Population in Urban Area, now
4,475,279
- World: 99th
- Asia: 57th
- China: 25th
Population in City Area, 2021-12-13
3,838,900
- World: 70th
- Asia: 51st
- China: 26th
Shantou Urban Area Population Graph
Shantou Urban Area Population History
1950 270,000
1951 274,000
1952 277,000
1953 280,000
1954 284,000
1955 287,000
1956 291,000
1957 294,000
1958 298,000
1959 302,000
1960 305,000
1961 309,000
1962 313,000
1963 317,000
1964 321,000
1965 325,000
1966 328,000
1967 333,000
1968 337,000
1969 341,000
1970 345,000
1971 350,000
1972 358,000
1973 365,000
1974 372,000
1975 380,000
1976 387,000
1977 395,000
1978 403,000
1979 411,000
1980 420,000
1981 428,000
1982 437,000
1983 465,000
1984 496,000
1985 528,000
1986 563,000
1987 599,000
1988 638,000
1989 680,000
1990 724,000
1991 833,000
1992 958,000
1993 1,101,000
1994 1,267,000
1995 1,457,000
1996 1,675,000
1997 1,926,000
1998 2,215,000
1999 2,547,000
2000 2,930,000
2001 3,105,000
2002 3,159,000
2003 3,214,000
2004 3,269,000
2005 3,326,000
2006 3,383,000
2007 3,442,000
2008 3,501,000
2009 3,562,000
2010 3,623,000
2011 3,687,000
2012 3,753,000
2013 3,820,000
2014 3,888,000
2015 3,958,000
2016 4,029,000
2017 4,100,000
2018 4,174,000
2019 4,249,000
2020 4,327,000
2021 4,408,000
2022 4,490,000
2023 4,574,000
2024 4,657,000
Shantou Urban Area Population Projections
2025 4,738,000
2026 4,816,000
2027 4,890,000
2028 4,959,000
2029 5,024,000
2030 5,083,000
2031 5,138,000
2032 5,188,000
2033 5,233,000
2034 5,273,000
2035 5,310,000