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Harbin

Heilongjiang · China
City population
5,242,897
#19
in China
#1
in Heilongjiang
#56
worldwide
BeijingHarbin
45.750, 126.650 · 1,057 km from Beijing
City population
5,242,897
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#19
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#56
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.4%
of the national population

About Harbin

At 0.4% of China's national population, Harbin holds a significant urban share despite ranking 19th among the country's 2,091 listed cities. The city proper contains 5.2 million people and dominates Heilongjiang as its largest settlement, lying 1,057 km from Beijing. Hulan, the nearest neighbour, sits 17 km away with a population of 109,104; Acheng (144,665) and Shuangcheng (130,710) lie within 50 km.

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

Position in China
#19of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Heilongjiang
#1of 75
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Heilongjiang
Rank in region
#1of 75
Distance to capital
1,057 km
to Beijing
Elevation
140 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
45.750, 126.650
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 China

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

17KMHulan109K people33KMAcheng145K people49KMShuangcheng131K people63KMBin Xian62K people63KMLanxi73K 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. Harbin5.24M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Harbin 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
Harbin5.24M

Harbin Population FAQ

What is the population of Harbin?

Harbin has a city population of 5,242,897. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Harbin?

Harbin is in Heilongjiang, China, 1,057 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 45.750, 126.650.

How big is Harbin compared with other cities in China?

It is the 19th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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