Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	804,597 people	887,616 people	840,498 people
Urbanization rate	7.8%	26.4%	45.2%
Urban population	62,435 people	234,210 people	380,261 people
Male	419,365 people	463,696 people	438,518 people
Female	385,232 people	423,920 people	401,980 people
Households	189,525	208,358	254,431
Average household size	4.23	4.21	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+	3,723 people	5,969 people	9,692 people
80–84	5,364 people	6,197 people	11,561 people
75–79	7,544 people	7,725 people	15,269 people
70–74	13,847 people	13,974 people	27,821 people
65–69	19,396 people	19,706 people	39,102 people
60–64	19,082 people	19,428 people	38,510 people
55–59	24,808 people	25,417 people	50,225 people
50–54	29,826 people	29,916 people	59,742 people
45–49	32,301 people	32,631 people	64,932 people
40–44	27,448 people	27,073 people	54,521 people
35–39	25,284 people	24,560 people	49,844 people
30–34	31,140 people	29,512 people	60,652 people
25–29	26,480 people	22,894 people	49,374 people
20–24	20,753 people	15,045 people	35,798 people
15–19	30,928 people	22,247 people	53,175 people
10–14	46,260 people	37,809 people	84,069 people
5–9	42,442 people	36,454 people	78,896 people
1–4	26,806 people	21,491 people	48,297 people
0	5,086 people	3,932 people	9,018 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,321 people	2,580 people	3,901 people
80–84	2,973 people	4,044 people	7,017 people
75–79	6,191 people	7,169 people	13,360 people
70–74	8,895 people	8,593 people	17,488 people
65–69	10,062 people	9,221 people	19,283 people
60–64	16,654 people	15,705 people	32,359 people
55–59	22,077 people	21,449 people	43,526 people
50–54	21,233 people	21,192 people	42,425 people
45–49	26,827 people	26,605 people	53,432 people
40–44	33,583 people	31,790 people	65,373 people
35–39	39,181 people	37,356 people	76,537 people
30–34	35,381 people	34,820 people	70,201 people
25–29	34,556 people	36,017 people	70,573 people
20–24	43,076 people	46,309 people	89,385 people
15–19	40,198 people	33,355 people	73,553 people
10–14	35,854 people	24,476 people	60,330 people
5–9	40,984 people	29,606 people	70,590 people
1–4	37,915 people	28,045 people	65,960 people
0	6,735 people	5,588 people	12,323 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	437 people	1,187 people	1,624 people
80–84	1,420 people	2,632 people	4,052 people
75–79	3,633 people	5,065 people	8,698 people
70–74	6,407 people	6,880 people	13,287 people
65–69	10,117 people	9,901 people	20,018 people
60–64	12,300 people	10,615 people	22,915 people
55–59	12,022 people	10,257 people	22,279 people
50–54	18,310 people	16,794 people	35,104 people
45–49	24,142 people	23,048 people	47,190 people
40–44	22,725 people	22,689 people	45,414 people
35–39	28,504 people	29,149 people	57,653 people
30–34	33,919 people	33,607 people	67,526 people
25–29	36,032 people	36,372 people	72,404 people
20–24	31,964 people	32,253 people	64,217 people
15–19	37,068 people	31,096 people	68,164 people
10–14	58,462 people	53,041 people	111,503 people
5–9	47,815 people	38,256 people	86,071 people
1–4	26,719 people	16,108 people	42,827 people
0	7,369 people	6,282 people	13,651 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

839,823 people

Miao0.02%

132 people

Yi0.01%

81 people

Tujia0.01%

72 people

Zhuang0.01%

68 people

Bouyei0.01%

54 people

Hui0.01%

39 people

Dong0.00%

25 people

Other groups0.00%

23 people

Mongol0.00%

21 people

Bai0.00%

20 people

Dongxiang0.00%

14 people

Uyghur0.00%

13 people

She0.00%

11 people

Tibetan0.00%

9 people

Yao0.00%

9 people

Jingpo0.00%

9 people

Li0.00%

8 people

Hani0.00%

7 people

Dai0.00%

7 people

Gelao0.00%

7 people

Manchu0.00%

6 people

Lisu0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Lahu0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

2 people

Wa0.00%

1 people

Naxi0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

1 people

Pumi0.00%

1 people

Gin0.00%

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