What is the population of Nashville?
Nashville has a city population of 689,447. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · United States · North America
Nashville
City population
689,447
#25
in United States
#1
in Tennessee
#797
worldwide
36.166, -86.784 · 911 km from Washington
About Nashville
The city accounts for 0.2% of the United States population, a proportion that reflects the country's dispersed urban structure across thousands of municipalities. Nashville, Tennessee's largest city, holds a population of 689,447 and ranks 25th among listed American cities. It sits 911 km from Washington and is surrounded by several smaller cities within 25 km, including Hendersonville at 56,018 residents and Brentwood at 41,763.
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 43
Coordinates
36.166, -86.784
Record updated
14 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.
Nearby Cities
All 3,112 in United StatesClosest 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 |
| Nashville | 689K |
Nashville Population FAQ
Where is Nashville?
Nashville is in Tennessee, United States, 911 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 36.166, -86.784.
How big is Nashville compared with other cities in United States?
It is the 25th largest of the 3,112 cities listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.