Businesses in Taishan

Categories in Taishan

Clothes and Fabric Manufacturer Computer Wholesaler Electrical Equipment Manufacturer Electronic Parts Manufacturer Industrial & Construction Manufacturing Wire and cable supplier Wholesale store Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Taishan

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	7

Taishan Facts

Area	14.6 km²
Population	122,708
Male Population	61,759 (50.3%)
Female Population	60,949 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+100.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+29.0%
Median Age	38.9 years (Male: 38.6, Female: 39)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$18,462 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	China Standard Time
Lat & Lng	22.25135, 112.77990
Postal Codes	529200, 529253

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Taishan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	61,347	87,824	95,128	101,312	122,708	120,152	112,697
Population Density	4,194.7 / km²	6,005.1 / km²	6,504.5 / km²	6,927.3 / km²	8,390.3 / km²	8,215.5 / km²	7,705.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Taishan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 29% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Taishan	+100%	+39.7%	+29%
Guangdong	—	—	—
China	—	—	—

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

Taishan Median Age

Median Age: 38.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Taishan	38.9 yrs	39 yrs	38.6 yrs
Guangdong	31 yrs	31.5 yrs	30.6 yrs
China	36 yrs	36.4 yrs	35.6 yrs

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

Taishan Population Density

Population Density: 8,390 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Taishan	122,708	14.6 km²	8,390 / km²
Guangdong	113.1 million	176,606.7 km²	640 / 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

Taishan Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Taishan

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

Taishan Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,634	$2,831	$3,771	$6,678	$12,008	$14,845	$16,874	$18,462
Total GDP	$333.5M	$693M	$1.1B	$2.1B	$3.9B	$5.1B	$6B	$6.5B

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

Taishan CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Taishan	536,367 tn	4.37 tn	36,674.7 tons/km²
Guangdong	540,458,973 tn	4.78 tn	3,060.2 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

Taishan CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	536,367 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	36,674.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

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

* 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
9/18/89	4:53 AM	4.7	80.3 km	33,000 m	Guangdong, China	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Taishan

Taishan also called Toishan (Chinese: 台山; pinyin: Táishān; Jyutping: toi4 saan1; Taishanese: Hoisan [hɔ̀isān]) is a coastal county-level city in southern Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. At the 2010 census, its population was 941..

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