Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	1,021,998 people	1,022,514 people	868,897 people
Urbanization rate	38.3%	42.9%	50.6%
Urban population	391,102 people	439,019 people	439,394 people
Male	516,758 people	514,906 people	437,716 people
Female	505,240 people	507,608 people	431,181 people
Households	263,793	261,288	279,671
Average household size	3.66	3.58	2.88

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+	4,259 people	6,521 people	10,780 people
80–84	6,138 people	7,171 people	13,309 people
75–79	12,260 people	13,203 people	25,463 people
70–74	19,566 people	20,247 people	39,813 people
65–69	29,913 people	30,554 people	60,467 people
60–64	30,313 people	30,074 people	60,387 people
55–59	45,792 people	45,168 people	90,960 people
50–54	48,156 people	48,357 people	96,513 people
45–49	36,002 people	35,814 people	71,816 people
40–44	25,592 people	24,928 people	50,520 people
35–39	27,715 people	25,772 people	53,487 people
30–34	36,058 people	35,305 people	71,363 people
25–29	24,456 people	23,603 people	48,059 people
20–24	12,589 people	11,787 people	24,376 people
15–19	13,866 people	12,378 people	26,244 people
10–14	21,439 people	20,132 people	41,571 people
5–9	22,618 people	20,809 people	43,427 people
1–4	17,839 people	16,533 people	34,372 people
0	3,145 people	2,825 people	5,970 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	2,374 people	4,595 people	6,969 people
80–84	4,547 people	6,034 people	10,581 people
75–79	8,027 people	9,110 people	17,137 people
70–74	11,444 people	11,180 people	22,624 people
65–69	17,497 people	16,798 people	34,295 people
60–64	24,680 people	23,898 people	48,578 people
55–59	35,893 people	35,169 people	71,062 people
50–54	35,937 people	35,169 people	71,106 people
45–49	53,389 people	51,776 people	105,165 people
40–44	57,111 people	55,868 people	112,979 people
35–39	44,398 people	43,814 people	88,212 people
30–34	32,418 people	31,595 people	64,013 people
25–29	36,116 people	35,747 people	71,863 people
20–24	45,188 people	47,283 people	92,471 people
15–19	40,118 people	39,162 people	79,280 people
10–14	22,268 people	20,640 people	42,908 people
5–9	20,454 people	18,792 people	39,246 people
1–4	18,309 people	16,701 people	35,010 people
0	4,738 people	4,277 people	9,015 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	987 people	2,376 people	3,363 people
80–84	2,648 people	4,502 people	7,150 people
75–79	6,540 people	8,626 people	15,166 people
70–74	9,744 people	10,843 people	20,587 people
65–69	12,186 people	12,161 people	24,347 people
60–64	14,558 people	13,289 people	27,847 people
55–59	19,953 people	18,000 people	37,953 people
50–54	26,370 people	25,122 people	51,492 people
45–49	37,928 people	36,722 people	74,650 people
40–44	37,413 people	36,478 people	73,891 people
35–39	55,140 people	53,306 people	108,446 people
30–34	59,230 people	57,610 people	116,840 people
25–29	44,039 people	43,892 people	87,931 people
20–24	30,784 people	31,344 people	62,128 people
15–19	42,638 people	40,295 people	82,933 people
10–14	58,020 people	55,637 people	113,657 people
5–9	37,775 people	35,937 people	73,712 people
1–4	17,107 people	15,728 people	32,835 people
0	3,698 people	3,372 people	7,070 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.62%

1,018,592 people

Hui0.23%

2,318 people

Tujia0.09%

957 people

Miao0.03%

307 people

Zhuang0.01%

87 people

Mongol0.01%

63 people

Tu0.00%

36 people

Manchu0.00%

27 people

Sui0.00%

21 people

Bai0.00%

16 people

Yi0.00%

14 people

Yao0.00%

14 people

Tibetan0.00%

11 people

Bouyei0.00%

10 people

Dong0.00%

7 people

Li0.00%

6 people

Kazakh0.00%

4 people

Uyghur0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Hani0.00%

3 people

Dai0.00%

3 people

Nu0.00%

3 people

Wa0.00%

2 people

Qiang0.00%

2 people

Mulao0.00%

2 people

She0.00%

1 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Blang0.00%

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