Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	531,496 people	560,394 people	508,344 people
Urbanization rate	13.1%	29.9%	37.7%
Urban population	69,683 people	167,348 people	191,425 people
Male	285,228 people	295,049 people	267,299 people
Female	246,268 people	265,345 people	241,045 people
Households	142,337	160,442	169,872
Average household size	3.59	3.43	2.86

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+	2,646 people	4,777 people	7,423 people
80–84	3,968 people	5,539 people	9,507 people
75–79	7,091 people	8,488 people	15,579 people
70–74	9,542 people	9,894 people	19,436 people
65–69	14,373 people	13,867 people	28,240 people
60–64	13,309 people	12,061 people	25,370 people
55–59	18,801 people	16,825 people	35,626 people
50–54	20,590 people	18,484 people	39,074 people
45–49	17,244 people	16,573 people	33,817 people
40–44	14,977 people	13,758 people	28,735 people
35–39	16,985 people	14,345 people	31,330 people
30–34	17,689 people	14,135 people	31,824 people
25–29	12,556 people	9,568 people	22,124 people
20–24	12,028 people	8,950 people	20,978 people
15–19	16,882 people	14,281 people	31,163 people
10–14	26,406 people	22,453 people	48,859 people
5–9	24,783 people	21,652 people	46,435 people
1–4	14,695 people	13,077 people	27,772 people
0	2,734 people	2,318 people	5,052 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,602 people	2,715 people	4,317 people
80–84	2,980 people	4,101 people	7,081 people
75–79	5,572 people	6,742 people	12,314 people
70–74	7,616 people	8,226 people	15,842 people
65–69	10,459 people	10,521 people	20,980 people
60–64	12,285 people	11,519 people	23,804 people
55–59	16,594 people	15,302 people	31,896 people
50–54	14,503 people	13,185 people	27,688 people
45–49	20,105 people	17,825 people	37,930 people
40–44	23,255 people	21,284 people	44,539 people
35–39	20,599 people	20,691 people	41,290 people
30–34	18,552 people	18,204 people	36,756 people
25–29	21,177 people	19,413 people	40,590 people
20–24	20,823 people	17,780 people	38,603 people
15–19	19,577 people	14,658 people	34,235 people
10–14	25,031 people	19,146 people	44,177 people
5–9	26,450 people	21,663 people	48,113 people
1–4	22,042 people	17,816 people	39,858 people
0	5,827 people	4,554 people	10,381 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,073 people	1,811 people	2,884 people
80–84	1,994 people	2,769 people	4,763 people
75–79	3,983 people	4,556 people	8,539 people
70–74	6,526 people	6,861 people	13,387 people
65–69	8,657 people	8,684 people	17,341 people
60–64	10,183 people	9,699 people	19,882 people
55–59	12,355 people	11,727 people	24,082 people
50–54	13,789 people	12,178 people	25,967 people
45–49	17,275 people	15,486 people	32,761 people
40–44	14,933 people	13,363 people	28,296 people
35–39	20,321 people	18,582 people	38,903 people
30–34	22,290 people	22,002 people	44,292 people
25–29	18,009 people	19,387 people	37,396 people
20–24	15,643 people	13,736 people	29,379 people
15–19	28,420 people	20,759 people	49,179 people
10–14	37,589 people	29,009 people	66,598 people
5–9	26,946 people	18,499 people	45,445 people
1–4	19,921 people	13,673 people	33,594 people
0	5,321 people	3,487 people	8,808 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.94%

497,877 people

Zhuang1.73%

8,787 people

Miao0.10%

488 people

Yao0.07%

372 people

Bouyei0.06%

307 people

Dong0.02%

90 people

Sui0.01%

71 people

Tujia0.01%

61 people

Yi0.01%

51 people

Mulao0.01%

45 people

Maonan0.01%

44 people

Hui0.01%

24 people

Li0.01%

23 people

Other groups0.00%

16 people

Dai0.00%

12 people

Bai0.00%

11 people

Gelao0.00%

9 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

5 people

Blang0.00%

5 people

Lahu0.00%

3 people

Gin0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

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