Lyon — UN urban centre population
Lyon has a recorded base population of 1,202,985 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Lyon UN urban centre: 1,202,985 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,202,985. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 520,774; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Lyon
9 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 9 of 9 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 519,127; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,202,985; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 03 | 100,679 | 8.37% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 07 | 88,326 | 7.34% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 08 | 85,943 | 7.14% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 09 | 53,567 | 4.45% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 06 | 49,385 | 4.11% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 05 | 47,777 | 3.97% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 04 | 34,752 | 2.89% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 02 | 29,981 | 2.49% | Not independently verified |
| Lyon 01 | 28,717 | 2.39% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,202,985 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Kitakyushu | 1,206,731 | +0.3% |
| Prague | 1,197,765 | −0.4% |
| Pekanbaru | 1,208,872 | +0.5% |
| Calgary | 1,197,110 | −0.5% |
| Ciudad Juárez | 1,212,370 | +0.8% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.24% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,202,985, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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