Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	478,039 people	418,789 people	285,549 people
Urbanization rate	18.1%	33.0%	48.6%
Urban population	86,679 people	138,111 people	138,883 people
Male	244,998 people	210,239 people	145,490 people
Female	233,041 people	208,550 people	140,059 people
Households	120,600	123,676	101,951
Average household size	3.89	3.23	2.64

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+	707 people	967 people	1,674 people
80–84	1,905 people	2,470 people	4,375 people
75–79	4,040 people	4,822 people	8,862 people
70–74	6,068 people	6,993 people	13,061 people
65–69	8,824 people	9,798 people	18,622 people
60–64	9,407 people	9,173 people	18,580 people
55–59	12,667 people	12,297 people	24,964 people
50–54	17,366 people	16,302 people	33,668 people
45–49	13,468 people	12,766 people	26,234 people
40–44	8,240 people	7,781 people	16,021 people
35–39	7,977 people	7,414 people	15,391 people
30–34	9,998 people	9,346 people	19,344 people
25–29	8,070 people	7,260 people	15,330 people
20–24	5,089 people	4,200 people	9,289 people
15–19	6,502 people	5,598 people	12,100 people
10–14	9,063 people	7,998 people	17,061 people
5–9	8,665 people	7,795 people	16,460 people
1–4	6,181 people	5,854 people	12,035 people
0	1,253 people	1,225 people	2,478 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	346 people	494 people	840 people
80–84	905 people	1,067 people	1,972 people
75–79	2,890 people	3,348 people	6,238 people
70–74	5,280 people	5,954 people	11,234 people
65–69	8,278 people	8,418 people	16,696 people
60–64	10,030 people	10,604 people	20,634 people
55–59	13,776 people	14,388 people	28,164 people
50–54	14,472 people	14,046 people	28,518 people
45–49	18,068 people	18,460 people	36,528 people
40–44	23,529 people	24,244 people	47,773 people
35–39	17,832 people	18,147 people	35,979 people
30–34	11,043 people	11,071 people	22,114 people
25–29	11,030 people	11,045 people	22,075 people
20–24	13,787 people	15,045 people	28,832 people
15–19	18,510 people	18,268 people	36,778 people
10–14	14,069 people	11,985 people	26,054 people
5–9	12,408 people	10,341 people	22,749 people
1–4	10,895 people	9,117 people	20,012 people
0	3,091 people	2,508 people	5,599 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	209 people	241 people	450 people
80–84	711 people	843 people	1,554 people
75–79	1,735 people	1,837 people	3,572 people
70–74	2,716 people	2,701 people	5,417 people
65–69	5,689 people	5,721 people	11,410 people
60–64	8,036 people	7,981 people	16,017 people
55–59	10,514 people	9,937 people	20,451 people
50–54	12,187 people	12,172 people	24,359 people
45–49	16,192 people	16,404 people	32,596 people
40–44	16,532 people	15,807 people	32,339 people
35–39	21,593 people	20,760 people	42,353 people
30–34	28,587 people	27,074 people	55,661 people
25–29	22,270 people	21,303 people	43,573 people
20–24	13,578 people	14,052 people	27,630 people
15–19	18,187 people	17,052 people	35,239 people
10–14	28,584 people	27,136 people	55,720 people
5–9	22,801 people	20,151 people	42,952 people
1–4	11,617 people	9,064 people	20,681 people
0	3,260 people	2,805 people	6,065 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.47%

403,997 people

Hui1.60%

6,709 people

Dongxiang0.79%

3,296 people

Tibetan0.72%

3,022 people

Tu0.23%

950 people

Manchu0.15%

612 people

Mongol0.03%

119 people

Tujia0.01%

23 people

Yugur0.00%

11 people

Uyghur0.00%

10 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Miao0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

5 people

Salar0.00%

5 people

Yi0.00%

4 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Bonan0.00%

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