What is the population of Surat?
Surat has a city population of 4,591,246. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Surat
With a metropolitan population of 7,784,000, Surat ranks among India's largest urban centers. The city proper holds 4,591,246 residents at a density of 16,422 people per km², concentrated on terrain just 20 meters above sea level. Annual growth of 2.4% reflects ongoing expansion.
Surat International Airport (STV) serves the city directly, while Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) provides an additional regional option for air travel connections.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
7,784,000
0.094% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+2.35%
Archive estimateDensity
16,422/km²
474 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 218
Coordinates
21.196, 72.830
Record updated
2 July 2026
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 |
| Surat | 4.59M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Surat International AirportSTV
13 km from the city centre
- Bhavnagar AirportBHU
91 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 |
Surat Population FAQ
Where is Surat?
Surat is in Gujarat, India, 936 km from the capital, New Delhi. Its coordinates are 21.196, 72.830.
How big is Surat compared with other cities in India?
It is the 8th largest of the 3,732 cities listed in India, holding 0.3% of the national population.