In 2022, the district of the Shanghai municipality with the highest resident population density was Hongkou district with an average of 29,042 people living on one square kilometer. The average density of the population of the Shanghai municipality in total was 3,905 people per square kilometer that year.
Population density in Shanghai, China in 2022, by district
(in persons per square kilometer)
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Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau. (March 21, 2024). Population density in Shanghai, China in 2022, by district (in persons per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081875/china-population-density-in-shanghai-by-district/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau. (2024). Population density in Shanghai, China in 2022, by district (in persons per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081875/china-population-density-in-shanghai-by-district/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Population density in Shanghai, China in 2022, by district (in persons per square kilometer) [Graph], Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081875/china-population-density-in-shanghai-by-district/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
