Beijing Population 2025

The current population of Beijing according to the 2010 census, as reported by the official Chinese Government statistics agency, was 19,612,368. The population at the beginning of 2016, according to some estimates, is 21.7 million.

Along with the greater China population, the population of Beijing has also been growing at breakneck speed. In the ten years between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the number of people living in the city grew by 44% - from 13,569,194 in 2000 to 19,612,368 in 2010. Although this last ten years have seen the most rapid growth in the city’s modern history, the city has been consistently growing at a fast pace - the average growth rate since the 1960s has been around 20% per decade.

Even today, the city continues to grow. Although there are no official estimates of the population of Beijing in 2016, unofficial estimates put the population at over 21 million. The country’s Five-Year Plan, which began in 2016, is expected to keep the population under 23 million through 2020. Some experts believe that in 2050 there will be more than 50 million people living in Beijing.

Is Beijing the largest city in China?

Although Beijing is the capital city of China, there are larger cities in the country. Shanghai is home to over 24 million people in 2016 and is considered to be China’s largest city.

Others, however, argue that Chongqing, a municipality of 28,846,200 in the center of China is technically China’s largest city. This is because, although the urban population of Chongqing is only 6-7 million, a municipality is considered to be the equivalent of a city under Chinese law.

If we take Chongqing out of the equation, Beijing is the second largest country in China and the 11th largest city in the world, behind countries including Shanghai, Istanbul, Karachi, Mumbai, and Moscow.

Beijing population by city district

Here’s a map of the city, broken down into its administrative districts. Those in yellow were part of the old city, while red denotes the central urban area of the city. Inner suburbs are indicated in blue, and outer suburbs in green.

Here’s a table listing the population of each Beijing district.

District	Population	Density (per sq/km)
Chaoyang District	3545000	7530
Haidian District	3281000	7702
Fengtai District	2112000	6943
Changping District	1661000	1162
Daxing District	1365000	1349
Xicheng District	1243000	26731
Tongzhou District	1184000	1361
Fangshan District	945000	506
Dongcheng District	919000	22635
Shunyi District	877000	895
Shijingshan District	616000	6860
Miyun County	468000	200
Pinggu District	416000	387
Huairou District	373000	146
Yanqing County	317000	160
Mentougou District	290000	218

Beijing demographics

The primary ethnic group in Beijing is, as in the rest of the country, Han Chinese. According to the 2010 census, 95.69% of Beijing’s residents (excluding anyone from the Red Army) were Han Chinese. Of the remaining 4.31%, the two largest groups are the Manchu (1.84%) and the Hui (1.74%). The rapid economic expansion means that the number of foreigners living in the city is also increasing (notably, approximately 200,000 South Koreans), although there are no accurate statistics available on their populations.

Beijing is the powerhouse of the Chinese economy. Its nominal GDP in 2011 was $247.7 billion, which equates to a per capita GDP of $12,447. Tianjin ($13,058) and Shanghai ($12,783) are the only Chinese cities to have a higher per capita GDP. The city’s economy is growing by around 8-10% per year at the moment, so these figures will probably increase still further in the coming years.

Increased wealth and regularly improving healthcare means that life expectancy in Beijing also continues to grow, and is among the highest in the country. Figures indicate that the average life expectancy is 81.12 years – that breaks down as a male life expectancy of 79.16 years and a female life expectancy of 83.17.

Age breakdown data is only available for 2004

. At that time, 9.96% of the population was aged 0-14, 78.92% were aged 15-64, and 11.12% were aged 65 or over.

There was a 44% positive growth over the previous decade between the censuses.

