What is the population of Wuhu?
Wuhu has a city population of 1,598,165. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Wuhu
Wuhu is a city in Anhui, China with a population of 1,598,165. It is the 93rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 287th largest worldwide. It lies 969 km from Beijing.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 35
Coordinates
31.353, 118.429
Record updated
20 January 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 |
| Wuhu | 1.6M |
Wuhu Population FAQ
Where is Wuhu?
Wuhu is in Anhui, China, 969 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.353, 118.429.
How big is Wuhu compared with other cities in China?
It is the 93rd largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.