Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	297,741 people	318,669 people	308,880 people
Urbanization rate	17.1%	32.4%	69.3%
Urban population	50,754 people	103,186 people	214,188 people
Male	149,648 people	162,009 people	155,052 people
Female	148,093 people	156,660 people	153,828 people
Households	104,476	110,037	129,329
Average household size	2.81	2.76	2.24

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+	1,352 people	1,799 people	3,151 people
80–84	2,828 people	3,318 people	6,146 people
75–79	4,102 people	4,290 people	8,392 people
70–74	7,724 people	7,889 people	15,613 people
65–69	11,144 people	10,670 people	21,814 people
60–64	11,976 people	10,985 people	22,961 people
55–59	14,495 people	13,422 people	27,917 people
50–54	15,546 people	14,467 people	30,013 people
45–49	12,281 people	13,054 people	25,335 people
40–44	9,265 people	9,892 people	19,157 people
35–39	7,868 people	8,356 people	16,224 people
30–34	10,691 people	10,915 people	21,606 people
25–29	8,003 people	8,033 people	16,036 people
20–24	4,559 people	4,391 people	8,950 people
15–19	8,719 people	8,489 people	17,208 people
10–14	9,669 people	9,629 people	19,298 people
5–9	8,010 people	7,540 people	15,550 people
1–4	5,638 people	5,533 people	11,171 people
0	1,182 people	1,156 people	2,338 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	502 people	672 people	1,174 people
80–84	1,470 people	1,528 people	2,998 people
75–79	3,610 people	3,232 people	6,842 people
70–74	5,868 people	5,387 people	11,255 people
65–69	6,088 people	5,593 people	11,681 people
60–64	9,487 people	8,921 people	18,408 people
55–59	12,507 people	11,267 people	23,774 people
50–54	13,152 people	11,528 people	24,680 people
45–49	15,695 people	13,837 people	29,532 people
40–44	16,442 people	14,851 people	31,293 people
35–39	13,268 people	13,511 people	26,779 people
30–34	9,706 people	10,281 people	19,987 people
25–29	7,422 people	8,305 people	15,727 people
20–24	8,916 people	9,629 people	18,545 people
15–19	11,896 people	12,530 people	24,426 people
10–14	8,445 people	8,444 people	16,889 people
5–9	9,023 people	8,819 people	17,842 people
1–4	7,066 people	6,907 people	13,973 people
0	1,446 people	1,418 people	2,864 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	211 people	287 people	498 people
80–84	723 people	853 people	1,576 people
75–79	2,024 people	1,915 people	3,939 people
70–74	3,700 people	3,101 people	6,801 people
65–69	6,318 people	4,818 people	11,136 people
60–64	7,917 people	6,826 people	14,743 people
55–59	7,244 people	6,265 people	13,509 people
50–54	10,439 people	9,729 people	20,168 people
45–49	13,353 people	12,084 people	25,437 people
40–44	13,237 people	12,295 people	25,532 people
35–39	14,882 people	14,373 people	29,255 people
30–34	13,478 people	14,113 people	27,591 people
25–29	9,533 people	11,309 people	20,842 people
20–24	5,626 people	8,172 people	13,798 people
15–19	6,938 people	8,379 people	15,317 people
10–14	14,175 people	14,016 people	28,191 people
5–9	11,207 people	11,066 people	22,273 people
1–4	6,591 people	6,513 people	13,104 people
0	2,052 people	1,979 people	4,031 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.78%

314,788 people

Hui0.76%

2,430 people

Mongol0.29%

918 people

Manchu0.11%

357 people

Yi0.02%

73 people

Tujia0.01%

31 people

Gelao0.01%

21 people

Miao0.00%

13 people

Tibetan0.00%

5 people

Lisu0.00%

5 people

Zhuang0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Sui0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Korean0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Dong0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Bai0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Qiang0.00%

1 people

Tu0.00%

1 people

Evenki0.00%

1 people

Monba0.00%

1 people

Nanai0.00%

1 people

Lhoba0.00%

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