Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	24,194 people	30,037 people	34,496 people
Urbanization rate	0.0%	40.9%	74.6%
Urban population	0 people	12,293 people	25,735 people
Male	12,060 people	15,118 people	17,430 people
Female	12,134 people	14,919 people	17,066 people
Households	5,568	8,486	11,447
Average household size	4.28	3.46	2.97

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+	46 people	90 people	136 people
80–84	67 people	130 people	197 people
75–79	154 people	249 people	403 people
70–74	310 people	360 people	670 people
65–69	317 people	348 people	665 people
60–64	242 people	271 people	513 people
55–59	562 people	514 people	1,076 people
50–54	940 people	896 people	1,836 people
45–49	1,350 people	1,272 people	2,622 people
40–44	1,289 people	1,218 people	2,507 people
35–39	1,419 people	1,310 people	2,729 people
30–34	1,581 people	1,533 people	3,114 people
25–29	1,572 people	1,490 people	3,062 people
20–24	1,487 people	1,304 people	2,791 people
15–19	1,175 people	1,082 people	2,257 people
10–14	1,646 people	1,698 people	3,344 people
5–9	1,910 people	1,854 people	3,764 people
1–4	1,135 people	1,209 people	2,344 people
0	228 people	238 people	466 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	19 people	65 people	84 people
80–84	33 people	75 people	108 people
75–79	103 people	172 people	275 people
70–74	163 people	208 people	371 people
65–69	283 people	320 people	603 people
60–64	446 people	402 people	848 people
55–59	407 people	410 people	817 people
50–54	354 people	334 people	688 people
45–49	701 people	607 people	1,308 people
40–44	991 people	906 people	1,897 people
35–39	1,408 people	1,314 people	2,722 people
30–34	1,296 people	1,256 people	2,552 people
25–29	1,433 people	1,314 people	2,747 people
20–24	1,466 people	1,454 people	2,920 people
15–19	1,368 people	1,357 people	2,725 people
10–14	1,580 people	1,567 people	3,147 people
5–9	1,588 people	1,614 people	3,202 people
1–4	1,183 people	1,249 people	2,432 people
0	296 people	295 people	591 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	14 people	36 people	50 people
80–84	21 people	55 people	76 people
75–79	60 people	117 people	177 people
70–74	93 people	145 people	238 people
65–69	142 people	244 people	386 people
60–64	275 people	348 people	623 people
55–59	372 people	391 people	763 people
50–54	470 people	465 people	935 people
45–49	514 people	506 people	1,020 people
40–44	333 people	317 people	650 people
35–39	782 people	626 people	1,408 people
30–34	1,021 people	935 people	1,956 people
25–29	1,346 people	1,343 people	2,689 people
20–24	1,225 people	1,259 people	2,484 people
15–19	1,156 people	1,126 people	2,282 people
10–14	1,402 people	1,322 people	2,724 people
5–9	1,441 people	1,485 people	2,926 people
1–4	1,121 people	1,167 people	2,288 people
0	272 people	247 people	519 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Tibetan95.21%

32,842 people

Han3.24%

1,119 people

Hui1.04%

357 people

Salar0.22%

75 people

Tu0.18%

62 people

Dongxiang0.05%

18 people

Mongol0.03%

9 people

Tujia0.02%

6 people

Bai0.01%

2 people

Korean0.01%

2 people

Bonan0.01%

2 people

Yi0.00%

1 people

She0.00%

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