Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	517,162 people	484,174 people	414,999 people
Urbanization rate	19.3%	37.4%	47.6%
Urban population	99,958 people	180,873 people	197,435 people
Male	269,035 people	248,125 people	215,608 people
Female	248,127 people	236,049 people	199,391 people
Households	136,594	136,056	162,743
Average household size	3.62	3.36	2.34

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+	1,141 people	1,916 people	3,057 people
80–84	2,252 people	2,785 people	5,037 people
75–79	3,610 people	3,849 people	7,459 people
70–74	10,438 people	11,206 people	21,644 people
65–69	14,628 people	15,202 people	29,830 people
60–64	14,581 people	14,401 people	28,982 people
55–59	15,571 people	14,987 people	30,558 people
50–54	18,869 people	16,953 people	35,822 people
45–49	20,819 people	18,041 people	38,860 people
40–44	15,627 people	13,150 people	28,777 people
35–39	15,480 people	12,779 people	28,259 people
30–34	17,033 people	13,708 people	30,741 people
25–29	16,495 people	15,236 people	31,731 people
20–24	13,699 people	11,687 people	25,386 people
15–19	9,073 people	7,845 people	16,918 people
10–14	8,801 people	8,997 people	17,798 people
5–9	7,935 people	7,562 people	15,497 people
1–4	7,814 people	7,393 people	15,207 people
0	1,742 people	1,694 people	3,436 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	456 people	1,085 people	1,541 people
80–84	1,373 people	2,090 people	3,463 people
75–79	3,084 people	3,726 people	6,810 people
70–74	4,728 people	4,981 people	9,709 people
65–69	5,575 people	5,228 people	10,803 people
60–64	13,647 people	13,505 people	27,152 people
55–59	17,929 people	17,582 people	35,511 people
50–54	17,485 people	17,104 people	34,589 people
45–49	17,757 people	17,535 people	35,292 people
40–44	21,334 people	19,525 people	40,859 people
35–39	24,691 people	21,641 people	46,332 people
30–34	19,591 people	16,742 people	36,333 people
25–29	19,837 people	16,732 people	36,569 people
20–24	17,906 people	15,593 people	33,499 people
15–19	20,683 people	21,451 people	42,134 people
10–14	18,732 people	18,414 people	37,146 people
5–9	12,970 people	12,669 people	25,639 people
1–4	8,364 people	8,495 people	16,859 people
0	1,983 people	1,951 people	3,934 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	256 people	509 people	765 people
80–84	810 people	1,707 people	2,517 people
75–79	2,327 people	3,509 people	5,836 people
70–74	4,388 people	4,922 people	9,310 people
65–69	6,056 people	6,078 people	12,134 people
60–64	7,268 people	6,607 people	13,875 people
55–59	7,346 people	6,175 people	13,521 people
50–54	16,618 people	15,300 people	31,918 people
45–49	20,652 people	19,328 people	39,980 people
40–44	19,821 people	18,280 people	38,101 people
35–39	20,624 people	18,801 people	39,425 people
30–34	25,077 people	21,472 people	46,549 people
25–29	29,332 people	24,158 people	53,490 people
20–24	21,774 people	18,081 people	39,855 people
15–19	20,557 people	17,560 people	38,117 people
10–14	21,974 people	21,344 people	43,318 people
5–9	23,116 people	23,851 people	46,967 people
1–4	17,390 people	17,031 people	34,421 people
0	3,649 people	3,414 people	7,063 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

483,784 people

Hui0.05%

218 people

Tujia0.01%

43 people

Miao0.01%

39 people

Manchu0.00%

20 people

Zhuang0.00%

12 people

Yi0.00%

10 people

Other groups0.00%

10 people

Mongol0.00%

8 people

Tibetan0.00%

6 people

Wa0.00%

5 people

Bouyei0.00%

3 people

Li0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Daur0.00%

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