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The metro area population of Calcutta in 2022 was 15,134,000, a 1.07% increase from 2021. The metro area population of Calcutta in 2021 was 14,974,000, a 0.84% increase from 2020. Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Calcutta, India metro area from 1950 to 2024.
The population in Kolkata as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), age groups).
Kolkata's 2024 population is now estimated at 15,570,800. In 1950, the population of Kolkata was 4,604,140. Kolkata has grown by 238,000 in the last year, which represents a 1.55% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020 Age structure 0-14 years: 26.31% (male 185,017,089/female 163,844,572)
Population of Kolkata district: Current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, median age, population density, urbanization, and urban population. Data tables, maps and charts.
- 94.2 km²
- 1,437,591 (52.1%)
- 1,321,018 (47.9%)
- 2.8 million
Calcutta Urban Area Population Projections. 2025 15,845,000. 2026 16,151,000
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The population of India is likely to rise from 121.1 crores in 2011 to 152.2 crores in 2036 – a 31.1 crore increase. The population will go up by 25.7 per cent in 25 years, at the rate of one per cent annually. Consequently, the density of population will rise from 368 to 463 persons per square kilometre.
