Varanasi's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,789,050. In 1950, the population of Varanasi was 362,923. Varanasi has grown by 34,630 in the last year, which represents a 1.97% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Varanasi, which typically includes Varanasi's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,265,770 |
| 2034 | 2,219,120 |
| 2033 | 2,172,720 |
| 2032 | 2,126,660 |
| 2031 | 2,081,070 |
| 2030 | 2,036,020 |
| 2029 | 1,991,680 |
| 2028 | 1,948,220 |
| 2027 | 1,905,920 |
| 2026 | 1,865,080 |
| 2025 | 1,826,010 |
| 2024 | 1,789,050 |
| 2023 | 1,754,420 |
| 2022 | 1,722,260 |
| 2021 | 1,692,510 |
| 2020 | 1,664,940 |
| 2019 | 1,639,140 |
| 2018 | 1,614,610 |
| 2017 | 1,588,440 |
| 2016 | 1,562,700 |
| 2015 | 1,537,380 |
| 2014 | 1,512,470 |
| 2013 | 1,487,960 |
| 2012 | 1,463,840 |
| 2011 | 1,440,120 |
| 2010 | 1,416,790 |
| 2009 | 1,393,830 |
| 2008 | 1,371,270 |
| 2007 | 1,349,020 |
| 2006 | 1,327,160 |
| 2005 | 1,305,650 |
| 2004 | 1,284,520 |
| 2003 | 1,263,680 |
| 2002 | 1,243,200 |
| 2001 | 1,223,050 |
| 2000 | 1,203,790 |
| 1999 | 1,185,050 |
| 1998 | 1,166,620 |
| 1997 | 1,148,480 |
| 1996 | 1,130,640 |
| 1995 | 1,113,040 |
| 1994 | 1,095,730 |
| 1993 | 1,078,690 |
| 1992 | 1,061,940 |
| 1991 | 1,045,400 |
| 1990 | 1,022,220 |
| 1989 | 996,175 |
| 1988 | 970,826 |
| 1987 | 946,056 |
| 1986 | 921,949 |
| 1985 | 898,458 |
| 1984 | 875,596 |
| 1983 | 853,255 |
| 1982 | 831,513 |
| 1981 | 810,326 |
| 1980 | 790,819 |
| 1979 | 772,278 |
| 1978 | 754,196 |
| 1977 | 736,537 |
| 1976 | 719,316 |
| 1975 | 702,451 |
| 1974 | 686,004 |
| 1973 | 669,942 |
| 1972 | 654,278 |
| 1971 | 638,938 |
| 1970 | 624,511 |
| 1969 | 610,583 |
| 1968 | 596,985 |
| 1967 | 583,653 |
| 1966 | 570,636 |
| 1965 | 557,910 |
| 1964 | 545,485 |
| 1963 | 533,303 |
| 1962 | 521,409 |
| 1961 | 509,781 |
| 1960 | 495,524 |
| 1959 | 480,210 |
| 1958 | 465,390 |
| 1957 | 451,027 |
| 1956 | 437,126 |
| 1955 | 423,617 |
| 1954 | 410,544 |
| 1953 | 397,873 |
| 1952 | 385,611 |
| 1951 | 373,694 |
| 1950 | 362,923 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 362,923 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 373,694 | 2.97% | 10,771 |
| 1952 | 385,611 | 3.19% | 11,917 |
| 1953 | 397,873 | 3.18% | 12,262 |
| 1954 | 410,544 | 3.18% | 12,671 |
| 1955 | 423,617 | 3.18% | 13,073 |
| 1956 | 437,126 | 3.19% | 13,509 |
| 1957 | 451,027 | 3.18% | 13,901 |
| 1958 | 465,390 | 3.18% | 14,363 |
| 1959 | 480,210 | 3.18% | 14,820 |
| 1960 | 495,524 | 3.19% | 15,314 |
| 1961 | 509,781 | 2.88% | 14,257 |
| 1962 | 521,409 | 2.28% | 11,628 |
| 1963 | 533,303 | 2.28% | 11,894 |
| 1964 | 545,485 | 2.28% | 12,182 |
| 1965 | 557,910 | 2.28% | 12,425 |
| 1966 | 570,636 | 2.28% | 12,726 |
| 1967 | 583,653 | 2.28% | 13,017 |
| 1968 | 596,985 | 2.28% | 13,332 |
| 1969 | 610,583 | 2.28% | 13,598 |
| 1970 | 624,511 | 2.28% | 13,928 |
| 1971 | 638,938 | 2.31% | 14,427 |
| 1972 | 654,278 | 2.4% | 15,340 |
| 1973 | 669,942 | 2.39% | 15,664 |
| 1974 | 686,004 | 2.4% | 16,062 |
