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Jinan

Shandong · China
City population
4,335,989
#26
in China
#2
in Shandong
#76
worldwide
BeijingJinan
36.668, 116.997 · 364 km from Beijing
City population
4,335,989
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#26
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#76
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.3%
of the national population

About Jinan

The city accounts for 0.3% of China's population of roughly 1.4 billion. Jinan, the second-largest city in Shandong, holds a population of 4.3 million in its city proper. It ranks 76th globally and 26th among China's listed cities, sitting 364 km from Beijing at low elevation of 32 m above sea level. Several cities with populations between 62,000 and 115,000 lie within 65 km, with one city of 1.7 million located 55 km away.

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
#26of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#2of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#2of 177
Distance to capital
364 km
to Beijing
Elevation
32 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.668, 116.997
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.

27KMChangqing83K people45KMMingshui115K people51KMFeicheng78K people55KMTai’an1.74M people65KMPingyin62K 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. Jinan4.34M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jinan 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
Jinan4.34M

Jinan Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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