What is the population of Chiba?
Chiba has a city population of 979,768. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Chiba
At 5 m above sea level, this city of 979,768 is the largest in Chiba prefecture and accounts for 0.8% of Japan's national population. It sits 40 km from Tokyo. Nearby cities include Ichihara (283,531 residents, 10 km away), Yachiyo (199,498, 15 km), and Narashino (176,197, 11 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
#1of 47
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.600, 140.117
Record updated
2025-06-21
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 1,216 in JapanClosest 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 |
| Chiba | 980K |
Chiba Population FAQ
Where is Chiba?
Chiba is in Chiba, Japan, 40 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 35.600, 140.117.
How big is Chiba compared with other cities in Japan?
It is the 13th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.8% of the national population.