Shantou's 2026 population is now estimated at 4,815,660. In 1950, the population of Shantou was 270,358. Shantou has grown by 78,070 in the last year, which represents a 1.65% 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 | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 31,049,800 | 1.86% |
| Beijing | 22,983,400 | 1.71% |
| Chongqing | 18,531,600 | 1.98% |
| Guangzhou | 15,147,900 | 1.81% |
| Tianjin | 14,933,500 | 1.56% |
| Shenzhen | 13,770,000 | 1.66% |
| Nanjing | 10,380,200 | 2.02% |
| Chengdu | 10,163,400 | 1.65% |
| Wuhan | 9,121,840 | 1.51% |
| Suzhou | 8,802,000 | 2.43% |
| Hangzhou | 8,749,670 | 1.85% |
| Shenyang | 8,110,930 | 1.71% |
| Foshan | 7,930,870 | 1.46% |
| Dongguan | 7,876,240 | 1.33% |
| Dalian | 6,467,000 | 1.88% |
| Qingdao | 6,325,350 | 1.73% |
| Zhengzhou | 6,282,970 | 2.06% |
| Urumqi | 5,243,920 | 2.18% |
| Changsha | 5,221,630 | 1.82% |
| Kunming | 5,044,260 | 1.79% |
| Changchun | 4,975,060 | 1.72% |
| Hefei | 4,924,050 | 1.94% |
| Ningbo | 4,869,300 | 2.08% |
| Shijiazhuang | 4,612,020 | 1.7% |
| Nanning | 4,467,920 | 1.92% |
| Changzhou | 4,265,190 | 2.04% |
| Nanchang | 4,184,360 | 1.96% |
| Wenzhou | 4,170,240 | 1.88% |
| Xiamen | 4,145,340 | 1.66% |
| Guiyang | 3,806,320 | 1.86% |
| Wuxi | 3,617,260 | 1.64% |
| Wuxi | 3,617,260 | 1.64% |
| Lanzhou | 3,491,820 | 1.78% |
| Handan | 3,224,510 | 2.07% |
| Zhongshan | 3,137,750 | 1.42% |
| Weifang | 3,127,020 | 2.05% |
| Shaoxing | 3,013,160 | 2.1% |
| Yantai | 2,956,420 | 2% |
| Huizhou | 2,948,280 | 1.99% |
| Zibo | 2,922,540 | 1.61% |
| Luoyang | 2,779,070 | 1.96% |
| Luoyang | 2,779,070 | 1.96% |
| Luoyang | 2,779,070 | 1.96% |
| Nantong | 2,666,220 | 2.01% |
| Hohhot | 2,552,380 | 2.06% |
| Baotou | 2,467,750 | 1.73% |
| Putian | 2,371,140 | 2.42% |
| Yangzhou | 2,255,980 | 1.77% |
| Baoding | 2,228,190 | 1.74% |
| Haikou | 2,132,010 | 1.75% |
| Haikou | 2,132,010 | 1.75% |
| Daqing | 2,123,650 | 1.83% |
| Quanzhou | 2,007,700 | 2.09% |
| Zhuhai | 2,004,290 | 1.81% |
| Datong | 1,986,680 | 1.81% |
| Datong | 1,986,680 | 1.81% |
| Jiangmen | 1,855,070 | 1.56% |
| Yichang | 1,838,240 | 2.1% |
| Xiangyang | 1,830,460 | 1.59% |
| Yinchuan | 1,830,390 | 1.93% |
| Qinhuangdao | 1,798,180 | 2.01% |
| Anyang | 1,778,260 | 2.28% |
| Xining | 1,773,780 | 1.89% |
| Hengyang | 1,772,860 | 1.94% |
| Anshan | 1,763,740 | 1.46% |
| Jilin | 1,744,980 | 1.49% |
| Zhangjiakou | 1,626,900 | 1.78% |
| Yiwu | 1,597,590 | 2.16% |
| Huainan | 1,589,370 | 1.6% |
| Chaozhou | 1,569,150 | 1.56% |
| Jiaxing | 1,546,760 | 2.34% |
| Weihai | 1,529,560 | 2.01% |
| Kaifeng | 1,497,220 | 2.03% |
| Rizhao | 1,488,120 | 2% |
| Nanchong | 1,473,860 | 2.01% |
| Zunyi | 1,460,060 | 1.81% |
| Zhanjiang | 1,450,230 | 1.74% |
| Shiyan | 1,445,920 | 1.97% |
| Yingkou | 1,412,510 | 1.96% |
| Jieyang | 1,385,020 | 2.22% |
| Jinhua | 1,359,810 | 2.24% |
| Liupanshui | 1,341,760 | 2.44% |
| Puning | 1,334,000 | 1.88% |
| Chifeng | 1,328,870 | 1.82% |
| Zhuzhou | 1,320,890 | 1.65% |
