Panjin Population 2026 — China

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

1,166,481

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in China

#145 of 644

largest cities tracked

World rank

#445

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Liaoning

first-level division

Status

District seat

Elevation

7 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

41.12°N 122.07°E

Share of country

0.1%

of 1.41B people

Panjin overview

Updated October 2026

Panjin (orange) and the other large cities of China

Panjin lies in Liaoning in China at 41.12°N, 122.07°E, about 7 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.

It is smaller than Zhongwei (1,174,600) and larger than Jiujiang (1,164,268). 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 498 km away; the nearest large city is Panshan, 8 km from Panjin.

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 Panjin

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Panshan Liaoning	8 km	625,040
Yingkou Liaoning	52 km	591,159
Beining Liaoning	58 km	152,033
Haicheng Liaoning	64 km	191,651
Liaozhong Liaoning	69 km	395,017
Jiupu Liaoning	74 km	123,843
Anshan Liaoning	77 km	3,325,372
Jinzhou Liaoning	78 km	1,524,362

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 Panjin?

Panjin has about 1,166,481 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Panjin the capital of China?

No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 498 km away. Panjin is the 145th largest city of the country and a district seat.

How big is Panjin compared with the rest of China?

Its 1,166,481 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 Panjin?

In Liaoning, China, at latitude 41.12 and longitude 122.07, 7 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Panshan (8 km), Yingkou (52 km), Beining (58 km).

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