 people
70–74	2,519 people	2,253 people	4,772 people
65–69	3,559 people	3,283 people	6,842 people
60–64	5,182 people	4,479 people	9,661 people
55–59	7,163 people	5,509 people	12,672 people
50–54	8,519 people	6,998 people	15,517 people
45–49	10,331 people	9,733 people	20,064 people
40–44	11,757 people	10,483 people	22,240 people
35–39	12,061 people	11,184 people	23,245 people
30–34	9,141 people	8,413 people	17,554 people
25–29	14,532 people	13,606 people	28,138 people
20–24	16,927 people	15,823 people	32,750 people
15–19	14,029 people	14,129 people	28,158 people
10–14	10,739 people	10,228 people	20,967 people
5–9	8,206 people	7,099 people	15,305 people
1–4	6,459 people	5,195 people	11,654 people
0	1,591 people	1,419 people	3,010 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	164 people	148 people	312 people
80–84	534 people	555 people	1,089 people
75–79	1,258 people	1,220 people	2,478 people
70–74	2,341 people	2,060 people	4,401 people
65–69	3,461 people	3,091 people	6,552 people
60–64	3,341 people	2,850 people	6,191 people
55–59	4,005 people	3,432 people	7,437 people
50–54	5,573 people	4,818 people	10,391 people
45–49	8,113 people	6,238 people	14,351 people
40–44	9,017 people	7,438 people	16,455 people
35–39	10,598 people	10,574 people	21,172 people
30–34	10,420 people	10,287 people	20,707 people
25–29	9,958 people	9,855 people	19,813 people
20–24	7,852 people	7,354 people	15,206 people
15–19	14,965 people	14,469 people	29,434 people
10–14	20,483 people	19,414 people	39,897 people
5–9	14,518 people	13,523 people	28,041 people
1–4	5,945 people	5,383 people	11,328 people
0	2,245 people	1,951 people	4,196 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.98%

279,325 people

Yi0.00%

12 people

Tujia0.00%

9 people

Manchu0.00%

5 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Xibe0.00%

4 people

Zhuang0.00%

3 people

Miao0.00%

3 people

Hui0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

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