What is the population of Tianjin?
Tianjin has a city population of 11,090,314. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
39.142, 117.177 · 108 km from Beijing
About Tianjin
With a metropolitan population of 11,235,000, Tianjin ranks among China's largest cities. The city-proper area holds 11,090,314 residents at a density of 2,783 people per km², supporting substantial urban infrastructure across its low-lying terrain at 11 m elevation. Annual growth of 0.7% indicates a stabilizing population.
The city benefits from accessibility via Tianjin Binhai International Airport and proximity to Beijing Daxing International Airport, connecting it to regional and international networks.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
11,235,000
0.135% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.65%
Archive estimateDensity
2,783/km²
4,037 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
39.142, 117.177
Record updated
13 April 2026
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 |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Tianjin Binhai International AirportTSN
15 km from the city centre
- Beijing Daxing International AirportPKX
77 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in China
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 544,044,358 |
| 1960 | 654,802,069 |
| 1970 | 823,308,967 |
| 1980 | 983,163,542 |
| 1990 | 1,153,582,724 |
| 2000 | 1,269,581,175 |
| 2010 | 1,351,561,514 |
| 2020 | 1,426,106,093 |
| 2030 | 1,398,153,832 |
| 2040 | 1,342,816,657 |
| 2050 | 1,260,289,093 |
| 2060 | 1,135,127,191 |
| 2070 | 998,784,319 |
| 2080 | 870,252,344 |
| 2090 | 744,902,836 |
| 2100 | 633,368,113 |
Tianjin Population FAQ
Where is Tianjin?
Tianjin is in Tianjin, China, 108 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 39.142, 117.177.
How big is Tianjin compared with other cities in China?
It is the 6th largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.8% of the national population.