Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	610,652 people	584,299 people	552,979 people
Urbanization rate	13.4%	23.8%	34.9%
Urban population	81,598 people	139,129 people	193,064 people
Male	323,176 people	303,796 people	285,855 people
Female	287,476 people	280,503 people	267,124 people
Households	169,210	167,500	188,254
Average household size	3.36	3.40	2.81

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+	2,812 people	3,700 people	6,512 people
80–84	4,384 people	5,210 people	9,594 people
75–79	7,903 people	8,086 people	15,989 people
70–74	10,884 people	10,551 people	21,435 people
65–69	17,223 people	17,369 people	34,592 people
60–64	13,744 people	12,911 people	26,655 people
55–59	19,606 people	19,518 people	39,124 people
50–54	26,644 people	25,839 people	52,483 people
45–49	28,555 people	25,998 people	54,553 people
40–44	14,778 people	13,916 people	28,694 people
35–39	13,151 people	11,528 people	24,679 people
30–34	15,532 people	13,904 people	29,436 people
25–29	15,551 people	13,382 people	28,933 people
20–24	14,954 people	12,830 people	27,784 people
15–19	18,985 people	16,324 people	35,309 people
10–14	25,651 people	23,674 people	49,325 people
5–9	19,979 people	18,167 people	38,146 people
1–4	13,304 people	12,253 people	25,557 people
0	2,215 people	1,964 people	4,179 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,268 people	1,803 people	3,071 people
80–84	3,063 people	3,620 people	6,683 people
75–79	5,695 people	6,192 people	11,887 people
70–74	8,440 people	8,401 people	16,841 people
65–69	11,548 people	10,540 people	22,088 people
60–64	13,786 people	12,491 people	26,277 people
55–59	20,113 people	19,417 people	39,530 people
50–54	15,529 people	14,296 people	29,825 people
45–49	21,272 people	20,481 people	41,753 people
40–44	28,101 people	26,284 people	54,385 people
35–39	30,202 people	27,091 people	57,293 people
30–34	15,452 people	15,138 people	30,590 people
25–29	13,206 people	12,540 people	25,746 people
20–24	15,806 people	15,440 people	31,246 people
15–19	22,322 people	19,756 people	42,078 people
10–14	26,493 people	22,341 people	48,834 people
5–9	27,694 people	23,688 people	51,382 people
1–4	20,194 people	17,800 people	37,994 people
0	3,612 people	3,184 people	6,796 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	977 people	1,402 people	2,379 people
80–84	1,793 people	2,196 people	3,989 people
75–79	3,723 people	3,999 people	7,722 people
70–74	7,288 people	7,230 people	14,518 people
65–69	9,536 people	9,180 people	18,716 people
60–64	11,964 people	10,828 people	22,792 people
55–59	14,218 people	12,417 people	26,635 people
50–54	16,223 people	13,974 people	30,197 people
45–49	22,796 people	21,372 people	44,168 people
40–44	18,061 people	15,795 people	33,856 people
35–39	24,863 people	23,134 people	47,997 people
30–34	33,998 people	30,455 people	64,453 people
25–29	36,268 people	32,259 people	68,527 people
20–24	19,517 people	18,996 people	38,513 people
15–19	19,367 people	15,677 people	35,044 people
10–14	28,755 people	24,822 people	53,577 people
5–9	27,967 people	23,136 people	51,103 people
1–4	21,600 people	17,465 people	39,065 people
0	4,262 people	3,139 people	7,401 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han93.38%

545,630 people

Miao5.56%

32,493 people

Yi1.00%

5,811 people

Hui0.03%

183 people

Tujia0.01%

41 people

Manchu0.01%

33 people

Zhuang0.01%

28 people

Bouyei0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

10 people

Gelao0.00%

10 people

Qiang0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Other groups0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Achang0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

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