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City profile · China · Asia

Yichun

Jiangxi · China
City population
1,045,952
#164
in China
#6
in Jiangxi
#516
worldwide
BeijingYichun
27.833, 114.400 · 1,355 km from Beijing
City population
1,045,952
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#164
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#516
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Yichun

At 0.1% of China's national population, Yichun holds 1,045,952 residents, placing it 164th among the country's listed cities. The city sits 1,355 km from Beijing. Within its province of Jiangxi it ranks sixth among 29 cities. Three cities with populations exceeding 800,000 lie within 60 km: Xinyu (839,488) and Pingxiang (893,550), with Guankou (1,380,000) a further 84 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in China
#164of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangxi
#6of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangxi
Rank in region
#6of 29
Distance to capital
1,355 km
to Beijing
Elevation
99 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
27.833, 114.400
Record updated
2025-08-20
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

26KMFenyi58K people53KMXinyu839K people59KMPingxiang894K people84KMGuankou1.38M people90KMXishan98K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Yichun1.05M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Yichun compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Yichun1.05M

Yichun Population FAQ

What is the population of Yichun?

Yichun has a city population of 1,045,952. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Yichun?

Yichun is in Jiangxi, China, 1,355 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 27.833, 114.400.

How big is Yichun compared with other cities in China?

It is the 164th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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