Pokhara — UN urban centre population
Pokhara has a recorded base population of 297,320 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
Pokhara UN urban centre: 297,320 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 297,320. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 600,051; the UN value is smaller (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 297,320 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Pokhara |
|---|---|---|
| Coatzacoalcos | 297,319 | −0.0% |
| Siguiri | 297,453 | +0.0% |
| Smolensk | 297,177 | −0.0% |
| Graz | 298,021 | +0.2% |
| Guigang | 298,077 | +0.3% |
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 (+0.34% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 297,320, 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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