What is the population of Nanning?
Nanning has a city population of 3,839,800. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Nanning
The 87th-largest city in the world, Nanning holds 3,839,800 people and stands as the most populous city in Guangxi. It accounts for 0.3% of China's national population and sits 2,047 km from Beijing. Qinzhou, a city of 1,296,300, lies 99 km away; three other cities of 276,000 to 385,000 are within 120 km.
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 45
Elevation
91 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
22.817, 108.317
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 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 |
| Nanning | 3.84M |
Nanning Population FAQ
Where is Nanning?
Nanning is in Guangxi, China, 2,047 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 22.817, 108.317.
How big is Nanning compared with other cities in China?
It is the 32nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.