What is the population of Ürümqi?
Ürümqi has a city population of 3,029,372. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ürümqi
At 2,411 km from Beijing, this city of 3.03 million is the largest in Xinjiang and ranks 44th among China's listed cities. Changji (198,776) lies 33 km away, followed by Wujiaqu (154,400) at 41 km and Shihezi (572,772) at 137 km, making it a major urban centre in a region of scattered large settlements.
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 110
Elevation
862 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Coordinates
43.801, 87.600
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 |
| Ürümqi | 3.03M |
Ürümqi Population FAQ
Where is Ürümqi?
Ürümqi is in Xinjiang, China, 2,411 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 43.801, 87.600.
How big is Ürümqi compared with other cities in China?
It is the 44th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.