Beijing has a population of 18,960,744, making it the 2nd largest place we list in China.
Beijing holds 1.3% of China's 1,412,914,089 people. Shanghai, the largest place we list there, is only slightly larger.
18,960,744
population
#2
in China
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Shanghai | 24,874,500 |
| Shenzhen | Guangdong | 17,494,398 |
| Guangzhou | Guangdong | 16,096,724 |
| Chengdu | Sichuan | 13,568,357 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.