List of Kerala cities by urban area growth

Kerala is the second most urbanized state in India. The 47.7% of total population in Kerala is considered as urban population. It was just 25.9% a decade ago.[1] The state consist of 6 city municipal corporations and 87 municipalities across its 14 states.[2] In January 2020, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a survey and found that 3 Kerala cities are there in the list of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas.[3][4] They are Malappuram (1), Kozhikode(Calicut) (4) and Kollam(Quilon) (10).[5][6][7]<[8][9]

Rank City World ranking % of growth
(2015-2020)
1 Malappuram 1 44.1%
2 Kozhikode(Calicut) 4 34.5%
3 Kollam(Quilon) 10 31.1%
4 Thrissur(Trichur) 13 30.2%
5 Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) 33 25.57%
6 Kochi(Cochin) NA 21.87%
Major cities in Kerala
ordered by

References
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