Yingkou Population 2026 — China

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

591,159

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in China

#264 of 644

largest cities tracked

World rank

#915

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Liaoning

first-level division

Status

District seat

Elevation

4 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

40.66°N 122.23°E

Share of country

of 1.41B people

Yingkou overview

Updated October 2026

Yingkou (orange) and the other large cities of China

Yingkou lies in Liaoning in China at 40.66°N, 122.23°E, about 4 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.

It is smaller than Mengzi (595,100) and larger than Zhangzhou (589,831). 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 502 km away; the nearest large city is Haicheng, 48 km from Yingkou.

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 Yingkou

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Haicheng Liaoning	48 km	191,651
Panjin Liaoning	52 km	1,166,481
Panshan Liaoning	60 km	625,040
Jiupu Liaoning	75 km	123,843
Anshan Liaoning	82 km	3,325,372
Liaozhong Liaoning	102 km	395,017
Liaoyang Liaoning	104 km	687,890
Jinzhou Liaoning	104 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 Yingkou?

Yingkou has about 591,159 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Yingkou the capital of China?

No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 502 km away. Yingkou is the 264th largest city of the country and a district seat.

How big is Yingkou compared with the rest of China?

Its 591,159 residents are 0% of the 1,411,968,572 people living in China today. Shanghai is larger with 24,874,500 people.

Where is Yingkou?

In Liaoning, China, at latitude 40.66 and longitude 122.23, 4 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Haicheng (48 km), Panjin (52 km), Panshan (60 km).

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