Shantou's 2025 population is now estimated at 4,737,590. In 1950, the population of Shantou was 270,358. Shantou has grown by 81,070 in the last year, which represents a 1.74% 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.
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 30,482,100 | 2.06% |
| Beijing | 22,596,500 | 1.84% |
| Chongqing | 18,171,200 | 2.23% |
| Guangzhou | 14,878,700 | 1.98% |
| Tianjin | 14,704,100 | 1.61% |
| Shenzhen | 13,545,400 | 1.75% |
| Nanjing | 10,174,900 | 2.28% |
| Chengdu | 9,998,870 | 1.74% |
| Xi-an | 9,222,080 | 2.31% |
| Wuhan | 8,986,480 | 1.53% |
| Suzhou | 8,592,820 | 2.9% |
| Hangzhou | 8,591,040 | 2.03% |
| Shenyang | 7,974,270 | 1.84% |
| Foshan | 7,817,160 | 1.46% |
| Dongguan | 7,772,860 | 1.27% |
| Haerbin | 7,066,860 | 1.86% |
| Dalian | 6,347,380 | 2.09% |
| Qingdao | 6,217,970 | 1.86% |
| Zhengzhou | 6,156,140 | 2.35% |
| Ji nan Shandong | 6,065,850 | 2.11% |
| Urumqi | 5,132,170 | 2.52% |
| Changsha | 5,128,270 | 1.99% |
| Kunming | 4,955,680 | 1.95% |
| Changchun | 4,891,020 | 1.84% |
| Hefei | 4,830,170 | 2.18% |
| Ningbo | 4,770,300 | 2.37% |
| Shantou | 4,737,590 | 1.74% |
| Shijiazhuang | 4,534,990 | 1.81% |
| Nanning | 4,383,600 | 2.15% |
| Taiyuan Shanxi | 4,305,290 | 1.86% |
| Changzhou | 4,180,040 | 2.31% |
| Nanchang | 4,104,120 | 2.19% |
| Wenzhou | 4,093,180 | 2.09% |
| Xiamen | 4,077,760 | 1.75% |
| Fuzhou Fujian | 4,072,430 | 1.84% |
| Tangshan Hebei | 4,024,170 | 2.52% |
| Guiyang | 3,736,730 | 2.06% |
| Wuxi | 3,559,030 | 1.72% |
| Lanzhou | 3,430,880 | 1.93% |
| Handan | 3,159,030 | 2.37% |
| Huaian | 3,152,050 | 2.64% |
| Zhongshan | 3,093,870 | 1.4% |
| Weifang | 3,064,290 | 2.33% |
| Shaoxing | 2,951,330 | 2.4% |
| Yantai | 2,898,490 | 2.26% |
| Huizhou | 2,890,880 | 2.24% |
| Zibo | 2,876,180 | 1.69% |
| Luoyang | 2,725,560 | 2.21% |
| Nantong | 2,613,750 | 2.27% |
| Hohhot | 2,500,940 | 2.34% |
| Liuzhou | 2,447,620 | 2.09% |
| Baotou | 2,425,700 | 1.87% |
| Xuzhou | 2,376,040 | 1.86% |
| Putian | 2,315,020 | 2.89% |
| Wuhu Anhui | 2,257,210 | 2.82% |
| Yangzhou | 2,216,800 | 1.92% |
| Taizhou Zhejiang | 2,198,540 | 2.15% |
| Baoding | 2,190,060 | 1.88% |
| Linyi Shandong | 2,161,430 | 1.95% |
| Haikou | 2,095,420 | 1.88% |
| Daqing | 2,085,470 | 2.01% |
| Lianyungang | 2,080,810 | 2.22% |
| Yancheng Jiangsu | 2,073,240 | 1.91% |
| Zhuhai | 1,968,620 | 1.98% |
| Quanzhou | 1,966,630 | 2.39% |
| Datong | 1,951,440 | 1.97% |
| Cixi | 1,885,950 | 2.5% |
| Jiangmen | 1,826,520 | 1.62% |
| Xiangyang | 1,801,750 | 1.66% |
| Yichang | 1,800,420 | 2.41% |
| Yinchuan | 1,795,680 | 2.16% |
| Suqian | 1,779,600 | 3.09% |
| Qinhuangdao | 1,762,820 | 2.27% |
| Xining | 1,740,860 | 2.1% |