City	2025 Pop. ↓	Growth
Shanghai	30,482,100
Chongqing	18,171,200
Guangzhou	14,878,700
Tianjin	14,704,100
Shenzhen	13,545,400
Nanjing	10,174,900
Chengdu	9,998,870
Wuhan	8,986,480
Hangzhou	8,591,040
Shenyang	7,974,270
Foshan	7,817,160
Dongguan	7,772,860
Xi'an	6,501,190
Dalian	6,347,380
Qingdao	6,217,970
Zhengzhou	6,156,140
Harbin	5,878,939
Tai'an	5,499,000
Urumqi	5,132,170
Changsha	5,128,270
Kunming	4,955,680
Changchun	4,891,020
Hefei	4,830,170
Ningbo	4,770,300
Shantou	4,737,590
Shijiazhuang	4,534,990
Nanning	4,383,600
Jinan	4,335,989
Changzhou	4,180,040
Nanchang	4,104,120
Wenzhou	4,093,180
Xiamen	4,077,760
Guiyang	3,736,730
Wuxi	3,559,030
Wuxi	3,559,030
Lanzhou	3,430,880
Taiyuan	3,426,519
Tangshan	3,372,102
Handan	3,159,030
Zhongshan	3,093,870
Weifang	3,064,290
Shaoxing	2,951,330
Yantai	2,898,490
Huizhou	2,890,880
Zibo	2,876,180
Luoyang	2,725,560
Luoyang	2,725,560
Luoyang	2,725,560
Nantong	2,613,750
Hohhot	2,500,940
Baotou	2,425,700
Putian	2,315,020
Yangzhou	2,216,800
Baoding	2,190,060
Haikou	2,095,420
Haikou	2,095,420
Daqing	2,085,470
Dadonghai	2,000,000
Zhuhai	1,968,620
Quanzhou	1,966,630
Datong	1,951,440
Datong	1,951,440
Ordos	1,940,653
Jiangmen	1,826,520
Xiangyang	1,801,750
Yichang	1,800,420
Yinchuan	1,795,680
Qinhuangdao	1,762,820
Bayan Nur	1,760,000
Xining	1,740,860
Hengyang	1,739,050
Anyang	1,738,620
Anshan	1,738,430
Jilin	1,719,310
Zhangjiakou	1,598,460
Huainan	1,564,320
Yiwu	1,563,820
Chaozhou	1,545,080
Jiaxing	1,511,450
Weihai	1,499,360
Kaifeng	1,467,460
Rizhao	1,458,890
Nanchong	1,444,820
Zunyi	1,434,030
Zhanjiang	1,425,480
Shiyan	1,418,040
Fushun	1,400,646
Yingkou	1,385,370
Suzhou	1,385,210
Suzhou	1,385,210
Guankou	1,380,000
Jieyang	1,354,930
Jinhua	1,329,990
Liupanshui	1,309,840
Puning	1,309,420
Chifeng	1,305,090
Zhuzhou	1,299,480
Huaibei	1,291,440
Pizhou	1,282,270
Luohe	1,278,770
Binzhou	1,263,650
Binzhou	1,263,650
Jinzhou	1,260,660
Jinzhou	1,260,660
Benxi	1,258,120
Guilin	1,238,950
Tongshan	1,199,193
Wenling	1,184,900
Xinxiang	1,180,750
Fuzhou	1,179,720
Fuyang	1,170,240
Fuyang	1,170,240
Zaozhuang	1,168,490
Shangrao	1,153,600
Chenzhou	1,150,530
Zhaoqing	1,150,480
Leshan	1,142,870
Lijiang	1,137,600
Dezhou	1,133,630
Xuchang	1,117,100
Huzhou	1,114,370
Qujing	1,092,200
Guiping	1,086,960
Yueyang	1,079,980
Xintai	1,073,060
Chengde	1,052,320
Changshu City	1,047,700
Leiyang	1,043,580
Xianyang	1,034,081
Laiwu	1,031,440
Jiujiang	1,024,430
Guigang	1,011,500
Mudanjiang	1,009,260
Hengshui	1,008,750
Xinyu	1,003,580
Linfen	1,002,710
Zhangzhou	1,002,450
Zhu Cheng City	1,000,000
Yangjiang	995,970
Deyang	985,078
Baishan	983,008
Jiangyin	982,563
Bengbu	975,189
Changzhi	949,309
Dandong	947,488
Changde	938,279
