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City profile · China · Asia

Shijiazhuang

Hebei · China
City population
3,938,513
#29
in China
#1
in Hebei
#82
worldwide
BeijingShijiazhuang
38.041, 114.479 · 266 km from Beijing
City population
3,938,513
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#29
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#82
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.3%
of the national population

About Shijiazhuang

A city of 3.9 million represents just 0.3% of China's national population, a figure that underscores the country's scale rather than any scarcity of major urban centres. Shijiazhuang ranks 29th among 2,091 listed Chinese cities and holds the largest population in Hebei province, 266 km from Beijing. Within 31 km lie four other cities: Luancheng (597,130), Zhengding (193,524), Huaiyang (81,861), and Beisu (52,752).

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
#29of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hebei
#1of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hebei
Rank in region
#1of 40
Distance to capital
266 km
to Beijing
Elevation
77 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.041, 114.479
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.

14KMZhengding194K people23KMLuancheng597K people29KMSiwei17K people31KMHuaiyang82K people31KMBeisu53K 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. Shijiazhuang3.94M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shijiazhuang 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
Shijiazhuang3.94M

Shijiazhuang Population FAQ

What is the population of Shijiazhuang?

Shijiazhuang has a city population of 3,938,513. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shijiazhuang?

Shijiazhuang is in Hebei, China, 266 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 38.041, 114.479.

How big is Shijiazhuang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 29th 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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