What is the population of Wenzhou?
Wenzhou has a city population of 2,650,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Wenzhou
The city proper holds 2,650,000 people, making it the 52nd most populous in China and 4th in Zhejiang. A neighbouring city of 927,383 lies 25 km away, with several smaller centres within 40 km, though the national capital sits 1,381 km distant. The city stands at 10 m elevation.
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
#4of 40
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
27.999, 120.667
Record updated
2026-04-05
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 |
| Wenzhou | 2.65M |
Wenzhou Population FAQ
Where is Wenzhou?
Wenzhou is in Zhejiang, China, 1,381 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 27.999, 120.667.
How big is Wenzhou compared with other cities in China?
It is the 52nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.