Varanasi — UN urban centre population
Varanasi has a recorded base population of 3,858,863 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
Varanasi UN urban centre: 3,858,863 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 3,858,863. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,164,404; 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.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 3,858,863 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Varanasi |
|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 3,852,475 | −0.2% |
| Owerri | 3,833,343 | −0.7% |
| Antananarivo | 3,916,219 | +1.5% |
| Tashkent | 3,935,793 | +2.0% |
| Monterrey | 3,938,015 | +2.1% |
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 (+1.23% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 3,858,863, 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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