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Suzhou

Jiangsu · China
City population
6,715,559
#17
in China
#2
in Jiangsu
#46
worldwide
BeijingSuzhou
31.304, 120.595 · 1,029 km from Beijing
City population
6,715,559
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#17
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#46
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.5%
of the national population

About Suzhou

China's 17th-largest city, Suzhou holds 6.7 million people and accounts for 0.5% of the national population. It sits 1,029 km from Beijing. Within Jiangsu province, it ranks second by population. Kunshan (2.1 million) lies 35 km away; Changshu (1.7 million) is 41 km distant. Mudu and Songling, both considerably smaller, stand 9 km and 17 km from the city centre respectively.

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
#17of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#2of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#2of 155
Distance to capital
1,029 km
to Beijing
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.304, 120.595
Record updated
2024-03-26
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.

9KMMudu62K people17KMSongling78K people31KMZhouzhuang22K people35KMKunshan2.09M people41KMChangshu1.68M 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. Suzhou6.72M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Suzhou 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
Suzhou6.72M

Suzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Suzhou?

Suzhou has a city population of 6,715,559. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Suzhou?

Suzhou is in Jiangsu, China, 1,029 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.304, 120.595.

How big is Suzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 17th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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