Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	251,522 people	246,817 people	210,871 people
Urbanization rate	9.9%	21.8%	41.6%
Urban population	24,955 people	53,851 people	87,735 people
Male	135,033 people	130,557 people	110,897 people
Female	116,489 people	116,260 people	99,974 people
Households	71,689	74,025	79,567
Average household size	3.49	3.29	2.57

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+	817 people	918 people	1,735 people
80–84	2,104 people	2,098 people	4,202 people
75–79	4,640 people	4,502 people	9,142 people
70–74	6,114 people	5,298 people	11,412 people
65–69	7,250 people	5,827 people	13,077 people
60–64	6,796 people	5,730 people	12,526 people
55–59	8,062 people	7,285 people	15,347 people
50–54	9,605 people	9,063 people	18,668 people
45–49	9,548 people	8,613 people	18,161 people
40–44	6,624 people	5,938 people	12,562 people
35–39	5,796 people	5,330 people	11,126 people
30–34	6,751 people	6,548 people	13,299 people
25–29	5,482 people	5,033 people	10,515 people
20–24	4,575 people	3,989 people	8,564 people
15–19	5,450 people	4,456 people	9,906 people
10–14	8,571 people	7,744 people	16,315 people
5–9	7,033 people	6,457 people	13,490 people
1–4	4,778 people	4,304 people	9,082 people
0	901 people	841 people	1,742 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	658 people	691 people	1,349 people
80–84	1,467 people	1,389 people	2,856 people
75–79	1,751 people	1,494 people	3,245 people
70–74	3,999 people	3,556 people	7,555 people
65–69	6,746 people	6,174 people	12,920 people
60–64	7,803 people	6,601 people	14,404 people
55–59	8,531 people	6,800 people	15,331 people
50–54	8,079 people	6,703 people	14,782 people
45–49	9,427 people	8,358 people	17,785 people
40–44	11,552 people	10,496 people	22,048 people
35–39	11,798 people	10,514 people	22,312 people
30–34	8,402 people	7,718 people	16,120 people
25–29	7,447 people	7,130 people	14,577 people
20–24	8,730 people	8,593 people	17,323 people
15–19	9,331 people	8,256 people	17,587 people
10–14	8,848 people	7,669 people	16,517 people
5–9	7,600 people	6,703 people	14,303 people
1–4	7,060 people	6,251 people	13,311 people
0	1,328 people	1,164 people	2,492 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	286 people	326 people	612 people
80–84	983 people	972 people	1,955 people
75–79	2,001 people	1,749 people	3,750 people
70–74	3,255 people	2,753 people	6,008 people
65–69	2,766 people	2,337 people	5,103 people
60–64	5,288 people	4,594 people	9,882 people
55–59	7,918 people	7,152 people	15,070 people
50–54	8,565 people	7,278 people	15,843 people
45–49	9,278 people	7,420 people	16,698 people
40–44	8,657 people	7,086 people	15,743 people
35–39	10,211 people	9,073 people	19,284 people
30–34	12,457 people	11,206 people	23,663 people
25–29	12,439 people	10,839 people	23,278 people
20–24	8,763 people	7,697 people	16,460 people
15–19	9,426 people	7,967 people	17,393 people
10–14	14,016 people	12,181 people	26,197 people
5–9	10,234 people	8,630 people	18,864 people
1–4	6,747 people	5,706 people	12,453 people
0	1,743 people	1,523 people	3,266 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.92%

246,608 people

Miao0.06%

146 people

Hui0.02%

45 people

Zhuang0.00%

8 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Tujia0.00%

2 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Mongol0.00%

1 people

Yao0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

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