Total population778,047 peopleSeventh census
Households250,741Average household size 2.79
Urbanization rate84.2%2020
Sex ratio (male per 100 female)97.0Minority population share 54.7%

Census data

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

ValueFifth censusSixth censusSeventh census
Total population357,519 people166,261 people778,047 people
Urbanization rate71.8%87.5%84.2%
Urban population256,588 people145,456 people654,726 people
Male179,862 people83,979 people383,147 people
Female177,657 people82,282 people394,900 people
Households92,72060,443250,741
Average household size3.632.582.79

Age pyramid

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

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MaleFemale85+ · Male: 0.27%85+ · Female: 0.27%85+80–84 · Male: 0.56%80–84 · Female: 0.52%80–8475–79 · Male: 0.68%75–79 · Female: 0.90%75–7970–74 · Male: 0.86%70–74 · Female: 1.10%70–7465–69 · Male: 1.38%65–69 · Female: 1.51%65–6960–64 · Male: 1.83%60–64 · Female: 1.87%60–6455–59 · Male: 2.95%55–59 · Female: 3.00%55–5950–54 · Male: 4.02%50–54 · Female: 4.23%50–5445–49 · Male: 4.30%45–49 · Female: 4.64%45–4940–44 · Male: 3.43%40–44 · Female: 3.78%40–4435–39 · Male: 3.65%35–39 · Female: 3.82%35–3930–34 · Male: 4.76%30–34 · Female: 4.87%30–3425–29 · Male: 3.73%25–29 · Female: 3.89%25–2920–24 · Male: 3.10%20–24 · Female: 3.24%20–2415–19 · Male: 3.54%15–19 · Female: 3.41%15–1910–14 · Male: 3.36%10–14 · Female: 3.22%10–145–9 · Male: 4.02%5–9 · Female: 3.83%5–91–4 · Male: 2.41%1–4 · Female: 2.26%1–40 · Male: 0.39%0 · Female: 0.38%0

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census.age_groupMaleFemaleTotal
85+ 2,088 people 2,118 people 4,206 people
80–84 4,363 people 4,070 people 8,433 people
75–79 5,320 people 6,993 people 12,313 people
70–74 6,655 people 8,590 people 15,245 people
65–69 10,738 people 11,766 people 22,504 people
60–64 14,223 people 14,581 people 28,804 people
55–59 22,968 people 23,348 people 46,316 people
50–54 31,272 people 32,899 people 64,171 people
45–49 33,486 people 36,065 people 69,551 people
40–44 26,692 people 29,431 people 56,123 people
35–39 28,412 people 29,748 people 58,160 people
30–34 37,039 people 37,868 people 74,907 people
25–29 28,987 people 30,286 people 59,273 people
20–24 24,084 people 25,243 people 49,327 people
15–19 27,529 people 26,516 people 54,045 people
10–14 26,152 people 25,062 people 51,214 people
5–9 31,296 people 29,787 people 61,083 people
1–4 18,786 people 17,595 people 36,381 people
0 3,057 people 2,934 people 5,991 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur46.11%
237,521 people
Han39.97%
205,889 people
Hui6.80%
35,019 people
Kazakh4.50%
23,157 people
Xibe0.71%
3,656 people
Uzbek0.48%
2,480 people
Dongxiang0.35%
1,803 people
Mongol0.34%
1,757 people
Manchu0.27%
1,366 people
Kyrgyz0.11%
568 people
Russian0.10%
524 people
Tatar0.06%
329 people
Tujia0.05%
255 people
Salar0.04%
219 people
Miao0.02%
121 people
Zhuang0.02%
108 people
Tibetan0.01%
68 people
Daur0.01%
53 people
Tajik0.01%
50 people
Korean0.01%
37 people
Yi0.00%
20 people
Bouyei0.00%
16 people
Tu0.00%
14 people
Qiang0.00%
9 people
Bonan0.00%
9 people
Yao0.00%
7 people
Dong0.00%
4 people
Li0.00%
4 people
She0.00%
4 people
Gelao0.00%
4 people
Bai0.00%
2 people
Hani0.00%
2 people
Lahu0.00%
2 people
Mulao0.00%
2 people
Blang0.00%
1 people
Evenki0.00%
1 people
Yugur0.00%
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