Yulin Population 2026 — China

Quick facts

GeoNames · UN WPP

Population

1,056,743

city proper · GeoNames

Rank in China

#158 of 644

largest cities tracked

World rank

#492

of 5,279 cities ≥ 100k

Region

Guangxi

first-level division

Status

Local seat

Elevation

87 m

above sea level

Time zone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates

22.63°N 110.15°E

Share of country

0.1%

of 1.41B people

Yulin overview

Updated October 2026

Yulin (orange) and the other large cities of China

Yulin lies in Guangxi in China at 22.63°N, 110.15°E, about 87 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a local seat.

It is smaller than Hengyang (1,075,516) and larger than Jingzhou (1,052,282). 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 2,009 km away; the nearest large city is Beiliu, 22 km from Yulin.

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 Yulin

Within 200 km · straight-line distance

City	Distance	Population
Beiliu Guangxi	22 km	199,769
Guigang Guangxi	78 km	1,086,327
Xinyi Guangdong	87 km	1,014,577
Gaozhou Guangdong	108 km	292,164
Lianjiang Guangdong	110 km	1,363,470
Maoming Guangdong	133 km	1,307,802
Wuchuan Guangdong	145 km	907,354
Hepu Guangxi	146 km	192,813

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 Yulin?

Yulin has about 1,056,743 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.

Is Yulin the capital of China?

No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 2,009 km away. Yulin is the 158th largest city of the country and a local seat.

How big is Yulin compared with the rest of China?

Its 1,056,743 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 Yulin?

In Guangxi, China, at latitude 22.63 and longitude 110.15, 87 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Beiliu (22 km), Guigang (78 km), Xinyi (87 km).

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