Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	551,523 people	541,554 people	494,887 people
Urbanization rate	68.2%	45.7%	62.5%
Urban population	375,962 people	247,539 people	309,463 people
Male	284,879 people	279,111 people	252,224 people
Female	266,644 people	262,443 people	242,663 people
Households	135,296	149,460	162,016
Average household size	3.98	3.44	2.85

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+	2,213 people	2,913 people	5,126 people
80–84	4,530 people	5,740 people	10,270 people
75–79	7,021 people	8,525 people	15,546 people
70–74	9,855 people	11,325 people	21,180 people
65–69	13,135 people	14,824 people	27,959 people
60–64	15,771 people	15,708 people	31,479 people
55–59	18,155 people	18,072 people	36,227 people
50–54	22,529 people	22,253 people	44,782 people
45–49	21,446 people	21,442 people	42,888 people
40–44	15,215 people	15,612 people	30,827 people
35–39	15,436 people	15,031 people	30,467 people
30–34	20,221 people	19,072 people	39,293 people
25–29	17,560 people	15,174 people	32,734 people
20–24	10,574 people	7,706 people	18,280 people
15–19	11,936 people	8,029 people	19,965 people
10–14	16,244 people	13,592 people	29,836 people
5–9	16,436 people	14,680 people	31,116 people
1–4	11,620 people	10,789 people	22,409 people
0	2,327 people	2,176 people	4,503 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	887 people	1,241 people	2,128 people
80–84	1,744 people	1,860 people	3,604 people
75–79	4,536 people	4,931 people	9,467 people
70–74	8,053 people	8,940 people	16,993 people
65–69	9,816 people	10,859 people	20,675 people
60–64	12,374 people	13,450 people	25,824 people
55–59	15,776 people	16,998 people	32,774 people
50–54	18,326 people	18,182 people	36,508 people
45–49	20,653 people	20,190 people	40,843 people
40–44	25,635 people	24,574 people	50,209 people
35–39	24,720 people	24,378 people	49,098 people
30–34	18,207 people	18,323 people	36,530 people
25–29	17,725 people	17,400 people	35,125 people
20–24	21,775 people	20,311 people	42,086 people
15–19	26,849 people	22,152 people	49,001 people
10–14	18,827 people	13,743 people	32,570 people
5–9	16,412 people	11,650 people	28,062 people
1–4	13,806 people	10,692 people	24,498 people
0	2,990 people	2,569 people	5,559 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	423 people	663 people	1,086 people
80–84	1,292 people	1,633 people	2,925 people
75–79	2,880 people	3,172 people	6,052 people
70–74	3,825 people	3,835 people	7,660 people
65–69	7,106 people	7,055 people	14,161 people
60–64	10,484 people	10,737 people	21,221 people
55–59	11,315 people	11,941 people	23,256 people
50–54	13,714 people	14,426 people	28,140 people
45–49	16,731 people	17,946 people	34,677 people
40–44	19,159 people	18,820 people	37,979 people
35–39	21,525 people	21,019 people	42,544 people
30–34	26,667 people	25,601 people	52,268 people
25–29	25,749 people	25,001 people	50,750 people
20–24	18,456 people	18,704 people	37,160 people
15–19	23,940 people	20,353 people	44,293 people
10–14	34,146 people	29,653 people	63,799 people
5–9	29,315 people	23,700 people	53,015 people
1–4	14,949 people	9,978 people	24,927 people
0	3,203 people	2,407 people	5,610 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.84%

540,699 people

Hui0.11%

568 people

Manchu0.04%

202 people

Mongol0.01%

36 people

Tujia0.00%

19 people

Zhuang0.00%

16 people

Uyghur0.00%

9 people

Miao0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

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