What is the population of Shenzhen?

17,494,398 people, per GeoNames.

SHENZHEN

Guangdong · CHINA (CN) · 22.55°N / 114.07°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,795,565

Shenzhen is a city in China with a population of 17,494,398. It sits at 22.55/114.07, runs on Asia/Shanghai, is 0 km from Gangxia.

Population 17,494,398

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Shanghai

All facts

fields

Country: China
Subdivision: Guangdong
Coords: 22.55°N / 114.07°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Gangxia Guangdong 28,600 0.9 km

N Huafu Guangdong 2,102 1.1 km

S Gangsha Guangdong 8,461 1.1 km

SE Shenzhen City Centre Guangdong 70,826 1.4 km

E Huaqingbei Guangdong 3,021 2.0 km

S Futian Residential District Guangdong 7,923 2.3 km

SW Gao Fa Cheng Chi Yuan Guangdong 8,953 2.7 km

E Nanyuan Residential Guangdong 9,372 2.8 km

SW Futian Guangdong 11,020 2.9 km

SW Xinzhou Guangdong 1,923 3.2 km

Air access

nearby

VHSK

Shek Kong Air Base

Medium airport

12.1 km

SZX

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Large airport

29.2 km

HHP

Shun Tak Heliport

Heliport

29.7 km

HKG

Hong Kong International Airport

Large airport

30.3 km

Universities

linked

Shenzhen University

szu.edu.cn

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shenzhen?: 17,494,398 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shenzhen in?: Asia/Shanghai.
Which country is Shenzhen in?: China (CN).
Which airport serves Shenzhen?: Shek Kong Air Base (VHSK).
How far is Shenzhen from Beijing?: About 1,943 km.
Does Shenzhen have a university?: Yes. Shenzhen University.
What languages are spoken in China?: Chinese.
What currency is used in China?: Yuan Renminbi.
How many cities are in China?: 16,029 on record.
Which admin region is Shenzhen in?: Guangdong.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1795565

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1795565,
    "name": "Shenzhen",
    "ascii_name": "Shenzhen",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "population": 17494398,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 22.54554,
    "longitude": 114.0683
  }
}

Context

comparatives

611.7x the population of Gangxia.
0 km from Gangxia.
Same timezone (Asia/Shanghai) as 15,568 other cities in China.