Urumqi's 2024 population is now estimated at 5,005,960. In 1950, the population of Urumqi was 102,254. Urumqi has grown by 140,920 in the last year, which represents a 2.9% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Urumqi, which typically includes Urumqi's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 5,825,700 |
| 2034 | 5,785,610 |
| 2033 | 5,740,830 |
| 2032 | 5,691,020 |
| 2031 | 5,635,810 |
| 2030 | 5,574,420 |
| 2029 | 5,505,940 |
| 2028 | 5,429,100 |
| 2027 | 5,342,370 |
| 2026 | 5,243,920 |
| 2025 | 5,132,170 |
| 2024 | 5,005,960 |
| 2023 | 4,865,040 |
| 2022 | 4,710,200 |
| 2021 | 4,543,680 |
| 2020 | 4,368,860 |
| 2019 | 4,189,930 |
| 2018 | 4,011,240 |
| 2017 | 3,836,860 |
| 2016 | 3,670,280 |
| 2015 | 3,510,510 |
| 2014 | 3,357,900 |
| 2013 | 3,211,920 |
| 2012 | 3,072,480 |
| 2011 | 2,938,730 |
| 2010 | 2,810,980 |
| 2009 | 2,688,780 |
| 2008 | 2,572,050 |
| 2007 | 2,460,080 |
| 2006 | 2,353,140 |
| 2005 | 2,250,840 |
| 2004 | 2,153,120 |
| 2003 | 2,059,400 |
| 2002 | 1,969,870 |
| 2001 | 1,884,230 |
| 2000 | 1,806,610 |
| 1999 | 1,739,920 |
| 1998 | 1,675,780 |
| 1997 | 1,614,010 |
| 1996 | 1,554,590 |
| 1995 | 1,497,210 |
| 1994 | 1,442,020 |
| 1993 | 1,388,860 |
| 1992 | 1,337,730 |
| 1991 | 1,288,350 |
| 1990 | 1,240,860 |
| 1989 | 1,201,190 |
| 1988 | 1,162,840 |
| 1987 | 1,125,620 |
| 1986 | 1,089,640 |
| 1985 | 1,054,800 |
| 1984 | 1,021,130 |
| 1983 | 988,441 |
| 1982 | 956,843 |
| 1981 | 917,894 |
| 1980 | 880,581 |
| 1979 | 844,688 |
| 1978 | 810,304 |
| 1977 | 777,320 |
| 1976 | 745,722 |
| 1975 | 715,326 |
| 1974 | 686,208 |
| 1973 | 658,275 |
| 1972 | 631,516 |
| 1971 | 605,775 |
| 1970 | 581,117 |
| 1969 | 557,462 |
| 1968 | 534,801 |
| 1967 | 513,001 |
| 1966 | 492,120 |
| 1965 | 472,088 |
| 1964 | 452,897 |
| 1963 | 407,169 |
| 1962 | 366,112 |
| 1961 | 329,195 |
| 1960 | 296,043 |
| 1959 | 266,153 |
| 1958 | 239,315 |
| 1957 | 215,183 |
| 1956 | 193,513 |
| 1955 | 173,975 |
| 1954 | 156,432 |
| 1953 | 140,658 |
| 1952 | 126,493 |
| 1951 | 113,721 |
| 1950 | 102,254 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 102,254 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 113,721 | 11.21% | 11,467 |
| 1952 | 126,493 | 11.23% | 12,772 |
| 1953 | 140,658 | 11.2% | 14,165 |
| 1954 | 156,432 | 11.21% | 15,774 |
| 1955 | 173,975 | 11.21% | 17,543 |
| 1956 | 193,513 | 11.23% | 19,538 |
| 1957 | 215,183 | 11.2% | 21,670 |
| 1958 | 239,315 | 11.21% | 24,132 |
| 1959 | 266,153 | 11.21% | 26,838 |
| 1960 | 296,043 | 11.23% | 29,890 |
| 1961 | 329,195 | 11.2% | 33,152 |
| 1962 | 366,112 | 11.21% | 36,917 |
| 1963 | 407,169 | 11.21% | 41,057 |
| 1964 | 452,897 | 11.23% | 45,728 |
| 1965 | 472,088 | 4.24% | 19,191 |
| 1966 | 492,120 | 4.24% | 20,032 |
| 1967 | 513,001 | 4.24% | 20,881 |
| 1968 | 534,801 | 4.25% | 21,800 |
| 1969 | 557,462 | 4.24% | 22,661 |
| 1970 | 581,117 | 4.24% | 23,655 |
| 1971 | 605,775 | 4.24% | 24,658 |
| 1972 | 631,516 | 4.25% | 25,741 |
| 1973 | 658,275 | 4.24% | 26,759 |
| 1974 | 686,208 | 4.24% | 27,933 |
