Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	294,569 people	286,063 people	244,406 people
Urbanization rate	12.5%	18.8%	29.9%
Urban population	36,705 people	53,665 people	73,179 people
Male	150,520 people	142,806 people	120,779 people
Female	144,049 people	143,257 people	123,627 people
Households	60,070	61,176	73,182
Average household size	4.82	4.47	3.27

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+	1,923 people	1,861 people	3,784 people
80–84	9,619 people	8,959 people	18,578 people
75–79	12,900 people	12,599 people	25,499 people
70–74	10,408 people	10,336 people	20,744 people
65–69	7,377 people	7,740 people	15,117 people
60–64	6,193 people	7,012 people	13,205 people
55–59	7,025 people	8,155 people	15,180 people
50–54	7,489 people	7,851 people	15,340 people
45–49	6,101 people	6,348 people	12,449 people
40–44	5,880 people	5,781 people	11,661 people
35–39	9,123 people	9,212 people	18,335 people
30–34	10,380 people	11,276 people	21,656 people
25–29	7,898 people	7,995 people	15,893 people
20–24	4,078 people	4,045 people	8,123 people
15–19	5,464 people	5,612 people	11,076 people
10–14	4,196 people	4,173 people	8,369 people
5–9	2,854 people	2,634 people	5,488 people
1–4	1,276 people	1,340 people	2,616 people
0	595 people	698 people	1,293 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,195 people	1,956 people	4,151 people
80–84	9,237 people	8,106 people	17,343 people
75–79	11,890 people	11,009 people	22,899 people
70–74	14,159 people	13,967 people	28,126 people
65–69	14,688 people	14,678 people	29,366 people
60–64	11,705 people	13,906 people	25,611 people
55–59	8,529 people	9,547 people	18,076 people
50–54	8,202 people	7,986 people	16,188 people
45–49	11,318 people	11,495 people	22,813 people
40–44	13,036 people	13,657 people	26,693 people
35–39	9,780 people	9,615 people	19,395 people
30–34	5,391 people	5,189 people	10,580 people
25–29	6,646 people	6,642 people	13,288 people
20–24	5,715 people	5,602 people	11,317 people
15–19	4,458 people	4,096 people	8,554 people
10–14	2,912 people	2,846 people	5,758 people
5–9	1,799 people	1,726 people	3,525 people
1–4	736 people	763 people	1,499 people
0	410 people	471 people	881 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,344 people	2,294 people	4,638 people
80–84	10,517 people	10,587 people	21,104 people
75–79	17,937 people	17,786 people	35,723 people
70–74	19,046 people	17,244 people	36,290 people
65–69	12,357 people	11,027 people	23,384 people
60–64	8,739 people	8,593 people	17,332 people
55–59	13,772 people	13,801 people	27,573 people
50–54	17,716 people	17,125 people	34,841 people
45–49	11,615 people	10,662 people	22,277 people
40–44	6,103 people	5,687 people	11,790 people
35–39	7,299 people	6,983 people	14,282 people
30–34	6,662 people	6,666 people	13,328 people
25–29	5,241 people	4,838 people	10,079 people
20–24	4,020 people	3,865 people	7,885 people
15–19	3,084 people	2,881 people	5,965 people
10–14	1,980 people	1,841 people	3,821 people
5–9	1,296 people	1,272 people	2,568 people
1–4	528 people	607 people	1,135 people
0	264 people	290 people	554 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Hui67.62%

193,423 people

Han32.38%

92,637 people

Miao0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Mulao0.00%

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