Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	230,532 people	244,799 people	242,549 people
Urbanization rate	3.2%	20.5%	34.3%
Urban population	7,309 people	50,242 people	83,176 people
Male	120,298 people	126,233 people	124,455 people
Female	110,234 people	118,566 people	118,094 people
Households	58,186	65,677	83,850
Average household size	3.86	3.58	2.84

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+	1,196 people	1,043 people	2,239 people
80–84	6,777 people	6,163 people	12,940 people
75–79	12,950 people	11,672 people	24,622 people
70–74	13,610 people	12,142 people	25,752 people
65–69	5,844 people	4,590 people	10,434 people
60–64	3,395 people	2,748 people	6,143 people
55–59	5,743 people	5,456 people	11,199 people
50–54	11,251 people	10,785 people	22,036 people
45–49	10,677 people	10,262 people	20,939 people
40–44	6,697 people	6,248 people	12,945 people
35–39	6,765 people	6,614 people	13,379 people
30–34	9,245 people	8,342 people	17,587 people
25–29	9,018 people	9,074 people	18,092 people
20–24	7,515 people	7,571 people	15,086 people
15–19	6,212 people	6,137 people	12,349 people
10–14	3,903 people	4,290 people	8,193 people
5–9	1,970 people	2,452 people	4,422 people
1–4	1,064 people	1,379 people	2,443 people
0	623 people	1,126 people	1,749 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,606 people	1,481 people	3,087 people
80–84	10,701 people	8,964 people	19,665 people
75–79	9,543 people	7,647 people	17,190 people
70–74	5,701 people	4,257 people	9,958 people
65–69	7,827 people	7,127 people	14,954 people
60–64	13,220 people	13,105 people	26,325 people
55–59	12,807 people	13,150 people	25,957 people
50–54	7,842 people	7,356 people	15,198 people
45–49	7,316 people	7,229 people	14,545 people
40–44	10,105 people	9,114 people	19,219 people
35–39	10,103 people	9,856 people	19,959 people
30–34	8,815 people	8,449 people	17,264 people
25–29	7,409 people	6,888 people	14,297 people
20–24	5,095 people	5,097 people	10,192 people
15–19	3,102 people	3,269 people	6,371 people
10–14	2,347 people	2,287 people	4,634 people
5–9	1,685 people	1,818 people	3,503 people
1–4	762 people	1,004 people	1,766 people
0	247 people	468 people	715 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,544 people	1,453 people	2,997 people
80–84	4,540 people	3,340 people	7,880 people
75–79	7,199 people	6,176 people	13,375 people
70–74	15,690 people	14,892 people	30,582 people
65–69	16,140 people	14,592 people	30,732 people
60–64	7,834 people	7,279 people	15,113 people
55–59	8,116 people	7,522 people	15,638 people
50–54	10,785 people	9,364 people	20,149 people
45–49	10,865 people	10,215 people	21,080 people
40–44	9,426 people	8,742 people	18,168 people
35–39	8,120 people	7,320 people	15,440 people
30–34	5,919 people	5,611 people	11,530 people
25–29	4,019 people	3,735 people	7,754 people
20–24	3,711 people	3,336 people	7,047 people
15–19	3,025 people	2,749 people	5,774 people
10–14	1,933 people	1,953 people	3,886 people
5–9	955 people	1,168 people	2,123 people
1–4	359 people	535 people	894 people
0	118 people	252 people	370 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.98%

244,742 people

Hui0.02%

36 people

Dong0.00%

6 people

She0.00%

4 people

Zhuang0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Sui0.00%

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