| 1975 | 715,326 | 4.24% | 29,118 |
| 1976 | 745,722 | 4.25% | 30,396 |
| 1977 | 777,320 | 4.24% | 31,598 |
| 1978 | 810,304 | 4.24% | 32,984 |
| 1979 | 844,688 | 4.24% | 34,384 |
| 1980 | 880,581 | 4.25% | 35,893 |
| 1981 | 917,894 | 4.24% | 37,313 |
| 1982 | 956,843 | 4.24% | 38,949 |
| 1983 | 988,441 | 3.3% | 31,598 |
| 1984 | 1,021,130 | 3.31% | 32,689 |
| 1985 | 1,054,800 | 3.3% | 33,670 |
| 1986 | 1,089,640 | 3.3% | 34,840 |
| 1987 | 1,125,620 | 3.3% | 35,980 |
| 1988 | 1,162,840 | 3.31% | 37,220 |
| 1989 | 1,201,190 | 3.3% | 38,350 |
| 1990 | 1,240,860 | 3.3% | 39,670 |
| 1991 | 1,288,350 | 3.83% | 47,490 |
| 1992 | 1,337,730 | 3.83% | 49,380 |
| 1993 | 1,388,860 | 3.82% | 51,130 |
| 1994 | 1,442,020 | 3.83% | 53,160 |
| 1995 | 1,497,210 | 3.83% | 55,190 |
| 1996 | 1,554,590 | 3.83% | 57,380 |
| 1997 | 1,614,010 | 3.82% | 59,420 |
| 1998 | 1,675,780 | 3.83% | 61,770 |
| 1999 | 1,739,920 | 3.83% | 64,140 |
| 2000 | 1,806,610 | 3.83% | 66,690 |
| 2001 | 1,884,230 | 4.3% | 77,620 |
| 2002 | 1,969,870 | 4.55% | 85,640 |
| 2003 | 2,059,400 | 4.54% | 89,530 |
| 2004 | 2,153,120 | 4.55% | 93,720 |
| 2005 | 2,250,840 | 4.54% | 97,720 |
| 2006 | 2,353,140 | 4.54% | 102,300 |
| 2007 | 2,460,080 | 4.54% | 106,940 |
| 2008 | 2,572,050 | 4.55% | 111,970 |
| 2009 | 2,688,780 | 4.54% | 116,730 |
| 2010 | 2,810,980 | 4.54% | 122,200 |
| 2011 | 2,938,730 | 4.54% | 127,750 |
| 2012 | 3,072,480 | 4.55% | 133,750 |
| 2013 | 3,211,920 | 4.54% | 139,440 |
| 2014 | 3,357,900 | 4.54% | 145,980 |
| 2015 | 3,510,510 | 4.54% | 152,610 |
| 2016 | 3,670,280 | 4.55% | 159,770 |
| 2017 | 3,836,860 | 4.54% | 166,580 |
| 2018 | 4,011,240 | 4.54% | 174,380 |
| 2019 | 4,189,930 | 4.45% | 178,690 |
| 2020 | 4,368,860 | 4.27% | 178,930 |
| 2021 | 4,543,680 | 4% | 174,820 |
| 2022 | 4,710,200 | 3.66% | 166,520 |
| 2023 | 4,865,040 | 3.29% | 154,840 |
| 2024 | 5,005,960 | 2.9% | 140,920 |
| 2025 | 5,132,170 | 2.52% | 126,210 |
| 2026 | 5,243,920 | 2.18% | 111,750 |
| 2027 | 5,342,370 | 1.88% | 98,450 |
| 2028 | 5,429,100 | 1.62% | 86,730 |
| 2029 | 5,505,940 | 1.42% | 76,840 |
| 2030 | 5,574,420 | 1.24% | 68,480 |
| 2031 | 5,635,810 | 1.1% | 61,390 |
| 2032 | 5,691,020 | 0.98% | 55,210 |
| 2033 | 5,740,830 | 0.88% | 49,810 |
| 2034 | 5,785,610 | 0.78% | 44,780 |
| 2035 | 5,825,700 | 0.69% | 40,090 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 29,867,900 | 2.25% |
| Beijing | 22,189,100 | 1.94% |
| Chongqing | 17,773,900 | 2.5% |
| Guangzhou | 14,590,100 | 2.14% |
| Tianjin | 14,470,900 | 1.63% |
| Shenzhen | 13,311,900 | 1.83% |
| Nanjing | 9,947,550 | 2.57% |
| Chengdu | 9,828,110 | 1.81% |
| Xi An | 9,013,840 | 2.6% |
| Wuhan | 8,850,850 | 1.52% |
| Hangzhou | 8,419,840 | 2.22% |
| Suzhou | 8,350,620 | 3.43% |
| Shenyang | 7,830,380 | 1.95% |
| Foshan | 7,704,940 | 1.42% |
| Dongguan | 7,675,150 | 1.16% |
| Haerbin | 6,938,010 | 1.97% |
| Dalian | 6,217,490 | 2.29% |
| Qingdao | 6,104,600 | 1.97% |
| Zhengzhou | 6,014,890 | 2.66% |
| Ji Nan Shandong | 5,940,700 | 2.32% |