Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	522,835 people	512,530 people	469,417 people
Urbanization rate	40.2%	39.4%	52.1%
Urban population	210,098 people	201,945 people	244,410 people
Male	266,340 people	258,862 people	236,086 people
Female	256,495 people	253,668 people	233,331 people
Households	140,286	143,270	155,667
Average household size	3.61	3.42	2.84

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+	2,006 people	1,826 people	3,832 people
80–84	10,664 people	9,875 people	20,539 people
75–79	13,626 people	12,360 people	25,986 people
70–74	13,369 people	12,231 people	25,600 people
65–69	7,941 people	6,833 people	14,774 people
60–64	6,551 people	6,282 people	12,833 people
55–59	12,630 people	12,834 people	25,464 people
50–54	21,179 people	21,029 people	42,208 people
45–49	16,041 people	14,825 people	30,866 people
40–44	14,864 people	13,766 people	28,630 people
35–39	18,975 people	18,498 people	37,473 people
30–34	23,149 people	24,001 people	47,150 people
25–29	22,172 people	22,948 people	45,120 people
20–24	15,778 people	16,052 people	31,830 people
15–19	15,552 people	15,709 people	31,261 people
10–14	10,001 people	10,522 people	20,523 people
5–9	5,797 people	6,379 people	12,176 people
1–4	3,361 people	3,920 people	7,281 people
0	2,430 people	3,441 people	5,871 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,245 people	2,851 people	6,096 people
80–84	11,248 people	10,212 people	21,460 people
75–79	10,983 people	9,926 people	20,909 people
70–74	11,230 people	10,692 people	21,922 people
65–69	19,521 people	20,213 people	39,734 people
60–64	23,341 people	24,406 people	47,747 people
55–59	18,599 people	17,620 people	36,219 people
50–54	16,798 people	15,014 people	31,812 people
45–49	21,527 people	20,154 people	41,681 people
40–44	25,857 people	25,699 people	51,556 people
35–39	24,813 people	24,985 people	49,798 people
30–34	18,096 people	18,009 people	36,105 people
25–29	18,288 people	17,828 people	36,116 people
20–24	12,730 people	12,274 people	25,004 people
15–19	8,284 people	8,013 people	16,297 people
10–14	6,005 people	5,880 people	11,885 people
5–9	4,446 people	4,775 people	9,221 people
1–4	2,541 people	3,051 people	5,592 people
0	1,310 people	2,066 people	3,376 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,172 people	1,994 people	4,166 people
80–84	8,692 people	8,263 people	16,955 people
75–79	19,030 people	18,183 people	37,213 people
70–74	32,152 people	30,901 people	63,053 people
65–69	22,560 people	21,540 people	44,100 people
60–64	16,981 people	15,942 people	32,923 people
55–59	22,708 people	20,970 people	43,678 people
50–54	28,077 people	26,858 people	54,935 people
45–49	26,228 people	25,893 people	52,121 people
40–44	18,951 people	18,532 people	37,483 people
35–39	19,418 people	18,495 people	37,913 people
30–34	13,828 people	13,154 people	26,982 people
25–29	9,261 people	8,776 people	18,037 people
20–24	7,910 people	7,167 people	15,077 people
15–19	6,749 people	6,500 people	13,249 people
10–14	5,641 people	5,593 people	11,234 people
5–9	3,784 people	4,262 people	8,046 people
1–4	1,628 people	2,401 people	4,029 people
0	570 people	1,071 people	1,641 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.72%

511,096 people

Hui0.17%

878 people

Korean0.05%

253 people

Tujia0.01%

55 people

Li0.01%

40 people

Yi0.01%

36 people

Mulao0.01%

28 people

Manchu0.01%

27 people

Zhuang0.00%

17 people

Dong0.00%

17 people

Uyghur0.00%

14 people

Yao0.00%

10 people

Dai0.00%

9 people

Lisu0.00%

8 people

Miao0.00%

7 people

Tibetan0.00%

7 people

Dongxiang0.00%

7 people

Evenki0.00%

5 people

Mongol0.00%

4 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Maonan0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

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