Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	54,288 people	69,416 people	75,659 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	14.6%	30.6%
Urban population	0 people	10,164 people	23,180 people
Male	27,401 people	35,038 people	37,996 people
Female	26,887 people	34,378 people	37,663 people
Households	10,987	17,092	24,019
Average household size	4.89	4.00	3.09

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+	102 people	224 people	326 people
80–84	172 people	322 people	494 people
75–79	321 people	404 people	725 people
70–74	449 people	609 people	1,058 people
65–69	497 people	588 people	1,085 people
60–64	457 people	419 people	876 people
55–59	1,362 people	1,363 people	2,725 people
50–54	1,956 people	1,885 people	3,841 people
45–49	2,471 people	2,359 people	4,830 people
40–44	2,670 people	2,564 people	5,234 people
35–39	3,158 people	3,249 people	6,407 people
30–34	3,388 people	3,447 people	6,835 people
25–29	3,592 people	3,516 people	7,108 people
20–24	3,187 people	3,039 people	6,226 people
15–19	2,565 people	2,476 people	5,041 people
10–14	3,562 people	3,449 people	7,011 people
5–9	4,154 people	3,853 people	8,007 people
1–4	3,225 people	3,124 people	6,349 people
0	708 people	773 people	1,481 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	70 people	170 people	240 people
80–84	132 people	240 people	372 people
75–79	301 people	394 people	695 people
70–74	428 people	545 people	973 people
65–69	644 people	587 people	1,231 people
60–64	729 people	774 people	1,503 people
55–59	722 people	704 people	1,426 people
50–54	654 people	533 people	1,187 people
45–49	1,778 people	1,610 people	3,388 people
40–44	2,335 people	2,105 people	4,440 people
35–39	2,860 people	2,569 people	5,429 people
30–34	2,924 people	2,820 people	5,744 people
25–29	3,359 people	3,443 people	6,802 people
20–24	3,355 people	3,527 people	6,882 people
15–19	3,538 people	3,496 people	7,034 people
10–14	3,986 people	3,847 people	7,833 people
5–9	3,732 people	3,704 people	7,436 people
1–4	2,864 people	2,698 people	5,562 people
0	627 people	612 people	1,239 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	31 people	76 people	107 people
80–84	74 people	162 people	236 people
75–79	165 people	317 people	482 people
70–74	289 people	418 people	707 people
65–69	457 people	504 people	961 people
60–64	541 people	640 people	1,181 people
55–59	696 people	650 people	1,346 people
50–54	805 people	763 people	1,568 people
45–49	774 people	766 people	1,540 people
40–44	618 people	504 people	1,122 people
35–39	1,811 people	1,592 people	3,403 people
30–34	2,343 people	2,147 people	4,490 people
25–29	2,697 people	2,536 people	5,233 people
20–24	2,664 people	2,677 people	5,341 people
15–19	3,089 people	3,080 people	6,169 people
10–14	3,295 people	3,193 people	6,488 people
5–9	3,710 people	3,631 people	7,341 people
1–4	2,639 people	2,623 people	5,262 people
0	703 people	608 people	1,311 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan97.32%

73,629 people

Han1.77%

1,340 people

Hui0.55%

416 people

Salar0.22%

164 people

Mongol0.04%

31 people

Tu0.03%

26 people

Dongxiang0.02%

12 people

Bonan0.02%

11 people

Bai0.01%

10 people

Tujia0.01%

8 people

Manchu0.00%

3 people

Qiang0.00%

3 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

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