Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	437,508 people	463,261 people	476,587 people
Urbanization rate	15.0%	31.9%	47.7%
Urban population	65,519 people	147,701 people	227,250 people
Male	228,817 people	240,194 people	248,160 people
Female	208,691 people	223,067 people	228,427 people
Households	100,603	108,086	131,991
Average household size	4.25	4.17	3.45

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,186 people	2,900 people	6,086 people
80–84	16,355 people	15,018 people	31,373 people
75–79	21,756 people	20,355 people	42,111 people
70–74	21,625 people	19,838 people	41,463 people
65–69	15,003 people	13,362 people	28,365 people
60–64	15,225 people	12,824 people	28,049 people
55–59	17,679 people	14,922 people	32,601 people
50–54	21,238 people	17,431 people	38,669 people
45–49	18,098 people	14,651 people	32,749 people
40–44	18,847 people	15,393 people	34,240 people
35–39	19,503 people	17,389 people	36,892 people
30–34	18,955 people	17,482 people	36,437 people
25–29	12,984 people	12,949 people	25,933 people
20–24	8,833 people	9,602 people	18,435 people
15–19	7,642 people	8,941 people	16,583 people
10–14	5,252 people	6,458 people	11,710 people
5–9	3,219 people	4,168 people	7,387 people
1–4	1,776 people	2,804 people	4,580 people
0	984 people	1,940 people	2,924 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,325 people	2,910 people	6,235 people
80–84	16,858 people	15,306 people	32,164 people
75–79	18,547 people	16,508 people	35,055 people
70–74	20,786 people	18,461 people	39,247 people
65–69	20,475 people	18,818 people	39,293 people
60–64	23,001 people	21,319 people	44,320 people
55–59	20,408 people	17,607 people	38,015 people
50–54	21,184 people	18,121 people	39,305 people
45–49	21,717 people	19,110 people	40,827 people
40–44	20,320 people	17,998 people	38,318 people
35–39	14,234 people	13,337 people	27,571 people
30–34	10,145 people	10,155 people	20,300 people
25–29	9,163 people	9,687 people	18,850 people
20–24	7,149 people	7,570 people	14,719 people
15–19	5,001 people	5,469 people	10,470 people
10–14	3,818 people	4,640 people	8,458 people
5–9	2,332 people	3,090 people	5,422 people
1–4	1,166 people	1,821 people	2,987 people
0	565 people	1,140 people	1,705 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,562 people	3,981 people	8,543 people
80–84	16,158 people	13,836 people	29,994 people
75–79	23,770 people	21,009 people	44,779 people
70–74	27,885 people	25,227 people	53,112 people
65–69	21,371 people	18,218 people	39,589 people
60–64	21,952 people	19,133 people	41,085 people
55–59	23,399 people	20,175 people	43,574 people
50–54	22,068 people	19,112 people	41,180 people
45–49	15,513 people	14,187 people	29,700 people
40–44	11,277 people	10,646 people	21,923 people
35–39	10,293 people	10,301 people	20,594 people
30–34	8,522 people	8,333 people	16,855 people
25–29	6,312 people	6,287 people	12,599 people
20–24	5,963 people	6,182 people	12,145 people
15–19	4,193 people	4,541 people	8,734 people
10–14	3,004 people	3,501 people	6,505 people
5–9	1,566 people	2,193 people	3,759 people
1–4	700 people	1,208 people	1,908 people
0	309 people	621 people	930 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han35.10%

167,267 people

Tujia27.03%

128,798 people

Yi20.70%

98,673 people

Manchu13.67%

65,170 people

Hui2.50%

11,935 people

Yao0.34%

1,606 people

Bai0.15%

713 people

Kazakh0.11%

523 people

Hani0.08%

374 people

Zhuang0.06%

302 people

Tibetan0.05%

249 people

Maonan0.04%

207 people

Mulao0.03%

162 people

Korean0.03%

150 people

Lahu0.01%

67 people

She0.01%

51 people

Lisu0.01%

48 people

Miao0.01%

36 people

Bouyei0.01%

35 people

Dong0.01%

30 people

Naxi0.01%

28 people

Daur0.01%

28 people

Dai0.01%

25 people

Kyrgyz0.01%

22 people

Wa0.00%

12 people

Qiang0.00%

12 people

Monba0.00%

8 people

Dongxiang0.00%

4 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Blang0.00%

3 people

Tatar0.00%

3 people

Gin0.00%

2 people

Achang0.00%

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