Jiangmen Population 2026 — China

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

1,795,459

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in China

#80 of 644

largest cities tracked

World rank

#241

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Guangdong

first-level division

Status

District seat

Elevation

11 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

22.58°N 113.08°E

Share of country

0.1%

of 1.41B people

Jiangmen overview

Updated October 2026

Jiangmen (orange) and the other large cities of China

Jiangmen lies in Guangdong in China at 22.58°N, 113.08°E, about 11 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.

It is smaller than Nanyang (1,811,812) and larger than Jiangyin (1,779,515). The largest city in China is Shanghai with 24,874,500 people; the capital, Beijing, has 18,960,744.

The national capital, Beijing, is about 1,952 km away; the nearest large city is Shaping, 24 km from Jiangmen.

China as a whole has a live population of 1,411,968,572 (-0.2% a year) and ranks #2 of 238 countries — see the China population page for the full statistics and the China atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.

Cities near Jiangmen

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Shaping Guangdong	24 km	107,589
Nantou Guangdong	26 km	130,370
Zhongshan Guangdong	31 km	3,841,873
Daliang Guangdong	33 km	210,411
Jing’an Guangdong	47 km	186,000
Changsha Guangdong	47 km	688,242
Taishan Guangdong	48 km	145,440
Shiqiao Guangdong	49 km	135,308

Largest cities in China

Top 10 · all 644 →

#	City	Region	Population
1	Shanghai	Shanghai	24,874,500
2	Chongqing	Chongqing	22,000,000
3	Chengdu	Sichuan	20,937,757
4	BeijingCapital	Beijing	18,960,744
5	Guangzhou	Guangdong	18,676,605
6	Shenzhen	Guangdong	17,494,398
7	Tianjin	Tianjin	13,866,009
8	Wuhan	Hubei	13,739,000
9	Xi’an	Shaanxi	12,952,907
10	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	11,936,010

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jiangmen?

Jiangmen has about 1,795,459 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Jiangmen the capital of China?

No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 1,952 km away. Jiangmen is the 80th largest city of the country and a district seat.

How big is Jiangmen compared with the rest of China?

Its 1,795,459 residents are 0.1% of the 1,411,968,572 people living in China today. Shanghai is larger with 24,874,500 people.

Where is Jiangmen?

In Guangdong, China, at latitude 22.58 and longitude 113.08, 11 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Shaping (24 km), Nantou (26 km), Zhongshan (31 km).

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