| Hengyang | 1,739,050 | 2.18% |
| Anyang | 1,738,620 | 2.67% |
| Anshan | 1,738,430 | 1.46% |
| Jilin | 1,719,310 | 1.51% |
| Qiqihaer | 1,689,400 | 1.62% |
| Jining Shandong | 1,622,270 | 1.65% |
| Zhangjiakou | 1,598,460 | 1.93% |
| Huainan | 1,564,320 | 1.67% |
| Yiwu | 1,563,820 | 2.5% |
| Ganzhou | 1,550,560 | 2.82% |
| Chaozhou | 1,545,080 | 1.61% |
| Jiaxing | 1,511,450 | 2.76% |
| Taizhou Jiangsu | 1,506,700 | 1.97% |
| Weihai | 1,499,360 | 2.28% |
| Liuyang | 1,476,370 | 3.33% |
| Liuan | 1,471,240 | 3.04% |
| Kaifeng | 1,467,460 | 2.3% |
| Taian Shandong | 1,467,160 | 1.75% |
| Rizhao | 1,458,890 | 2.27% |
| Nanchong | 1,444,820 | 2.27% |
| Dongying | 1,440,090 | 2.08% |
| Zunyi | 1,434,030 | 1.99% |
| Zhanjiang | 1,425,480 | 1.87% |
| Shiyan | 1,418,040 | 2.21% |
| Mianyang Sichuan | 1,400,850 | 1.77% |
| Tengzhou | 1,394,750 | 2.5% |
| Yingkou | 1,385,370 | 2.2% |
| Suzhou | 1,385,210 | 2.61% |
| Maoming | 1,361,880 | 2.1% |
| Jieyang | 1,354,930 | 2.59% |
| Ruian | 1,344,890 | 2.29% |
| Fushun Liaoning | 1,332,270 | 1.14% |
| Jinhua | 1,329,990 | 2.62% |
| Baoji | 1,317,340 | 2.1% |
| Pingdingshan Henan | 1,312,850 | 2.11% |
| Liupanshui | 1,309,840 | 2.9% |
| Puning | 1,309,420 | 2.08% |
| Chifeng | 1,305,090 | 2% |
| Zhuzhou | 1,299,480 | 1.74% |
| Zhenjiang Jiangsu | 1,299,130 | 1.86% |
| Huaibei | 1,291,440 | 2.1% |
| Xiongan | 1,288,560 | 3.9% |
| Pizhou | 1,282,270 | 2.81% |
| Luohe | 1,278,770 | 3.03% |
| Nanyang Henan | 1,274,630 | 1.95% |
| Xiangtan Hunan | 1,273,560 | 1.93% |
| Bazhong | 1,268,080 | 3.47% |
| Binzhou | 1,263,650 | 2.44% |
| Jinzhou | 1,260,660 | 1.8% |
| Benxi | 1,258,120 | 1.66% |
| Guilin | 1,238,950 | 1.71% |
| Yueqing | 1,229,960 | 2.38% |
| Wenling | 1,184,900 | 2.21% |
| Xinxiang | 1,180,750 | 1.71% |
| Fuyang | 1,170,240 | 2.08% |
| Zaozhuang | 1,168,490 | 1.53% |
| Ma'anshan | 1,165,590 | 2.22% |
| Panjin | 1,163,590 | 1.84% |
| Fuzhou Jiangxi | 1,159,940 | 2.49% |
| Yichun Jiangxi | 1,159,390 | 3.33% |
| Shangrao | 1,153,600 | 2.01% |
| Chenzhou | 1,150,530 | 2.74% |
| Zhaoqing | 1,150,480 | 2.03% |
| Leshan | 1,142,870 | 2.36% |
| Dezhou | 1,133,630 | 2.28% |
| Jingzhou Hubei | 1,126,220 | 1.64% |
| Changshu | 1,123,540 | 2.73% |
| Xuchang | 1,117,100 | 2.32% |
| Huzhou | 1,114,370 | 2.07% |
| Qujing | 1,092,200 | 2.37% |
| Guiping | 1,086,960 | 2.94% |
| Yueyang | 1,079,980 | 1.49% |
| Xintai | 1,073,060 | 2.25% |
| Chengde | 1,052,320 | 2.71% |
| Zhucheng | 1,045,070 | 2.5% |
| Leiyang | 1,043,580 | 3% |
| Pingxiang Jiangxi | 1,042,120 | 2.01% |
| Laiwu | 1,031,440 | 2.15% |
| Jixi Heilongjiang | 1,024,970 | 1.58% |
| Jiujiang | 1,024,430 | 2.01% |
| Guigang | 1,011,500 | 2.14% |
| Mudanjiang | 1,009,260 | 1.7% |