| Huaibei | 1,315,880 | 1.89% |
| Pizhou | 1,312,740 | 2.38% |
| Luohe | 1,311,020 | 2.52% |
| Binzhou | 1,290,440 | 2.12% |
| Binzhou | 1,290,440 | 2.12% |
| Jinzhou | 1,281,950 | 1.69% |
| Jinzhou | 1,281,950 | 1.69% |
| Benxi | 1,278,180 | 1.59% |
| Guilin | 1,259,140 | 1.63% |
| Wenling | 1,208,220 | 1.97% |
| Xinxiang | 1,200,000 | 1.63% |
| Fuyang | 1,192,260 | 1.88% |
| Fuyang | 1,192,260 | 1.88% |
| Zaozhuang | 1,186,080 | 1.5% |
| Chenzhou | 1,177,330 | 2.33% |
| Shangrao | 1,174,700 | 1.83% |
| Zhaoqing | 1,171,700 | 1.84% |
| Leshan | 1,166,520 | 2.07% |
| Dezhou | 1,156,460 | 2.01% |
| Xuchang | 1,139,910 | 2.04% |
| Huzhou | 1,135,190 | 1.87% |
| Qujing | 1,114,880 | 2.08% |
| Guiping | 1,113,720 | 2.46% |
| Yueyang | 1,095,900 | 1.47% |
| Xintai | 1,094,420 | 1.99% |
| Chengde | 1,076,600 | 2.31% |
| Leiyang | 1,069,680 | 2.5% |
| Laiwu | 1,051,310 | 1.93% |
| Jiujiang | 1,043,180 | 1.83% |
| Guigang | 1,030,910 | 1.92% |
| Hengshui | 1,030,900 | 2.2% |
| Mudanjiang | 1,025,590 | 1.62% |
| Xinyu | 1,025,140 | 2.15% |
| Linfen | 1,024,140 | 2.14% |
| Zhangzhou | 1,022,670 | 2.02% |
| Yangjiang | 1,014,020 | 1.81% |
| Baishan | 1,005,740 | 2.31% |
| Deyang | 1,004,890 | 2.01% |
| Jiangyin | 1,003,350 | 2.12% |
| Bengbu | 990,361 | 1.56% |
| Changzhi | 966,677 | 1.83% |
| Dandong | 962,140 | 1.55% |
| Changde | 955,997 | 1.89% |
| Quzhou | 953,084 | 2.51% |
| Shangqiu | 952,787 | 1.89% |
| Liaoyang | 946,597 | 1.61% |
| Xingtai | 937,021 | 1.74% |
| Huangshi | 924,002 | 1.67% |
| Xinghua | 919,964 | 1.95% |
| Fuxin | 917,396 | 1.52% |
| Yibin | 912,745 | 1.7% |
| Huaihua | 912,663 | 2.26% |
| Xinyang | 906,367 | 1.8% |
| Xiaogan | 904,876 | 1.91% |
| Yangquan | 902,484 | 1.79% |
| Bozhou | 896,567 | 2.22% |
| Tianshui | 895,618 | 2% |
| Kunshan | 893,198 | 2.24% |
| Zhuji | 885,148 | 1.81% |
| Jincheng | 882,169 | 2.19% |
| Zhumadian | 870,712 | 2.27% |
| Anqiu | 869,644 | 2.6% |
| Taixing | 864,646 | 1.92% |
| Heze | 864,086 | 1.48% |
| Langfang | 863,203 | 1.98% |
| Haicheng | 861,388 | 1.56% |
| Liaocheng | 860,764 | 1.76% |
| Gaomi | 860,282 | 2.18% |
| Hanchuan | 857,519 | 2.17% |
| Jiaozuo | 832,142 | 1.47% |
| Linhai | 830,096 | 2% |
| Anqing | 826,123 | 1.79% |
| Dengzhou | 822,678 | 2.3% |
| Shaoguan | 816,261 | 1.39% |
| Yuncheng | 814,924 | 2.22% |
| Yuxi | 814,376 | 2.34% |
| Yanji | 808,147 | 1.95% |
| Zigong | 803,465 | 1.5% |
| Tongliao | 802,817 | 1.84% |
| Qingyuan | 802,697 | 1.52% |
| Dazhou | 800,986 | 2.02% |
| Wuzhou | 798,828 | 1.86% |
| Zhangjiagang | 792,546 | 2.22% |
| Dongtai | 788,212 | 1.96% |
| Jiamusi | 786,151 | 1.55% |
| Ankang | 784,537 | 2.37% |
| Yuyao | 772,356 | 1.8% |
| Loudi | 763,088 | 2.14% |
| Bijie | 762,945 | 2.15% |
| Renqiu | 761,689 | 2.11% |
| Zhoukou | 760,893 | 2% |
| Puyang | 744,856 | 2.05% |
| Enshi | 742,886 | 2.55% |
| Qinzhou | 739,562 | 1.86% |
| Haimen | 728,527 | 1.96% |
| Sanya | 727,336 | 1.96% |
| Ezhou | 727,046 | 1.49% |
| Zhoushan | 721,665 | 1.66% |
| Wuhai | 712,859 | 1.76% |
