Population and Employment
Population
Due to the constant inflow of people from other parts of the country, the
population in Shanghai keeps growing. When Shanghai was turned into a city, it
had a population of less than 100,000. By the time Shanghai was liberated in
1949, the figure rose to 5.2 million. By the end of 2008, however, the city’s
permanent residents had grown to 13.9104 million, or 1% of China’s population.
The population of long-term residents reached 18.8846 million, including 5.1742
million from other parts of the country. On average, the city had 2,978
long-term residents per square kilometer of land.
Population And Population Density (year-end of 2008)
District/County
Population Population
Density
(person/sqkm)
Pudong New
Area
305.70
5,738
Huangpu District
53.89
43,425
Luwan
District
27.45
34,099
Xuhui
District
98.22
17,936
Changning District
66.83
17,449
Jing’an District
25.78
33,832
Putuo
District
108.71
19,827
Zhabei
District
74.50
25,461
Hongkou District
78.11
33,267
Yangpu District
119.48
19,674
Baoshan
District
180.47
4,868
Minhang District
140.63
5,189
Jiading District
103.42
2,228
Jinshan District
64.56
1,102
Songjiang District
107.42
1,774
Qingpu
District
78.98
1,179
Nanhui District
106.21
1,567
Fengxian District
80.84
1,176
Chongming County
67.26
567
(Note: The Merging of Nanhui District into Pudong New Area was
announced in May 2009.)