| Hengshui | 1,008,750 | 2.55% |
| Xinyu | 1,003,580 | 2.48% |
| Linfen | 1,002,710 | 2.46% |
| Zhangzhou | 1,002,450 | 2.28% |
| Tianmen | 1,000,720 | 2.29% |
| Liling | 1,000,410 | 3.04% |
| Yangjiang | 995,970 | 1.98% |
| Deyang | 985,078 | 2.28% |
| Baishan | 983,008 | 2.72% |
| Jiangyin | 982,563 | 2.43% |
| Bengbu | 975,189 | 1.6% |
| Changzhi | 949,309 | 2.01% |
| Dandong | 947,488 | 1.59% |
| Changde | 938,279 | 2.1% |
| Shangqiu | 935,079 | 2.1% |
| Kuerle | 934,011 | 3% |
| Liaoyang | 931,630 | 1.68% |
| Quzhou | 929,772 | 3.01% |
| Xingtai | 921,011 | 1.87% |
| Huangshi | 908,873 | 1.76% |
| Yongzhou | 904,031 | 2.34% |
| Fuxin | 903,628 | 1.56% |
| Xinghua | 902,334 | 2.19% |
| Yibin | 897,493 | 1.82% |
| Huaihua | 892,519 | 2.64% |
| Xinyang | 890,375 | 1.96% |
| Xiaogan | 887,939 | 2.12% |
| Yangquan | 886,584 | 1.96% |
| Luzhou | 884,046 | 1.53% |
| Tianshui | 878,063 | 2.26% |
| Bozhou | 877,072 | 2.59% |
| Kunshan | 873,638 | 2.61% |
| Zhuji | 869,441 | 1.97% |
| Jincheng | 863,282 | 2.54% |
| Heze | 851,474 | 1.49% |
| Zhumadian | 851,392 | 2.66% |
| Huludao | 851,156 | 1.77% |
| Taixing | 848,379 | 2.14% |
| Haicheng | 848,129 | 1.62% |
| Anqiu | 847,608 | 3.15% |
| Langfang | 846,438 | 2.23% |
| Liaocheng | 845,854 | 1.91% |
| Gaomi | 841,911 | 2.53% |
| Hanchuan | 839,309 | 2.51% |
| Meishan | 837,335 | 2.36% |
| Danyang | 829,276 | 2.32% |
| Jiaozuo | 820,064 | 1.48% |
| Linhai | 813,794 | 2.26% |
| Yan'an | 813,599 | 2.75% |
| Erduosi-Ordoss | 812,244 | 2.28% |
| Anqing | 811,560 | 1.96% |
| Shaoguan | 805,079 | 1.36% |
| Dengzhou | 804,189 | 2.7% |
| Yuncheng | 797,246 | 2.58% |
| Yuxi | 795,748 | 2.76% |
| Yanji | 792,664 | 2.19% |
| Zigong | 791,579 | 1.53% |
| Shaoyang | 790,986 | 1.88% |
| Qingyuan | 790,694 | 1.55% |
| Tongliao | 788,345 | 2.02% |
| Tongling | 786,000 | 2.07% |
| Dazhou | 785,116 | 2.29% |
| Wuzhou | 784,261 | 2.05% |
| Suining Sichuan | 780,842 | 1.95% |
| Zhangjiagang | 775,312 | 2.59% |
| Jiamusi | 774,118 | 1.6% |
| Dongtai | 773,030 | 2.21% |
| Ankang | 766,403 | 2.8% |
| Xianyang Shaanxi | 765,748 | 1.5% |
| Taicang | 764,938 | 2.46% |
| Panzhihua | 761,755 | 1.56% |
| Yuyao | 758,680 | 1.97% |
| Yulin Shaanxi | 754,296 | 1.64% |
| Longyan | 752,672 | 1.67% |
| Miluo | 751,457 | 3.16% |
| Hezhou | 749,437 | 2.74% |
| Loudi | 747,101 | 2.47% |
| Bijie | 746,861 | 2.49% |
| Zhoukou | 745,964 | 2.26% |
| Renqiu | 745,914 | 2.43% |
| Tongxiang | 744,961 | 2.6% |
| Longhai | 736,214 | 2.44% |
| Puyang | 729,925 | 2.33% |
| Qinzhou | 726,031 | 2.06% |
| Enshi | 724,387 | 3.08% |
| Ezhou | 716,381 | 1.51% |
| Haimen | 714,521 | 2.2% |
| Sanya | 713,373 | 2.2% |
| Sihui | 710,284 | 2.77% |
