The invention relates to a demand calculation method for smart electric meters. The demand calculation method is characterized by including the steps of (1), detecting whether needing to calibrate clock or changing demand interval of the smart electric meters, if needing to calibrate clock, then going to the step (2), if needing to change the demand interval, then going to the step (4); (2), acquiring the time t1 before clock calibration and the time t2 after calibration; (3), clearing electric quantity data before the time t2 after calibration and calculating the demand within the demand interval of the time t2 after calibration; (4), acquiring the time point t3 at where the demand interval changes and the interval T' after the demand interval changes; (5), clearing electric quantity data before the time point t3 at where the demand interval changes, and calculating the demand within the interval T' after the demand interval changes, and going to the step (6), calculating the demand,within the demand interval, of the smart electric meters on the premise of without any change by means of a demand calculation method. The demand calculation method is much reasonable and accurate.