Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	236,675 people	236,649 people	233,378 people
Urbanization rate	10.7%	23.0%	43.6%
Urban population	25,263 people	54,433 people	101,655 people
Male	124,339 people	122,642 people	121,149 people
Female	112,336 people	114,007 people	112,229 people
Households	68,465	67,806	86,168
Average household size	3.44	3.41	2.52

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+	1,314 people	1,933 people	3,247 people
80–84	2,255 people	2,498 people	4,753 people
75–79	3,250 people	3,209 people	6,459 people
70–74	5,208 people	5,315 people	10,523 people
65–69	6,596 people	6,883 people	13,479 people
60–64	5,877 people	5,919 people	11,796 people
55–59	9,019 people	8,338 people	17,357 people
50–54	11,534 people	10,154 people	21,688 people
45–49	10,777 people	8,699 people	19,476 people
40–44	6,752 people	6,036 people	12,788 people
35–39	7,808 people	7,058 people	14,866 people
30–34	10,931 people	10,014 people	20,945 people
25–29	5,247 people	4,830 people	10,077 people
20–24	4,454 people	3,916 people	8,370 people
15–19	5,735 people	6,822 people	12,557 people
10–14	8,081 people	6,784 people	14,865 people
5–9	9,067 people	7,510 people	16,577 people
1–4	6,054 people	5,330 people	11,384 people
0	1,190 people	981 people	2,171 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	609 people	951 people	1,560 people
80–84	1,489 people	1,869 people	3,358 people
75–79	2,648 people	2,744 people	5,392 people
70–74	4,113 people	3,768 people	7,881 people
65–69	4,490 people	4,009 people	8,499 people
60–64	6,430 people	6,082 people	12,512 people
55–59	7,565 people	7,586 people	15,151 people
50–54	6,817 people	6,770 people	13,587 people
45–49	9,814 people	9,136 people	18,950 people
40–44	12,286 people	11,160 people	23,446 people
35–39	11,581 people	9,708 people	21,289 people
30–34	7,530 people	7,210 people	14,740 people
25–29	8,449 people	8,857 people	17,306 people
20–24	11,333 people	11,678 people	23,011 people
15–19	5,515 people	5,024 people	10,539 people
10–14	6,130 people	5,018 people	11,148 people
5–9	7,176 people	5,549 people	12,725 people
1–4	6,748 people	5,445 people	12,193 people
0	1,919 people	1,443 people	3,362 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	304 people	596 people	900 people
80–84	634 people	936 people	1,570 people
75–79	1,482 people	1,695 people	3,177 people
70–74	2,877 people	2,947 people	5,824 people
65–69	4,011 people	3,689 people	7,700 people
60–64	5,149 people	4,443 people	9,592 people
55–59	5,135 people	4,333 people	9,468 people
50–54	6,949 people	6,579 people	13,528 people
45–49	7,956 people	7,911 people	15,867 people
40–44	7,254 people	6,969 people	14,223 people
35–39	10,692 people	9,690 people	20,382 people
30–34	13,275 people	11,933 people	25,208 people
25–29	12,037 people	10,093 people	22,130 people
20–24	7,159 people	6,363 people	13,522 people
15–19	9,868 people	7,743 people	17,611 people
10–14	15,863 people	14,818 people	30,681 people
5–9	7,226 people	6,484 people	13,710 people
1–4	4,933 people	4,026 people	8,959 people
0	1,535 people	1,088 people	2,623 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.52%

233,134 people

Yao0.96%

2,259 people

Miao0.23%

547 people

Dong0.16%

374 people

Tujia0.08%

193 people

Zhuang0.02%

51 people

Li0.01%

28 people

Hui0.01%

27 people

Bouyei0.01%

17 people

Tu0.00%

6 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Manchu0.00%

2 people

Yi0.00%

2 people

Bai0.00%

2 people

Uyghur0.00%

1 people

Tibetan0.00%

1 people

Korean0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

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