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Changzhou

Jiangsu · China
City population
3,290,918
#40
in China
#4
in Jiangsu
#105
worldwide
BeijingChangzhou
31.774, 119.954 · 959 km from Beijing
City population
3,290,918
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#40
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#105
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Changzhou

Home to 0.2% of China's population, Changzhou ranks 105th globally and 40th among Chinese cities with 3,290,918 residents. Located 959 km from Beijing in Jiangsu province, the city sits at 9 m elevation and is positioned within a cluster of major urban centres: Wuxi lies 39 km away with 4,396,835 people, while Jiangyin (1,779,515) is 33 km distant and Yixing (1,285,785) stands 48 km off.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in China
#40of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#4of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#4of 155
Distance to capital
959 km
to Beijing
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.774, 119.954
Record updated
2025-03-09
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

33KMJiangyin1.78M people39KMWuxi4.4M people44KMTaixing80K people48KMYixing1.29M people51KMHutang56K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Changzhou3.29M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Changzhou compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Changzhou3.29M

Changzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Changzhou?

Changzhou has a city population of 3,290,918. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Changzhou?

Changzhou is in Jiangsu, China, 959 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.774, 119.954.

How big is Changzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 40th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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