Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	599,680 people	582,582 people	510,054 people
Urbanization rate	14.6%	29.9%	41.7%
Urban population	87,388 people	174,242 people	212,592 people
Male	314,209 people	302,061 people	265,314 people
Female	285,471 people	280,521 people	244,740 people
Households	158,126	160,102	194,125
Average household size	3.71	3.57	2.53

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+	3,254 people	4,880 people	8,134 people
80–84	5,645 people	6,658 people	12,303 people
75–79	8,218 people	8,313 people	16,531 people
70–74	13,892 people	13,121 people	27,013 people
65–69	16,760 people	16,229 people	32,989 people
60–64	12,220 people	11,081 people	23,301 people
55–59	21,602 people	20,442 people	42,044 people
50–54	26,112 people	24,573 people	50,685 people
45–49	23,825 people	20,123 people	43,948 people
40–44	16,598 people	14,489 people	31,087 people
35–39	15,344 people	14,026 people	29,370 people
30–34	18,406 people	17,258 people	35,664 people
25–29	10,802 people	10,391 people	21,193 people
20–24	8,387 people	7,688 people	16,075 people
15–19	12,138 people	10,213 people	22,351 people
10–14	19,235 people	16,518 people	35,753 people
5–9	17,467 people	15,246 people	32,713 people
1–4	13,053 people	11,325 people	24,378 people
0	2,356 people	2,166 people	4,522 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,598 people	2,481 people	4,079 people
80–84	3,582 people	4,282 people	7,864 people
75–79	6,644 people	7,171 people	13,815 people
70–74	10,046 people	9,881 people	19,927 people
65–69	11,460 people	10,328 people	21,788 people
60–64	17,132 people	15,410 people	32,542 people
55–59	19,460 people	18,213 people	37,673 people
50–54	13,918 people	12,742 people	26,660 people
45–49	24,101 people	22,233 people	46,334 people
40–44	30,802 people	27,870 people	58,672 people
35–39	29,953 people	25,460 people	55,413 people
30–34	21,888 people	20,002 people	41,890 people
25–29	20,743 people	20,440 people	41,183 people
20–24	22,729 people	23,739 people	46,468 people
15–19	15,500 people	14,437 people	29,937 people
10–14	15,032 people	13,644 people	28,676 people
5–9	17,655 people	15,381 people	33,036 people
1–4	16,181 people	13,780 people	29,961 people
0	3,637 people	3,027 people	6,664 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	803 people	1,509 people	2,312 people
80–84	2,017 people	2,781 people	4,798 people
75–79	4,137 people	4,831 people	8,968 people
70–74	7,443 people	7,373 people	14,816 people
65–69	10,076 people	9,386 people	19,462 people
60–64	13,082 people	11,528 people	24,610 people
55–59	12,995 people	11,254 people	24,249 people
50–54	18,777 people	16,209 people	34,986 people
45–49	21,262 people	19,350 people	40,612 people
40–44	15,131 people	13,386 people	28,517 people
35–39	27,807 people	24,852 people	52,659 people
30–34	34,264 people	30,829 people	65,093 people
25–29	32,849 people	28,106 people	60,955 people
20–24	23,548 people	22,085 people	45,633 people
15–19	24,410 people	21,190 people	45,600 people
10–14	31,933 people	30,181 people	62,114 people
5–9	18,662 people	17,239 people	35,901 people
1–4	11,539 people	10,422 people	21,961 people
0	3,474 people	2,960 people	6,434 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han50.41%

293,680 people

Miao32.01%

186,469 people

Tujia14.78%

86,076 people

Bai2.51%

14,611 people

Dong0.09%

503 people

Tu0.07%

414 people

Zhuang0.04%

225 people

Hui0.04%

213 people

Yao0.02%

120 people

Uyghur0.01%

55 people

Manchu0.01%

41 people

Bouyei0.01%

37 people

Mongol0.01%

32 people

Yi0.00%

25 people

Li0.00%

23 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Gelao0.00%

8 people

Dai0.00%

7 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Hani0.00%

4 people

Qiang0.00%

4 people

Maonan0.00%

4 people

Gaoshan0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

She0.00%

2 people

Naxi0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Sui0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Xibe0.00%

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