Shenzhen, China — Livability Score 72/100

Shenzhen scores 72/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 17,494,398. Data confidence: Strong (Tier B).

Core livability metrics for Shenzhen

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.