Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	129,441 people	147,688 people	162,675 people
Urbanization rate	10.8%	17.3%	27.6%
Urban population	13,929 people	25,584 people	44,920 people
Male	66,139 people	74,096 people	81,076 people
Female	63,302 people	73,592 people	81,599 people
Households	29,614	37,710	49,696
Average household size	4.34	3.91	3.16

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+	553 people	513 people	1,066 people
80–84	4,325 people	4,083 people	8,408 people
75–79	12,400 people	12,009 people	24,409 people
70–74	7,817 people	7,641 people	15,458 people
65–69	5,088 people	4,468 people	9,556 people
60–64	4,549 people	4,369 people	8,918 people
55–59	7,523 people	7,685 people	15,208 people
50–54	7,700 people	7,926 people	15,626 people
45–49	6,499 people	6,271 people	12,770 people
40–44	4,993 people	4,972 people	9,965 people
35–39	4,775 people	5,065 people	9,840 people
30–34	4,015 people	4,320 people	8,335 people
25–29	2,677 people	2,787 people	5,464 people
20–24	2,150 people	2,465 people	4,615 people
15–19	1,927 people	2,090 people	4,017 people
10–14	2,016 people	2,565 people	4,581 people
5–9	1,122 people	1,288 people	2,410 people
1–4	603 people	632 people	1,235 people
0	344 people	450 people	794 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,421 people	1,435 people	2,856 people
80–84	5,637 people	5,521 people	11,158 people
75–79	5,505 people	5,331 people	10,836 people
70–74	5,401 people	5,573 people	10,974 people
65–69	7,521 people	7,331 people	14,852 people
60–64	8,081 people	8,415 people	16,496 people
55–59	7,340 people	7,264 people	14,604 people
50–54	5,744 people	5,548 people	11,292 people
45–49	5,382 people	5,412 people	10,794 people
40–44	4,787 people	4,833 people	9,620 people
35–39	3,430 people	3,313 people	6,743 people
30–34	2,818 people	2,895 people	5,713 people
25–29	2,691 people	2,626 people	5,317 people
20–24	3,134 people	3,338 people	6,472 people
15–19	2,168 people	2,011 people	4,179 people
10–14	1,468 people	1,304 people	2,772 people
5–9	743 people	682 people	1,425 people
1–4	525 people	451 people	976 people
0	300 people	309 people	609 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,197 people	1,135 people	2,332 people
80–84	3,809 people	3,896 people	7,705 people
75–79	8,172 people	7,777 people	15,949 people
70–74	9,174 people	8,910 people	18,084 people
65–69	7,328 people	6,281 people	13,609 people
60–64	5,488 people	5,235 people	10,723 people
55–59	5,163 people	5,078 people	10,241 people
50–54	4,469 people	4,417 people	8,886 people
45–49	3,573 people	3,564 people	7,137 people
40–44	2,864 people	2,821 people	5,685 people
35–39	2,893 people	2,909 people	5,802 people
30–34	3,194 people	3,553 people	6,747 people
25–29	2,136 people	2,121 people	4,257 people
20–24	2,220 people	1,987 people	4,207 people
15–19	1,443 people	1,178 people	2,621 people
10–14	1,314 people	1,114 people	2,428 people
5–9	665 people	485 people	1,150 people
1–4	593 people	508 people	1,101 people
0	444 people	333 people	777 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur94.18%

139,097 people

Han5.72%

8,449 people

Hui0.04%

56 people

Tujia0.02%

27 people

Miao0.01%

16 people

Li0.01%

10 people

Zhuang0.01%

8 people

Mulao0.00%

6 people

Manchu0.00%

5 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Tajik0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

De'ang0.00%

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