Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	491,561 people	488,604 people	561,379 people
Urbanization rate	39.6%	52.2%	61.0%
Urban population	194,406 people	254,830 people	342,477 people
Male	256,006 people	249,271 people	282,413 people
Female	235,555 people	239,333 people	278,966 people
Households	153,683	178,901	226,055
Average household size	3.01	2.53	2.25

Age pyramid

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

census.age_pyramid_scale

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,446 people	3,995 people	7,441 people
80–84	5,949 people	6,312 people	12,261 people
75–79	8,633 people	9,218 people	17,851 people
70–74	12,204 people	12,135 people	24,339 people
65–69	18,573 people	18,858 people	37,431 people
60–64	14,653 people	14,096 people	28,749 people
55–59	23,607 people	22,645 people	46,252 people
50–54	27,603 people	27,936 people	55,539 people
45–49	27,673 people	28,244 people	55,917 people
40–44	17,117 people	17,837 people	34,954 people
35–39	15,095 people	15,498 people	30,593 people
30–34	19,023 people	19,886 people	38,909 people
25–29	15,427 people	15,246 people	30,673 people
20–24	18,266 people	17,760 people	36,026 people
15–19	15,151 people	12,367 people	27,518 people
10–14	12,963 people	11,921 people	24,884 people
5–9	13,952 people	12,873 people	26,825 people
1–4	11,097 people	10,258 people	21,355 people
0	1,981 people	1,881 people	3,862 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,183 people	1,639 people	2,822 people
80–84	2,571 people	2,700 people	5,271 people
75–79	5,168 people	5,017 people	10,185 people
70–74	8,914 people	8,055 people	16,969 people
65–69	10,950 people	10,290 people	21,240 people
60–64	13,790 people	12,594 people	26,384 people
55–59	19,205 people	18,666 people	37,871 people
50–54	14,204 people	13,278 people	27,482 people
45–49	22,538 people	20,386 people	42,924 people
40–44	26,207 people	24,411 people	50,618 people
35–39	26,133 people	25,571 people	51,704 people
30–34	15,678 people	16,259 people	31,937 people
25–29	12,834 people	13,835 people	26,669 people
20–24	20,117 people	20,130 people	40,247 people
15–19	18,381 people	17,715 people	36,096 people
10–14	11,648 people	10,695 people	22,343 people
5–9	9,166 people	8,441 people	17,607 people
1–4	8,548 people	7,898 people	16,446 people
0	2,036 people	1,753 people	3,789 people

census.age_table_title

census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	496 people	1,033 people	1,529 people
80–84	1,225 people	1,670 people	2,895 people
75–79	3,144 people	3,331 people	6,475 people
70–74	5,472 people	5,022 people	10,494 people
65–69	8,184 people	7,264 people	15,448 people
60–64	11,639 people	9,708 people	21,347 people
55–59	12,048 people	11,059 people	23,107 people
50–54	14,538 people	12,503 people	27,041 people
45–49	20,316 people	18,319 people	38,635 people
40–44	15,390 people	13,060 people	28,450 people
35–39	25,424 people	21,804 people	47,228 people
30–34	30,975 people	27,970 people	58,945 people
25–29	29,454 people	28,581 people	58,035 people
20–24	17,026 people	17,204 people	34,230 people
15–19	17,095 people	15,333 people	32,428 people
10–14	17,331 people	16,713 people	34,044 people
5–9	15,151 people	14,423 people	29,574 people
1–4	9,080 people	8,701 people	17,781 people
0	2,018 people	1,857 people	3,875 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.27%

485,048 people

Yi0.17%

848 people

Qiang0.17%

834 people

Tibetan0.10%

476 people

Hui0.10%

473 people

Manchu0.09%

414 people

Tujia0.04%

196 people

Miao0.02%

104 people

Mongol0.01%

64 people

Zhuang0.01%

47 people

Tu0.00%

16 people

Bouyei0.00%

14 people

Lahu0.00%

11 people

Korean0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

8 people

Dong0.00%

8 people

Yao0.00%

7 people

She0.00%

5 people

Bai0.00%

4 people

Salar0.00%

4 people

Li0.00%

3 people

Kazakh0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Other groups0.00%

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