Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	40,505 people	50,393 people	45,698 people
Urbanization rate	7.0%	7.2%	18.6%
Urban population	2,830 people	3,644 people	8,498 people
Male	20,272 people	25,514 people	23,746 people
Female	20,233 people	24,879 people	21,952 people
Households	8,233	9,140	10,902
Average household size	4.91	5.49	3.93

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+	72 people	207 people	279 people
80–84	152 people	242 people	394 people
75–79	285 people	399 people	684 people
70–74	415 people	537 people	952 people
65–69	516 people	546 people	1,062 people
60–64	637 people	619 people	1,256 people
55–59	813 people	770 people	1,583 people
50–54	1,331 people	1,210 people	2,541 people
45–49	1,562 people	1,383 people	2,945 people
40–44	1,686 people	1,480 people	3,166 people
35–39	1,951 people	1,751 people	3,702 people
30–34	2,209 people	1,812 people	4,021 people
25–29	1,860 people	1,551 people	3,411 people
20–24	1,720 people	1,398 people	3,118 people
15–19	1,842 people	1,526 people	3,368 people
10–14	2,477 people	2,411 people	4,888 people
5–9	2,427 people	2,366 people	4,793 people
1–4	1,566 people	1,527 people	3,093 people
0	225 people	217 people	442 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	78 people	167 people	245 people
80–84	167 people	249 people	416 people
75–79	228 people	366 people	594 people
70–74	455 people	521 people	976 people
65–69	669 people	754 people	1,423 people
60–64	844 people	872 people	1,716 people
55–59	857 people	837 people	1,694 people
50–54	1,001 people	947 people	1,948 people
45–49	1,169 people	1,057 people	2,226 people
40–44	1,774 people	1,578 people	3,352 people
35–39	1,985 people	1,825 people	3,810 people
30–34	2,222 people	2,093 people	4,315 people
25–29	2,545 people	2,569 people	5,114 people
20–24	2,647 people	2,598 people	5,245 people
15–19	1,898 people	1,797 people	3,695 people
10–14	2,137 people	2,003 people	4,140 people
5–9	2,328 people	2,222 people	4,550 people
1–4	2,149 people	2,087 people	4,236 people
0	361 people	337 people	698 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	34 people	98 people	132 people
80–84	57 people	188 people	245 people
75–79	191 people	356 people	547 people
70–74	284 people	481 people	765 people
65–69	439 people	599 people	1,038 people
60–64	583 people	750 people	1,333 people
55–59	873 people	834 people	1,707 people
50–54	817 people	858 people	1,675 people
45–49	928 people	818 people	1,746 people
40–44	1,000 people	919 people	1,919 people
35–39	1,194 people	1,064 people	2,258 people
30–34	1,682 people	1,503 people	3,185 people
25–29	2,011 people	1,830 people	3,841 people
20–24	2,098 people	2,073 people	4,171 people
15–19	2,278 people	2,240 people	4,518 people
10–14	2,225 people	2,227 people	4,452 people
5–9	1,774 people	1,646 people	3,420 people
1–4	1,502 people	1,437 people	2,939 people
0	302 people	312 people	614 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan92.73%

46,731 people

Han7.06%

3,558 people

Hui0.07%

35 people

Yi0.04%

22 people

Manchu0.02%

11 people

Mongol0.02%

10 people

Bai0.02%

9 people

Kazakh0.01%

7 people

Zhuang0.00%

2 people

Miao0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

1 people

Tajik0.00%

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