Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	611,163 people	719,830 people	715,149 people
Urbanization rate	10.3%	23.5%	44.7%
Urban population	62,650 people	169,184 people	319,517 people
Male	316,203 people	371,466 people	366,311 people
Female	294,960 people	348,364 people	348,838 people
Households	150,410	170,543	201,467
Average household size	3.96	3.98	3.21

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+	2,425 people	3,758 people	6,183 people
80–84	4,397 people	5,817 people	10,214 people
75–79	6,874 people	8,142 people	15,016 people
70–74	11,401 people	11,626 people	23,027 people
65–69	15,180 people	14,756 people	29,936 people
60–64	17,469 people	15,842 people	33,311 people
55–59	21,376 people	21,475 people	42,851 people
50–54	26,160 people	26,711 people	52,871 people
45–49	28,953 people	29,571 people	58,524 people
40–44	23,715 people	24,761 people	48,476 people
35–39	20,511 people	21,659 people	42,170 people
30–34	21,400 people	22,588 people	43,988 people
25–29	18,171 people	17,052 people	35,223 people
20–24	16,987 people	15,441 people	32,428 people
15–19	28,316 people	23,214 people	51,530 people
10–14	42,843 people	35,160 people	78,003 people
5–9	33,259 people	28,404 people	61,663 people
1–4	22,535 people	19,268 people	41,803 people
0	4,339 people	3,593 people	7,932 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,772 people	2,691 people	4,463 people
80–84	2,718 people	3,500 people	6,218 people
75–79	4,753 people	5,396 people	10,149 people
70–74	8,336 people	8,787 people	17,123 people
65–69	10,104 people	10,097 people	20,201 people
60–64	14,565 people	13,257 people	27,822 people
55–59	17,357 people	16,035 people	33,392 people
50–54	18,667 people	17,206 people	35,873 people
45–49	21,179 people	22,124 people	43,303 people
40–44	26,010 people	27,162 people	53,172 people
35–39	29,823 people	32,157 people	61,980 people
30–34	26,009 people	28,369 people	54,378 people
25–29	23,415 people	25,886 people	49,301 people
20–24	25,207 people	27,914 people	53,121 people
15–19	33,174 people	25,933 people	59,107 people
10–14	32,906 people	26,060 people	58,966 people
5–9	37,655 people	28,884 people	66,539 people
1–4	32,580 people	23,318 people	55,898 people
0	5,236 people	3,588 people	8,824 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	594 people	1,373 people	1,967 people
80–84	2,019 people	2,786 people	4,805 people
75–79	4,304 people	4,899 people	9,203 people
70–74	5,794 people	6,007 people	11,801 people
65–69	7,194 people	7,212 people	14,406 people
60–64	10,668 people	10,121 people	20,789 people
55–59	11,607 people	10,826 people	22,433 people
50–54	15,526 people	13,647 people	29,173 people
45–49	18,186 people	16,426 people	34,612 people
40–44	19,296 people	17,359 people	36,655 people
35–39	22,517 people	23,272 people	45,789 people
30–34	26,751 people	28,365 people	55,116 people
25–29	28,824 people	29,967 people	58,791 people
20–24	23,537 people	24,643 people	48,180 people
15–19	25,067 people	22,321 people	47,388 people
10–14	35,925 people	31,920 people	67,845 people
5–9	30,334 people	23,839 people	54,173 people
1–4	22,443 people	15,356 people	37,799 people
0	5,617 people	4,621 people	10,238 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.14%

709,001 people

She0.72%

5,158 people

Other groups0.04%

273 people

Miao0.02%

148 people

Zhuang0.02%

122 people

Tujia0.02%

118 people

Dong0.01%

66 people

Hui0.01%

52 people

Yao0.01%

42 people

Bouyei0.01%

40 people

Yi0.01%

34 people

Manchu0.00%

22 people

Mongol0.00%

11 people

Bai0.00%

10 people

Sui0.00%

10 people

Li0.00%

8 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Jingpo0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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