Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	59,580 people	76,025 people	75,833 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	26.0%	42.3%
Urban population	0 people	19,774 people	32,044 people
Male	30,248 people	39,427 people	38,160 people
Female	29,332 people	36,598 people	37,673 people
Households	12,480	18,636	25,729
Average household size	4.67	3.93	2.87

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+	98 people	230 people	328 people
80–84	171 people	293 people	464 people
75–79	363 people	432 people	795 people
70–74	512 people	606 people	1,118 people
65–69	663 people	762 people	1,425 people
60–64	658 people	703 people	1,361 people
55–59	1,473 people	1,412 people	2,885 people
50–54	2,344 people	2,241 people	4,585 people
45–49	2,824 people	2,683 people	5,507 people
40–44	2,909 people	2,819 people	5,728 people
35–39	3,008 people	2,954 people	5,962 people
30–34	3,483 people	3,487 people	6,970 people
25–29	3,338 people	3,320 people	6,658 people
20–24	2,931 people	2,754 people	5,685 people
15–19	2,479 people	2,327 people	4,806 people
10–14	3,502 people	3,489 people	6,991 people
5–9	3,961 people	3,977 people	7,938 people
1–4	2,830 people	2,656 people	5,486 people
0	613 people	528 people	1,141 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	72 people	136 people	208 people
80–84	135 people	207 people	342 people
75–79	321 people	367 people	688 people
70–74	471 people	505 people	976 people
65–69	613 people	588 people	1,201 people
60–64	845 people	832 people	1,677 people
55–59	993 people	959 people	1,952 people
50–54	1,056 people	963 people	2,019 people
45–49	2,169 people	1,790 people	3,959 people
40–44	3,106 people	2,719 people	5,825 people
35–39	3,723 people	3,158 people	6,881 people
30–34	3,618 people	3,378 people	6,996 people
25–29	3,638 people	3,511 people	7,149 people
20–24	3,939 people	3,803 people	7,742 people
15–19	3,594 people	3,304 people	6,898 people
10–14	3,969 people	3,694 people	7,663 people
5–9	3,501 people	3,315 people	6,816 people
1–4	2,920 people	2,668 people	5,588 people
0	744 people	701 people	1,445 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	44 people	60 people	104 people
80–84	82 people	145 people	227 people
75–79	213 people	284 people	497 people
70–74	319 people	419 people	738 people
65–69	486 people	503 people	989 people
60–64	632 people	655 people	1,287 people
55–59	769 people	705 people	1,474 people
50–54	972 people	880 people	1,852 people
45–49	1,058 people	1,055 people	2,113 people
40–44	1,001 people	909 people	1,910 people
35–39	2,107 people	1,866 people	3,973 people
30–34	2,832 people	2,692 people	5,524 people
25–29	3,265 people	3,113 people	6,378 people
20–24	3,036 people	3,066 people	6,102 people
15–19	2,927 people	2,925 people	5,852 people
10–14	3,668 people	3,564 people	7,232 people
5–9	3,652 people	3,475 people	7,127 people
1–4	2,571 people	2,478 people	5,049 people
0	614 people	538 people	1,152 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan81.35%

61,693 people

Han9.49%

7,194 people

Hui8.18%

6,200 people

Salar0.34%

257 people

Mongol0.19%

146 people

Tu0.19%

145 people

Dongxiang0.12%

94 people

Tujia0.06%

47 people

Bonan0.03%

20 people

Bai0.02%

17 people

Manchu0.01%

5 people

Yi0.01%

4 people

Miao0.00%

3 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

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