Total population64,567,588 peopleSeventh census

Households25,008,606Average household size 2.35

Urbanization rate72.2%2020

Sex ratio (male per 100 female)109.0Minority population share 3.4%

Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	45,930,651 people	54,426,891 people	64,567,588 people
Urbanization rate	48.7%	61.6%	72.2%
Urban population	22,356,574 people	33,550,209 people	46,598,465 people
Male	23,581,512 people	27,965,641 people	33,680,008 people
Female	22,349,139 people	26,461,250 people	30,887,580 people
Households	14,136,916	18,854,021	25,008,606
Average household size	3.00	2.62	2.35

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+	350,330 people	482,549 people	832,879 people
80–84	435,724 people	484,451 people	920,175 people
75–79	627,673 people	652,850 people	1,280,523 people
70–74	1,125,829 people	1,157,928 people	2,283,757 people
65–69	1,615,125 people	1,633,890 people	3,249,015 people
60–64	1,794,345 people	1,711,990 people	3,506,335 people
55–59	2,503,105 people	2,357,371 people	4,860,476 people
50–54	3,006,857 people	2,802,726 people	5,809,583 people
45–49	2,930,421 people	2,738,717 people	5,669,138 people
40–44	2,548,248 people	2,338,080 people	4,886,328 people
35–39	2,689,753 people	2,418,649 people	5,108,402 people
30–34	3,271,221 people	2,867,368 people	6,138,589 people
25–29	2,628,336 people	2,214,095 people	4,842,431 people
20–24	2,023,475 people	1,665,551 people	3,689,026 people
15–19	1,519,440 people	1,289,710 people	2,809,150 people
10–14	1,446,894 people	1,258,391 people	2,705,285 people
5–9	1,612,841 people	1,412,166 people	3,025,007 people
1–4	1,309,773 people	1,182,607 people	2,492,380 people
0	240,618 people	218,491 people	459,109 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	154,584 people	238,737 people	393,321 people
80–84	311,543 people	368,163 people	679,706 people
75–79	570,340 people	596,808 people	1,167,148 people
70–74	679,934 people	640,909 people	1,320,843 people
65–69	784,795 people	735,862 people	1,520,657 people
60–64	1,265,067 people	1,211,891 people	2,476,958 people
55–59	1,701,943 people	1,636,497 people	3,338,440 people
50–54	1,817,064 people	1,680,581 people	3,497,645 people
45–49	2,428,602 people	2,297,441 people	4,726,043 people
40–44	2,793,988 people	2,681,530 people	5,475,518 people
35–39	2,652,552 people	2,519,948 people	5,172,500 people
30–34	2,296,739 people	2,163,217 people	4,459,956 people
25–29	2,279,194 people	2,187,550 people	4,466,744 people
20–24	2,533,298 people	2,417,352 people	4,950,650 people
15–19	1,865,826 people	1,725,861 people	3,591,687 people
10–14	1,260,411 people	1,116,944 people	2,377,355 people
5–9	1,264,707 people	1,112,854 people	2,377,561 people
1–4	1,065,018 people	925,880 people	1,990,898 people
0	240,036 people	203,225 people	443,261 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	68,452 people	131,447 people	199,899 people
80–84	161,038 people	231,657 people	392,695 people
75–79	360,087 people	415,779 people	775,866 people
70–74	584,092 people	583,071 people	1,167,163 people
65–69	809,355 people	753,606 people	1,562,961 people
60–64	841,780 people	728,817 people	1,570,597 people
55–59	886,571 people	783,766 people	1,670,337 people
50–54	1,363,169 people	1,259,422 people	2,622,591 people
45–49	1,763,696 people	1,661,786 people	3,425,482 people
40–44	1,833,457 people	1,680,215 people	3,513,672 people
35–39	2,289,006 people	2,166,510 people	4,455,516 people
30–34	2,466,027 people	2,364,789 people	4,830,816 people
25–29	2,233,833 people	2,190,703 people	4,424,536 people
20–24	1,795,088 people	1,779,710 people	3,574,798 people
15–19	1,743,982 people	1,706,881 people	3,450,863 people
10–14	1,744,948 people	1,580,251 people	3,325,199 people
5–9	1,434,329 people	1,273,882 people	2,708,211 people
1–4	953,374 people	838,345 people	1,791,719 people
0	249,228 people	218,502 people	467,730 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han96.57%

62,349,874 people

Miao0.88%

569,407 people

Tujia0.49%

318,881 people

Bouyei0.49%

313,023 people

She0.28%

182,507 people

Yi0.24%

155,681 people

Dong0.23%

146,773 people

Zhuang0.19%

122,792 people

Hui0.13%

84,882 people

Other groups0.07%

42,606 people

Gelao0.06%

37,476 people

Sui0.06%

35,575 people

Manchu0.05%

32,159 people

Bai0.04%

27,985 people

Mongol0.03%

20,069 people

Yao0.03%

19,541 people

Li0.03%

17,703 people

Hani0.02%

13,315 people

Korean0.02%

12,525 people

Uyghur0.01%

9,087 people

Dai0.01%

7,910 people

Mulao0.01%

7,339 people

Tibetan0.01%

6,376 people

Wa0.01%

5,425 people

Lahu0.01%

3,989 people

Lisu0.01%

3,932 people

Tu0.01%

3,092 people

Maonan0.01%

3,005 people

Dongxiang0.00%

2,905 people

Jingpo0.00%

1,825 people

Qiang0.00%

1,661 people

Salar0.00%

1,083 people

Blang0.00%

963 people

Naxi0.00%

826 people

Kazakh0.00%

808 people

Daur0.00%

634 people

Xibe0.00%

541 people

Achang0.00%

350 people

De'ang0.00%

244 people

Gin0.00%

213 people

Nu0.00%

168 people

Kyrgyz0.00%

146 people

Pumi0.00%

128 people

Evenki0.00%

126 people

Bonan0.00%

109 people

Gaoshan0.00%

109 people

Russian0.00%

107 people

Nanai0.00%

97 people

Oroqen0.00%

61 people

Jino0.00%

60 people

Uzbek0.00%

38 people

Tajik0.00%

30 people

Monba0.00%

25 people

Derung0.00%

22 people

Yugur0.00%

21 people

Tatar0.00%

15 people

Lhoba0.00%

14 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