Baotou β UN urban centre population
Baotou has a recorded base population of 1,491,964 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025β2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Baotou UN urban centre: 1,491,964 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,491,964. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 2,761,700; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Baotou
2 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 2 of 2 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,506,936; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,491,964; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hondlon | 787,681 | 52.79% | Not independently verified |
| Qingshan | 719,255 | 48.21% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,491,964 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Baotou |
|---|---|---|
| Anyang | 1,489,112 | β0.2% |
| MorΔdΔbΔd | 1,484,611 | β0.5% |
| Taizhou | 1,483,994 | β0.5% |
| Stockholm | 1,500,093 | +0.5% |
| Kigali | 1,483,711 | β0.6% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025β2026 annual growth (+0.09% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,491,964, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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