Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	207,712 people	251,836 people	252,435 people
Urbanization rate	5.8%	9.1%	17.9%
Urban population	11,950 people	22,784 people	45,183 people
Male	107,598 people	128,378 people	127,593 people
Female	100,114 people	123,458 people	124,842 people
Households	52,115	65,123	67,459
Average household size	3.97	3.84	3.65

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+	283 people	463 people	746 people
80–84	634 people	886 people	1,520 people
75–79	1,421 people	1,805 people	3,226 people
70–74	1,915 people	2,370 people	4,285 people
65–69	2,237 people	2,706 people	4,943 people
60–64	2,290 people	2,720 people	5,010 people
55–59	3,811 people	4,233 people	8,044 people
50–54	5,150 people	5,744 people	10,894 people
45–49	6,057 people	6,515 people	12,572 people
40–44	6,350 people	6,872 people	13,222 people
35–39	7,969 people	7,943 people	15,912 people
30–34	8,598 people	7,941 people	16,539 people
25–29	8,668 people	7,969 people	16,637 people
20–24	9,550 people	8,522 people	18,072 people
15–19	11,339 people	10,014 people	21,353 people
10–14	16,624 people	16,006 people	32,630 people
5–9	19,394 people	18,358 people	37,752 people
1–4	12,951 people	11,662 people	24,613 people
0	2,352 people	2,113 people	4,465 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	103 people	132 people	235 people
80–84	275 people	308 people	583 people
75–79	765 people	859 people	1,624 people
70–74	1,663 people	1,881 people	3,544 people
65–69	2,781 people	2,921 people	5,702 people
60–64	3,054 people	3,361 people	6,415 people
55–59	3,340 people	3,453 people	6,793 people
50–54	3,486 people	3,693 people	7,179 people
45–49	5,494 people	5,530 people	11,024 people
40–44	7,309 people	7,659 people	14,968 people
35–39	8,825 people	8,824 people	17,649 people
30–34	9,498 people	10,060 people	19,558 people
25–29	11,499 people	11,633 people	23,132 people
20–24	11,784 people	11,620 people	23,404 people
15–19	12,231 people	10,862 people	23,093 people
10–14	14,607 people	12,626 people	27,233 people
5–9	16,021 people	13,833 people	29,854 people
1–4	13,050 people	11,905 people	24,955 people
0	2,593 people	2,298 people	4,891 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	54 people	47 people	101 people
80–84	140 people	142 people	282 people
75–79	403 people	406 people	809 people
70–74	1,028 people	981 people	2,009 people
65–69	1,652 people	1,633 people	3,285 people
60–64	3,015 people	3,227 people	6,242 people
55–59	3,771 people	3,841 people	7,612 people
50–54	4,114 people	4,285 people	8,399 people
45–49	4,341 people	4,223 people	8,564 people
40–44	3,937 people	3,854 people	7,791 people
35–39	6,423 people	6,243 people	12,666 people
30–34	8,141 people	8,007 people	16,148 people
25–29	9,762 people	9,015 people	18,777 people
20–24	10,869 people	9,726 people	20,595 people
15–19	12,781 people	11,826 people	24,607 people
10–14	12,930 people	11,465 people	24,395 people
5–9	12,916 people	11,259 people	24,175 people
1–4	9,102 people	8,099 people	17,201 people
0	2,219 people	1,835 people	4,054 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Yi97.39%

245,251 people

Han2.60%

6,550 people

Tibetan0.01%

14 people

Hui0.01%

13 people

Tujia0.00%

2 people

Zhuang0.00%

1 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Bouyei0.00%

1 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

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