What is the population of Jinan?
Jinan has a city population of 4,335,989. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Jinan
Jinan is a city in Shandong, China with a population of 4,335,989. It is the 26th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 76th largest worldwide. It lies 364 km from Beijing.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 177
Coordinates
36.668, 116.997
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 |
| Jinan | 4.34M |
Jinan Population FAQ
Where is Jinan?
Jinan is in Shandong, China, 364 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.668, 116.997.
How big is Jinan compared with other cities in China?
It is the 26th largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.