| Zhoushan | 709,885 | 1.76% |
| Wuhai | 700,523 | 1.91% |
| Sanhe | 697,235 | 2.85% |
| Neijiang | 692,496 | 1.51% |
| Anshun | 685,934 | 2.22% |
| Xinmi | 684,928 | 2.66% |
| Cenxi | 681,374 | 2.8% |
| Jinzhong | 680,283 | 2.14% |
| Hegang | 678,293 | 1.4% |
| Jingjiang | 673,063 | 2.43% |
| Dengfeng | 669,029 | 3.1% |
| Hanzhong | 668,220 | 1.83% |
| Yulin Guangxi | 661,035 | 1.56% |
| Shuozhou | 655,296 | 2.41% |
| Shishi | 649,328 | 1.89% |
| Fuqing | 648,027 | 1.88% |
| Siping | 647,815 | 1.69% |
| Daye | 647,250 | 1.98% |
| Zhaodong | 646,759 | 2.53% |
| Sanmenxia | 642,151 | 2.23% |
| Gaozhou | 640,319 | 2.68% |
| Xinyi | 640,191 | 2.23% |
| Yiyang Hunan | 637,534 | 2.2% |
| Tonghua | 629,361 | 1.78% |
| Qitaihe | 628,199 | 1.64% |
| Jiaozhou | 627,475 | 2.17% |
| Dongyang | 627,458 | 1.88% |
| Zaoyang | 627,444 | 1.95% |
| Xiantao | 625,055 | 1.41% |
| Guangyuan | 619,661 | 2.28% |
| Hebi | 619,272 | 1.73% |
| Yanshi | 612,679 | 2.82% |
| Weinan | 609,779 | 1.81% |
| Cangzhou | 604,747 | 1.57% |
| Yongkang | 602,622 | 2.24% |
| Feicheng | 600,558 | 1.69% |
| Changning | 599,600 | 2.52% |
| Yichun Heilongjiang | 599,590 | 0.77% |
| Tongchuan | 597,209 | 1.72% |
| Xingning | 597,207 | 2.98% |
| Changge | 596,593 | 2.92% |
| Haining | 595,717 | 2.08% |
| Taishan | 592,976 | 2.09% |
| Gaoyou | 592,109 | 2.44% |
| Qingzhou | 590,793 | 2.14% |
| Dali | 589,905 | 2.25% |
| Chuzhou | 589,825 | 2.09% |
| Shouguang | 589,475 | 1.62% |
| Longkou | 589,211 | 2.11% |
| Chuxiong | 585,976 | 2.48% |
| Gongyi | 585,604 | 2.24% |
| Laixi | 584,904 | 2.36% |
| Chaoyang | 581,899 | 1.58% |
| Changyi | 580,554 | 2.8% |
| Pingdu | 580,211 | 1.84% |
| Shizuishan | 574,278 | 1.96% |
| Shangyu | 574,009 | 2.03% |
| Heyuan | 569,981 | 1.67% |
| Guang-an | 568,357 | 2.51% |
| Ziyang | 564,822 | 2.08% |
| Qianjiang | 557,819 | 1.69% |
| Jinjiang | 554,028 | 1.91% |
| Jianyang | 550,703 | 2.1% |
| Songyuan | 550,610 | 1.52% |
| Yongcheng | 547,843 | 2.35% |
| Zhuanghe | 547,120 | 2.52% |
| Chizhou | 543,754 | 2.63% |
| Xuancheng | 543,319 | 2.42% |
| Gaoan | 541,709 | 2.57% |
| Hejian | 541,227 | 3.03% |
| Jingmen | 540,297 | 1.84% |
| Lvliang | 540,056 | 2.96% |
| Nanping | 539,126 | 1.77% |
| Chaohu | 532,467 | 1.77% |
| Shuangyashan | 531,827 | 1.35% |
| Zhongxiang | 529,671 | 1.56% |
| Fuan | 526,885 | 2.26% |
| Pinghu | 519,104 | 2.54% |
| Yuhuan | 516,962 | 2.04% |
| Beihai | 515,400 | 1.37% |
| Kelamayi | 512,933 | 2% |
| Jurong | 503,499 | 2.36% |
| Liyang | 502,653 | 1.86% |
| Xinzheng | 500,138 | 2.06% |
| Wafangdian | 494,202 | 1.54% |
| Tongcheng | 493,500 | 2.57% |
| Bayannaoer | 492,061 | 1.9% |
| Fangchenggang | 491,185 | 2.47% |
| Ji-an-Jiangxi | 491,013 | 2.08% |
