Shantou's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,656,525. In 1950, the population of Shantou was 270,358. Shantou has grown by 82,812 in the last year, which represents a 1.81% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Shantou, which typically includes Shantou's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 5,309,991 |
| 2034 | 5,273,482 |
| 2033 | 5,232,756 |
| 2032 | 5,187,612 |
| 2031 | 5,137,913 |
| 2030 | 5,083,364 |
| 2029 | 5,023,838 |
| 2028 | 4,959,261 |
| 2027 | 4,889,782 |
| 2026 | 4,815,661 |
| 2025 | 4,737,587 |
| 2024 | 4,656,525 |
| 2023 | 4,573,713 |
| 2022 | 4,490,411 |
| 2021 | 4,407,928 |
| 2020 | 4,327,316 |
| 2019 | 4,249,233 |
| 2018 | 4,173,765 |
| 2017 | 4,100,488 |
| 2016 | 4,028,595 |
| 2015 | 3,957,770 |
| 2014 | 3,888,285 |
| 2013 | 3,820,019 |
| 2012 | 3,753,044 |
| 2011 | 3,687,063 |
| 2010 | 3,623,042 |
| 2009 | 3,561,509 |
| 2008 | 3,501,103 |
| 2007 | 3,441,559 |
| 2006 | 3,383,108 |
| 2005 | 3,325,649 |
| 2004 | 3,269,244 |
| 2003 | 3,213,643 |
| 2002 | 3,159,063 |
| 2001 | 3,105,410 |
| 2000 | 2,929,535 |
| 1999 | 2,547,057 |
| 1998 | 2,214,942 |
| 1997 | 1,926,132 |
| 1996 | 1,675,302 |
| 1995 | 1,456,576 |
| 1994 | 1,266,651 |
| 1993 | 1,101,490 |
| 1992 | 958,049 |
| 1991 | 832,967 |
| 1990 | 724,355 |
| 1989 | 679,987 |
| 1988 | 638,392 |
| 1987 | 599,237 |
| 1986 | 562,532 |
| 1985 | 528,076 |
| 1984 | 495,773 |
| 1983 | 465,366 |
| 1982 | 436,861 |
| 1981 | 428,199 |
| 1980 | 419,720 |
| 1979 | 411,386 |
| 1978 | 403,229 |
| 1977 | 395,234 |
| 1976 | 387,407 |
| 1975 | 379,715 |
| 1974 | 372,186 |
| 1973 | 364,806 |
| 1972 | 357,583 |
| 1971 | 350,483 |
| 1970 | 344,889 |
| 1969 | 340,715 |
| 1968 | 336,598 |
| 1967 | 332,520 |
| 1966 | 328,496 |
| 1965 | 324,522 |
| 1964 | 320,600 |
| 1963 | 316,716 |
| 1962 | 312,884 |
| 1961 | 309,098 |
| 1960 | 305,363 |
| 1959 | 301,663 |
| 1958 | 298,013 |
| 1957 | 294,407 |
| 1956 | 290,849 |
| 1955 | 287,325 |
| 1954 | 283,849 |
| 1953 | 280,414 |
| 1952 | 277,026 |
| 1951 | 273,669 |
| 1950 | 270,358 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 270,358 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 273,669 | 1.22% | 3,311 |
| 1952 | 277,026 | 1.23% | 3,357 |
| 1953 | 280,414 | 1.22% | 3,388 |
| 1954 | 283,849 | 1.22% | 3,435 |
| 1955 | 287,325 | 1.22% | 3,476 |
| 1956 | 290,849 | 1.23% | 3,524 |
| 1957 | 294,407 | 1.22% | 3,558 |
| 1958 | 298,013 | 1.22% | 3,606 |
| 1959 | 301,663 | 1.22% | 3,650 |
| 1960 | 305,363 | 1.23% | 3,700 |
| 1961 | 309,098 | 1.22% | 3,735 |
| 1962 | 312,884 | 1.22% | 3,786 |
| 1963 | 316,716 | 1.22% | 3,832 |
| 1964 | 320,600 | 1.23% | 3,884 |
| 1965 | 324,522 | 1.22% | 3,922 |
| 1966 | 328,496 | 1.22% | 3,974 |
| 1967 | 332,520 | 1.22% | 4,024 |
| 1968 | 336,598 | 1.23% | 4,078 |
| 1969 | 340,715 | 1.22% | 4,117 |
| 1970 | 344,889 | 1.23% | 4,174 |
| 1971 | 350,483 | 1.62% | 5,594 |
| 1972 | 357,583 | 2.03% | 7,100 |
| 1973 | 364,806 | 2.02% | 7,223 |
| 1974 | 372,186 | 2.02% | 7,380 |
