What is the population of Padang?
Padang has a city population of 942,938. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Indonesia · Asia
Padang
City population
942,938
#17
in Indonesia
#1
in West Sumatra
#589
worldwide
-0.949, 100.354 · 928 km from Jakarta
About Padang
Indonesia's 17th-largest city, Padang has a population of 942,938 and dominates West Sumatra as the region's primary urban centre. Located 928 km from Jakarta, the city sits near sea level and anchors a cluster of smaller towns within 75 km, including Bukittinggi (121,028 residents) and Pariaman (92,183 residents).
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 7
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
-0.949, 100.354
Record updated
2026-06-11
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 446 in IndonesiaClosest 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 |
| Padang | 943K |
Padang Population FAQ
Where is Padang?
Padang is in West Sumatra, Indonesia, 928 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -0.949, 100.354.
How big is Padang compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 17th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, holding 0.3% of the national population.