Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	515,934 people	574,369 people	519,357 people
Urbanization rate	15.5%	40.3%	58.9%
Urban population	79,903 people	231,491 people	305,770 people
Male	271,761 people	295,527 people	262,950 people
Female	244,173 people	278,842 people	256,407 people
Households	133,100	147,148	165,535
Average household size	3.83	3.55	2.94

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+	2,323 people	3,211 people	5,534 people
80–84	4,131 people	4,253 people	8,384 people
75–79	5,416 people	5,342 people	10,758 people
70–74	10,468 people	9,990 people	20,458 people
65–69	15,368 people	14,979 people	30,347 people
60–64	15,685 people	14,807 people	30,492 people
55–59	18,615 people	18,116 people	36,731 people
50–54	21,720 people	21,258 people	42,978 people
45–49	21,183 people	22,240 people	43,423 people
40–44	17,063 people	18,341 people	35,404 people
35–39	12,862 people	14,472 people	27,334 people
30–34	16,029 people	17,154 people	33,183 people
25–29	11,445 people	10,988 people	22,433 people
20–24	10,308 people	9,400 people	19,708 people
15–19	19,205 people	16,590 people	35,795 people
10–14	25,879 people	23,418 people	49,297 people
5–9	19,749 people	17,965 people	37,714 people
1–4	12,763 people	11,524 people	24,287 people
0	2,738 people	2,359 people	5,097 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,143 people	1,933 people	3,076 people
80–84	2,630 people	2,953 people	5,583 people
75–79	4,670 people	4,457 people	9,127 people
70–74	7,691 people	6,373 people	14,064 people
65–69	7,961 people	6,636 people	14,597 people
60–64	13,172 people	11,667 people	24,839 people
55–59	17,944 people	16,568 people	34,512 people
50–54	17,610 people	16,495 people	34,105 people
45–49	20,448 people	19,408 people	39,856 people
40–44	24,592 people	22,828 people	47,420 people
35–39	24,627 people	24,738 people	49,365 people
30–34	20,378 people	21,340 people	41,718 people
25–29	15,793 people	17,789 people	33,582 people
20–24	19,315 people	21,403 people	40,718 people
15–19	21,632 people	18,831 people	40,463 people
10–14	22,857 people	19,081 people	41,938 people
5–9	26,080 people	23,015 people	49,095 people
1–4	22,869 people	19,881 people	42,750 people
0	4,115 people	3,446 people	7,561 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	363 people	1,010 people	1,373 people
80–84	1,305 people	2,244 people	3,549 people
75–79	3,240 people	3,684 people	6,924 people
70–74	5,429 people	5,031 people	10,460 people
65–69	7,112 people	5,914 people	13,026 people
60–64	9,648 people	7,293 people	16,941 people
55–59	8,677 people	7,209 people	15,886 people
50–54	13,757 people	11,896 people	25,653 people
45–49	18,618 people	16,823 people	35,441 people
40–44	18,562 people	16,805 people	35,367 people
35–39	22,240 people	20,634 people	42,874 people
30–34	26,265 people	24,335 people	50,600 people
25–29	26,173 people	24,843 people	51,016 people
20–24	21,298 people	20,940 people	42,238 people
15–19	20,400 people	17,281 people	37,681 people
10–14	29,700 people	26,581 people	56,281 people
5–9	20,344 people	17,062 people	37,406 people
1–4	14,740 people	11,270 people	26,010 people
0	3,890 people	3,318 people	7,208 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.61%

517,352 people

She0.09%

480 people

Miao0.08%

422 people

Bouyei0.05%

277 people

Tujia0.04%

190 people

Zhuang0.03%

129 people

Yi0.03%

129 people

Dong0.01%

75 people

Hui0.01%

60 people

Yao0.01%

33 people

Sui0.01%

26 people

Bai0.01%

24 people

Manchu0.00%

21 people

Hani0.00%

17 people

Dongxiang0.00%

16 people

Gelao0.00%

14 people

Li0.00%

13 people

Dai0.00%

11 people

Mongol0.00%

9 people

Other groups0.00%

9 people

Uyghur0.00%

7 people

Wa0.00%

7 people

Jingpo0.00%

7 people

Lahu0.00%

5 people

Tibetan0.00%

4 people

Korean0.00%

4 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

Jino0.00%

2 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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