Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	262,565 people	272,488 people	191,981 people
Urbanization rate	16.1%	31.5%	45.4%
Urban population	42,283 people	85,730 people	87,063 people
Male	134,091 people	138,206 people	96,809 people
Female	128,474 people	134,282 people	95,172 people
Households	75,276	88,012	87,749
Average household size	3.48	3.02	2.12

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+	1,274 people	1,864 people	3,138 people
80–84	1,946 people	2,035 people	3,981 people
75–79	3,070 people	2,710 people	5,780 people
70–74	4,877 people	3,965 people	8,842 people
65–69	7,434 people	6,376 people	13,810 people
60–64	7,587 people	7,334 people	14,921 people
55–59	7,915 people	8,381 people	16,296 people
50–54	9,035 people	9,687 people	18,722 people
45–49	8,029 people	8,520 people	16,549 people
40–44	5,300 people	5,149 people	10,449 people
35–39	5,696 people	5,471 people	11,167 people
30–34	6,666 people	6,130 people	12,796 people
25–29	5,971 people	5,972 people	11,943 people
20–24	3,871 people	4,044 people	7,915 people
15–19	4,262 people	4,078 people	8,340 people
10–14	5,690 people	5,549 people	11,239 people
5–9	4,692 people	4,447 people	9,139 people
1–4	2,844 people	2,853 people	5,697 people
0	650 people	607 people	1,257 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	705 people	1,150 people	1,855 people
80–84	1,646 people	1,785 people	3,431 people
75–79	2,885 people	3,005 people	5,890 people
70–74	3,903 people	3,317 people	7,220 people
65–69	4,784 people	3,710 people	8,494 people
60–64	6,445 people	4,978 people	11,423 people
55–59	9,442 people	7,673 people	17,115 people
50–54	9,495 people	8,895 people	18,390 people
45–49	10,135 people	10,422 people	20,557 people
40–44	11,989 people	12,655 people	24,644 people
35–39	10,969 people	11,368 people	22,337 people
30–34	7,671 people	7,575 people	15,246 people
25–29	9,056 people	8,685 people	17,741 people
20–24	10,794 people	11,009 people	21,803 people
15–19	14,192 people	14,619 people	28,811 people
10–14	9,940 people	9,800 people	19,740 people
5–9	7,124 people	7,001 people	14,125 people
1–4	5,440 people	5,157 people	10,597 people
0	1,591 people	1,478 people	3,069 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	287 people	495 people	782 people
80–84	846 people	1,205 people	2,051 people
75–79	2,031 people	2,195 people	4,226 people
70–74	3,335 people	3,051 people	6,386 people
65–69	4,380 people	3,900 people	8,280 people
60–64	4,978 people	3,748 people	8,726 people
55–59	5,526 people	3,878 people	9,404 people
50–54	6,928 people	5,082 people	12,010 people
45–49	9,592 people	7,518 people	17,110 people
40–44	9,284 people	8,676 people	17,960 people
35–39	9,933 people	10,497 people	20,430 people
30–34	11,116 people	12,168 people	23,284 people
25–29	9,927 people	11,113 people	21,040 people
20–24	6,844 people	7,507 people	14,351 people
15–19	10,840 people	10,508 people	21,348 people
10–14	15,738 people	15,017 people	30,755 people
5–9	13,664 people	13,402 people	27,066 people
1–4	7,053 people	6,854 people	13,907 people
0	1,789 people	1,660 people	3,449 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han100.00%

272,482 people

Hui0.00%

5 people

Tujia0.00%

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