What is the population of Guiyang?
Guiyang has a city population of 3,037,159. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Guiyang
Surrounded by several cities within 110 km, the largest being Anshun at 765,313 people 86 km away, this city of 3.04 million ranks 43rd among China's listed cities and first within Guizhou province. Situated 1,731 km from Beijing, it holds 0.2% of China's national population.
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 36
Elevation
1,087 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.583, 106.717
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 |
| Guiyang | 3.04M |
Guiyang Population FAQ
Where is Guiyang?
Guiyang is in Guizhou, China, 1,731 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 26.583, 106.717.
How big is Guiyang compared with other cities in China?
It is the 43rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.