| 1975 | 702,451 | 2.4% | 16,447 |
| 1976 | 719,316 | 2.4% | 16,865 |
| 1977 | 736,537 | 2.39% | 17,221 |
| 1978 | 754,196 | 2.4% | 17,659 |
| 1979 | 772,278 | 2.4% | 18,082 |
| 1980 | 790,819 | 2.4% | 18,541 |
| 1981 | 810,326 | 2.47% | 19,507 |
| 1982 | 831,513 | 2.61% | 21,187 |
| 1983 | 853,255 | 2.61% | 21,742 |
| 1984 | 875,596 | 2.62% | 22,341 |
| 1985 | 898,458 | 2.61% | 22,862 |
| 1986 | 921,949 | 2.61% | 23,491 |
| 1987 | 946,056 | 2.61% | 24,107 |
| 1988 | 970,826 | 2.62% | 24,770 |
| 1989 | 996,175 | 2.61% | 25,349 |
| 1990 | 1,022,220 | 2.61% | 26,045 |
| 1991 | 1,045,400 | 2.27% | 23,180 |
| 1992 | 1,061,940 | 1.58% | 16,540 |
| 1993 | 1,078,690 | 1.58% | 16,750 |
| 1994 | 1,095,730 | 1.58% | 17,040 |
| 1995 | 1,113,040 | 1.58% | 17,310 |
| 1996 | 1,130,640 | 1.58% | 17,600 |
| 1997 | 1,148,480 | 1.58% | 17,840 |
| 1998 | 1,166,620 | 1.58% | 18,140 |
| 1999 | 1,185,050 | 1.58% | 18,430 |
| 2000 | 1,203,790 | 1.58% | 18,740 |
| 2001 | 1,223,050 | 1.6% | 19,260 |
| 2002 | 1,243,200 | 1.65% | 20,150 |
| 2003 | 1,263,680 | 1.65% | 20,480 |
| 2004 | 1,284,520 | 1.65% | 20,840 |
| 2005 | 1,305,650 | 1.64% | 21,130 |
| 2006 | 1,327,160 | 1.65% | 21,510 |
| 2007 | 1,349,020 | 1.65% | 21,860 |
| 2008 | 1,371,270 | 1.65% | 22,250 |
| 2009 | 1,393,830 | 1.65% | 22,560 |
| 2010 | 1,416,790 | 1.65% | 22,960 |
| 2011 | 1,440,120 | 1.65% | 23,330 |
| 2012 | 1,463,840 | 1.65% | 23,720 |
| 2013 | 1,487,960 | 1.65% | 24,120 |
| 2014 | 1,512,470 | 1.65% | 24,510 |
| 2015 | 1,537,380 | 1.65% | 24,910 |
| 2016 | 1,562,700 | 1.65% | 25,320 |
| 2017 | 1,588,440 | 1.65% | 25,740 |
| 2018 | 1,614,610 | 1.65% | 26,170 |
| 2019 | 1,639,140 | 1.52% | 24,530 |
| 2020 | 1,664,940 | 1.57% | 25,800 |
| 2021 | 1,692,510 | 1.66% | 27,570 |
| 2022 | 1,722,260 | 1.76% | 29,750 |
| 2023 | 1,754,420 | 1.87% | 32,160 |
| 2024 | 1,789,050 | 1.97% | 34,630 |
| 2025 | 1,826,010 | 2.07% | 36,960 |
| 2026 | 1,865,080 | 2.14% | 39,070 |
| 2027 | 1,905,920 | 2.19% | 40,840 |
| 2028 | 1,948,220 | 2.22% | 42,300 |
| 2029 | 1,991,680 | 2.23% | 43,460 |
| 2030 | 2,036,020 | 2.23% | 44,340 |
| 2031 | 2,081,070 | 2.21% | 45,050 |
| 2032 | 2,126,660 | 2.19% | 45,590 |
| 2033 | 2,172,720 | 2.17% | 46,060 |
| 2034 | 2,219,120 | 2.14% | 46,400 |
| 2035 | 2,265,770 | 2.1% | 46,650 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 33,807,400 | 2.63% |
| Mumbai | 21,673,100 | 1.77% |
| Kolkata | 15,570,800 | 1.55% |
| Bangalore | 14,008,300 | 2.94% |
| Chennai | 12,053,700 | 2.36% |
| Hyderabad | 11,068,900 | 2.48% |
| Ahmedabad | 8,854,440 | 2.36% |
| Surat | 8,330,530 | 3.29% |
| Pune | 7,345,850 | 2.5% |
| Jaipur | 4,308,510 | 2.41% |
| Kozhikode | 4,243,960 | 3.8% |
| Malappuram | 4,184,920 | 4.39% |
| Lucknow | 4,038,210 | 2.35% |
| Thrissur | 3,605,240 | 3.53% |
| Kochi | 3,507,050 | 2.97% |
| Indore | 3,393,380 | 2.76% |
| Kanpur | 3,286,140 | 1.61% |
| Nagpur | 3,106,340 | 1.96% |
| Coimbatore | 3,083,720 | 2.48% |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2,984,150 | 3.22% |