Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	516,781 people	452,217 people	422,531 people
Urbanization rate	36.1%	52.8%	61.3%
Urban population	186,598 people	238,630 people	258,934 people
Male	266,627 people	232,206 people	216,869 people
Female	250,154 people	220,011 people	205,662 people
Households	140,977	140,047	148,226
Average household size	3.59	3.10	2.77

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+	1,841 people	2,876 people	4,717 people
80–84	3,110 people	3,615 people	6,725 people
75–79	4,553 people	4,814 people	9,367 people
70–74	7,242 people	7,127 people	14,369 people
65–69	11,829 people	11,848 people	23,677 people
60–64	12,338 people	11,666 people	24,004 people
55–59	16,603 people	16,050 people	32,653 people
50–54	19,380 people	19,599 people	38,979 people
45–49	19,285 people	19,718 people	39,003 people
40–44	14,956 people	16,122 people	31,078 people
35–39	13,599 people	14,256 people	27,855 people
30–34	16,664 people	17,106 people	33,770 people
25–29	9,906 people	8,641 people	18,547 people
20–24	6,025 people	4,878 people	10,903 people
15–19	8,995 people	8,492 people	17,487 people
10–14	17,037 people	13,285 people	30,322 people
5–9	19,121 people	14,148 people	33,269 people
1–4	12,289 people	9,819 people	22,108 people
0	2,096 people	1,602 people	3,698 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	719 people	1,526 people	2,245 people
80–84	1,987 people	2,670 people	4,657 people
75–79	4,007 people	4,401 people	8,408 people
70–74	5,867 people	5,595 people	11,462 people
65–69	6,619 people	6,167 people	12,786 people
60–64	9,014 people	8,067 people	17,081 people
55–59	14,108 people	13,111 people	27,219 people
50–54	14,785 people	13,285 people	28,070 people
45–49	19,535 people	18,822 people	38,357 people
40–44	23,044 people	22,559 people	45,603 people
35–39	22,621 people	22,938 people	45,559 people
30–34	16,996 people	17,980 people	34,976 people
25–29	14,930 people	16,209 people	31,139 people
20–24	17,466 people	18,469 people	35,935 people
15–19	15,570 people	12,937 people	28,507 people
10–14	13,537 people	11,056 people	24,593 people
5–9	13,727 people	11,529 people	25,256 people
1–4	13,498 people	9,907 people	23,405 people
0	4,176 people	2,783 people	6,959 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	362 people	1,026 people	1,388 people
80–84	862 people	1,683 people	2,545 people
75–79	2,021 people	2,884 people	4,905 people
70–74	4,373 people	4,989 people	9,362 people
65–69	6,811 people	6,355 people	13,166 people
60–64	8,193 people	7,081 people	15,274 people
55–59	8,431 people	7,200 people	15,631 people
50–54	10,920 people	9,340 people	20,260 people
45–49	16,706 people	14,982 people	31,688 people
40–44	17,189 people	15,253 people	32,442 people
35–39	22,294 people	21,770 people	44,064 people
30–34	25,644 people	26,373 people	52,017 people
25–29	25,295 people	26,625 people	51,920 people
20–24	19,329 people	20,824 people	40,153 people
15–19	23,558 people	20,446 people	44,004 people
10–14	37,221 people	34,025 people	71,246 people
5–9	22,010 people	16,975 people	38,985 people
1–4	12,144 people	9,496 people	21,640 people
0	3,264 people	2,827 people	6,091 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.36%

419,840 people

She0.12%

520 people

Miao0.12%

498 people

Zhuang0.10%

438 people

Tujia0.09%

362 people

Hui0.07%

293 people

Yi0.04%

161 people

Bouyei0.02%

94 people

Dong0.02%

64 people

Yao0.01%

32 people

Manchu0.01%

26 people

Sui0.01%

24 people

Gelao0.01%

23 people

Mongol0.00%

19 people

Bai0.00%

17 people

Hani0.00%

15 people

Li0.00%

14 people

Other groups0.00%

13 people

Uyghur0.00%

12 people

Dai0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

10 people

Mulao0.00%

8 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

Korean0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Blang0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Gaoshan0.00%

2 people

Salar0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Derung0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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