Shangqiu	935,079
Liaoyang	931,630
Quzhou	929,772
Xingtai	921,011
Huangshi	908,873
Fuxin	903,628
Xinghua	902,334
Yibin	897,493
Huaihua	892,519
Xinyang	890,375
Pingdingshan	889,675
Xiaogan	887,939
Yangquan	886,584
Qiqihar	882,364
Tianshui	878,063
Bozhou	877,072
Kunshan	873,638
Zhuji	869,441
Jincheng	863,282
Heze	851,474
Zhumadian	851,392
Taixing	848,379
Haicheng	848,129
Anqiu	847,608
Langfang	846,438
Liaocheng	845,854
Gaomi	841,911
Zhabei	840,000
Hanchuan	839,309
Jiaozuo	820,064
Linhai	813,794
Anqing	811,560
Shaoguan	805,079
Dengzhou	804,189
Yuncheng	797,246
Yuxi	795,748
Yanji	792,664
Zigong	791,579
Qingyuan	790,694
Tongliao	788,345
Dazhou	785,116
Wuzhou	784,261
Zhangjiagang	775,312
Jiamusi	774,118
Dongtai	773,030
Ankang	766,403
Yuyao	758,680
Loudi	747,101
Bijie	746,861
Zhoukou	745,964
Renqiu	745,914
Puyang	729,925
Qinzhou	726,031
Enshi	724,387
Ezhou	716,381
Haimen	714,521
Sanya	713,373
Zhoushan	709,885
Wuhai	700,523
Neijiang	692,496
Anshun	685,934
Hegang	678,293
Xiangtan	674,189
Hanzhong	668,220
Puyang Chengguanzhen	666,322
Fuqing	648,027
Siping	647,815
Daye	647,250
Zhaodong	646,759
Gaozhou	640,319
Xinyi	640,191
Zhenjiang	632,552
Tonghua	629,361
Yancheng	628,441
Jiaozhou	627,475
Dongyang	627,458
Zaoyang	627,444
Xiantao	625,055
Panshan	625,040
Guangyuan	619,661
Hebi	619,272
Taizhou	612,356
Weinan	609,779
Cangzhou	604,747
Feicheng	600,558
Feicheng	600,558
Tongchuan	597,209
Luancheng	597,130
Haining	595,717
Taishan	592,976
Gaoyou	592,109
Qingzhou	590,793
Dali	589,905
Chuzhou	589,825
Shouguang	589,475
Laixi	584,904
Chaoyang	581,899
Chaoyang	581,899
Pingdu	580,211
Shizuishan	574,278
Shangyu	574,009
Heyuan	569,981
Qianjiang	557,819
Huai'an	555,230
Jinjiang	554,028
Jinjiang	554,028
Songyuan	550,610
Zhuanghe	547,120
Chizhou	543,754
Jingmen	540,297
Nanping	539,126
Guli	536,000
Tanggu	535,298
Chaohu	532,467
Shuangyashan	531,827
Zhongxiang	529,671
Beihai	515,400
Wuhu	507,524
Shashi	498,780
Wafangdian	494,202
Fengcheng	489,624
Suizhou	481,349
Qionghai	480,000
Zhangye	474,942
Jiaojiang	470,804
Shanwei	467,223
Botou	463,262
Dadukou	461,513
Suihua	458,611
Huangshan	455,215
Gaoping	454,389
Laibin	451,838
Jining	450,327
Wenshan City	450,000
Pingliang	446,877
Hami	446,413
Jiuquan	446,215
Changji	440,881
Wuwei	439,520
Tieling	438,837
Bei'an	436,444
Baiyin	435,510
Wanning	434,530
Meizhou	429,025
Luqiao	427,890
Jingdezhen	423,886
Xinzhou	423,793
Xinzhou	423,793
Laizhou	415,732
Laiyang	412,856
Wenchang	409,170
Jixi	403,759
Huazhou	402,718
Huazhou	402,718
Dashiqiao	402,679
Sanming	402,463
Qufu	402,070
Gongzhuling	400,484
Yushu	397,529
Jiayuguan	396,999
Lengshuijiang	396,934
Anlu	395,282
Yunfu	395,203
Xinpu	392,444
Liaoyuan	389,767
Fujin	387,119
