| Major Data of All Previous Provincial Population Census | ||||||
| Item | The First (1953.7.1) |
The Second (1964.7.1) |
The Third (1982.7.1) |
The Fourth (1990.7.1) |
The Fifth (2000.11.1) |
The Sixth (2010.11.1) |
| Total (10000 person) | 4887.65 | 5549.62 | 7441.91 | 8439.21 | 8997.18 | 9579.27 |
| By Sex | ||||||
| Male | 2431.14 | 2790.45 | 3773.74 | 4291.32 | 4554.21 | 4844.69 |
| Female | 2456.52 | 2759.17 | 3668.16 | 4147.89 | 4442.97 | 4734.58 |
| Total Households (10000 unit) | 1109.77 | 1277.08 | 1739.04 | 2197.56 | 2732.04 | 3079.47 |
| Households (10000 unit) | 1733.55 | 2187.44 | 2670.93 | 3010.55 | ||
| Average Household Size (person) | 4.20 | 3.75 | 3.22 | 2.98 | ||
| Nationalities | ||||||
| The number of Nationalities (unit) | 17 | 32 | 39 | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Population of Han | 4862.40 | 5520.04 | 7401.14 | 8388.62 | 8933.90 | 9506.68 |
| Nationality (10000 person) | ||||||
| Total Population of Minority | 25.24 | 29.55 | 40.74 | 50.59 | 63.27 | 72.59 |
| Nationalities (10000 person) | ||||||
| Population of City and Town (10000 person) | 357.92 | 717.57 | 1419.05 | 2307.67 | 3432.59 | 4762.07 |
| Life Expectancy (year old) | 69.2 | 70.6 | 73.9 | 76.5 | ||
| Population by Education | ||||||
| University and Above (10000 person) | 26.32 | 82.29 | 300.08 | 832.87 | ||
| Senior Middle Schools (10000 person) | 438.72 | 603.36 | 994.64 | 1332.26 | ||
| Junior Middle Schools (10000 person) | 1316.97 | 2125.47 | 3297.35 | 3846.80 | ||
| Primary Schools (10000 person) | 2510.81 | 3061.20 | 2946.97 | 2391.22 | ||
| Illiterate or Semiliterate (10000 Person) | 2045.72 | 1425.61 | 765.43 | 475.73 | ||
| Years of education of Population | ||||||
| Aged 6 and Over (year) | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 8.8 | ||
| Economically Active Population (person) | 4009.79 | 5077.21 | 5477.41 | 5902.34 | ||