What is the population of Haikou?
Haikou has a city population of 2,873,358. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Haikou
The largest city in Hainan, Haikou holds a population of 2,873,358 and ranks 47th among China's listed cities. It sits 2,284 km from Beijing. Nearby cities include Xiuying at 7 km with 290,000 people and Qiongshan at 3 km with 87,657 residents. At 9 m above sea level, the city lies in a low-elevation setting on the island.
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 30
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
20.034, 110.347
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 |
| Haikou | 2.87M |
Haikou Population FAQ
Where is Haikou?
Haikou is in Hainan, China, 2,284 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 20.034, 110.347.
How big is Haikou compared with other cities in China?
It is the 47th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.