Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,251,754 people	1,199,515 people	1,131,016 people
Urbanization rate	27.8%	34.5%	51.3%
Urban population	348,309 people	414,113 people	580,117 people
Male	642,370 people	612,594 people	570,451 people
Female	609,384 people	586,921 people	560,565 people
Households	334,422	359,228	428,925
Average household size	3.58	3.14	2.52

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+	1,829 people	2,158 people	3,987 people
80–84	4,824 people	5,888 people	10,712 people
75–79	12,583 people	13,184 people	25,767 people
70–74	21,180 people	22,928 people	44,108 people
65–69	31,126 people	33,007 people	64,133 people
60–64	28,217 people	25,926 people	54,143 people
55–59	49,945 people	49,340 people	99,285 people
50–54	68,100 people	69,057 people	137,157 people
45–49	54,643 people	57,101 people	111,744 people
40–44	33,145 people	34,500 people	67,645 people
35–39	35,310 people	36,315 people	71,625 people
30–34	42,425 people	46,599 people	89,024 people
25–29	28,985 people	29,566 people	58,551 people
20–24	25,681 people	25,178 people	50,859 people
15–19	28,090 people	24,115 people	52,205 people
10–14	37,227 people	28,842 people	66,069 people
5–9	33,456 people	26,690 people	60,146 people
1–4	28,349 people	25,286 people	53,635 people
0	5,336 people	4,885 people	10,221 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	611 people	684 people	1,295 people
80–84	2,116 people	2,113 people	4,229 people
75–79	6,193 people	6,805 people	12,998 people
70–74	12,363 people	12,905 people	25,268 people
65–69	21,914 people	20,278 people	42,192 people
60–64	29,295 people	29,009 people	58,304 people
55–59	37,639 people	37,608 people	75,247 people
50–54	33,291 people	29,568 people	62,859 people
45–49	56,638 people	55,106 people	111,744 people
40–44	75,659 people	75,262 people	150,921 people
35–39	60,046 people	61,511 people	121,557 people
30–34	36,070 people	36,782 people	72,852 people
25–29	36,848 people	37,763 people	74,611 people
20–24	42,204 people	50,685 people	92,889 people
15–19	45,617 people	40,797 people	86,414 people
10–14	44,600 people	34,322 people	78,922 people
5–9	34,956 people	28,327 people	63,283 people
1–4	29,526 people	22,136 people	51,662 people
0	7,008 people	5,260 people	12,268 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	331 people	322 people	653 people
80–84	1,148 people	1,182 people	2,330 people
75–79	3,542 people	3,622 people	7,164 people
70–74	7,822 people	7,314 people	15,136 people
65–69	13,906 people	13,659 people	27,565 people
60–64	20,588 people	19,315 people	39,903 people
55–59	28,577 people	24,162 people	52,739 people
50–54	35,318 people	32,307 people	67,625 people
45–49	42,554 people	41,275 people	83,829 people
40–44	35,169 people	30,832 people	66,001 people
35–39	60,397 people	57,385 people	117,782 people
30–34	79,988 people	78,674 people	158,662 people
25–29	64,982 people	65,510 people	130,492 people
20–24	39,039 people	40,662 people	79,701 people
15–19	47,085 people	46,790 people	93,875 people
10–14	69,398 people	65,789 people	135,187 people
5–9	48,079 people	43,822 people	91,901 people
1–4	35,616 people	30,557 people	66,173 people
0	8,831 people	6,205 people	15,036 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han97.78%

1,172,936 people

Yugur0.85%

10,237 people

Tibetan0.81%

9,709 people

Hui0.34%

4,066 people

Tu0.08%

954 people

Mongol0.05%

577 people

Dongxiang0.04%

473 people

Manchu0.02%

273 people

Zhuang0.00%

53 people

Yi0.00%

48 people

Tujia0.00%

47 people

Miao0.00%

34 people

Uyghur0.00%

20 people

Korean0.00%

15 people

Salar0.00%

13 people

Yao0.00%

8 people

Bouyei0.00%

7 people

Other groups0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

5 people

Kazakh0.00%

5 people

Wa0.00%

4 people

Bai0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Lisu0.00%

3 people

Bonan0.00%

3 people

Gaoshan0.00%

3 people

Dong0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

2 people

Xibe0.00%

2 people

Daur0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

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