Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	482,134 people	475,245 people	331,873 people
Urbanization rate	16.1%	26.2%	33.2%
Urban population	77,544 people	124,604 people	110,229 people
Male	250,130 people	241,615 people	168,381 people
Female	232,004 people	233,630 people	163,492 people
Households	137,509	140,673	128,420
Average household size	3.44	3.35	2.51

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+	631 people	593 people	1,224 people
80–84	3,485 people	3,269 people	6,754 people
75–79	6,576 people	6,113 people	12,689 people
70–74	9,185 people	8,453 people	17,638 people
65–69	7,613 people	6,795 people	14,408 people
60–64	5,461 people	4,917 people	10,378 people
55–59	7,114 people	6,608 people	13,722 people
50–54	9,798 people	9,459 people	19,257 people
45–49	9,124 people	8,954 people	18,078 people
40–44	13,306 people	12,642 people	25,948 people
35–39	16,339 people	15,787 people	32,126 people
30–34	20,319 people	19,223 people	39,542 people
25–29	16,502 people	15,981 people	32,483 people
20–24	13,713 people	13,996 people	27,709 people
15–19	13,463 people	14,107 people	27,570 people
10–14	8,609 people	8,904 people	17,513 people
5–9	3,717 people	3,831 people	7,548 people
1–4	2,014 people	2,164 people	4,178 people
0	1,412 people	1,696 people	3,108 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,712 people	1,517 people	3,229 people
80–84	8,876 people	7,973 people	16,849 people
75–79	11,849 people	10,580 people	22,429 people
70–74	11,958 people	10,924 people	22,882 people
65–69	15,148 people	14,002 people	29,150 people
60–64	17,512 people	18,392 people	35,904 people
55–59	15,198 people	16,246 people	31,444 people
50–54	20,382 people	20,034 people	40,416 people
45–49	22,455 people	21,612 people	44,067 people
40–44	27,102 people	25,600 people	52,702 people
35–39	21,856 people	20,816 people	42,672 people
30–34	18,504 people	18,209 people	36,713 people
25–29	18,357 people	18,452 people	36,809 people
20–24	13,042 people	12,520 people	25,562 people
15–19	6,678 people	6,273 people	12,951 people
10–14	4,942 people	4,340 people	9,282 people
5–9	3,203 people	3,201 people	6,404 people
1–4	1,915 people	1,957 people	3,872 people
0	926 people	982 people	1,908 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,496 people	2,297 people	4,793 people
80–84	9,040 people	8,102 people	17,142 people
75–79	15,312 people	13,535 people	28,847 people
70–74	20,688 people	19,154 people	39,842 people
65–69	16,969 people	15,931 people	32,900 people
60–64	21,307 people	20,799 people	42,106 people
55–59	24,179 people	22,305 people	46,484 people
50–54	29,456 people	26,727 people	56,183 people
45–49	23,865 people	21,984 people	45,849 people
40–44	20,176 people	19,029 people	39,205 people
35–39	20,697 people	20,011 people	40,708 people
30–34	14,885 people	14,063 people	28,948 people
25–29	8,287 people	7,575 people	15,862 people
20–24	7,171 people	6,163 people	13,334 people
15–19	5,756 people	5,438 people	11,194 people
10–14	4,756 people	4,513 people	9,269 people
5–9	2,980 people	2,585 people	5,565 people
1–4	1,281 people	1,210 people	2,491 people
0	829 people	583 people	1,412 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han64.66%

307,312 people

Dong33.70%

160,173 people

Hui1.19%

5,630 people

Mongol0.31%

1,474 people

Zhuang0.08%

400 people

Manchu0.03%

117 people

Tajik0.01%

41 people

Tujia0.01%

27 people

Yao0.00%

18 people

Gelao0.00%

12 people

Uyghur0.00%

9 people

Tatar0.00%

8 people

Miao0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 people

Nanai0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

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