Total population47,209,277 peopleSeventh census

Households15,146,831Average household size 2.88

Urbanization rate50.1%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)107.2Minority population share 33.1%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	42,360,089 people	45,966,766 people	47,209,277 people
Urbanization rate	23.4%	34.7%	50.1%
Urban population	9,902,838 people	15,959,072 people	23,628,564 people
Male	22,194,343 people	23,856,696 people	24,420,924 people
Female	20,165,746 people	22,110,070 people	22,788,353 people
Households	10,853,172	12,339,961	15,146,831
Average household size	3.73	3.54	2.88

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+	153,036 people	224,942 people	377,978 people
80–84	256,159 people	321,811 people	577,970 people
75–79	412,955 people	483,049 people	896,004 people
70–74	626,130 people	675,233 people	1,301,363 people
65–69	935,570 people	984,374 people	1,919,944 people
60–64	978,342 people	986,429 people	1,964,771 people
55–59	1,601,019 people	1,554,640 people	3,155,659 people
50–54	1,991,175 people	1,865,073 people	3,856,248 people
45–49	2,149,986 people	1,929,317 people	4,079,303 people
40–44	1,902,700 people	1,682,606 people	3,585,306 people
35–39	1,745,094 people	1,518,032 people	3,263,126 people
30–34	1,997,876 people	1,756,415 people	3,754,291 people
25–29	1,682,482 people	1,477,417 people	3,159,899 people
20–24	1,606,057 people	1,481,012 people	3,087,069 people
15–19	1,562,570 people	1,430,302 people	2,992,872 people
10–14	1,609,766 people	1,461,006 people	3,070,772 people
5–9	1,616,275 people	1,484,862 people	3,101,137 people
1–4	1,326,888 people	1,223,499 people	2,550,387 people
0	266,844 people	248,334 people	515,178 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	71,586 people	118,641 people	190,227 people
80–84	168,222 people	215,308 people	383,530 people
75–79	324,807 people	369,452 people	694,259 people
70–74	489,016 people	515,025 people	1,004,041 people
65–69	609,900 people	623,517 people	1,233,417 people
60–64	798,070 people	781,783 people	1,579,853 people
55–59	1,084,950 people	1,061,426 people	2,146,376 people
50–54	1,095,569 people	1,037,921 people	2,133,490 people
45–49	1,739,981 people	1,605,419 people	3,345,400 people
40–44	2,142,791 people	1,925,648 people	4,068,439 people
35–39	2,328,062 people	2,051,832 people	4,379,894 people
30–34	2,074,103 people	1,857,480 people	3,931,583 people
25–29	1,871,027 people	1,701,572 people	3,572,599 people
20–24	2,094,298 people	1,989,427 people	4,083,725 people
15–19	1,924,103 people	1,769,038 people	3,693,141 people
10–14	1,835,439 people	1,639,886 people	3,475,325 people
5–9	1,659,678 people	1,473,899 people	3,133,577 people
1–4	1,250,950 people	1,109,993 people	2,360,943 people
0	294,144 people	262,803 people	556,947 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	36,065 people	67,288 people	103,353 people
80–84	85,636 people	128,233 people	213,869 people
75–79	197,003 people	243,959 people	440,962 people
70–74	374,677 people	399,789 people	774,466 people
65–69	526,338 people	521,305 people	1,047,643 people
60–64	668,425 people	634,984 people	1,303,409 people
55–59	731,630 people	694,421 people	1,426,051 people
50–54	903,466 people	837,478 people	1,740,944 people
45–49	1,186,850 people	1,108,967 people	2,295,817 people
40–44	1,171,928 people	1,064,320 people	2,236,248 people
35–39	1,850,079 people	1,644,808 people	3,494,887 people
30–34	2,268,156 people	1,976,418 people	4,244,574 people
25–29	2,420,027 people	2,097,044 people	4,517,071 people
20–24	2,098,870 people	1,870,514 people	3,969,384 people
15–19	1,875,938 people	1,678,772 people	3,554,710 people
10–14	2,129,164 people	1,949,207 people	4,078,371 people
5–9	1,873,762 people	1,657,488 people	3,531,250 people
1–4	1,411,901 people	1,242,462 people	2,654,363 people
0	384,428 people	348,289 people	732,717 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han66.88%

31,573,245 people

Yi10.74%

5,071,002 people

Hani3.46%

1,632,981 people

Bai3.40%

1,603,728 people

Dai2.67%

1,259,419 people

Miao2.66%

1,253,291 people

Zhuang2.56%

1,209,837 people

Hui1.56%

737,548 people

Lisu1.49%

705,203 people

Lahu0.99%

469,301 people

Wa0.81%

383,569 people

Naxi0.64%

304,198 people

Yao0.46%

218,825 people

Tibetan0.31%

147,935 people

Jingpo0.31%

146,395 people

Blang0.25%

119,769 people

Bouyei0.14%

68,140 people

Pumi0.09%

43,061 people

Achang0.09%

39,984 people

Nu0.07%

34,314 people

Jino0.05%

25,268 people

Mongol0.05%

25,239 people

Other groups0.05%

23,822 people

Tujia0.05%

23,811 people

De'ang0.04%

20,776 people

Manchu0.04%

19,628 people

Sui0.02%

9,795 people

Dong0.02%

8,341 people

Derung0.01%

6,735 people

Gelao0.01%

4,933 people

Li0.01%

4,652 people

Tu0.01%

4,061 people

Korean0.00%

2,014 people

She0.00%

1,437 people

Mulao0.00%

1,269 people

Uyghur0.00%

976 people

Qiang0.00%

813 people

Salar0.00%

598 people

Daur0.00%

447 people

Dongxiang0.00%

443 people

Gin0.00%

418 people

Maonan0.00%

270 people

Xibe0.00%

235 people

Kazakh0.00%

228 people

Gaoshan0.00%

113 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

53 people

Russian0.00%

53 people

Evenki0.00%

43 people

Nanai0.00%

39 people

Yugur0.00%

24 people

Oroqen0.00%

23 people

Bonan0.00%

18 people

Tajik0.00%

15 people

Monba0.00%

13 people

Lhoba0.00%

11 people

Tatar0.00%

11 people

Uzbek0.00%

6 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