What is the population of Lucknow?
Lucknow has a city population of 2,472,011. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · India · Asia
Lucknow
City population
2,472,011
#12
in India
#2
in Uttar Pradesh
#156
worldwide
26.839, 80.923 · 415 km from New Delhi
About Lucknow
The second-largest city in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow holds a population of 2.47 million and ranks twelfth among Indian cities. It lies 415 km from New Delhi. Several smaller cities cluster nearby: Nawābganj (79,246) sits 29 km away, and Jagdīshpur (31,029) and Zaidpur (33,397) are each within 40 km.
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
#2of 331
Elevation
126 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
26.839, 80.923
Record updated
2025-02-27
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 |
| Lucknow | 2.47M |
Lucknow Population FAQ
Where is Lucknow?
Lucknow is in Uttar Pradesh, India, 415 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 26.839, 80.923.
How big is Lucknow compared with other cities in India?
It is the 12th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, holding 0.2% of the national population.