What is the population of Bandung?
Bandung has a city population of 2,528,163. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bandung
Indonesia's fourth-largest city, with a population of 2.5 million, Bandung holds 0.9% of the national population. Located 115 km from Jakarta, it sits at 714 m elevation and is surrounded by several substantial neighbours: Cimahi, 9 km away, has 582,000 residents, while Lembang, Banjaran, and Margahayukencana range between 83,000 and 183,000 people within 7 to 14 km.
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
#2of 65
Elevation
714 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-6.922, 107.607
Record updated
2026-06-10
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 446 in IndonesiaClosest 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 |
| Bandung | 2.53M |
Bandung Population FAQ
Where is Bandung?
Bandung is in West Java, Indonesia, 115 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -6.922, 107.607.
How big is Bandung compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 4th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.9% of the national population.