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Chihuahua

Chihuahua · Mexico
City population
925,762
#16
in Mexico
#2
in Chihuahua
#595
worldwide
Mexico CityChihuahua
28.635, -106.089 · 1,243 km from Mexico City
City population
925,762
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#16
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#595
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
0.7%
of the national population

About Chihuahua

At 1,437 m above sea level, the city holds Mexico's 16th rank among listed urban centres, though it remains the second-largest in its state. Juan Aldama lies 28 km away with a population of 18,642; the next substantial neighbours are Ciudad Delicias at 78 km (148,045) and Cuauhtémoc at 80 km (168,482). The city proper accounts for 0.7% of Mexico's national population and sits 1,243 km from Mexico City.

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

Position in Mexico
#16of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Chihuahua
#2of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mexico
Region
Chihuahua
Rank in region
#2of 12
Distance to capital
1,243 km
to Mexico City
Elevation
1,437 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Chihuahua
Coordinates
28.635, -106.089
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 625 in Mexico

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

28KMJuan Aldama19K people72KMPedro Meoqui23K people78KMCiudad Delicias148K people80KMCuauhtémoc168K people139KMSanta Rosalía de Camargo40K 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. Chihuahua926K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chihuahua 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
Chihuahua926K

Chihuahua Population FAQ

What is the population of Chihuahua?

Chihuahua has a city population of 925,762. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chihuahua?

Chihuahua is in Chihuahua, Mexico, 1,243 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 28.635, -106.089.

How big is Chihuahua compared with other cities in Mexico?

It is the 16th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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