Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	370,229 people	454,328 people	525,436 people
Urbanization rate	16.6%	17.1%	26.6%
Urban population	61,555 people	77,552 people	139,558 people
Male	188,577 people	229,250 people	260,709 people
Female	181,652 people	225,078 people	264,727 people
Households	80,639	103,901	140,890
Average household size	4.57	4.35	3.62

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+	1,558 people	1,471 people	3,029 people
80–84	13,533 people	13,140 people	26,673 people
75–79	43,470 people	42,286 people	85,756 people
70–74	25,803 people	25,332 people	51,135 people
65–69	17,676 people	17,003 people	34,679 people
60–64	20,120 people	19,834 people	39,954 people
55–59	23,231 people	24,541 people	47,772 people
50–54	26,251 people	27,649 people	53,900 people
45–49	19,305 people	20,650 people	39,955 people
40–44	14,636 people	15,760 people	30,396 people
35–39	13,800 people	14,710 people	28,510 people
30–34	12,157 people	13,380 people	25,537 people
25–29	8,881 people	9,269 people	18,150 people
20–24	6,635 people	6,706 people	13,341 people
15–19	5,380 people	5,535 people	10,915 people
10–14	4,428 people	4,153 people	8,581 people
5–9	2,320 people	2,020 people	4,340 people
1–4	1,006 people	832 people	1,838 people
0	519 people	456 people	975 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	4,391 people	4,176 people	8,567 people
80–84	15,850 people	15,367 people	31,217 people
75–79	20,260 people	19,604 people	39,864 people
70–74	24,376 people	23,297 people	47,673 people
65–69	25,197 people	24,200 people	49,397 people
60–64	27,964 people	29,555 people	57,519 people
55–59	21,318 people	22,030 people	43,348 people
50–54	16,412 people	16,463 people	32,875 people
45–49	15,405 people	15,071 people	30,476 people
40–44	13,707 people	13,922 people	27,629 people
35–39	10,541 people	10,326 people	20,867 people
30–34	8,704 people	8,510 people	17,214 people
25–29	7,473 people	7,434 people	14,907 people
20–24	7,205 people	6,725 people	13,930 people
15–19	4,513 people	3,883 people	8,396 people
10–14	3,011 people	2,328 people	5,339 people
5–9	1,704 people	1,288 people	2,992 people
1–4	808 people	605 people	1,413 people
0	411 people	294 people	705 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,253 people	3,087 people	6,340 people
80–84	14,172 people	14,026 people	28,198 people
75–79	23,740 people	22,834 people	46,574 people
70–74	27,256 people	26,545 people	53,801 people
65–69	21,966 people	20,965 people	42,931 people
60–64	16,184 people	16,443 people	32,627 people
55–59	14,393 people	14,655 people	29,048 people
50–54	12,211 people	11,975 people	24,186 people
45–49	10,334 people	10,215 people	20,549 people
40–44	8,531 people	7,910 people	16,441 people
35–39	8,022 people	8,217 people	16,239 people
30–34	7,840 people	7,871 people	15,711 people
25–29	5,361 people	5,428 people	10,789 people
20–24	5,614 people	4,535 people	10,149 people
15–19	3,746 people	2,866 people	6,612 people
10–14	2,806 people	2,040 people	4,846 people
5–9	1,643 people	1,125 people	2,768 people
1–4	958 people	572 people	1,530 people
0	547 people	343 people	890 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur94.13%

427,652 people

Han4.93%

22,389 people

Nu0.44%

2,005 people

Tu0.23%

1,049 people

Hui0.15%

665 people

Jino0.08%

378 people

Dong0.01%

29 people

Sui0.01%

28 people

Miao0.01%

25 people

Korean0.01%

23 people

Zhuang0.00%

20 people

Tujia0.00%

14 people

Manchu0.00%

9 people

Li0.00%

7 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Mulao0.00%

4 people

Salar0.00%

4 people

Tajik0.00%

4 people

De'ang0.00%

4 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Oroqen0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

1 people

Jingpo0.00%

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