What is the population of Ahmedabad?
Ahmedabad has a city population of 6,357,693. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ahmedabad
With a metropolitan population of 8,450,000, Ahmedabad ranks among India's largest urban agglomerations. The city proper holds 6,357,693 residents across a densely packed 16,733 people per km², concentrated at an elevation of 56 meters. Annual growth of 1.9% indicates steady expansion of this centuries-old settlement, established in 1411.
Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD) provides air connectivity for the region. Gautam Shah serves as the city's current mayor, overseeing administrative functions for one of Asia's major metropolitan centers.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
8,450,000
0.102% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.85%
Archive estimateDensity
16,733/km²
505 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 218
Founded
1411
Leadership
Gautam Shah
Coordinates
23.026, 72.587
Record updated
6 January 2024
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3,732 in IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ahmedabad | 6.36M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Sardar Vallabh Patel International AirportAMD
7 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in India
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 346,278,821 |
| 1960 | 435,990,338 |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 |
| 2030 | 1,525,138,844 |
| 2040 | 1,622,580,039 |
| 2050 | 1,679,589,259 |
| 2060 | 1,700,951,714 |
| 2070 | 1,689,202,539 |
| 2080 | 1,645,548,761 |
| 2090 | 1,580,305,096 |
| 2100 | 1,505,251,761 |
Ahmedabad Population FAQ
Where is Ahmedabad?
Ahmedabad is in Gujarat, India, 775 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 23.026, 72.587.
How big is Ahmedabad compared with other cities in India?
It is the 5th largest of the 3,732 cities listed in India, holding 0.4% of the national population.