What is the population of Hangzhou?
Hangzhou has a city population of 9,236,032. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Hangzhou
With a metropolitan population of 7.6 million and city-proper population exceeding 9.2 million, Hangzhou ranks among China's largest urban centers. The city experiences modest annual growth of 1.2%, supporting a dense population of 2,491 people per km². Located at just 12 meters elevation in eastern Asia, Hangzhou benefits from convenient air access via Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and nearby Jiaxing Nanhu Airport. The city is administered by mayor Gaoyuan Yao.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
7,642,000
0.092% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.15%
Archive estimateDensity
2,491/km²
3,068 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 40
Leadership
Gaoyuan Yao
Coordinates
30.294, 120.161
Record updated
13 April 2026
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 |
| Hangzhou | 9.24M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHGH
26 km from the city centre
- Jiaxing Nanhu AirportJNH
66 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in China
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 544,044,358 |
| 1960 | 654,802,069 |
| 1970 | 823,308,967 |
| 1980 | 983,163,542 |
| 1990 | 1,153,582,724 |
| 2000 | 1,269,581,175 |
| 2010 | 1,351,561,514 |
| 2020 | 1,426,106,093 |
| 2030 | 1,398,153,832 |
| 2040 | 1,342,816,657 |
| 2050 | 1,260,289,093 |
| 2060 | 1,135,127,191 |
| 2070 | 998,784,319 |
| 2080 | 870,252,344 |
| 2090 | 744,902,836 |
| 2100 | 633,368,113 |
Hangzhou Population FAQ
Where is Hangzhou?
Hangzhou is in Zhejiang, China, 1,122 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 30.294, 120.161.
How big is Hangzhou compared with other cities in China?
It is the 11th largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.7% of the national population.