Xinyu Population 2026 — China

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

839,488

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in China

#209 of 644

largest cities tracked

World rank

#652

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Jiangxi

first-level division

Status

District seat

Elevation

68 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

27.8°N 114.93°E

Share of country

0.1%

of 1.41B people

Xinyu overview

Updated October 2026

Xinyu (orange) and the other large cities of China

Xinyu lies in Jiangxi in China at 27.8°N, 114.93°E, about 68 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.

It is smaller than Shangyu (839,747) and larger than Yibin (836,340). 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 1,353 km away; the nearest large city is Yichun, 53 km from Xinyu.

China as a whole has a live population of 1,411,960,739 (-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 Xinyu

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Yichun Jiangxi	53 km	1,045,952
Ji’an Jiangxi	77 km	538,699
Pingxiang Jiangxi	108 km	893,550
Bashan Jiangxi	110 km	103,748
Nanchang Jiangxi	133 km	2,357,839
Guankou Hunan	134 km	1,380,000
Fuzhou Jiangxi	139 km	1,089,888
Jianchang Jiangxi	170 km	109,108

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 Xinyu?

Xinyu has about 839,488 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Xinyu the capital of China?

No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 1,353 km away. Xinyu is the 209th largest city of the country and a district seat.

How big is Xinyu compared with the rest of China?

Its 839,488 residents are 0.1% of the 1,411,960,739 people living in China today. Shanghai is larger with 24,874,500 people.

Where is Xinyu?

In Jiangxi, China, at latitude 27.8 and longitude 114.93, 68 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Yichun (53 km), Ji’an (77 km), Pingxiang (108 km).

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