What is the population of Kochi?
Kochi has a city population of 633,553. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kochi
India's 80th largest city by population, Kochi holds 633,553 residents within its city proper boundaries. It ranks third in Kerala, though it sits amid considerably larger neighbours: Kanayannur, 3 km away, has 851,406 people. The city lies 2,080 km from New Delhi and sits 9 m above sea level.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 364
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
9.940, 76.260
Record updated
2025-06-06
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 |
| Kochi | 634K |
Kochi Population FAQ
Where is Kochi?
Kochi is in Kerala, India, 2,080 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 9.940, 76.260.
How big is Kochi compared with other cities in India?
It is the 80th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.0% of the national population.