What is the population of Xining?
Xining has a city population of 1,677,177. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Xining
Xining is a city in Qinghai, China with a population of 1,677,177. It is the 85th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 269th largest worldwide. It lies 1,327 km from Beijing.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 17
Coordinates
36.626, 101.757
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 |
| Xining | 1.68M |
Xining Population FAQ
Where is Xining?
Xining is in Qinghai, China, 1,327 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.626, 101.757.
How big is Xining compared with other cities in China?
It is the 85th largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.