What is the population of Hanoi?
Hanoi has a city population of 8,053,663. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Hanoi
The national capital of Vietnam, it is located 0 km from itself as the seat of government. The city proper holds 8,053,663 people, representing 7.9% of the national population and ranking second among Vietnam's 301 listed cities. Several large nearby cities sit within 1 km, including Hai Bà Trưng at 303,586 people and Hoàn Kiếm at 135,618.
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 53
Capital
National capital
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bangkok
Coordinates
21.024, 105.841
Record updated
2026-05-07
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 VietnamClosest 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 |
| Hanoi | 8.05M |
Hanoi Population FAQ
Where is Hanoi?
Hanoi is in Hanoi, Vietnam. Its coordinates are 21.024, 105.841.
How big is Hanoi compared with other cities in Vietnam?
It is the 2nd largest of the 301 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Vietnam, holding 7.9% of the national population.