Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	439,644 people	487,652 people	478,529 people
Urbanization rate	34.7%	39.9%	58.8%
Urban population	152,367 people	194,480 people	281,458 people
Male	220,811 people	244,242 people	238,800 people
Female	218,833 people	243,410 people	239,729 people
Households	105,430	117,416	140,547
Average household size	4.05	4.02	3.15

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+	974 people	2,212 people	3,186 people
80–84	1,873 people	2,798 people	4,671 people
75–79	3,704 people	4,594 people	8,298 people
70–74	7,087 people	8,065 people	15,152 people
65–69	11,663 people	12,387 people	24,050 people
60–64	13,115 people	13,166 people	26,281 people
55–59	14,156 people	15,671 people	29,827 people
50–54	17,193 people	18,882 people	36,075 people
45–49	15,531 people	14,779 people	30,310 people
40–44	15,633 people	14,263 people	29,896 people
35–39	19,463 people	18,485 people	37,948 people
30–34	22,145 people	21,727 people	43,872 people
25–29	13,766 people	13,500 people	27,266 people
20–24	12,418 people	13,339 people	25,757 people
15–19	13,643 people	14,682 people	28,325 people
10–14	22,694 people	20,370 people	43,064 people
5–9	20,938 people	18,841 people	39,779 people
1–4	10,872 people	10,070 people	20,942 people
0	1,932 people	1,898 people	3,830 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	494 people	1,278 people	1,772 people
80–84	1,227 people	2,242 people	3,469 people
75–79	2,647 people	3,523 people	6,170 people
70–74	4,130 people	4,496 people	8,626 people
65–69	5,743 people	6,123 people	11,866 people
60–64	9,442 people	9,663 people	19,105 people
55–59	14,238 people	14,200 people	28,438 people
50–54	15,620 people	15,051 people	30,671 people
45–49	16,445 people	17,726 people	34,171 people
40–44	19,584 people	20,937 people	40,521 people
35–39	17,375 people	16,294 people	33,669 people
30–34	17,629 people	16,287 people	33,916 people
25–29	22,402 people	21,926 people	44,328 people
20–24	28,087 people	29,071 people	57,158 people
15–19	19,951 people	20,554 people	40,505 people
10–14	11,496 people	10,475 people	21,971 people
5–9	15,549 people	14,057 people	29,606 people
1–4	18,700 people	16,396 people	35,096 people
0	3,483 people	3,111 people	6,594 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	273 people	751 people	1,024 people
80–84	669 people	1,416 people	2,085 people
75–79	1,912 people	3,031 people	4,943 people
70–74	3,709 people	4,782 people	8,491 people
65–69	4,943 people	5,263 people	10,206 people
60–64	6,294 people	5,951 people	12,245 people
55–59	7,174 people	6,943 people	14,117 people
50–54	10,798 people	10,570 people	21,368 people
45–49	15,148 people	14,807 people	29,955 people
40–44	15,997 people	15,287 people	31,284 people
35–39	16,614 people	17,773 people	34,387 people
30–34	19,638 people	20,865 people	40,503 people
25–29	16,986 people	16,156 people	33,142 people
20–24	17,515 people	15,772 people	33,287 people
15–19	25,467 people	24,942 people	50,409 people
10–14	28,323 people	27,494 people	55,817 people
5–9	16,653 people	15,790 people	32,443 people
1–4	10,125 people	8,909 people	19,034 people
0	2,573 people	2,331 people	4,904 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.37%

479,719 people

Hui1.45%

7,077 people

Manchu0.08%

393 people

Mongol0.03%

155 people

Zhuang0.02%

99 people

Tujia0.01%

56 people

Miao0.01%

38 people

Tibetan0.00%

13 people

Yi0.00%

12 people

Lisu0.00%

12 people

Uyghur0.00%

11 people

Bouyei0.00%

10 people

Gelao0.00%

10 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Mulao0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Maonan0.00%

2 people

Pumi0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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