What is the population of Changsha?
Changsha has a city population of 3,093,980. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Changsha
The largest city in Hunan province, Changsha has a population of 3,093,980. Located 1,339 km from Beijing, it ranks 42nd among China's listed cities and 112th globally. Two major cities lie within 44 km: Xiangtan, with 959,303 people, and Zhuzhou, with 1,129,687.
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 43
Elevation
67 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
28.199, 112.971
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 |
| Changsha | 3.09M |
Changsha Population FAQ
Where is Changsha?
Changsha is in Hunan, China, 1,339 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 28.199, 112.971.
How big is Changsha compared with other cities in China?
It is the 42nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.