Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	591,208 people	523,180 people	584,947 people
Urbanization rate	9.9%	25.7%	42.3%
Urban population	58,754 people	134,646 people	247,219 people
Male	305,661 people	267,539 people	299,826 people
Female	285,547 people	255,641 people	285,121 people
Households	154,590	159,394	187,792
Average household size	3.80	3.23	2.94

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+	1,964 people	2,831 people	4,795 people
80–84	3,448 people	4,280 people	7,728 people
75–79	6,789 people	7,611 people	14,400 people
70–74	9,680 people	10,186 people	19,866 people
65–69	15,023 people	15,362 people	30,385 people
60–64	10,056 people	9,629 people	19,685 people
55–59	18,193 people	18,386 people	36,579 people
50–54	24,523 people	24,405 people	48,928 people
45–49	24,931 people	23,168 people	48,099 people
40–44	17,636 people	16,081 people	33,717 people
35–39	14,499 people	13,118 people	27,617 people
30–34	21,820 people	20,110 people	41,930 people
25–29	20,852 people	20,096 people	40,948 people
20–24	12,951 people	12,357 people	25,308 people
15–19	17,480 people	15,734 people	33,214 people
10–14	26,936 people	23,884 people	50,820 people
5–9	29,071 people	25,925 people	54,996 people
1–4	20,067 people	18,234 people	38,301 people
0	3,907 people	3,724 people	7,631 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	881 people	1,399 people	2,280 people
80–84	2,615 people	3,259 people	5,874 people
75–79	4,811 people	5,200 people	10,011 people
70–74	7,033 people	7,103 people	14,136 people
65–69	9,993 people	9,996 people	19,989 people
60–64	12,302 people	11,864 people	24,166 people
55–59	17,320 people	16,913 people	34,233 people
50–54	11,211 people	10,624 people	21,835 people
45–49	18,438 people	18,530 people	36,968 people
40–44	23,291 people	23,042 people	46,333 people
35–39	23,094 people	21,774 people	44,868 people
30–34	15,525 people	15,099 people	30,624 people
25–29	11,586 people	11,945 people	23,531 people
20–24	16,231 people	17,510 people	33,741 people
15–19	24,124 people	22,248 people	46,372 people
10–14	24,002 people	22,095 people	46,097 people
5–9	21,841 people	18,810 people	40,651 people
1–4	19,285 people	15,036 people	34,321 people
0	3,956 people	3,194 people	7,150 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	546 people	936 people	1,482 people
80–84	1,364 people	1,811 people	3,175 people
75–79	3,054 people	3,714 people	6,768 people
70–74	6,430 people	6,637 people	13,067 people
65–69	8,614 people	8,333 people	16,947 people
60–64	10,027 people	9,221 people	19,248 people
55–59	12,465 people	12,063 people	24,528 people
50–54	14,226 people	13,602 people	27,828 people
45–49	19,898 people	19,274 people	39,172 people
40–44	12,331 people	11,322 people	23,653 people
35–39	21,197 people	21,278 people	42,475 people
30–34	26,222 people	26,413 people	52,635 people
25–29	26,000 people	24,662 people	50,662 people
20–24	18,318 people	16,680 people	34,998 people
15–19	21,333 people	17,143 people	38,476 people
10–14	42,699 people	39,099 people	81,798 people
5–9	38,076 people	34,019 people	72,095 people
1–4	18,242 people	15,144 people	33,386 people
0	4,619 people	4,196 people	8,815 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.19%

574,330 people

Miao1.08%

6,290 people

Yi0.18%

1,024 people

Tujia0.14%

839 people

Bouyei0.12%

717 people

Dong0.08%

462 people

Gelao0.06%

345 people

Other groups0.04%

207 people

Zhuang0.03%

164 people

Bai0.02%

105 people

Hui0.01%

77 people

Sui0.01%

73 people

Li0.01%

70 people

Yao0.01%

42 people

Manchu0.00%

26 people

Mongol0.00%

26 people

Hani0.00%

25 people

Lahu0.00%

24 people

Mulao0.00%

23 people

Dai0.00%

14 people

She0.00%

10 people

Wa0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

6 people

Jingpo0.00%

5 people

Naxi0.00%

3 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Daur0.00%

3 people

Nu0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Maonan0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

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