Zhaoyuan	384,683
Zhaoyuan	384,683
Macheng	383,733
Zhaotong	382,500
Manzhouli	382,301
Ningde	376,800
Zhangjiakou Shi Xuanhua Qu	373,422
Pingxiang	372,123
Fenghuang	370,000
Wuchuan	369,011
Xianning	368,688
Baicheng	360,648
Huocheng	360,000
Dingzhou	359,906
Hailin	352,654
Shihezi	348,991
Taihecun	345,033
Shiqi	342,306
Aksu	340,020
Yangchun	323,830
Lianshan	313,247
Wusong	312,588
Shengli	306,450
Xinyuan	300,000
Yangshuo	300,000
Xiuying	290,000
Kashgar	274,717
Linyi	270,669
Chengzhong	265,886
Hulan Ergi	265,344
Mianyang	264,136
Karamay	260,000
Aral	260,000
Jining	258,757
Turpan	254,900
Laohekou	253,112
Nanyang	251,532
Ji'an	245,000
Huayin	242,488
Yuci	235,929
Fendou	226,298
Huanggang	225,956
Jingling	224,871
Tongchuanshi	223,603
Wuxue	220,661
Hailar	211,066
Daliang	210,411
Hangu	208,369
Yiyang	202,608
Linxia Chengguanzhen	202,402
Kaiyuan	198,423
Mentougou	197,772
Xinhui	195,129
Humen	191,891
Zoucheng	190,537
Wanxian	188,980
Donghai	188,602
Anda	181,271
Korla	179,465
Jingzhou	177,878
Zhenzhou	176,006
Xindi	175,761
Jiutai	175,115
Licheng	172,775
Dongling	171,454
Fuling	166,507
Ulanhot	165,846
Fendou	164,844
Tongzhou	163,326
Anbu	162,964
Qapqal	160,000
Zhicheng	159,383
Nanpiao	157,044
Yichun	155,762
Lianghu	155,000
Beipiao	154,999
Guangshui	154,771
Sanshui	153,714
Boshan	153,596
Chenghua	152,453
Yichun	152,169
Longfeng	152,074
Huangyan	150,448
Dunhua	148,844
Yulin	148,485
Sujiatun	148,113
Honggang	147,977
Xinji	145,911
Acheng	144,665
Jinchang	144,363
Jieshou	141,993
Shanhaiguan	140,000
Altay	139,341
Huadian	139,047
Fuyu	138,704
Jieshi	137,444
Jiashan	137,112
Gejiu	136,135
Jiagedaqi	135,760
Shiqiao	135,308
Puqi	132,891
Zhalantun	132,224
Dawukou	131,880
Majie	131,696
Hepo	131,238
Shuangcheng	130,710
Jiazi	130,298
Songjiang	130,218
Shangri-La	130,000
Wuda	129,922
Xuanzhou	127,758
Jiangyou	127,225
Xichang	126,787
Danshui	126,701
Huicheng	125,919
Xiazhen	125,667
Shahecheng	125,132
Suining	124,924
Lecheng	124,268
Jiupu	123,843
Baoshan	123,791
Minzhu	123,018
Huangzhou	122,563
Xiulin	122,411
Zhoucun	122,402
Lianhe	121,367
Xilin Hot	120,965
Lhasa	118,721
Shunyi	117,623
Longjing	117,185
Dasha	116,307
Yakeshi	116,284
Tianfu	115,370
Mingshui	114,858
Hotan	114,000
Pingshan	113,631
Maba	113,609
Guangming	112,819
Shaowu	112,585
Kaiyuan	112,462
Beibei	112,019
Encheng	110,921
Qingnian	110,046
Mizhou	109,968
Linshui	109,955
Hailun	109,881
Shilong	109,733
Tieli	109,636
Dongxing	109,561
Heihe	109,427
Hulan	109,104
Dehui	108,818
Nehe	108,253
Jalai Nur	107,828
Shaping	107,589
Lianran	106,795
Longjiang	106,384
Buhe	106,347
Chengtangcun	105,456
Daxing	104,904
Pulandian	104,277
Jishu	103,988
Qianzhou	102,332
Lianjiang	100,341
Linxi	100,316
