Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,219,647 people	912,912 people	929,034 people
Urbanization rate	12.4%	32.2%	52.9%
Urban population	150,857 people	293,636 people	491,309 people
Male	638,673 people	456,793 people	475,675 people
Female	580,974 people	456,119 people	453,359 people
Households	329,428	338,885	364,893
Average household size	3.69	2.62	2.45

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+	5,599 people	7,179 people	12,778 people
80–84	9,265 people	10,387 people	19,652 people
75–79	16,745 people	16,624 people	33,369 people
70–74	24,740 people	23,476 people	48,216 people
65–69	32,279 people	30,981 people	63,260 people
60–64	22,001 people	18,997 people	40,998 people
55–59	33,244 people	34,801 people	68,045 people
50–54	43,043 people	42,810 people	85,853 people
45–49	44,133 people	44,478 people	88,611 people
40–44	22,409 people	22,961 people	45,370 people
35–39	19,986 people	20,286 people	40,272 people
30–34	29,396 people	27,007 people	56,403 people
25–29	32,982 people	29,231 people	62,213 people
20–24	24,402 people	21,211 people	45,613 people
15–19	27,465 people	23,273 people	50,738 people
10–14	33,498 people	29,914 people	63,412 people
5–9	29,447 people	26,456 people	55,903 people
1–4	21,204 people	19,776 people	40,980 people
0	3,837 people	3,511 people	7,348 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,534 people	3,567 people	6,101 people
80–84	5,770 people	6,152 people	11,922 people
75–79	10,303 people	10,244 people	20,547 people
70–74	16,599 people	15,701 people	32,300 people
65–69	23,449 people	21,148 people	44,597 people
60–64	30,139 people	27,556 people	57,695 people
55–59	34,467 people	34,199 people	68,666 people
50–54	21,136 people	20,212 people	41,348 people
45–49	28,125 people	32,245 people	60,370 people
40–44	34,958 people	37,380 people	72,338 people
35–39	35,268 people	40,403 people	75,671 people
30–34	18,709 people	21,971 people	40,680 people
25–29	16,533 people	19,330 people	35,863 people
20–24	24,383 people	26,515 people	50,898 people
15–19	47,717 people	46,720 people	94,437 people
10–14	43,746 people	39,148 people	82,894 people
5–9	34,120 people	28,914 people	63,034 people
1–4	23,953 people	20,658 people	44,611 people
0	4,884 people	4,056 people	8,940 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,099 people	1,793 people	2,892 people
80–84	3,072 people	4,046 people	7,118 people
75–79	6,957 people	7,682 people	14,639 people
70–74	12,551 people	12,077 people	24,628 people
65–69	17,303 people	15,802 people	33,105 people
60–64	23,124 people	20,743 people	43,867 people
55–59	29,072 people	25,738 people	54,810 people
50–54	36,197 people	31,659 people	67,856 people
45–49	44,107 people	39,302 people	83,409 people
40–44	30,113 people	25,001 people	55,114 people
35–39	48,655 people	46,545 people	95,200 people
30–34	65,665 people	61,312 people	126,977 people
25–29	67,590 people	64,483 people	132,073 people
20–24	35,313 people	35,529 people	70,842 people
15–19	35,262 people	29,722 people	64,984 people
10–14	62,573 people	55,209 people	117,782 people
5–9	68,917 people	61,029 people	129,946 people
1–4	42,957 people	36,333 people	79,290 people
0	8,146 people	6,969 people	15,115 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.69%

910,044 people

Tujia0.30%

2,692 people

Miao0.00%

40 people

Zhuang0.00%

31 people

Hui0.00%

31 people

Yi0.00%

12 people

Qiang0.00%

10 people

Manchu0.00%

7 people

Yao0.00%

7 people

Uyghur0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Bouyei0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Li0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

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