List of cities in Kerala by urban area growth

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{{Lists of cities in Kerala}}
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[[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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohua.gov.in/cms/level-of-urbanisation.php |title=Level of Urbanisation |publisher=Government of India |date= |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> The state consist of 6 city municipal corporations and 87 municipalities across its 14 districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/panel-says-no-to-new-corps-and-municipalities-in-state/articleshow/68349399.cms |title=Panel says no to new corps and municipalities in Kerala |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> In January 2020, [[Economist Intelligence Unit|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jan/09/malappuram-is-worlds-fastest-growing-city-kozhikode-kollam-also-in-top-10-2087011.html |title=Malappuram is world's fastest-growing city; Kozhikode, Kollam also in top 10 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/malappuram-tops-list-of-worlds-fastest-growing-urban-areas/articleshow/73163346.cms |title=Kerala: Malappuram tops list of world's fastest-growing urban areas |publisher=Times of India |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> They are [[Malappuram]] (1), [[Kozhikode|Kozhikode(Calicut)]] (4) and [[Kollam|Kollam(Quilon)]] (10).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-of-worlds-ten-fastest-growing-urban-areas-are-in-kerala-6205749/ |title=3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking |publisher=The Indian Express| date=8 Jan 2020 |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/01/08/malappuram-kozhikode-kollam-world-fastest-growing-cities-urban-area.html |title=3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking |publisher=On Manorama |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://weeklyspy.com/2020/01/09/three-indian-towns-named-global/ |title=three Indian Towns Named Global |publisher=Weeklyspy |date=9 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/news/kerala-fastest-growing-urban-areas/ |title=3 Kerala Cities Among World's 10 Fastest-Growing Urban Areas: Economist Ranking |publisher=The Logical Indian |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/how-malappuram-topped-the-list-of-worlds-fastest-growing-cities-6215006/ |title=Explained: How Malappuram topped the list of world's 'fastest growing cities' |publisher=Indian Express|date=14 January 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! City
! World ranking
! % of growth<br>(2015-2020)
|-
|1
|[[Malappuram metropolitan area|Malappuram]]
|1
|44.1%
|-
|2
|[[Kozhikode metropolitan area|Kozhikode(Calicut)]]
|4
|34.5%
|-
|3
|[[Kollam metropolitan area|Kollam(Quilon)]]
|10
|31.1%
|-
|4
|[[Thrissur|Thrissur(Trichur)]]
|13
|30.2%
|-
|5
|[[Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area|Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum)]]
|33
|25.57%
|-
|6
|[[Kochi metropolitan area|Kochi(Cochin)]]
|NA
|21.87%
|}

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List of cities in Kerala by urban area growth