Kunming's 2024 population is now estimated at 4,861,079. In 1950, the population of Kunming was 337,201. Kunming has grown by 99,795 in the last year, which represents a 2.1% 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 Kunming, which typically includes Kunming's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 5,573,055 |
| 2034 | 5,534,729 |
| 2033 | 5,491,960 |
| 2032 | 5,444,510 |
| 2031 | 5,392,175 |
| 2030 | 5,334,534 |
| 2029 | 5,271,259 |
| 2028 | 5,201,968 |
| 2027 | 5,126,390 |
| 2026 | 5,044,257 |
| 2025 | 4,955,680 |
| 2024 | 4,861,079 |
| 2023 | 4,761,284 |
| 2022 | 4,657,381 |
| 2021 | 4,550,831 |
| 2020 | 4,443,186 |
| 2019 | 4,335,924 |
| 2018 | 4,230,182 |
| 2017 | 4,126,711 |
| 2016 | 4,025,908 |
| 2015 | 3,927,300 |
| 2014 | 3,831,237 |
| 2013 | 3,737,524 |
| 2012 | 3,646,228 |
| 2011 | 3,556,920 |
| 2010 | 3,469,917 |
| 2009 | 3,385,042 |
| 2008 | 3,302,356 |
| 2007 | 3,221,469 |
| 2006 | 3,142,672 |
| 2005 | 3,065,801 |
| 2004 | 2,990,913 |
| 2003 | 2,917,655 |
| 2002 | 2,846,289 |
| 2001 | 2,776,668 |
| 2000 | 2,654,094 |
| 1999 | 2,436,261 |
| 1998 | 2,236,569 |
| 1997 | 2,053,246 |
| 1996 | 1,885,171 |
| 1995 | 1,730,447 |
| 1994 | 1,588,609 |
| 1993 | 1,458,396 |
| 1992 | 1,339,015 |
| 1991 | 1,229,116 |
| 1990 | 1,128,370 |
| 1989 | 1,038,507 |
| 1988 | 955,910 |
| 1987 | 879,682 |
| 1986 | 809,624 |
| 1985 | 745,146 |
| 1984 | 685,882 |
| 1983 | 631,186 |
| 1982 | 580,919 |
| 1981 | 571,128 |
| 1980 | 561,515 |
| 1979 | 552,038 |
| 1978 | 542,734 |
| 1977 | 533,587 |
| 1976 | 524,606 |
| 1975 | 515,751 |
| 1974 | 507,059 |
| 1973 | 498,513 |
| 1972 | 490,123 |
| 1971 | 481,851 |
| 1970 | 473,730 |
| 1969 | 465,745 |
| 1968 | 457,906 |
| 1967 | 450,178 |
| 1966 | 442,591 |
| 1965 | 435,131 |
| 1964 | 427,807 |
| 1963 | 420,587 |
| 1962 | 413,498 |
| 1961 | 406,529 |
| 1960 | 399,687 |
| 1959 | 392,941 |
| 1958 | 386,319 |
| 1957 | 379,807 |
| 1956 | 373,415 |
| 1955 | 367,113 |
| 1954 | 360,925 |
| 1953 | 354,842 |
| 1952 | 348,870 |
| 1951 | 342,982 |
| 1950 | 337,201 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 337,201 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 342,982 | 1.71% | 5,781 |
| 1952 | 348,870 | 1.72% | 5,888 |
| 1953 | 354,842 | 1.71% | 5,972 |
| 1954 | 360,925 | 1.71% | 6,083 |
| 1955 | 367,113 | 1.71% | 6,188 |
| 1956 | 373,415 | 1.72% | 6,302 |
| 1957 | 379,807 | 1.71% | 6,392 |
| 1958 | 386,319 | 1.71% | 6,512 |
| 1959 | 392,941 | 1.71% | 6,622 |
| 1960 | 399,687 | 1.72% | 6,746 |
| 1961 | 406,529 | 1.71% | 6,842 |
| 1962 | 413,498 | 1.71% | 6,969 |
| 1963 | 420,587 | 1.71% | 7,089 |
| 1964 | 427,807 | 1.72% | 7,220 |
| 1965 | 435,131 | 1.71% | 7,324 |
