Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	274,418 people	287,814 people	248,585 people
Urbanization rate	3.9%	34.8%	53.6%
Urban population	10,823 people	100,047 people	133,105 people
Male	142,612 people	148,499 people	127,676 people
Female	131,806 people	139,315 people	120,909 people
Households	65,273	70,251	74,132
Average household size	4.12	4.05	3.16

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+	959 people	1,423 people	2,382 people
80–84	1,404 people	1,723 people	3,127 people
75–79	2,164 people	2,536 people	4,700 people
70–74	4,081 people	4,517 people	8,598 people
65–69	6,390 people	7,205 people	13,595 people
60–64	6,414 people	6,795 people	13,209 people
55–59	8,524 people	8,449 people	16,973 people
50–54	10,792 people	10,777 people	21,569 people
45–49	9,981 people	10,070 people	20,051 people
40–44	8,391 people	8,020 people	16,411 people
35–39	7,799 people	7,387 people	15,186 people
30–34	10,504 people	9,978 people	20,482 people
25–29	8,881 people	7,763 people	16,644 people
20–24	7,875 people	5,868 people	13,743 people
15–19	7,838 people	6,125 people	13,963 people
10–14	9,241 people	7,436 people	16,677 people
5–9	9,104 people	8,055 people	17,159 people
1–4	6,215 people	5,708 people	11,923 people
0	1,119 people	1,074 people	2,193 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	480 people	1,039 people	1,519 people
80–84	1,057 people	1,525 people	2,582 people
75–79	2,189 people	2,366 people	4,555 people
70–74	2,839 people	2,853 people	5,692 people
65–69	3,375 people	3,632 people	7,007 people
60–64	5,588 people	5,795 people	11,383 people
55–59	8,283 people	9,040 people	17,323 people
50–54	8,160 people	8,605 people	16,765 people
45–49	10,633 people	10,386 people	21,019 people
40–44	13,301 people	12,704 people	26,005 people
35–39	12,186 people	11,710 people	23,896 people
30–34	10,297 people	9,518 people	19,815 people
25–29	9,870 people	9,560 people	19,430 people
20–24	13,005 people	13,269 people	26,274 people
15–19	12,923 people	11,133 people	24,056 people
10–14	12,632 people	9,392 people	22,024 people
5–9	11,047 people	8,283 people	19,330 people
1–4	8,858 people	6,879 people	15,737 people
0	1,776 people	1,626 people	3,402 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	234 people	597 people	831 people
80–84	662 people	1,241 people	1,903 people
75–79	1,584 people	2,204 people	3,788 people
70–74	2,445 people	2,864 people	5,309 people
65–69	3,427 people	3,318 people	6,745 people
60–64	3,721 people	3,499 people	7,220 people
55–59	3,965 people	4,070 people	8,035 people
50–54	6,513 people	6,370 people	12,883 people
45–49	9,190 people	9,520 people	18,710 people
40–44	8,688 people	8,792 people	17,480 people
35–39	11,424 people	10,619 people	22,043 people
30–34	14,127 people	12,829 people	26,956 people
25–29	12,895 people	11,834 people	24,729 people
20–24	10,833 people	9,652 people	20,485 people
15–19	11,077 people	9,873 people	20,950 people
10–14	16,054 people	14,753 people	30,807 people
5–9	13,827 people	11,526 people	25,353 people
1–4	10,076 people	6,665 people	16,741 people
0	1,870 people	1,580 people	3,450 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.40%

247,091 people

Hui0.53%

1,321 people

Tujia0.02%

38 people

Manchu0.02%

37 people

Mongol0.01%

24 people

Yi0.01%

13 people

Bai0.01%

12 people

Miao0.00%

11 people

Zhuang0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

4 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Yugur0.00%

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