What is the population of Dalian?
Dalian has a city population of 4,913,879. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Dalian
Ranked #59 globally by city population, this city in Liaoning holds 4.9 million residents, making it the province's second-largest. It sits 461 km from Beijing and stands as China's 21st-largest city among those listed. Wafangdian, with 454,338 residents, lies 86 km away, while Jinzhou (215,386 people) is 23 km distant.
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
#2of 51
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.912, 121.602
Record updated
2024-05-17
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 |
| Dalian | 4.91M |
Dalian Population FAQ
Where is Dalian?
Dalian is in Liaoning, China, 461 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 38.912, 121.602.
How big is Dalian compared with other cities in China?
It is the 21st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.