What is the population of Taiyuan?
Taiyuan has a city population of 4,303,673. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Taiyuan
At 795 m elevation in Shanxi, this city of 4,303,673 ranks 27th among China's listed cities. Jinzhong lies 27 km away with a population of 1,226,617; Yangquan (731,228) sits 88 km distant, and Xinzhou (544,683) is 62 km away. The city stands 402 km from Beijing.
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 18
Elevation
795 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.869, 112.560
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 ChinaClosest 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 |
| Taiyuan | 4.3M |
Taiyuan Population FAQ
Where is Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is in Shanxi, China, 402 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.869, 112.560.
How big is Taiyuan compared with other cities in China?
It is the 27th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.