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Population of the urban area in Beijing

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Beijing

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 18,150,576 +3.6% since 2020
First value · 1975 6,083,415
since 2015 +11% +2.2% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Beijing
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
18M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Beijing · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 18,150,576 · 2025
First value 6,083,415 · 1975
Highest 18,150,576 · 2025
Lowest 6,083,415 · 1975
Average change +2.2% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearBeijingChange
2025 18,150,576 +3.6%
2020 17,524,930 +6.9%
2015 16,393,752 +6.8%
2010 15,354,314 +20%
2005 12,784,697 +20%
2000 10,644,913 +17%
1995 9,106,613 +18%
1990 7,745,920 +9.0%
1985 7,106,913 +8.5%
1980 6,552,248 +7.7%
1975 6,083,415

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.