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Population Shantou (China)
4 972 022
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Shantou is 4 972 022 people, including children under the age of 6 - 500 310 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 583 591 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 599 750 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 134 862 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 934 740 people, and the centenarians Shantou over 80 years old - 218 769 people.
Population size Shantou by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 500 310 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 583 591 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 599 750 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 2 134 862 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 934 740 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 218 769 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Shantou
Total Shantou permanent residents 2 366 682 men (47.6%) and 2 605 340 women (52.4%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 155 127 / 6.1% | 124 102 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 155 127 / 6.1% | 121 715 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 138 421 / 5.4% | 109 783 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 116 942 / 4.5% | 95 463 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 138 421 / 5.4% | 114 556 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 205 245 / 8.2% | 171 833 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 200 472 / 8% | 171 833 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 183 766 / 7.3% | 167 060 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 169 446 / 6.7% | 157 514 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 155 127 / 6.1% | 145 581 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 176 606 / 7% | 176 607 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 186 152 / 7.4% | 202 859 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 155 127 / 6.1% | 181 380 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 107 395 / 4.1% | 143 195 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 45 344 / 1.5% | 76 371 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 57 277 / 2% | 119 329 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 40 571 / 1.3% | 107 396 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Shantou: have higher education 22.7% (1 128 649 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (144 189 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (1 775 012 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (780 607 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (432 566 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (407 706 people), have no education — 0.4% (19 888 people), illiterate — 0.6% (29 832 people).
| Higher education | 1 128 649 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 144 189 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 1 775 012 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 780 607 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 432 566 / 8.7% |
| High school | 407 706 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 19 888 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 29 832 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Shantou
Total Shantou the number of officially employed population is 3 241 758 people (65.2%), pensioners 1 342 446 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 238 657 people (4.8%).
| Employed population | 3 241 758 / 65.2% |
| Unemployed | 238 657 / 4.8% |
| Pensioners | 1 342 446 / 27% |
Disability
Total Shantou have a disability 473 834 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 73 089 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 184 959 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 177 501 (3.57.%), disabled children 38 285 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 473 834 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 73 089 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 184 959 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 177 501 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 38 285 / 0.77% |