Dalian's 2024 population is now estimated at 6,217,487. In 1950, the population of Dalian was 715,831. Dalian has grown by 139,492 in the last year, which represents a 2.3% 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 Dalian, which typically includes Dalian's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 7,154,775 |
| 2034 | 7,105,564 |
| 2033 | 7,050,634 |
| 2032 | 6,989,654 |
| 2031 | 6,922,310 |
| 2030 | 6,847,962 |
| 2029 | 6,766,014 |
| 2028 | 6,675,706 |
| 2027 | 6,576,307 |
| 2026 | 6,466,996 |
| 2025 | 6,347,379 |
| 2024 | 6,217,487 |
| 2023 | 6,077,995 |
| 2022 | 5,930,140 |
| 2021 | 5,775,938 |
| 2020 | 5,617,849 |
| 2019 | 5,458,521 |
| 2018 | 5,300,374 |
| 2017 | 5,145,415 |
| 2016 | 4,995,191 |
| 2015 | 4,848,956 |
| 2014 | 4,707,195 |
| 2013 | 4,569,578 |
| 2012 | 4,436,166 |
| 2011 | 4,306,297 |
| 2010 | 4,180,399 |
| 2009 | 4,058,184 |
| 2008 | 3,939,703 |
| 2007 | 3,824,368 |
| 2006 | 3,712,561 |
| 2005 | 3,604,022 |
| 2004 | 3,498,800 |
| 2003 | 3,396,372 |
| 2002 | 3,297,078 |
| 2001 | 3,200,687 |
| 2000 | 3,092,233 |
| 1999 | 2,958,717 |
| 1998 | 2,831,138 |
| 1997 | 2,709,060 |
| 1996 | 2,592,403 |
| 1995 | 2,480,469 |
| 1994 | 2,373,512 |
| 1993 | 2,271,166 |
| 1992 | 2,173,366 |
| 1991 | 2,079,525 |
| 1990 | 1,989,856 |
| 1989 | 1,917,406 |
| 1988 | 1,847,689 |
| 1987 | 1,780,325 |
| 1986 | 1,715,504 |
| 1985 | 1,653,043 |
| 1984 | 1,592,938 |
| 1983 | 1,534,862 |
| 1982 | 1,478,978 |
| 1981 | 1,451,092 |
| 1980 | 1,423,770 |
| 1979 | 1,396,888 |
| 1978 | 1,370,550 |
| 1977 | 1,344,709 |
| 1976 | 1,319,389 |
| 1975 | 1,294,478 |
| 1974 | 1,270,071 |
| 1973 | 1,246,124 |
| 1972 | 1,222,661 |
| 1971 | 1,199,577 |
| 1970 | 1,176,959 |
| 1969 | 1,154,768 |
| 1968 | 1,133,025 |
| 1967 | 1,111,632 |
| 1966 | 1,090,673 |
| 1965 | 1,070,109 |
| 1964 | 1,045,749 |
| 1963 | 1,017,780 |
| 1962 | 990,596 |
| 1961 | 964,139 |
| 1960 | 938,423 |
| 1959 | 913,325 |
| 1958 | 888,931 |
| 1957 | 865,189 |
| 1956 | 842,112 |
| 1955 | 819,590 |
| 1954 | 797,700 |
| 1953 | 776,394 |
| 1952 | 755,686 |
| 1951 | 735,475 |
| 1950 | 715,831 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 715,831 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 735,475 | 2.74% | 19,644 |
| 1952 | 755,686 | 2.75% | 20,211 |
| 1953 | 776,394 | 2.74% | 20,708 |
| 1954 | 797,700 | 2.74% | 21,306 |
| 1955 | 819,590 | 2.74% | 21,890 |
| 1956 | 842,112 | 2.75% | 22,522 |
| 1957 | 865,189 | 2.74% | 23,077 |
| 1958 | 888,931 | 2.74% | 23,742 |
| 1959 | 913,325 | 2.74% | 24,394 |
| 1960 | 938,423 | 2.75% | 25,098 |
| 1961 | 964,139 | 2.74% | 25,716 |
| 1962 | 990,596 | 2.74% | 26,457 |
| 1963 | 1,017,780 | 2.74% | 27,184 |
| 1964 | 1,045,749 | 2.75% | 27,969 |
| 1965 | 1,070,109 | 2.33% | 24,360 |
| 1966 | 1,090,673 | 1.92% | 20,564 |
| 1967 | 1,111,632 | 1.92% | 20,959 |
| 1968 | 1,133,025 | 1.92% | 21,393 |
| 1969 | 1,154,768 | 1.92% | 21,743 |
| 1970 | 1,176,959 | 1.92% | 22,191 |
| 1971 | 1,199,577 | 1.92% | 22,618 |
| 1972 | 1,222,661 | 1.92% | 23,084 |
| 1973 | 1,246,124 | 1.92% | 23,463 |
