Demographics

According to the 2010 census, Changji had a population of 1,428,587 inhabitants, with a population density of 19.4 inhabitants per km². Its population in the 2000 census was 1,503,097. Part of the change in population is due to boundary changes, for example, the formerly county-level city Miquan was merged into Midong District and became part of Ürümqi in 2007. The population in 2000 minus Miquan was 1,322,145.Nationality20002010Population%Population%Han1,129,38475.14%1,075,85275.31%Hui173,56311.55%136,01312.15%Kazakh119,9427.98%133,2868.40%Uyghur58,9843.92%63,6064.13%Mongols6,0620.40%5,2140.42%Dongxiang2,9080.19%3,1760.20%Manchu2,8280.19%2,2640.16%Uzbek2,1890.15%1,7270.15%Tujia1,1710.08%Others7,2370.48%6,2780.44%Total1,503,097100%1,428,587100%