Census data

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

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	285,018 people	283,947 people	260,971 people
Urbanization rate	13.6%	26.4%	43.6%
Urban population	38,881 people	75,084 people	113,893 people
Male	152,830 people	151,237 people	138,547 people
Female	132,188 people	132,710 people	122,424 people
Households	83,645	84,485	98,533
Average household size	3.40	3.35	2.57

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+	974 people	1,095 people	2,069 people
80–84	2,386 people	2,310 people	4,696 people
75–79	4,484 people	3,861 people	8,345 people
70–74	6,423 people	4,929 people	11,352 people
65–69	8,968 people	6,971 people	15,939 people
60–64	8,315 people	7,027 people	15,342 people
55–59	10,153 people	8,784 people	18,937 people
50–54	11,940 people	10,424 people	22,364 people
45–49	10,209 people	8,937 people	19,146 people
40–44	8,589 people	7,602 people	16,191 people
35–39	8,526 people	7,701 people	16,227 people
30–34	9,685 people	9,078 people	18,763 people
25–29	8,344 people	7,953 people	16,297 people
20–24	5,436 people	4,925 people	10,361 people
15–19	6,927 people	6,117 people	13,044 people
10–14	10,381 people	9,198 people	19,579 people
5–9	9,276 people	8,493 people	17,769 people
1–4	6,331 people	5,936 people	12,267 people
0	1,200 people	1,083 people	2,283 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	589 people	714 people	1,303 people
80–84	1,437 people	1,300 people	2,737 people
75–79	2,512 people	2,087 people	4,599 people
70–74	4,904 people	3,994 people	8,898 people
65–69	6,874 people	5,118 people	11,992 people
60–64	8,533 people	6,120 people	14,653 people
55–59	10,717 people	7,992 people	18,709 people
50–54	9,431 people	8,123 people	17,554 people
45–49	11,158 people	9,596 people	20,754 people
40–44	13,202 people	11,423 people	24,625 people
35–39	11,589 people	10,541 people	22,130 people
30–34	10,098 people	9,805 people	19,903 people
25–29	9,954 people	9,705 people	19,659 people
20–24	11,240 people	11,579 people	22,819 people
15–19	11,057 people	10,448 people	21,505 people
10–14	9,547 people	8,436 people	17,983 people
5–9	8,911 people	7,716 people	16,627 people
1–4	8,132 people	6,848 people	14,980 people
0	1,352 people	1,165 people	2,517 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	373 people	398 people	771 people
80–84	940 people	1,062 people	2,002 people
75–79	2,215 people	2,094 people	4,309 people
70–74	3,736 people	2,949 people	6,685 people
65–69	4,670 people	3,621 people	8,291 people
60–64	7,086 people	5,537 people	12,623 people
55–59	8,557 people	6,391 people	14,948 people
50–54	9,872 people	6,914 people	16,786 people
45–49	11,905 people	8,911 people	20,816 people
40–44	10,265 people	8,599 people	18,864 people
35–39	11,835 people	10,413 people	22,248 people
30–34	12,918 people	11,979 people	24,897 people
25–29	9,949 people	10,055 people	20,004 people
20–24	7,419 people	7,799 people	15,218 people
15–19	10,160 people	8,454 people	18,614 people
10–14	17,912 people	16,532 people	34,444 people
5–9	14,304 people	12,970 people	27,274 people
1–4	7,487 people	6,341 people	13,828 people
0	1,227 people	1,169 people	2,396 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han99.36%

282,120 people

Hui0.62%

1,763 people

Tujia0.01%

15 people

Miao0.00%

11 people

Zhuang0.00%

10 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Dongxiang0.00%

4 people

Yi0.00%

3 people

Mongol0.00%

3 people

Yao0.00%

3 people

Korean0.00%

3 people

Uyghur0.00%

2 people

Tibetan0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

2 people

Hani0.00%

1 people

Dai0.00%

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