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Tai’an

Shandong · China
City population
1,735,425
#84
in China
#7
in Shandong
#255
worldwide
BeijingTai’an
36.185, 117.120 · 419 km from Beijing
City population
1,735,425
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#84
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#255
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Tai’an

Ranked 255th globally, this city in Shandong province holds 1,735,425 residents. Located 419 km from Beijing, it sits 143 m above sea level. Jinan, the provincial capital with 4,335,989 people, lies 55 km away; Laiwu (989,535) is 48 km distant. The city ranks seventh among Shandong's 177 listed cities and represents 0.1% of China's national population.

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
#84of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#7of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#7of 177
Distance to capital
419 km
to Beijing
Elevation
143 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.185, 117.120
Record updated
2025-08-19
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.

33KMFeicheng78K people48KMLaiwu990K people54KMChangqing83K people55KMJinan4.34M people55KMNingyang83K 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. Tai’an1.74M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Tai’an 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
Tai’an1.74M

Tai’an Population FAQ

What is the population of Tai’an?

Tai’an has a city population of 1,735,425. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Tai’an?

Tai’an is in Shandong, China, 419 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.185, 117.120.

How big is Tai’an compared with other cities in China?

It is the 84th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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