What is the population of Aleppo?
Aleppo has a city population of 2,098,210. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Aleppo
Syria's largest city by population, Aleppo holds 2,098,210 people and accounts for 8.2% of the national total. Situated 310 km from Damascus, the city sits at 401 m elevation and anchors a cluster of smaller settlements; As Safīrah (63,708) lies 23 km away, while Al Bāb (130,745) is 37 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 14
Elevation
401 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
36.201, 37.161
Record updated
2026-06-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 88 in SyriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Aleppo | 2.1M |
Aleppo Population FAQ
Where is Aleppo?
Aleppo is in Aleppo, Syria, 310 km from the capital, Damascus. Its coordinates are 36.201, 37.161.
How big is Aleppo compared with other cities in Syria?
It is the 1st largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, holding 8.2% of the national population.