Businesses in Leiyang

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Leiyang

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hardware store	86
Chinese restaurants	49
Shopping	31
Restaurants	31
Dance clubs and discotheques	25
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Bars, pubs and taverns	16
Pharmacies and drug stores	12
Public administration	12
Other accommodation	12
Education	10
Car repair	10
Real estate	6
Hotels and motels	6
Advertising and marketing	6

Leiyang Facts

Area	6.2 km²
Population	94,305
Male Population	48,905 (51.9%)
Female Population	45,400 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1020.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+141.0%
Median Age	34.9 years (Male: 34.3, Female: 35.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,197 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	China Standard Time
Lat & Lng	26.40238, 112.85908

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Leiyang Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,415	27,687	39,138	47,454	94,305	115,036	124,677
Population Density	1,360 / km²	4,474.7 / km²	6,325.3 / km²	7,669.3 / km²	15,241.2 / km²	18,591.7 / km²	20,149.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiyang Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 141% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Leiyang	+1020.7%	+240.6%	+141%
Hunan	—	—	—
China	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiyang Median Age

Median Age: 34.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Leiyang	34.9 yrs	35.4 yrs	34.3 yrs
Hunan	36.6 yrs	36.8 yrs	36.3 yrs
China	36 yrs	36.4 yrs	35.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Leiyang Population Density

Population Density: 15,241 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Leiyang	94,305	6.2 km²	15,241 / km²
Hunan	69.8 million	242,065 km²	288 / km²
China	1,361.3 million	9,342,862.4 km²	146 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Leiyang Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1780 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Leiyang Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,107	$1,661	$2,203	$2,960	$6,399	$11,774	$13,749	$16,197
Total GDP	$30.5M	$54.7M	$88.5M	$137.4M	$323.6M	$806.4M	$1.2B	$1.6B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Leiyang CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Leiyang	407,670 tn	4.32 tn	65,886.1 tons/km²
Hunan	311,528,995 tn	4.46 tn	1,287 tons/km²
China	11,912,486,467 tn	8.75 tn	1,275 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Leiyang CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	407,670 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	65,886.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/8/16	5:07 AM	4.4	72.5 km	10,000 m	Hunan-Guangdong border region, China	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Leiyang

Leiyang (simplified Chinese: 耒阳; traditional Chinese: 耒陽; pinyin: Lěiyáng) is a county-level city in Hengyang, Hunan province. It is located in the southeast of Hengyang City and borders the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou to the south and east. It..

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