| Neijiang | 702,825 | 1.49% |
| Anshun | 699,457 | 1.97% |
| Hegang | 687,913 | 1.42% |
| Hanzhong | 679,647 | 1.71% |
| Zhaodong | 660,871 | 2.18% |
| Fuqing | 659,307 | 1.74% |
| Daye | 658,981 | 1.81% |
| Siping | 658,264 | 1.61% |
| Gaozhou | 654,954 | 2.29% |
| Xinyi | 652,853 | 1.98% |
| Tonghua | 639,888 | 1.67% |
| Jiaozhou | 639,629 | 1.94% |
| Zaoyang | 638,673 | 1.79% |
| Dongyang | 638,380 | 1.74% |
| Xiantao | 633,933 | 1.42% |
| Guangyuan | 632,132 | 2.01% |
| Hebi | 629,450 | 1.64% |
| Weinan | 620,130 | 1.7% |
| Cangzhou | 614,014 | 1.53% |
| Feicheng | 610,228 | 1.61% |
| Feicheng | 610,228 | 1.61% |
| Tongchuan | 606,956 | 1.63% |
| Haining | 606,908 | 1.88% |
| Gaoyou | 604,659 | 2.12% |
| Taishan | 604,141 | 1.88% |
| Qingzhou | 602,141 | 1.92% |
| Dali | 601,663 | 1.99% |
| Chuzhou | 600,938 | 1.88% |
| Shouguang | 598,718 | 1.57% |
| Laixi | 597,007 | 2.07% |
| Chaoyang | 590,875 | 1.54% |
| Chaoyang | 590,875 | 1.54% |
| Pingdu | 590,175 | 1.72% |
| Shangyu | 584,591 | 1.84% |
| Shizuishan | 584,579 | 1.79% |
| Heyuan | 579,113 | 1.6% |
| Qianjiang | 566,830 | 1.62% |
| Jinjiang | 563,800 | 1.76% |
| Jinjiang | 563,800 | 1.76% |
| Zhuanghe | 559,032 | 2.18% |
| Songyuan | 558,847 | 1.5% |
| Chizhou | 555,991 | 2.25% |
| Jingmen | 549,579 | 1.72% |
| Nanping | 548,105 | 1.67% |
| Chaohu | 541,343 | 1.67% |
| Shuangyashan | 539,190 | 1.38% |
| Zhongxiang | 537,757 | 1.53% |
| Beihai | 522,586 | 1.39% |
| Wafangdian | 501,662 | 1.51% |
| Fengcheng | 497,623 | 1.63% |
| Suizhou | 488,811 | 1.55% |
| Zhangye | 482,055 | 1.5% |
| Shanwei | 474,689 | 1.6% |
| Botou | 473,330 | 2.17% |
| Suihua | 465,930 | 1.6% |
| Gaoping | 465,537 | 2.45% |
| Huangshan | 464,177 | 1.97% |
| Laibin | 459,987 | 1.8% |
| Pingliang | 456,608 | 2.18% |
| Jiuquan | 455,710 | 2.13% |
| Hami | 454,501 | 1.81% |
| Changji | 448,933 | 1.83% |
| Wuwei | 446,906 | 1.68% |
| Tieling | 445,145 | 1.44% |
| Wanning | 444,617 | 2.32% |
| Baiyin | 442,131 | 1.52% |
| Meizhou | 435,610 | 1.54% |
| Xinzhou | 431,830 | 1.9% |
| Xinzhou | 431,830 | 1.9% |
| Jingdezhen | 430,133 | 1.47% |
| Laizhou | 421,421 | 1.37% |
| Laiyang | 418,853 | 1.45% |
| Wenchang | 417,401 | 2.01% |
| Huazhou | 410,358 | 1.9% |
| Huazhou | 410,358 | 1.9% |
| Dashiqiao | 409,221 | 1.63% |
| Qufu | 408,834 | 1.68% |
| Sanming | 408,702 | 1.55% |
| Gongzhuling | 406,483 | 1.5% |
| Jiayuguan | 405,774 | 2.21% |
| Lengshuijiang | 405,080 | 2.05% |
| Yushu | 404,628 | 1.79% |
| Anlu | 403,390 | 2.05% |
| Yunfu | 401,824 | 1.68% |
| Fujin | 395,548 | 2.18% |
| Liaoyuan | 394,691 | 1.26% |
| Zhaoyuan | 391,329 | 1.73% |
| Zhaoyuan | 391,329 | 1.73% |
| Macheng | 389,900 | 1.61% |
| Zhaotong | 389,673 | 1.88% |
| Manzhouli | 389,652 | 1.92% |
| Ningde | 383,856 | 1.87% |
| Wuchuan | 374,141 | 1.39% |
| Xianning | 373,664 | 1.35% |
| Baicheng | 366,313 | 1.57% |
| Dingzhou | 366,259 | 1.76% |
| Hailin | 358,365 | 1.62% |
| Shihezi | 353,858 | 1.4% |
| Yangchun | 328,413 | 1.42% |