| 1975 | 379,715 | 2.02% | 7,529 |
| 1976 | 387,407 | 2.03% | 7,692 |
| 1977 | 395,234 | 2.02% | 7,827 |
| 1978 | 403,229 | 2.02% | 7,995 |
| 1979 | 411,386 | 2.02% | 8,157 |
| 1980 | 419,720 | 2.03% | 8,334 |
| 1981 | 428,199 | 2.02% | 8,479 |
| 1982 | 436,861 | 2.02% | 8,662 |
| 1983 | 465,366 | 6.52% | 28,505 |
| 1984 | 495,773 | 6.53% | 30,407 |
| 1985 | 528,076 | 6.52% | 32,303 |
| 1986 | 562,532 | 6.52% | 34,456 |
| 1987 | 599,237 | 6.52% | 36,705 |
| 1988 | 638,392 | 6.53% | 39,155 |
| 1989 | 679,987 | 6.52% | 41,595 |
| 1990 | 724,355 | 6.52% | 44,368 |
| 1991 | 832,967 | 14.99% | 108,612 |
| 1992 | 958,049 | 15.02% | 125,082 |
| 1993 | 1,101,490 | 14.97% | 143,441 |
| 1994 | 1,266,651 | 14.99% | 165,161 |
| 1995 | 1,456,576 | 14.99% | 189,925 |
| 1996 | 1,675,302 | 15.02% | 218,726 |
| 1997 | 1,926,132 | 14.97% | 250,830 |
| 1998 | 2,214,942 | 14.99% | 288,810 |
| 1999 | 2,547,057 | 14.99% | 332,115 |
| 2000 | 2,929,535 | 15.02% | 382,478 |
| 2001 | 3,105,410 | 6% | 175,875 |
| 2002 | 3,159,063 | 1.73% | 53,653 |
| 2003 | 3,213,643 | 1.73% | 54,580 |
| 2004 | 3,269,244 | 1.73% | 55,601 |
| 2005 | 3,325,649 | 1.73% | 56,405 |
| 2006 | 3,383,108 | 1.73% | 57,459 |
| 2007 | 3,441,559 | 1.73% | 58,451 |
| 2008 | 3,501,103 | 1.73% | 59,544 |
| 2009 | 3,561,509 | 1.73% | 60,406 |
| 2010 | 3,623,042 | 1.73% | 61,533 |
| 2011 | 3,687,063 | 1.77% | 64,021 |
| 2012 | 3,753,044 | 1.79% | 65,981 |
| 2013 | 3,820,019 | 1.78% | 66,975 |
| 2014 | 3,888,285 | 1.79% | 68,266 |
| 2015 | 3,957,770 | 1.79% | 69,485 |
| 2016 | 4,028,595 | 1.79% | 70,825 |
| 2017 | 4,100,488 | 1.78% | 71,893 |
| 2018 | 4,173,765 | 1.79% | 73,277 |
| 2019 | 4,249,233 | 1.81% | 75,468 |
| 2020 | 4,327,316 | 1.84% | 78,083 |
| 2021 | 4,407,928 | 1.86% | 80,612 |
| 2022 | 4,490,411 | 1.87% | 82,483 |
| 2023 | 4,573,713 | 1.86% | 83,302 |
| 2024 | 4,656,525 | 1.81% | 82,812 |
| 2025 | 4,737,587 | 1.74% | 81,062 |
| 2026 | 4,815,661 | 1.65% | 78,074 |
| 2027 | 4,889,782 | 1.54% | 74,121 |
| 2028 | 4,959,261 | 1.42% | 69,479 |
| 2029 | 5,023,838 | 1.3% | 64,577 |
| 2030 | 5,083,364 | 1.18% | 59,526 |
| 2031 | 5,137,913 | 1.07% | 54,549 |
| 2032 | 5,187,612 | 0.97% | 49,699 |
| 2033 | 5,232,756 | 0.87% | 45,144 |
| 2034 | 5,273,482 | 0.78% | 40,726 |
| 2035 | 5,309,991 | 0.69% | 36,509 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 29,867,918 | 2.25% |
| Beijing | 22,189,082 | 1.94% |
| Chongqing | 17,773,923 | 2.5% |
| Guangzhou | 14,590,096 | 2.14% |
| Tianjin | 14,470,873 | 1.63% |
| Shenzhen | 13,311,855 | 1.83% |
| Nanjing | 9,947,548 | 2.57% |
| Chengdu | 9,828,110 | 1.81% |
| Xi An Shaanxi | 9,013,837 | 2.6% |
| Wuhan | 8,850,850 | 1.52% |
| Hangzhou | 8,419,842 | 2.22% |
| Suzhou | 8,350,625 | 3.43% |
| Shenyang | 7,830,377 | 1.95% |
| Foshan | 7,704,935 | 1.42% |
| Dongguan | 7,675,146 | 1.16% |
| Haerbin | 6,938,008 | 1.97% |
| Dalian | 6,217,487 | 2.3% |
| Qingdao | 6,104,597 | 1.97% |
| Zhengzhou | 6,014,887 | 2.66% |
| Ji Nan Shandong | 5,940,698 | 2.32% |