What is the population of Changchun?
Changchun has a city population of 4,714,996. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Changchun
The largest city in Jilin, Changchun holds a population of 4.7 million, ranking 22nd among China's listed cities and 64th globally. It sits 860 km from Beijing. Nearby cities include Xinglongshan at 14 km (58,432 people), Shuangyang at 48 km (62,137), and Jiutai at 51 km (175,115).
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 51
Elevation
206 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
43.880, 125.323
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 |
| Changchun | 4.71M |
Changchun Population FAQ
Where is Changchun?
Changchun is in Jilin, China, 860 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 43.880, 125.323.
How big is Changchun compared with other cities in China?
It is the 22nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.