Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	212,061 people	249,899 people	257,038 people
Urbanization rate	7.1%	13.7%	29.2%
Urban population	15,121 people	34,167 people	75,124 people
Male	108,769 people	128,584 people	125,655 people
Female	103,292 people	121,315 people	131,383 people
Households	49,517	69,478	78,939
Average household size	4.25	3.57	3.01

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+	1,012 people	962 people	1,974 people
80–84	6,399 people	6,228 people	12,627 people
75–79	23,529 people	22,734 people	46,263 people
70–74	13,665 people	13,133 people	26,798 people
65–69	7,844 people	7,522 people	15,366 people
60–64	6,398 people	6,465 people	12,863 people
55–59	9,797 people	10,548 people	20,345 people
50–54	12,409 people	13,788 people	26,197 people
45–49	10,248 people	11,113 people	21,361 people
40–44	8,154 people	9,282 people	17,436 people
35–39	7,490 people	8,418 people	15,908 people
30–34	5,558 people	7,394 people	12,952 people
25–29	3,936 people	4,750 people	8,686 people
20–24	3,118 people	3,461 people	6,579 people
15–19	2,620 people	2,683 people	5,303 people
10–14	1,854 people	1,647 people	3,501 people
5–9	929 people	757 people	1,686 people
1–4	445 people	324 people	769 people
0	250 people	174 people	424 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	3,020 people	2,777 people	5,797 people
80–84	9,236 people	8,868 people	18,104 people
75–79	9,360 people	9,192 people	18,552 people
70–74	9,877 people	9,472 people	19,349 people
65–69	12,173 people	11,464 people	23,637 people
60–64	15,768 people	16,209 people	31,977 people
55–59	13,528 people	13,174 people	26,702 people
50–54	11,546 people	10,942 people	22,488 people
45–49	10,541 people	9,526 people	20,067 people
40–44	8,122 people	8,169 people	16,291 people
35–39	5,825 people	5,619 people	11,444 people
30–34	4,981 people	4,659 people	9,640 people
25–29	4,540 people	4,165 people	8,705 people
20–24	4,061 people	3,136 people	7,197 people
15–19	2,474 people	1,799 people	4,273 people
10–14	1,720 people	1,132 people	2,852 people
5–9	961 people	562 people	1,523 people
1–4	536 people	282 people	818 people
0	315 people	168 people	483 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,009 people	2,064 people	4,073 people
80–84	5,456 people	5,410 people	10,866 people
75–79	12,299 people	11,990 people	24,289 people
70–74	16,652 people	16,346 people	32,998 people
65–69	13,721 people	12,837 people	26,558 people
60–64	11,248 people	11,333 people	22,581 people
55–59	9,509 people	9,305 people	18,814 people
50–54	7,018 people	6,553 people	13,571 people
45–49	5,661 people	5,420 people	11,081 people
40–44	4,632 people	4,466 people	9,098 people
35–39	4,353 people	4,296 people	8,649 people
30–34	4,112 people	4,235 people	8,347 people
25–29	3,010 people	2,762 people	5,772 people
20–24	3,174 people	2,444 people	5,618 people
15–19	2,043 people	1,395 people	3,438 people
10–14	1,665 people	1,121 people	2,786 people
5–9	1,086 people	645 people	1,731 people
1–4	699 people	395 people	1,094 people
0	422 people	275 people	697 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Uyghur97.81%

244,436 people

Han2.11%

5,271 people

Hui0.04%

97 people

Miao0.01%

31 people

Mulao0.01%

12 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Mongol0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

5 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Tajik0.00%

5 people

Yi0.00%

4 people

Jingpo0.00%

4 people

Tujia0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

2 people

De'ang0.00%

2 people

Nu0.00%

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