Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	804,083 people	749,734 people	620,480 people
Urbanization rate	9.4%	24.5%	44.1%
Urban population	75,147 people	183,789 people	273,674 people
Male	418,574 people	381,641 people	317,655 people
Female	385,509 people	368,093 people	302,825 people
Households	213,606	236,951	244,219
Average household size	3.71	3.12	2.44

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+	4,628 people	6,257 people	10,885 people
80–84	7,072 people	7,982 people	15,054 people
75–79	12,269 people	12,564 people	24,833 people
70–74	18,856 people	17,596 people	36,452 people
65–69	24,956 people	24,314 people	49,270 people
60–64	17,081 people	14,698 people	31,779 people
55–59	22,503 people	23,237 people	45,740 people
50–54	28,635 people	30,135 people	58,770 people
45–49	25,029 people	25,813 people	50,842 people
40–44	14,404 people	14,781 people	29,185 people
35–39	14,039 people	13,212 people	27,251 people
30–34	21,537 people	19,433 people	40,970 people
25–29	17,287 people	15,232 people	32,519 people
20–24	13,396 people	10,982 people	24,378 people
15–19	16,084 people	12,577 people	28,661 people
10–14	25,597 people	22,522 people	48,119 people
5–9	19,964 people	18,358 people	38,322 people
1–4	12,037 people	11,148 people	23,185 people
0	2,281 people	1,984 people	4,265 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,268 people	3,656 people	5,924 people
80–84	5,301 people	6,029 people	11,330 people
75–79	8,711 people	9,195 people	17,906 people
70–74	13,056 people	12,647 people	25,703 people
65–69	17,634 people	16,686 people	34,320 people
60–64	24,606 people	21,935 people	46,541 people
55–59	29,372 people	28,535 people	57,907 people
50–54	19,256 people	17,376 people	36,632 people
45–49	24,567 people	26,079 people	50,646 people
40–44	32,808 people	34,529 people	67,337 people
35–39	30,657 people	33,359 people	64,016 people
30–34	18,626 people	20,856 people	39,482 people
25–29	17,639 people	18,240 people	35,879 people
20–24	28,077 people	27,817 people	55,894 people
15–19	34,025 people	29,315 people	63,340 people
10–14	27,095 people	22,538 people	49,633 people
5–9	23,410 people	18,793 people	42,203 people
1–4	21,218 people	17,588 people	38,806 people
0	3,315 people	2,920 people	6,235 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	835 people	2,055 people	2,890 people
80–84	2,241 people	3,838 people	6,079 people
75–79	5,286 people	6,745 people	12,031 people
70–74	10,553 people	10,668 people	21,221 people
65–69	13,385 people	12,835 people	26,220 people
60–64	17,030 people	15,553 people	32,583 people
55–59	19,996 people	18,382 people	38,378 people
50–54	26,534 people	23,110 people	49,644 people
45–49	32,272 people	30,105 people	62,377 people
40–44	22,024 people	18,128 people	40,152 people
35–39	30,875 people	30,527 people	61,402 people
30–34	41,241 people	41,015 people	82,256 people
25–29	36,956 people	35,597 people	72,553 people
20–24	21,846 people	22,243 people	44,089 people
15–19	26,509 people	22,281 people	48,790 people
10–14	49,157 people	42,442 people	91,599 people
5–9	36,745 people	30,495 people	67,240 people
1–4	21,150 people	16,503 people	37,653 people
0	3,939 people	2,987 people	6,926 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.98%

749,555 people

Miao0.01%

44 people

Zhuang0.00%

30 people

Tujia0.00%

22 people

Tibetan0.00%

19 people

Hui0.00%

15 people

Yao0.00%

10 people

Yi0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

5 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Gaoshan0.00%

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