#315 by population worldwide
Datong
China
- Population, 2025
- 1.6 million
- Projected, 2050
- 1.5 million−4.6%
- World rank
- #3152000: #254 → 2050: #398
- Urban area
- 218 km²
- Density
- 7,220people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 39 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+8Asia/Shanghai · +4 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 5,597 km
Weather in Datong
Datong
4°
Partly cloudy
Today: ↑16° ↓4°
Pressure 1018 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
59
Moderate
- PM2.5
- 48µg/m³
- PM10
- 50.3µg/m³
- NO₂
- 36µg/m³
- O₃
- 4µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today4°16°8%
- Sun8°11°100%, 15.7 mm
- Mon1°13°99%, 1.4 mm
- Tue-3°9°0%
- Wed-1°13°2%
- Thu-1°12°2%
- Fri-2°11°0%
Feels like
1°Humidity
81%Wind
8km/h317° NWgust 19 km/hUV index
4ModeratePrecipitation
8%Sunrise
06:46Sunrise 06:46Sunset 17:34
Updated 04:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975706
- 1980891
- 19851,142
- 19901,312
- 19951,323
- 20001,312
- 20051,384
- 20101,456
- 20151,518
- 20201,571
- 20251,574
- 20301,567
- 20351,559
- 20401,544
- 20451,528
- 20501,502
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
DAT · 20 km
Currency: CNY (¥)
- 1 CNY = 0.3894 GEL
- 1 USD = 6.6697 CNY
Official National Bank of Georgia rate.
FAQ
What is the population of Datong?
Datong has 1.6 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #315 in the world. The UN projects 1.5 million by 2050.
What time zone is Datong in?
Asia/Shanghai, UTC+8. +4 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Datong have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Datong from Tbilisi?
About 5,597 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).