What is the population of Baoji?
Baoji has a city population of 1,437,802. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Baoji
Situated 1,018 km from Beijing, this city of 1.44 million ranks second in Shaanxi province. Guozhen lies just 11 km away with a population of 85,415; beyond that, the next nearest cities are roughly 107–117 km distant, each substantially smaller. The city accounts for 0.1% of China's national population.
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 31
Elevation
567 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.368, 107.237
Record updated
2025-08-18
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 2,091 in ChinaClosest 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 |
| Baoji | 1.44M |
Baoji Population FAQ
Where is Baoji?
Baoji is in Shaanxi, China, 1,018 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.368, 107.237.
How big is Baoji compared with other cities in China?
It is the 110th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.