What is the population of Fuzhou?
Fuzhou has a city population of 3,740,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Fuzhou
At 3.74 million people, Fuzhou accounts for 0.3% of China's population. The city ranks 34th among China's 2,091 listed cities and second in Fujian province. It sits 1,563 km from Beijing. Nearby cities include Putian, 75 km away with 1.54 million residents, and Ningde, 70 km distant with 429,260 people.
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 25
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.061, 119.306
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 |
| Fuzhou | 3.74M |
Fuzhou Population FAQ
Where is Fuzhou?
Fuzhou is in Fujian, China, 1,563 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 26.061, 119.306.
How big is Fuzhou compared with other cities in China?
It is the 34th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.