Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	53,719 people	50,966 people	47,356 people
Urbanization rate	19.9%	27.6%	42.9%
Urban population	10,709 people	14,048 people	20,292 people
Male	28,791 people	26,742 people	24,405 people
Female	24,928 people	24,224 people	22,951 people
Households	14,994	16,768	19,928
Average household size	3.53	2.97	2.34

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+	280 people	284 people	564 people
80–84	360 people	331 people	691 people
75–79	852 people	723 people	1,575 people
70–74	1,228 people	965 people	2,193 people
65–69	1,683 people	1,496 people	3,179 people
60–64	1,589 people	1,347 people	2,936 people
55–59	1,719 people	1,569 people	3,288 people
50–54	2,239 people	1,911 people	4,150 people
45–49	2,139 people	2,043 people	4,182 people
40–44	1,829 people	1,835 people	3,664 people
35–39	1,527 people	1,528 people	3,055 people
30–34	1,540 people	1,711 people	3,251 people
25–29	1,331 people	1,394 people	2,725 people
20–24	677 people	720 people	1,397 people
15–19	812 people	823 people	1,635 people
10–14	1,690 people	1,471 people	3,161 people
5–9	1,535 people	1,517 people	3,052 people
1–4	1,143 people	1,073 people	2,216 people
0	232 people	210 people	442 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	241 people	232 people	473 people
80–84	366 people	355 people	721 people
75–79	557 people	444 people	1,001 people
70–74	686 people	537 people	1,223 people
65–69	1,243 people	974 people	2,217 people
60–64	1,561 people	1,182 people	2,743 people
55–59	2,078 people	1,683 people	3,761 people
50–54	1,820 people	1,568 people	3,388 people
45–49	1,904 people	1,714 people	3,618 people
40–44	2,512 people	2,002 people	4,514 people
35–39	2,395 people	2,273 people	4,668 people
30–34	1,964 people	2,044 people	4,008 people
25–29	1,691 people	1,770 people	3,461 people
20–24	1,474 people	1,723 people	3,197 people
15–19	1,854 people	1,706 people	3,560 people
10–14	1,439 people	1,330 people	2,769 people
5–9	1,311 people	1,243 people	2,554 people
1–4	1,347 people	1,187 people	2,534 people
0	299 people	257 people	556 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	94 people	111 people	205 people
80–84	288 people	270 people	558 people
75–79	580 people	464 people	1,044 people
70–74	725 people	584 people	1,309 people
65–69	827 people	624 people	1,451 people
60–64	920 people	702 people	1,622 people
55–59	1,414 people	1,109 people	2,523 people
50–54	1,739 people	1,309 people	3,048 people
45–49	2,229 people	1,840 people	4,069 people
40–44	1,991 people	1,653 people	3,644 people
35–39	2,162 people	1,815 people	3,977 people
30–34	2,807 people	2,213 people	5,020 people
25–29	2,621 people	2,459 people	5,080 people
20–24	2,035 people	2,019 people	4,054 people
15–19	2,047 people	1,726 people	3,773 people
10–14	2,577 people	2,516 people	5,093 people
5–9	2,316 people	2,183 people	4,499 people
1–4	1,171 people	1,109 people	2,280 people
0	248 people	222 people	470 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.93%

50,931 people

Hui0.02%

9 people

Tujia0.01%

5 people

Miao0.01%

4 people

Zhuang0.01%

3 people

Yi0.01%

3 people

Bouyei0.00%

2 people

Yao0.00%

2 people

Manchu0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Li0.00%

1 people

Kazakh0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Maonan0.00%

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