Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	508,835 people	495,995 people	408,487 people
Urbanization rate	32.5%	44.0%	59.7%
Urban population	165,240 people	218,396 people	243,784 people
Male	257,013 people	248,673 people	205,664 people
Female	251,822 people	247,322 people	202,823 people
Households	147,122	153,195	152,613
Average household size	3.31	2.91	2.53

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+	2,603 people	4,508 people	7,111 people
80–84	3,336 people	4,453 people	7,789 people
75–79	6,175 people	7,124 people	13,299 people
70–74	10,111 people	11,273 people	21,384 people
65–69	15,450 people	16,566 people	32,016 people
60–64	16,933 people	16,749 people	33,682 people
55–59	23,092 people	21,725 people	44,817 people
50–54	25,805 people	23,973 people	49,778 people
45–49	19,583 people	19,247 people	38,830 people
40–44	13,605 people	12,752 people	26,357 people
35–39	11,967 people	11,133 people	23,100 people
30–34	14,963 people	14,217 people	29,180 people
25–29	10,602 people	9,944 people	20,546 people
20–24	5,531 people	4,802 people	10,333 people
15–19	4,772 people	4,404 people	9,176 people
10–14	6,839 people	6,487 people	13,326 people
5–9	7,415 people	6,884 people	14,299 people
1–4	5,816 people	5,515 people	11,331 people
0	1,066 people	1,067 people	2,133 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,520 people	2,881 people	4,401 people
80–84	2,544 people	3,399 people	5,943 people
75–79	6,066 people	7,535 people	13,601 people
70–74	6,667 people	7,168 people	13,835 people
65–69	9,402 people	9,234 people	18,636 people
60–64	13,575 people	13,422 people	26,997 people
55–59	19,715 people	19,674 people	39,389 people
50–54	20,426 people	20,127 people	40,553 people
45–49	26,703 people	25,312 people	52,015 people
40–44	29,268 people	27,345 people	56,613 people
35–39	23,002 people	22,849 people	45,851 people
30–34	16,795 people	16,137 people	32,932 people
25–29	14,088 people	14,502 people	28,590 people
20–24	16,332 people	16,671 people	33,003 people
15–19	17,406 people	17,080 people	34,486 people
10–14	9,956 people	9,238 people	19,194 people
5–9	7,477 people	7,367 people	14,844 people
1–4	6,317 people	6,032 people	12,349 people
0	1,414 people	1,349 people	2,763 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	602 people	1,518 people	2,120 people
80–84	1,603 people	2,866 people	4,469 people
75–79	4,069 people	5,817 people	9,886 people
70–74	5,330 people	6,025 people	11,355 people
65–69	9,259 people	9,825 people	19,084 people
60–64	8,863 people	8,489 people	17,352 people
55–59	10,549 people	9,785 people	20,334 people
50–54	14,507 people	14,017 people	28,524 people
45–49	20,039 people	20,014 people	40,053 people
40–44	20,895 people	20,338 people	41,233 people
35–39	26,821 people	25,285 people	52,106 people
30–34	29,681 people	27,824 people	57,505 people
25–29	23,179 people	22,857 people	46,036 people
20–24	15,484 people	15,281 people	30,765 people
15–19	16,881 people	15,292 people	32,173 people
10–14	23,358 people	22,203 people	45,561 people
5–9	16,094 people	15,273 people	31,367 people
1–4	7,814 people	7,255 people	15,069 people
0	1,985 people	1,858 people	3,843 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.99%

490,975 people

Tujia0.67%

3,317 people

Miao0.23%

1,159 people

Hui0.06%

290 people

Zhuang0.01%

63 people

Dong0.01%

45 people

Mongol0.01%

32 people

Yi0.01%

28 people

Manchu0.01%

24 people

Bouyei0.00%

14 people

Other groups0.00%

12 people

Uyghur0.00%

6 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Li0.00%

6 people

Yao0.00%

5 people

Gelao0.00%

3 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

2 people

Dai0.00%

1 people

Lisu0.00%

1 people

Lahu0.00%

1 people

Salar0.00%

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