Varanasi's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,789,047. In 1950, the population of Varanasi was 362,923. Varanasi has grown by 34,622 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 | 2,265,774 |
| 2034 | 2,219,122 |
| 2033 | 2,172,722 |
| 2032 | 2,126,662 |
| 2031 | 2,081,067 |
| 2030 | 2,036,024 |
| 2029 | 1,991,679 |
| 2028 | 1,948,221 |
| 2027 | 1,905,923 |
| 2026 | 1,865,075 |
| 2025 | 1,826,013 |
| 2024 | 1,789,047 |
| 2023 | 1,754,425 |
| 2022 | 1,722,259 |
| 2021 | 1,692,509 |
| 2020 | 1,664,942 |
| 2019 | 1,639,138 |
| 2018 | 1,614,607 |
| 2017 | 1,588,443 |
| 2016 | 1,562,702 |
| 2015 | 1,537,379 |
| 2014 | 1,512,466 |
| 2013 | 1,487,957 |
| 2012 | 1,463,844 |
| 2011 | 1,440,123 |
| 2010 | 1,416,786 |
| 2009 | 1,393,826 |
| 2008 | 1,371,270 |
| 2007 | 1,349,018 |
| 2006 | 1,327,157 |
| 2005 | 1,305,650 |
| 2004 | 1,284,521 |
| 2003 | 1,263,677 |
| 2002 | 1,243,199 |
| 2001 | 1,223,053 |
| 2000 | 1,203,792 |
| 1999 | 1,185,047 |
| 1998 | 1,166,619 |
| 1997 | 1,148,477 |
| 1996 | 1,130,642 |
| 1995 | 1,113,036 |
| 1994 | 1,095,728 |
| 1993 | 1,078,689 |
| 1992 | 1,061,937 |
| 1991 | 1,045,401 |
| 1990 | 1,022,222 |
| 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 | Growth Rate | 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 | 1,022,222 | 2.61% | 26,047 |
| 1991 | 1,045,401 | 2.27% | 23,179 |
| 1992 | 1,061,937 | 1.58% | 16,536 |
| 1993 | 1,078,689 | 1.58% | 16,752 |
| 1994 | 1,095,728 | 1.58% | 17,039 |
| 1995 | 1,113,036 | 1.58% | 17,308 |
| 1996 | 1,130,642 | 1.58% | 17,606 |
| 1997 | 1,148,477 | 1.58% | 17,835 |
| 1998 | 1,166,619 | 1.58% | 18,142 |
| 1999 | 1,185,047 | 1.58% | 18,428 |
| 2000 | 1,203,792 | 1.58% | 18,745 |
| 2001 | 1,223,053 | 1.6% | 19,261 |
| 2002 | 1,243,199 | 1.65% | 20,146 |
| 2003 | 1,263,677 | 1.65% | 20,478 |
| 2004 | 1,284,521 | 1.65% | 20,844 |
| 2005 | 1,305,650 | 1.64% | 21,129 |
| 2006 | 1,327,157 | 1.65% | 21,507 |
| 2007 | 1,349,018 | 1.65% | 21,861 |
| 2008 | 1,371,270 | 1.65% | 22,252 |
| 2009 | 1,393,826 | 1.64% | 22,556 |
| 2010 | 1,416,786 | 1.65% | 22,960 |
| 2011 | 1,440,123 | 1.65% | 23,337 |
| 2012 | 1,463,844 | 1.65% | 23,721 |
| 2013 | 1,487,957 | 1.65% | 24,113 |
| 2014 | 1,512,466 | 1.65% | 24,509 |
| 2015 | 1,537,379 | 1.65% | 24,913 |
| 2016 | 1,562,702 | 1.65% | 25,323 |
| 2017 | 1,588,443 | 1.65% | 25,741 |
| 2018 | 1,614,607 | 1.65% | 26,164 |
| 2019 | 1,639,138 | 1.52% | 24,531 |
| 2020 | 1,664,942 | 1.57% | 25,804 |
| 2021 | 1,692,509 | 1.66% | 27,567 |
| 2022 | 1,722,259 | 1.76% | 29,750 |
| 2023 | 1,754,425 | 1.87% | 32,166 |
| 2024 | 1,789,047 | 1.97% | 34,622 |
| 2025 | 1,826,013 | 2.07% | 36,966 |
| 2026 | 1,865,075 | 2.14% | 39,062 |
| 2027 | 1,905,923 | 2.19% | 40,848 |
| 2028 | 1,948,221 | 2.22% | 42,298 |
| 2029 | 1,991,679 | 2.23% | 43,458 |
| 2030 | 2,036,024 | 2.23% | 44,345 |
| 2031 | 2,081,067 | 2.21% | 45,043 |
| 2032 | 2,126,662 | 2.19% | 45,595 |
| 2033 | 2,172,722 | 2.17% | 46,060 |
| 2034 | 2,219,122 | 2.14% | 46,400 |
| 2035 | 2,265,774 | 2.1% | 46,652 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 33,807,403 | 2.63% |
| Mumbai | 21,673,149 | 1.77% |
| Kolkata | 15,570,786 | 1.55% |
| Bangalore | 14,008,262 | 2.94% |
| Chennai | 12,053,697 | 2.36% |
| Hyderabad | 11,068,877 | 2.48% |
| Ahmedabad | 8,854,444 | 2.36% |
| Surat | 8,330,528 | 3.29% |
| Pune | 7,345,848 | 2.5% |
| Jaipur | 4,308,510 | 2.41% |
| Kozhikode | 4,243,962 | 3.8% |
| Malappuram | 4,184,921 | 4.39% |
| Lucknow | 4,038,214 | 2.35% |
| Thrissur | 3,605,238 | 3.53% |
| Kochi | 3,507,053 | 2.97% |
| Indore | 3,393,380 | 2.77% |
| Kanpur | 3,286,142 | 1.61% |
| Nagpur | 3,106,340 | 1.96% |
| Coimbatore | 3,083,721 | 2.48% |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2,984,154 | 3.22% |