Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,008,569 people	872,649 people	716,273 people
Urbanization rate	17.1%	27.0%	35.9%
Urban population	172,152 people	235,909 people	256,925 people
Male	527,844 people	444,640 people	367,959 people
Female	480,725 people	428,009 people	348,314 people
Households	248,300	254,052	254,173
Average household size	3.76	3.26	2.70

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+	2,445 people	3,842 people	6,287 people
80–84	5,270 people	6,101 people	11,371 people
75–79	10,773 people	10,899 people	21,672 people
70–74	18,468 people	17,071 people	35,539 people
65–69	25,942 people	24,532 people	50,474 people
60–64	21,862 people	20,434 people	42,296 people
55–59	33,328 people	34,751 people	68,079 people
50–54	34,267 people	37,020 people	71,287 people
45–49	25,334 people	27,123 people	52,457 people
40–44	19,658 people	20,142 people	39,800 people
35–39	18,215 people	19,108 people	37,323 people
30–34	28,321 people	28,143 people	56,464 people
25–29	23,029 people	19,259 people	42,288 people
20–24	11,337 people	7,770 people	19,107 people
15–19	14,605 people	10,479 people	25,084 people
10–14	25,076 people	19,788 people	44,864 people
5–9	26,956 people	21,925 people	48,881 people
1–4	19,137 people	16,652 people	35,789 people
0	3,936 people	3,275 people	7,211 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,753 people	2,884 people	4,637 people
80–84	3,376 people	4,572 people	7,948 people
75–79	7,547 people	8,799 people	16,346 people
70–74	12,565 people	12,045 people	24,610 people
65–69	17,497 people	15,723 people	33,220 people
60–64	24,188 people	21,164 people	45,352 people
55–59	29,999 people	29,003 people	59,002 people
50–54	23,438 people	24,779 people	48,217 people
45–49	34,325 people	40,628 people	74,953 people
40–44	40,453 people	44,087 people	84,540 people
35–39	32,061 people	34,119 people	66,180 people
30–34	27,841 people	27,780 people	55,621 people
25–29	28,405 people	29,903 people	58,308 people
20–24	38,627 people	41,683 people	80,310 people
15–19	43,050 people	33,411 people	76,461 people
10–14	24,832 people	16,620 people	41,452 people
5–9	25,232 people	18,307 people	43,539 people
1–4	24,050 people	18,344 people	42,394 people
0	5,401 people	4,158 people	9,559 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	347 people	867 people	1,214 people
80–84	1,322 people	2,266 people	3,588 people
75–79	4,403 people	5,855 people	10,258 people
70–74	7,734 people	8,743 people	16,477 people
65–69	13,151 people	12,934 people	26,085 people
60–64	17,829 people	15,390 people	33,219 people
55–59	21,751 people	17,821 people	39,572 people
50–54	28,497 people	23,440 people	51,937 people
45–49	35,844 people	31,410 people	67,254 people
40–44	30,573 people	26,603 people	57,176 people
35–39	49,395 people	47,133 people	96,528 people
30–34	55,346 people	54,867 people	110,213 people
25–29	43,199 people	44,297 people	87,496 people
20–24	34,662 people	34,847 people	69,509 people
15–19	44,477 people	40,219 people	84,696 people
10–14	65,108 people	60,333 people	125,441 people
5–9	48,926 people	37,488 people	86,414 people
1–4	20,756 people	13,395 people	34,151 people
0	4,524 people	2,817 people	7,341 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.96%

872,338 people

Zhuang0.01%

71 people

Hui0.01%

52 people

Tujia0.01%

43 people

Miao0.00%

19 people

Li0.00%

19 people

Manchu0.00%

15 people

Yao0.00%

14 people

Wa0.00%

12 people

Mongol0.00%

11 people

Kazakh0.00%

11 people

Tu0.00%

10 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Jingpo0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Dongxiang0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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