It has an area of 858 square kilometres (212,000 acres; 331 sq mi) and had approximately 379,500 inhabitants as of 2010.

The district belongs to north temperature zone, with a monsoon-influenced temperate climate.

[citation needed] By the end of 2016, the total resident population of the region was 435,500, with an urbanization rate of 84.7%.

According to the seventh census data, as of November 1, 2020 at 00:00, Laoshan District has a resident population of 502,370.

In 2016, there were 111 kindergartens of all kinds at all levels in Laoshan District, of which 68 were public and 43 were private; among them, 13 and 26 were provincial and municipal model gardens.

Its unique character is gained as a result of being grown at a higher latitude than any other tea within China.