| 1974 | 1,270,071 | 1.92% | 23,947 |
| 1975 | 1,294,478 | 1.92% | 24,407 |
| 1976 | 1,319,389 | 1.92% | 24,911 |
| 1977 | 1,344,709 | 1.92% | 25,320 |
| 1978 | 1,370,550 | 1.92% | 25,841 |
| 1979 | 1,396,888 | 1.92% | 26,338 |
| 1980 | 1,423,770 | 1.92% | 26,882 |
| 1981 | 1,451,092 | 1.92% | 27,322 |
| 1982 | 1,478,978 | 1.92% | 27,886 |
| 1983 | 1,534,862 | 3.78% | 55,884 |
| 1984 | 1,592,938 | 3.78% | 58,076 |
| 1985 | 1,653,043 | 3.77% | 60,105 |
| 1986 | 1,715,504 | 3.78% | 62,461 |
| 1987 | 1,780,325 | 3.78% | 64,821 |
| 1988 | 1,847,689 | 3.78% | 67,364 |
| 1989 | 1,917,406 | 3.77% | 69,717 |
| 1990 | 1,989,856 | 3.78% | 72,450 |
| 1991 | 2,079,525 | 4.51% | 89,669 |
| 1992 | 2,173,366 | 4.51% | 93,841 |
| 1993 | 2,271,166 | 4.5% | 97,800 |
| 1994 | 2,373,512 | 4.51% | 102,346 |
| 1995 | 2,480,469 | 4.51% | 106,957 |
| 1996 | 2,592,403 | 4.51% | 111,934 |
| 1997 | 2,709,060 | 4.5% | 116,657 |
| 1998 | 2,831,138 | 4.51% | 122,078 |
| 1999 | 2,958,717 | 4.51% | 127,579 |
| 2000 | 3,092,233 | 4.51% | 133,516 |
| 2001 | 3,200,687 | 3.51% | 108,454 |
| 2002 | 3,297,078 | 3.01% | 96,391 |
| 2003 | 3,396,372 | 3.01% | 99,294 |
| 2004 | 3,498,800 | 3.02% | 102,428 |
| 2005 | 3,604,022 | 3.01% | 105,222 |
| 2006 | 3,712,561 | 3.01% | 108,539 |
| 2007 | 3,824,368 | 3.01% | 111,807 |
| 2008 | 3,939,703 | 3.02% | 115,335 |
| 2009 | 4,058,184 | 3.01% | 118,481 |
| 2010 | 4,180,399 | 3.01% | 122,215 |
| 2011 | 4,306,297 | 3.01% | 125,898 |
| 2012 | 4,436,166 | 3.02% | 129,869 |
| 2013 | 4,569,578 | 3.01% | 133,412 |
| 2014 | 4,707,195 | 3.01% | 137,617 |
| 2015 | 4,848,956 | 3.01% | 141,761 |
| 2016 | 4,995,191 | 3.02% | 146,235 |
| 2017 | 5,145,415 | 3.01% | 150,224 |
| 2018 | 5,300,374 | 3.01% | 154,959 |
| 2019 | 5,458,521 | 2.98% | 158,147 |
| 2020 | 5,617,849 | 2.92% | 159,328 |
| 2021 | 5,775,938 | 2.81% | 158,089 |
| 2022 | 5,930,140 | 2.67% | 154,202 |
| 2023 | 6,077,995 | 2.49% | 147,855 |
| 2024 | 6,217,487 | 2.3% | 139,492 |
| 2025 | 6,347,379 | 2.09% | 129,892 |
| 2026 | 6,466,996 | 1.88% | 119,617 |
| 2027 | 6,576,307 | 1.69% | 109,311 |
| 2028 | 6,675,706 | 1.51% | 99,399 |
| 2029 | 6,766,014 | 1.35% | 90,308 |
| 2030 | 6,847,962 | 1.21% | 81,948 |
| 2031 | 6,922,310 | 1.09% | 74,348 |
| 2032 | 6,989,654 | 0.97% | 67,344 |
| 2033 | 7,050,634 | 0.87% | 60,980 |
| 2034 | 7,105,564 | 0.78% | 54,930 |
| 2035 | 7,154,775 | 0.69% | 49,211 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 29,867,918 | 2.25% |
| Beijing | 22,189,082 | 1.94% |
| Chongqing | 17,773,923 | 2.5% |
| Guangzhou | 14,590,096 | 2.14% |
| Tianjin | 14,470,873 | 1.63% |
| Shenzhen | 13,311,855 | 1.83% |
| Nanjing | 9,947,548 | 2.57% |
| Chengdu | 9,828,110 | 1.81% |
| Xi An Shaanxi | 9,013,837 | 2.6% |
| Wuhan | 8,850,850 | 1.52% |
| Hangzhou | 8,419,842 | 2.22% |
| Suzhou | 8,350,625 | 3.43% |
| Shenyang | 7,830,377 | 1.95% |
| Foshan | 7,704,935 | 1.42% |
| Dongguan | 7,675,146 | 1.16% |
| Haerbin | 6,938,008 | 1.97% |
| Dalian | 6,217,487 | 2.3% |
| Qingdao | 6,104,597 | 1.97% |
| Zhengzhou | 6,014,887 | 2.66% |
| Ji Nan Shandong | 5,940,698 | 2.32% |