Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	237,800 people	269,896 people	301,865 people
Urbanization rate	7.5%	21.9%	31.6%
Urban population	17,737 people	59,085 people	95,515 people
Male	122,772 people	137,100 people	152,570 people
Female	115,028 people	132,796 people	149,295 people
Households	57,746	69,549	85,695
Average household size	4.10	3.85	3.26

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+	522 people	878 people	1,400 people
80–84	1,019 people	1,470 people	2,489 people
75–79	1,890 people	2,588 people	4,478 people
70–74	2,826 people	3,368 people	6,194 people
65–69	3,317 people	3,891 people	7,208 people
60–64	3,410 people	3,780 people	7,190 people
55–59	4,913 people	5,192 people	10,105 people
50–54	8,197 people	8,580 people	16,777 people
45–49	9,101 people	9,351 people	18,452 people
40–44	8,577 people	8,670 people	17,247 people
35–39	8,654 people	8,525 people	17,179 people
30–34	9,575 people	8,865 people	18,440 people
25–29	10,996 people	10,151 people	21,147 people
20–24	12,030 people	11,101 people	23,131 people
15–19	13,460 people	12,248 people	25,708 people
10–14	18,546 people	17,418 people	35,964 people
5–9	19,549 people	18,729 people	38,278 people
1–4	13,457 people	12,224 people	25,681 people
0	2,531 people	2,266 people	4,797 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	198 people	314 people	512 people
80–84	443 people	621 people	1,064 people
75–79	993 people	1,305 people	2,298 people
70–74	2,007 people	2,288 people	4,295 people
65–69	2,940 people	3,312 people	6,252 people
60–64	3,796 people	4,135 people	7,931 people
55–59	4,109 people	4,416 people	8,525 people
50–54	4,102 people	4,288 people	8,390 people
45–49	5,529 people	5,721 people	11,250 people
40–44	8,824 people	9,164 people	17,988 people
35–39	9,927 people	10,146 people	20,073 people
30–34	9,932 people	9,942 people	19,874 people
25–29	9,799 people	9,990 people	19,789 people
20–24	10,394 people	10,131 people	20,525 people
15–19	12,812 people	11,258 people	24,070 people
10–14	16,972 people	14,658 people	31,630 people
5–9	17,357 people	15,613 people	32,970 people
1–4	14,562 people	13,294 people	27,856 people
0	2,404 people	2,200 people	4,604 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	108 people	212 people	320 people
80–84	281 people	431 people	712 people
75–79	645 people	811 people	1,456 people
70–74	1,220 people	1,434 people	2,654 people
65–69	1,846 people	2,075 people	3,921 people
60–64	2,958 people	3,228 people	6,186 people
55–59	3,868 people	3,940 people	7,808 people
50–54	4,659 people	4,803 people	9,462 people
45–49	4,883 people	5,036 people	9,919 people
40–44	4,666 people	4,656 people	9,322 people
35–39	6,611 people	6,344 people	12,955 people
30–34	10,373 people	10,198 people	20,571 people
25–29	11,885 people	11,285 people	23,170 people
20–24	11,477 people	10,815 people	22,292 people
15–19	11,875 people	10,555 people	22,430 people
10–14	14,030 people	12,182 people	26,212 people
5–9	15,744 people	13,387 people	29,131 people
1–4	12,668 people	11,187 people	23,855 people
0	2,975 people	2,449 people	5,424 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi78.05%

210,639 people

Han20.78%

56,077 people

Tibetan0.93%

2,518 people

Hui0.16%

433 people

Bai0.02%

49 people

Manchu0.01%

29 people

Miao0.01%

27 people

Mongol0.01%

25 people

She0.01%

18 people

Bouyei0.01%

13 people

Tujia0.00%

11 people

Qiang0.00%

11 people

Yao0.00%

10 people

Zhuang0.00%

7 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

Tu0.00%

5 people

Dai0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Nu0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

2 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