What is the population of Jilin?
Jilin has a city population of 1,895,865. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Jilin
Ranked 221st by population worldwide, this city of 1,895,865 in northeastern China sits 948 km from Beijing. It is the second-largest city in Jilin Province, accounting for 0.1% of the nation's population. Several cities cluster within 70 km: Jiutai (175,115 people), Jiaohe (123,018), and Jishu (103,988).
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
#2of 51
Elevation
188 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
43.847, 126.561
Record updated
2026-06-01
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 |
| Jilin | 1.9M |
Jilin Population FAQ
Where is Jilin?
Jilin is in Jilin, China, 948 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 43.847, 126.561.
How big is Jilin compared with other cities in China?
It is the 72nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.