Shanghai in numbers — economics, housing, urban form, mobility, beside the national average.
Shanghai anchors the international with 24,870,000 residents on 2,400 square miles — 7,800 to the square mile.
Overview
| City Name |
Shanghai |
| Country |
China |
| Region |
International |
| Area Km2 |
6,341 |
| Land Area Sq Miles |
2,400 |
| Population |
24,870,000 |
| Population Density Per Sqmi |
7,800 |
| Population Growth Rate 1 |
3.5 |
| Metropolitan Population |
28,500,000 |
| Daytime Population |
30,000,000 |
World Comparison
| Guangzhou (China) |
18,676,605 — 75% of Shanghai |
| Chongqing (China) |
32,054,159 — 129% of Shanghai |
| Shenzhen (China) |
17,560,000 — 71% of Shanghai |
Further Reading
| Museum of Museums |
Shanghai Museum wall: https://worldstorylearning.com/walls/shanghai.html |
| Shanghai Museum |
Collection: https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/mu/frontend/pg/en/collection/antique |
Compiled 2026-11-01 from the urbanicity research tables.