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Haiphong

Hai Phong · Vietnam
City population
2,625,200
#3
in Vietnam
#1
in Hai Phong
#148
worldwide
HanoiHaiphong
20.865, 106.683 · 89 km from Hanoi
City population
2,625,200
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Vietnam
#3
of 301 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#148
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Vietnam
2.6%
of the national population

About Haiphong

At 12 m above sea level, Haiphong holds a population of 2,625,200, making it Vietnam's third-largest city by population and accounting for 2.6% of the national total. It lies 89 km from Hanoi. The city ranks first among six municipalities in Hai Phong region, with Kiến An (118,047) situated 9 km away as its nearest substantial neighbor.

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

Position in Vietnam
#3of 301
LargestSmallest
Position in Hai Phong
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Vietnam
Region
Hai Phong
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
89 km
to Hanoi
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
20.865, 106.683
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 301 in Vietnam

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

9KMKiến An118K people20KMĐố Sơn51K people21KMThành Phố Uông Bí64K people24KMThị Trấn Mạo Khê72K people30KMThị Trấn Đông Triều249K 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. Haiphong2.63M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Haiphong 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
Haiphong2.63M

Haiphong Population FAQ

What is the population of Haiphong?

Haiphong has a city population of 2,625,200. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Haiphong?

Haiphong is in Hai Phong, Vietnam, 89 km from the capital, Hanoi. Its coordinates are 20.865, 106.683.

How big is Haiphong compared with other cities in Vietnam?

It is the 3rd largest of the 301 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Vietnam, holding 2.6% of the national population.

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