| Fengcheng | 489,624 | 1.72% |
| Nankang | 489,130 | 2.5% |
| Lishui Zhejiang | 487,400 | 2.33% |
| Suizhou | 481,349 | 1.6% |
| Yixing | 479,493 | 1.88% |
| Akesu | 478,255 | 2.35% |
| Yingde | 477,551 | 1.88% |
| Hechi | 476,103 | 2.26% |
| Danzhou | 475,550 | 2.97% |
| Zhangye | 474,942 | 1.52% |
| Xingping | 470,434 | 2.83% |
| Shanwei | 467,223 | 1.67% |
| Botou | 463,262 | 2.51% |
| Longchang | 462,077 | 2.23% |
| Xingyang | 461,263 | 2.4% |
| Suihua | 458,611 | 1.66% |
| Jiyuan | 457,894 | 1.81% |
| Enping | 456,933 | 2.62% |
| Linzhou | 455,275 | 1.94% |
| Huangshan | 455,215 | 2.21% |
| Gaoping | 454,389 | 2.93% |
| Laibin | 451,838 | 1.97% |
| Heshan | 447,961 | 2.22% |
| Pingliang | 446,877 | 2.52% |
| Hami | 446,413 | 1.98% |
| Jiuquan | 446,215 | 2.45% |
| Emeishan | 443,131 | 2.79% |
| Changji | 440,881 | 2% |
| Xinyi | 440,563 | 1.78% |
| Wuwei | 439,520 | 1.79% |
| Rongcheng | 439,329 | 1.57% |
| Tieling | 438,837 | 1.43% |
| Shengzhou | 436,211 | 1.67% |
| Baiyin | 435,510 | 1.55% |
| Wanning | 434,530 | 2.73% |
| Meizhou | 429,025 | 1.57% |
| Kaiping | 426,273 | 1.44% |
| Jingdezhen | 423,886 | 1.48% |
| Xinzhou | 423,793 | 2.11% |
| Dujiangyan | 419,926 | 1.78% |
| Laizhou | 415,732 | 1.33% |
| Qidong | 415,094 | 2.24% |
| Donggang | 413,079 | 1.95% |
| Laiyang | 412,856 | 1.45% |
| Linqing | 412,638 | 1.55% |
| Yaan | 411,696 | 2.2% |
| Wenchang | 409,170 | 2.28% |
| Huixian | 408,393 | 2.18% |
| Luoding | 408,105 | 1.98% |
| Ningguo | 405,898 | 2.69% |
| Zhuozhou | 404,448 | 2.17% |
| Huazhou | 402,718 | 2.11% |
| Dashiqiao | 402,679 | 1.71% |
| Sanming | 402,463 | 1.6% |
| Qufu | 402,070 | 1.79% |
| Gongzhuling | 400,484 | 1.52% |
| Yushu | 397,529 | 1.94% |
| Jiayuguan | 396,999 | 2.57% |
| Lengshuijiang | 396,934 | 2.34% |
| Xingyi Guizhou | 396,494 | 1.51% |
| Anlu | 395,282 | 2.33% |
| Yunfu | 395,203 | 1.78% |
| Xuanwei | 393,572 | 2.47% |
| Liaoyuan | 389,767 | 1.18% |
| Yining | 389,165 | 1.72% |
| Zixing | 388,293 | 2.52% |
| Kaili | 387,176 | 1.93% |
| Fujin | 387,119 | 2.52% |
| Shenmu | 386,624 | 1.86% |
| Zhaoyuan | 384,683 | 1.86% |
| Zhangshu | 384,557 | 2.49% |
| Macheng | 383,733 | 1.68% |
| Leping | 383,578 | 1.81% |
| Zhaotong | 382,500 | 2.08% |
| Manzhouli | 382,301 | 2.15% |
| Yuanjiang | 379,849 | 1.83% |
| Ningde | 376,800 | 2.07% |
| Haiyang | 371,604 | 2.11% |
| Wulanhaote | 369,455 | 1.81% |
| Wuchuan | 369,011 | 1.36% |
| Xianning | 368,688 | 1.3% |
| Songzi | 366,440 | 1.83% |
| Baicheng | 360,648 | 1.63% |
| Dingzhou | 359,906 | 1.91% |
| Anning | 356,690 | 2.04% |
| Rushan | 355,449 | 1.86% |
| Hailin | 352,654 | 1.7% |
| Rugao | 350,880 | 1.85% |
| Shihezi | 348,991 | 1.37% |
| Yangchun | 323,830 | 1.4% |