Kangding	100,000
Dongsheng	99,809
Meihekou	99,419
Xingcheng	98,968
Lishui	98,946
Xinshi	98,422
Chengzihe	98,188
Xishan	98,162
Hechuan	97,575
Fangshan	97,026
Lubu	95,820
Jinsha	95,647
Yicheng	95,530
Ducheng	95,525
Shenjiamen	95,433
Boli	95,260
Xiaoshan	95,234
Wuchang	94,786
Yongchuan	94,465
Ximei	94,326
Yishui	94,115
Baijiantan	93,697
Zhengjiatun	93,666
Dalai	93,297
Changping	93,174
Lianzhou	92,827
Dongcun	92,282
Danjiangkou	92,008
Zhongshu	91,750
Longquan	91,534
Yatou	91,517
Lingyuan	91,418
Duyun	91,136
Yulinshi	90,870
Hanting	90,637
Baise City	90,603
Tongren	90,593
Xihe	90,422
Duobao	90,257
Sishui	90,175
Huaidian	89,978
Huaicheng	89,294
Lucheng	89,119
Hede	89,107
Lengshuitan	88,935
Wangqing	88,732
Yingchuan	87,961
Qiongshan	87,657
Xiangxiang	87,592
Deqing	87,576
Yanjiang	87,400
Mishan	87,257
Nenjiang	87,236
Shizilu	86,749
Zhaogezhuang	86,555
Qamdo	86,280
Nanfeng	86,129
Zhangjiajie	86,083
Helong	85,756
Nanding	85,495
Guozhen	85,415
Laojunmiao	84,769
Dazhong	84,323
Jinxiangzhen	84,231
Xiannu	83,936
Lingdong	83,636
Nanzhang Chengguanzhen	83,604
Xucheng	83,267
Hecun	83,009
Ningyang	82,994
Jinshi	82,906
Yuanping	82,883
Changqing	82,598
Xindian	82,555
Shache	82,509
Yima	82,509
Shangzhi	82,419
Nangong	82,386
Lushun	82,345
Shiwan	82,031
Tangping	81,729
Yudong	81,408
Shanting	80,843
Loushanguan	80,344
Baoying	80,292
Panshi	80,200
Rikaze	80,000
Tangjiazhuang	79,489
Yanta	79,196
Zhuangyuan	79,106
Wuyang	79,070
Xiongzhou	79,050
Shitanjing	78,765
Tumen	78,719
Youhao	78,402
Pingyi	78,254
Linping	78,180
Linkou	77,754
Huangmei	77,633
Songling	77,566
Jishui	77,540
Linqu	77,472
Shulan	77,420
Yanzhou	77,276
Jiexiu	77,178
Hunchun	77,028
Liangxiang	76,744
Fenghua	76,653
Yangliuqing	76,387
Qingquan	76,154
Lintong	75,882
Yinzhu	75,656
Shangmei	75,233
Fuyu	75,147
Huilong	74,818
Beidao	74,767
Yanggu	74,725
Shancheng	74,459
Nanma	74,406
Suixi	74,172
Xinmin	74,139
Gucheng Chengguanzhen	74,038
Xianshuigu	74,028
Yunyang	73,922
Guixi	73,732
Lanxi	73,706
Genhe	73,631
Luocheng	73,581
Juegang	73,317
Shixing	72,996
Dongdu	72,957
Dongkan	72,789
Dingcheng	72,663
Lichuan	72,653
Lanxi	72,528
Miyang	72,485
Beichengqu	72,444
Xinzhi	72,303
Licheng	72,276
Zhoucheng	72,070
Caidian	71,891
Xiuyan	71,614
Lianzhou	71,423
Changtu	71,284
Yilan	71,180
Chengyang	71,053
Kuandian	70,867
Poyang	70,787
Yongfeng	70,783
Gongchangling	70,761
Jimo	70,733
Baiquan	70,472
Jiangyan	70,375
Shiguai	70,357
Mengcheng Chengguanzhen	69,916
Wangkui	69,915
Jiehu	69,245
Linjiang	69,149
Tantou	69,050
Xiaoshi	68,994
Heishan	68,603
Binhe	68,514
Pengcheng	68,442
Shima	68,375
Mingguang	68,351
Ninghai	68,330
Kuqa	68,105
Chaihe	67,963
Minggang	67,945
Tangzhai	67,936
Dongfeng	67,820