| 1966 | 442,591 | 1.71% | 7,460 |
| 1967 | 450,178 | 1.71% | 7,587 |
| 1968 | 457,906 | 1.72% | 7,728 |
| 1969 | 465,745 | 1.71% | 7,839 |
| 1970 | 473,730 | 1.71% | 7,985 |
| 1971 | 481,851 | 1.71% | 8,121 |
| 1972 | 490,123 | 1.72% | 8,272 |
| 1973 | 498,513 | 1.71% | 8,390 |
| 1974 | 507,059 | 1.71% | 8,546 |
| 1975 | 515,751 | 1.71% | 8,692 |
| 1976 | 524,606 | 1.72% | 8,855 |
| 1977 | 533,587 | 1.71% | 8,981 |
| 1978 | 542,734 | 1.71% | 9,147 |
| 1979 | 552,038 | 1.71% | 9,304 |
| 1980 | 561,515 | 1.72% | 9,477 |
| 1981 | 571,128 | 1.71% | 9,613 |
| 1982 | 580,919 | 1.71% | 9,791 |
| 1983 | 631,186 | 8.65% | 50,267 |
| 1984 | 685,882 | 8.67% | 54,696 |
| 1985 | 745,146 | 8.64% | 59,264 |
| 1986 | 809,624 | 8.65% | 64,478 |
| 1987 | 879,682 | 8.65% | 70,058 |
| 1988 | 955,910 | 8.67% | 76,228 |
| 1989 | 1,038,507 | 8.64% | 82,597 |
| 1990 | 1,128,370 | 8.65% | 89,863 |
| 1991 | 1,229,116 | 8.93% | 100,746 |
| 1992 | 1,339,015 | 8.94% | 109,899 |
| 1993 | 1,458,396 | 8.92% | 119,381 |
| 1994 | 1,588,609 | 8.93% | 130,213 |
| 1995 | 1,730,447 | 8.93% | 141,838 |
| 1996 | 1,885,171 | 8.94% | 154,724 |
| 1997 | 2,053,246 | 8.92% | 168,075 |
| 1998 | 2,236,569 | 8.93% | 183,323 |
| 1999 | 2,436,261 | 8.93% | 199,692 |
| 2000 | 2,654,094 | 8.94% | 217,833 |
| 2001 | 2,776,668 | 4.62% | 122,574 |
| 2002 | 2,846,289 | 2.51% | 69,621 |
| 2003 | 2,917,655 | 2.51% | 71,366 |
| 2004 | 2,990,913 | 2.51% | 73,258 |
| 2005 | 3,065,801 | 2.5% | 74,888 |
| 2006 | 3,142,672 | 2.51% | 76,871 |
| 2007 | 3,221,469 | 2.51% | 78,797 |
| 2008 | 3,302,356 | 2.51% | 80,887 |
| 2009 | 3,385,042 | 2.5% | 82,686 |
| 2010 | 3,469,917 | 2.51% | 84,875 |
| 2011 | 3,556,920 | 2.51% | 87,003 |
| 2012 | 3,646,228 | 2.51% | 89,308 |
| 2013 | 3,737,524 | 2.5% | 91,296 |
| 2014 | 3,831,237 | 2.51% | 93,713 |
| 2015 | 3,927,300 | 2.51% | 96,063 |
| 2016 | 4,025,908 | 2.51% | 98,608 |
| 2017 | 4,126,711 | 2.5% | 100,803 |
| 2018 | 4,230,182 | 2.51% | 103,471 |
| 2019 | 4,335,924 | 2.5% | 105,742 |
| 2020 | 4,443,186 | 2.47% | 107,262 |
| 2021 | 4,550,831 | 2.42% | 107,645 |
| 2022 | 4,657,381 | 2.34% | 106,550 |
| 2023 | 4,761,284 | 2.23% | 103,903 |
| 2024 | 4,861,079 | 2.1% | 99,795 |
| 2025 | 4,955,680 | 1.95% | 94,601 |
| 2026 | 5,044,257 | 1.79% | 88,577 |
| 2027 | 5,126,390 | 1.63% | 82,133 |
| 2028 | 5,201,968 | 1.47% | 75,578 |
| 2029 | 5,271,259 | 1.33% | 69,291 |
| 2030 | 5,334,534 | 1.2% | 63,275 |
| 2031 | 5,392,175 | 1.08% | 57,641 |
| 2032 | 5,444,510 | 0.97% | 52,335 |
| 2033 | 5,491,960 | 0.87% | 47,450 |
| 2034 | 5,534,729 | 0.78% | 42,769 |
| 2035 | 5,573,055 | 0.69% | 38,326 |
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% |