| 单位:万人 |
| 年 份 | ||||||||||||||
| 维吾尔族 | 汉 族 | 哈萨克族 | 回 族 | 柯尔克孜族 | 蒙古族 | 锡伯族 | 俄罗斯族 | 塔吉克族 | 乌孜别克族 | 塔塔尔族 | 满 族 | 达斡尔族 | 其他民族 | |
| 1978 | 555.53 | 512.9 | 82.1 | 53.12 | 10.4 | 10.74 | 2.55 | 0.06 | 2.28 | 0.77 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 1.42 |
| 1980 | 576.46 | 531.03 | 87.68 | 56.56 | 10.89 | 11.32 | 2.59 | 0.06 | 2.41 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.24 |
| 1985 | 629.44 | 534.92 | 98.72 | 59.96 | 12.35 | 12.33 | 2.93 | 0.43 | 2.89 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 0.95 | 0.48 | 4.49 |
| 1990 | 724.95 | 574.66 | 113.92 | 68.89 | 14.44 | 14.28 | 3.42 | 0.75 | 3.44 | 1.14 | 0.4 | 1.66 | 0.56 | 6.65 |
| 1995 | 780 | 631.81 | 123.77 | 74.76 | 15.78 | 15.28 | 3.82 | 0.9 | 3.82 | 1.33 | 0.47 | 1.99 | 0.62 | 7 |
| 1996 | 791.6 | 643.28 | 125.7 | 76.02 | 16.05 | 15.54 | 3.89 | 0.92 | 3.89 | 1.35 | 0.47 | 2.05 | 0.63 | 7.9 |
| 1997 | 802 | 660.13 | 127.08 | 77.06 | 16.27 | 15.75 | 3.9 | 0.92 | 3.9 | 1.35 | 0.46 | 2.06 | 0.63 | 6.56 |
| 1998 | 813.95 | 674.11 | 128.7 | 78.2 | 16.41 | 15.91 | 3.95 | 0.93 | 3.96 | 1.37 | 0.47 | 2.09 | 0.64 | 6.66 |
| 1999 | 825.03 | 687.15 | 130.45 | 79.26 | 16.64 | 16.13 | 4 | 0.94 | 4.01 | 1.39 | 0.48 | 2.12 | 0.65 | 6.75 |
| 2000 | 852.33 | 725.08 | 131.87 | 83.93 | 16.47 | 16.2 | 4.05 | 1.09 | 4.09 | 1.36 | 0.48 | 2.31 | 0.66 | 9.48 |
| 2001 | 860.56 | 742.2 | 131.92 | 84.42 | 17.01 | 16.19 | 4.13 | 1.08 | 4.12 | 1.37 | 0.47 | 2.3 | 0.67 | 9.75 |
| 2002 | 869.23 | 759.57 | 133.35 | 85.46 | 17.13 | 16.38 | 4.1 | 1.12 | 4.07 | 1.39 | 0.48 | 2.35 | 0.67 | 9.89 |
| 2003 | 882.35 | 771.1 | 135.21 | 86.67 | 17.37 | 16.69 | 4.03 | 1.11 | 4.09 | 1.46 | 0.49 | 2.39 | 0.67 | 10.32 |
| 2004 | 897.67 | 780.25 | 138.16 | 87.63 | 17.12 | 16.96 | 4.08 | 1.13 | 4.35 | 1.42 | 0.47 | 2.41 | 0.67 | 10.79 |
| 2005 | 923.5 | 795.66 | 141.39 | 89.35 | 17.15 | 17.17 | 4.15 | 1.12 | 4.4 | 1.51 | 0.47 | 2.46 | 0.65 | 11.37 |
| 2006 | 941.38 | 812.16 | 143.5 | 90.96 | 17.59 | 17.46 | 4.19 | 1.14 | 4.47 | 1.6 | 0.47 | 2.52 | 0.66 | 11.91 |
| 2007 | 965.06 | 823.93 | 148.39 | 94.3 | 18.19 | 17.71 | 4.24 | 1.16 | 4.48 | 1.61 | 0.47 | 2.56 | 0.67 | 12.42 |
| 2008 | 983.18 | 836.33 | 151.05 | 95.3 | 18.64 | 18.1 | 4.32 | 1.16 | 4.54 | 1.69 | 0.49 | 2.59 | 0.68 | 12.74 |
| 2009 | 1001.98 | 841.69 | 151.48 | 98.04 | 18.93 | 17.96 | 4.28 | 1.17 | 4.72 | 1.67 | 0.49 | 2.62 | 0.69 | 12.91 |
| 2010 | 1017.15 | 832.29 | 151.16 | 98.4 | 18.92 | 17.74 | 4.23 | 1.16 | 4.69 | 1.7 | 0.49 | 2.61 | 0.67 | 13.23 |
| 2011 | 1037.04 | 844.42 | 154.26 | 100.34 | 19.4 | 17.89 | 4.27 | 1.16 | 4.73 | 1.74 | 0.49 | 2.64 | 0.69 | 13.59 |
| 2012 | 1052.86 | 847.29 | 155.75 | 102.31 | 19.44 | 18.08 | 4.29 | 1.17 | 4.86 | 1.77 | 0.5 | 2.66 | 0.68 | 14.39 |
| 2013 | 1074.41 | 860.06 | 158.54 | 104.57 | 19.85 | 18.43 | 4.35 | 1.18 | 4.9 | 1.82 | 0.51 | 2.71 | 0.68 | 14.61 |