Zhenlai	67,760
Songjianghe	67,672
Luorong	67,593
Caohe	67,370
Pingzhuang	67,273
Fengkou	67,139
Liuhe	66,975
Wacheng	66,848
Tailai	66,623
Chengyang	66,588
Sanchazi	66,576
Lianyuan	66,501
Huinan	66,315
Bamiantong	66,170
Huanren	66,147
Qionghu	66,145
Huanan	66,087
Xiaolingwei	66,031
Beidaihehaibin	66,000
Mengyin	65,889
Xiangcheng Chengguanzhen	65,833
Dashitou	65,683
Qingyang	65,622
Babu	65,603
Yebaishou	65,536
Huaiyuan Chengguanzhen	65,530
Xincheng	65,411
Bianzhuang	65,381
Hepingjie	65,298
Fengrun	65,150
Kunyang	65,009
Lincheng	64,874
Salaqi	64,704
Xunchang	64,580
Changli	64,476
Kaihua	64,404
Yunmeng Chengguanzhen	64,390
Qinggang	64,182
Yangcun	63,756
Zhicheng	63,753
Baihe	63,629
Mabai	63,569
Nanlong	63,405
Xiazhuang	63,285
Fuding	63,250
Baoqing	62,991
Kaitong	62,537
Pingnan	62,483
Deqen	62,400
Songyang	62,375
Zhaozhou	62,373
Yucheng	62,365
Shuangyang	62,137
Nianzishan	62,131
Jinghong	62,105
Pingyin	62,050
Zhaobaoshan	61,979
Hushitai	61,979
Huoqiu Chengguanzhen	61,904
Mudu	61,902
Nandu	61,881
Yingshang Chengguanzhen	61,771
Pumiao	61,690
Hancheng	61,633
Lishu	61,584
Oroqen Zizhiqi	61,582
Xianju	61,532
Jianguang	61,469
Dongning	61,440
Suicheng	61,430
Tianchang	61,292
Jijiang	61,161
Xifeng	61,087
Yicheng	61,027
Yanliang	60,891
Tahe	60,874
Erdaojiang	60,831
Tianpeng	60,797
Xixiang	60,745
Mujiayingzi	60,627
Langzhong	60,542
Longgang	60,444
Gushu	60,335
Wucheng	60,212
Yuxia	60,206
Runing	60,202
Zhijiang	60,169
Taozhuang	60,137
Zhujiajiao	60,000
Wuzhen	60,000
Jiangkou	59,902
Pucheng	59,832
Wenshang	59,455
Mingshui	59,369
Gannan	59,239
Hongjiang	59,199
Jian'ou	59,187
Fuli	59,160
Haizhou	59,098
Yigou	59,073
Langtoucun	59,046
Xiaoweizhai	58,913
Mingyue	58,872
Suozhen	58,766
Jidong	58,520
Fenyi	58,478
Chonglong	58,441
Xinglongshan	58,432
Hongqiao	58,287
Dingtao	58,206
Juye	58,107
Hancheng	58,049
Anxiang	57,769
Huangpi	57,554
Shanhecun	57,550
Yantongshan	57,515
Guiren	57,446
Zhongxing	57,338
Langxiang	57,318
Fengxian	57,153
Suileng	57,124
Wenxing	57,117
Baishishan	56,992
Ninghai	56,937
Jinji	56,816
Weining	56,744
Daokou	56,637
Yashan	56,629
Nantai	56,478
Changleng	56,429
Hutang	56,370
Gaogou	56,214
Linghai	56,176
Zijinglu	56,033
Qinnan	55,975
Dalianwan	55,841
Changling	55,841
Linqiong	55,587
Anjiang	55,421
Xinqing	55,415
Taikang	55,316
Yutan	55,312
Bayan	55,186
Shilin	55,000
Huangnihe	54,959
Lingcheng	54,848
Liaozhong	54,691
Nanzhou	54,449
Wulingyuan	52,712
Songling	52,277
Fengxiang	42,109
Gutao	42,000
Guye	41,484
Nagqu	30,000
Fuyuan	30,000
Bojia	25,000
Wuyishan	23,041
Hoxtolgay	22,000
Zhouzhuang	22,000
Erenhot	16,427
Suifenhe	15,183
Zangguy	13,027
Aykol	11,260
Mawu	11,015

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