In 1980, Pingxiang City established Chengguan District, Shangli District, Xiangdong District, and Luxi District.

On November 13, 1997, the State Council approved the abolition of Shangli District in Pingxiang City and the establishment of Shangli County. On December 15, 1997, Shangli was officially withdrawn from the district and established as a county.

On November 3, 1985, Yangqi Township was established in Shangli District. On November 23, 1989, Tongmu Township was abolished and Tongmu Town was established.

On October 25, 1991, Futian Township was abolished and Futian Town was established. On August 26, 1994, Penggao Township was abolished and Penggao Town was established.

On December 12, 1995, Chishan Township and Jinshan Township were abolished and Chishan Town and Jinshan Town were established.

On September 4, 2003, Yangqi Township in Shangli County was abolished and placed under the jurisdiction of Shangli Town. At the end of 2003, the total population of Shangli County was 454,000.

In 2004, Shangli County governed 6 towns and 3 townships: Shangli Town, Jinshan Town, Tongmu Town, Chishan Town, Futian Town, Penggao Town, Jiguanshan Township, Dongyuan Township, and Changping Township.

In 2014, Shangli County governed 6 towns and 4 townships. At the end of 2010, the total population of Shangli County was 475,694, an increase of 5,976 from 2009. Among them, the non-agricultural population is 54,210 and the agricultural population is 421,484. The number of births throughout the year was 6,206, with a birth rate of 13.04‰; the number of deaths was 2,214, with a death rate of 4.65‰; and the natural population growth rate was 8.39‰. The population density is 666 people/square kilometer. The county covers an area of ??7 square kilometers and has an urban population of 70,000.

Family household population

At 0:00 on November 1, 2010, there were 106,629 households in Shangli County 441,860***, and the household population was 435,193 people, accounting for 98.49% of the total population. %, the average population per household is 4.08, which is 0.24 less than the 4.32 people in the fifth national census in 2000.

Gender composition

Among the permanent residents of Shangli County, there are 225,700 males, accounting for 51.08% of the total population; there are 216,160 females, accounting for 48.92% of the total population. The population sex ratio (the ratio of men to women based on 100 women) dropped from 108.7 in the fifth national census in 2000 to 104.41.

Age composition

Among the permanent residents of Shangli County, the population aged 0-14 is 105,225, accounting for 23.81% of the total population; the population aged 15-64 is 301,958, accounting for 23.81% of the total population; the population aged 15-64 is 301,958, accounting for 68.34% of the total population; the population aged 65 and above is 34,677, accounting for 7.85% of the total population. Compared with the fifth national census in 2000, the proportion of the population aged 0-14 dropped by 3.98 percentage points, the proportion of the population aged 15-64 increased by 2.46 percentage points, and the proportion of the population aged 65 and above increased by 1.53 percentage points. . As of 2013, the total agricultural output value reached 2.29 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. Accelerate the implementation of high-standard farmland construction and promote the creation of high grain yields, with a total grain output of 152,900 tons. The connotation of the leisure agriculture center construction with Futian Red Fish Cultural Village and Tianlu as the core has been further enriched; Pingtai factory mushroom production base has been completed and put into operation; the infrastructure of Jintai Agricultural Science and Technology Park has been improved; Xinyuan Farming Culture Experience Center and Shanshui Mei, Lotus The construction of industrial bases in Taiwan and other areas is accelerating; the vegetable industry belt from Bean Fields to Tianlv, and the leisure agricultural belt from Fengxing Mountain to Shuangfeng Temple have taken shape. There are 346 farmers' professional cooperatives, 9 provincial-level leading enterprises, and 24 municipal-level leading enterprises.

As of 2013, nearly 40,000 acres of new forestation have been completed, and the greening of major transportation roads such as the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway and National Highway 319 has been improved and established. Three forest towns, Tongmu Town, Chishan Town, and Yangqi Township, have been built, and 23 forest villages including Doutian, Gaoshan, and Daewoo have been built, as well as "Ten Forest Innovation" units such as the county court. Create two provincial-level ecological villages, Shixing Village and Xinyi Village. We will do a good job in the management of small and medium-sized rivers, start the construction of flood control projects in Futian Qingxi River, Yangqi River, and Tongmu Town; promote the removal and reinforcement of dangerous reservoirs. As of 2010, the total industrial output value of Shangli County was 19.46 billion yuan; there were 186 industrial enterprises above designated size, with a net increase of 133; the industrial added value was 5.998 billion yuan.

In 2012, the 2010 China·Shangli International Fireworks Culture Festival and Fireworks and Firecrackers Industry Fair was successfully held, which launched the Shangli fireworks brand and comprehensively enhanced the popularity of Shangli.

As of 2013, the advanced equipment manufacturing industry in Shangli County has formed mining machinery and equipment dominated by Xintong Machinery and Jiuyi Heavy Industry, auto parts dominated by Sifang Automobile and Zhihe Industrial, and Ganxi There are more than 40 clustered projects in four categories: transformers and power transmission and transformation equipment, mainly Zhejiang Electric, and environmental protection equipment, mainly China Energy Conservation and Mingxing Environmental Engineering. The optoelectronic industry is led by GN Optoelectronics, Fuyite Electronics, and Xinyang Electronics, with more than 20 projects. Among them, GN OLED optoelectronic material products have been included in the provincial key new product plan.

The powder metallurgy advanced manufacturing industry is led by Beite Industrial and Kepeng Industrial. Through measures such as building an industrial platform of "one park, one museum and two centers", formulating development plans, and establishing scientific research centers with various universities, it has successfully 18 projects have been introduced, 3 projects have been put into production, 7 projects have entered the incubation park for incubation, 5 companies will be put into production in the incubation park, and 30 projects are in reserve. The powder metallurgy industry base has been approved as a provincial industrial base.

The county finance has invested nearly 10 million yuan to support the research and development and utilization of new machinery, new processes, new formulas and new products in the fireworks industry. There are 722 new firecracker machinery production lines, 5,500 wet-process production machines, and 5,500 firecracker production lines. The equipment and packaging medicine machines have been fully used, and the Huasheng brand firecracker all-in-one machine is about to be put into use. The mechanized production process of fireworks has been accelerated, and the fireworks production capacity has been further improved. The annual output value has reached 22 billion yuan, an increase of 30.9%; printing, packaging, logistics, etc. have been introduced. In the upstream and downstream industries of fireworks, the development of fireworks warehousing and logistics projects and the construction of the fireworks market, and the construction of various infrastructures such as customs and commodity inspection are constantly improving; the construction of fireworks groups such as Dadihong and Zhongyi is progressing smoothly; Jinxin, Jintai, Yanyangtian, and Wen'an Machinery , Jialian Technology and other fireworks-related industries have continued to increase their brand value. Brands such as Zhongbao, Jinping and Shengding have been rated as provincial famous trademarks, and "Shangli Fireworks" has been rated as a Chinese geographical trademark.

The second phase of Yinsantai Cement has been ignited and put into operation. The county is about to achieve the goal of cement production capacity of 10 million tons. The output value of the building materials industry above designated size has reached 3.779 billion yuan, an increase of 20.2%. As of 2007, it has implemented medical assistance for serious illnesses in rural areas, social assistance for extremely poor people in rural areas, and pension insurance for female households with two children. It was awarded the 2005 National Advanced Collective in Population and Cultural Work. Comprehensive land development has achieved new results and ensured the dynamic balance of the total land volume. Consumer demand in Shangli County continues to expand, and the disposable income of urban residents is 9,580 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19%. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 1.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18%.