Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	445,224 people	429,672 people	413,470 people
Urbanization rate	12.0%	30.2%	48.2%
Urban population	53,369 people	129,924 people	199,085 people
Male	231,192 people	221,250 people	214,675 people
Female	214,032 people	208,422 people	198,795 people
Households	117,140	113,447	148,145
Average household size	3.76	3.68	2.68

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+	2,280 people	3,456 people	5,736 people
80–84	3,835 people	4,659 people	8,494 people
75–79	5,042 people	5,231 people	10,273 people
70–74	9,406 people	9,395 people	18,801 people
65–69	11,383 people	11,516 people	22,899 people
60–64	7,494 people	7,899 people	15,393 people
55–59	14,396 people	14,441 people	28,837 people
50–54	17,314 people	17,391 people	34,705 people
45–49	17,273 people	15,354 people	32,627 people
40–44	12,110 people	11,143 people	23,253 people
35–39	12,119 people	10,652 people	22,771 people
30–34	15,942 people	13,967 people	29,909 people
25–29	12,905 people	11,327 people	24,232 people
20–24	10,515 people	8,641 people	19,156 people
15–19	13,684 people	11,375 people	25,059 people
10–14	17,599 people	15,423 people	33,022 people
5–9	17,697 people	15,326 people	33,023 people
1–4	11,400 people	9,746 people	21,146 people
0	2,281 people	1,853 people	4,134 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,109 people	1,859 people	2,968 people
80–84	2,356 people	3,005 people	5,361 people
75–79	4,677 people	4,847 people	9,524 people
70–74	6,916 people	6,808 people	13,724 people
65–69	7,239 people	6,559 people	13,798 people
60–64	11,431 people	10,878 people	22,309 people
55–59	12,855 people	12,711 people	25,566 people
50–54	8,267 people	8,774 people	17,041 people
45–49	14,990 people	14,314 people	29,304 people
40–44	18,263 people	17,640 people	35,903 people
35–39	19,071 people	17,216 people	36,287 people
30–34	13,888 people	13,455 people	27,343 people
25–29	13,970 people	13,713 people	27,683 people
20–24	17,166 people	17,780 people	34,946 people
15–19	16,867 people	16,013 people	32,880 people
10–14	17,139 people	14,404 people	31,543 people
5–9	18,063 people	14,486 people	32,549 people
1–4	13,196 people	10,778 people	23,974 people
0	3,787 people	3,182 people	6,969 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	566 people	1,043 people	1,609 people
80–84	1,175 people	1,888 people	3,063 people
75–79	2,848 people	3,424 people	6,272 people
70–74	5,144 people	5,286 people	10,430 people
65–69	7,276 people	6,690 people	13,966 people
60–64	9,070 people	8,346 people	17,416 people
55–59	8,333 people	7,282 people	15,615 people
50–54	12,444 people	11,541 people	23,985 people
45–49	14,101 people	13,704 people	27,805 people
40–44	9,189 people	9,338 people	18,527 people
35–39	18,427 people	17,126 people	35,553 people
30–34	21,571 people	20,523 people	42,094 people
25–29	21,663 people	19,467 people	41,130 people
20–24	13,925 people	13,744 people	27,669 people
15–19	18,058 people	15,117 people	33,175 people
10–14	27,732 people	25,863 people	53,595 people
5–9	21,579 people	19,317 people	40,896 people
1–4	14,060 people	11,443 people	25,503 people
0	4,031 people	2,890 people	6,921 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tujia81.64%

350,787 people

Han9.76%

41,946 people

Miao8.19%

35,204 people

Hui0.23%

1,004 people

Bai0.09%

387 people

Yao0.05%

196 people

Zhuang0.01%

50 people

Dong0.01%

34 people

Bouyei0.01%

21 people

Manchu0.00%

12 people

Yi0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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