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Yueyang lies in Hunan in China at 29.37°N, 113.09°E, about 43 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8).
It is smaller than Meizhou (992,351) and larger than Laiwu (989,535). 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 1,209 km away; the nearest large city is Xindi, 61 km from Yueyang.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Yueyang?
Yueyang has about 991,465 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Yueyang the capital of China?
No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 1,209 km away. Yueyang is the 177th largest city of the country.
How big is Yueyang compared with the rest of China?
Its 991,465 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 Yueyang?
In Hunan, China, at latitude 29.37 and longitude 113.09, 43 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Xindi (61 km), Xiulin (77 km), Puqi (85 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Yueyang Population 2026 — China. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/china/yueyang/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/china/yueyang/">Yueyang Population 2026 — China</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.