Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	294,176 people	311,082 people	281,049 people
Urbanization rate	11.1%	30.1%	48.4%
Urban population	32,502 people	93,535 people	135,971 people
Male	153,689 people	162,007 people	145,349 people
Female	140,487 people	149,075 people	135,700 people
Households	80,808	94,144	100,737
Average household size	3.57	3.16	2.59

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+	1,202 people	1,446 people	2,648 people
80–84	2,136 people	1,875 people	4,011 people
75–79	3,449 people	2,847 people	6,296 people
70–74	5,583 people	4,941 people	10,524 people
65–69	8,692 people	8,142 people	16,834 people
60–64	9,833 people	9,243 people	19,076 people
55–59	11,000 people	11,148 people	22,148 people
50–54	13,448 people	13,366 people	26,814 people
45–49	14,016 people	13,282 people	27,298 people
40–44	7,976 people	7,296 people	15,272 people
35–39	9,234 people	8,093 people	17,327 people
30–34	12,030 people	10,978 people	23,008 people
25–29	10,314 people	9,449 people	19,763 people
20–24	6,482 people	5,726 people	12,208 people
15–19	5,675 people	5,040 people	10,715 people
10–14	9,133 people	8,523 people	17,656 people
5–9	8,249 people	7,804 people	16,053 people
1–4	5,768 people	5,401 people	11,169 people
0	1,129 people	1,100 people	2,229 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	559 people	752 people	1,311 people
80–84	1,399 people	1,660 people	3,059 people
75–79	3,106 people	2,762 people	5,868 people
70–74	4,383 people	3,207 people	7,590 people
65–69	5,291 people	3,773 people	9,064 people
60–64	7,394 people	5,960 people	13,354 people
55–59	10,836 people	9,243 people	20,079 people
50–54	11,596 people	10,470 people	22,066 people
45–49	12,861 people	12,608 people	25,469 people
40–44	15,005 people	14,844 people	29,849 people
35–39	15,611 people	14,879 people	30,490 people
30–34	9,068 people	8,321 people	17,389 people
25–29	10,447 people	9,605 people	20,052 people
20–24	13,488 people	13,027 people	26,515 people
15–19	14,355 people	13,632 people	27,987 people
10–14	10,675 people	9,609 people	20,284 people
5–9	7,442 people	6,939 people	14,381 people
1–4	6,884 people	6,325 people	13,209 people
0	1,607 people	1,459 people	3,066 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	289 people	475 people	764 people
80–84	861 people	1,102 people	1,963 people
75–79	1,913 people	2,041 people	3,954 people
70–74	3,376 people	3,295 people	6,671 people
65–69	5,120 people	4,161 people	9,281 people
60–64	5,863 people	3,981 people	9,844 people
55–59	5,896 people	4,173 people	10,069 people
50–54	7,873 people	6,383 people	14,256 people
45–49	10,927 people	9,664 people	20,591 people
40–44	11,445 people	10,574 people	22,019 people
35–39	12,217 people	12,275 people	24,492 people
30–34	14,203 people	14,388 people	28,591 people
25–29	14,267 people	13,874 people	28,141 people
20–24	7,787 people	7,343 people	15,130 people
15–19	10,255 people	8,744 people	18,999 people
10–14	16,557 people	15,583 people	32,140 people
5–9	14,999 people	14,089 people	29,088 people
1–4	8,239 people	6,978 people	15,217 people
0	1,602 people	1,364 people	2,966 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.82%

310,530 people

Mongol0.12%

357 people

Zhuang0.02%

47 people

Yi0.02%

46 people

Hui0.01%

29 people

Tujia0.01%

17 people

Miao0.01%

16 people

Manchu0.01%

16 people

Yao0.00%

6 people

Dong0.00%

4 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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