Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	271,854 people	288,207 people	280,219 people
Urbanization rate	19.4%	34.5%	50.4%
Urban population	52,693 people	99,498 people	141,305 people
Male	142,001 people	148,225 people	145,362 people
Female	129,853 people	139,982 people	134,857 people
Households	64,226	72,203	84,593
Average household size	4.17	3.82	3.13

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+	1,628 people	1,422 people	3,050 people
80–84	8,725 people	7,397 people	16,122 people
75–79	12,501 people	10,533 people	23,034 people
70–74	11,652 people	9,667 people	21,319 people
65–69	8,836 people	7,048 people	15,884 people
60–64	7,092 people	6,447 people	13,539 people
55–59	8,496 people	8,194 people	16,690 people
50–54	10,837 people	10,666 people	21,503 people
45–49	9,211 people	9,456 people	18,667 people
40–44	11,230 people	10,724 people	21,954 people
35–39	12,822 people	10,903 people	23,725 people
30–34	12,275 people	10,884 people	23,159 people
25–29	9,293 people	8,583 people	17,876 people
20–24	6,945 people	6,494 people	13,439 people
15–19	5,322 people	5,484 people	10,806 people
10–14	3,338 people	3,541 people	6,879 people
5–9	2,202 people	2,701 people	4,903 people
1–4	1,910 people	2,739 people	4,649 people
0	1,047 people	1,974 people	3,021 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,922 people	1,592 people	3,514 people
80–84	9,301 people	6,704 people	16,005 people
75–79	11,600 people	9,038 people	20,638 people
70–74	12,847 people	10,632 people	23,479 people
65–69	13,320 people	11,720 people	25,040 people
60–64	11,685 people	12,283 people	23,968 people
55–59	10,175 people	11,171 people	21,346 people
50–54	12,022 people	12,470 people	24,492 people
45–49	13,235 people	12,433 people	25,668 people
40–44	12,593 people	11,860 people	24,453 people
35–39	10,093 people	9,596 people	19,689 people
30–34	7,959 people	7,294 people	15,253 people
25–29	6,386 people	6,060 people	12,446 people
20–24	4,367 people	4,081 people	8,448 people
15–19	3,334 people	3,387 people	6,721 people
10–14	3,545 people	4,072 people	7,617 people
5–9	2,097 people	2,729 people	4,826 people
1–4	1,128 people	1,662 people	2,790 people
0	616 people	1,198 people	1,814 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,196 people	1,839 people	4,035 people
80–84	9,457 people	7,254 people	16,711 people
75–79	13,775 people	12,211 people	25,986 people
70–74	16,912 people	15,379 people	32,291 people
65–69	12,082 people	10,011 people	22,093 people
60–64	12,754 people	11,955 people	24,709 people
55–59	14,119 people	12,071 people	26,190 people
50–54	13,501 people	12,300 people	25,801 people
45–49	10,959 people	9,985 people	20,944 people
40–44	8,348 people	7,521 people	15,869 people
35–39	6,844 people	6,298 people	13,142 people
30–34	4,739 people	4,369 people	9,108 people
25–29	3,868 people	3,688 people	7,556 people
20–24	4,630 people	4,819 people	9,449 people
15–19	3,117 people	3,580 people	6,697 people
10–14	2,322 people	2,818 people	5,140 people
5–9	1,336 people	1,951 people	3,287 people
1–4	703 people	1,129 people	1,832 people
0	339 people	675 people	1,014 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.93%

277,220 people

Dongxiang0.97%

2,715 people

Tujia0.02%

63 people

Manchu0.02%

58 people

Yi0.02%

45 people

Korean0.01%

27 people

Bouyei0.01%

22 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Yao0.00%

11 people

Hui0.00%

6 people

Maonan0.00%

6 people

Miao0.00%

5 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Zhuang0.00%

3 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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