Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	426,173 people	426,677 people	357,876 people
Urbanization rate	13.3%	32.6%	48.2%
Urban population	56,855 people	138,876 people	172,313 people
Male	226,934 people	226,565 people	186,232 people
Female	199,239 people	200,112 people	171,644 people
Households	121,339	123,866	141,056
Average household size	3.48	3.29	2.49

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+	1,089 people	1,835 people	2,924 people
80–84	2,094 people	2,604 people	4,698 people
75–79	4,754 people	4,700 people	9,454 people
70–74	7,668 people	7,005 people	14,673 people
65–69	12,819 people	11,299 people	24,118 people
60–64	11,974 people	10,261 people	22,235 people
55–59	15,069 people	13,255 people	28,324 people
50–54	18,658 people	17,200 people	35,858 people
45–49	16,351 people	15,804 people	32,155 people
40–44	11,120 people	11,116 people	22,236 people
35–39	10,364 people	9,789 people	20,153 people
30–34	13,287 people	12,882 people	26,169 people
25–29	12,372 people	10,970 people	23,342 people
20–24	7,211 people	6,102 people	13,313 people
15–19	7,884 people	6,618 people	14,502 people
10–14	11,425 people	10,206 people	21,631 people
5–9	12,051 people	10,663 people	22,714 people
1–4	8,502 people	7,925 people	16,427 people
0	1,540 people	1,410 people	2,950 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	538 people	1,051 people	1,589 people
80–84	1,687 people	2,178 people	3,865 people
75–79	3,367 people	3,583 people	6,950 people
70–74	4,916 people	4,787 people	9,703 people
65–69	7,641 people	6,681 people	14,322 people
60–64	10,251 people	8,694 people	18,945 people
55–59	15,821 people	13,153 people	28,974 people
50–54	14,365 people	12,060 people	26,425 people
45–49	18,059 people	15,414 people	33,473 people
40–44	23,253 people	20,164 people	43,417 people
35–39	21,165 people	18,923 people	40,088 people
30–34	15,006 people	14,055 people	29,061 people
25–29	14,049 people	12,845 people	26,894 people
20–24	17,871 people	17,036 people	34,907 people
15–19	22,974 people	19,471 people	42,445 people
10–14	13,628 people	11,409 people	25,037 people
5–9	10,786 people	9,129 people	19,915 people
1–4	9,239 people	7,806 people	17,045 people
0	1,949 people	1,673 people	3,622 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	289 people	554 people	843 people
80–84	950 people	1,584 people	2,534 people
75–79	2,463 people	2,968 people	5,431 people
70–74	4,796 people	4,897 people	9,693 people
65–69	6,522 people	5,909 people	12,431 people
60–64	7,579 people	6,609 people	14,188 people
55–59	9,737 people	7,799 people	17,536 people
50–54	11,825 people	9,685 people	21,510 people
45–49	17,442 people	14,393 people	31,835 people
40–44	15,381 people	12,702 people	28,083 people
35–39	18,985 people	16,080 people	35,065 people
30–34	23,436 people	20,647 people	44,083 people
25–29	20,085 people	18,640 people	38,725 people
20–24	13,140 people	12,717 people	25,857 people
15–19	14,768 people	12,679 people	27,447 people
10–14	24,757 people	22,436 people	47,193 people
5–9	21,993 people	18,652 people	40,645 people
1–4	10,857 people	8,809 people	19,666 people
0	1,929 people	1,479 people	3,408 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.61%

425,022 people

Hui0.36%

1,534 people

Tujia0.01%

37 people

Miao0.00%

16 people

Zhuang0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Yi0.00%

8 people

Naxi0.00%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

Yao0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

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