Kolkata
World City in India · ranked on 22 metrics
Kolkata is a world city in India with a population of 15,440,671 (12th of 1,103).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 1 metric that ranks at least 56 places, given whether higher or lower is better. 2 metrics from top lists such as “the most violent” are left out, since they rank only one end of the scale.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Population Density by City109th of 80387
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
Not enough widely ranked metrics for this place.
Profile by category
No category has three or more widely ranked metrics for this place.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among world cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Quick answers
- What is the population of Kolkata?
- Kolkata has a population of 15,440,671, 12th among 1,103 world cities.
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Kolkata?
- Rankodex ranks Kolkata on 22 statistics compared with other world cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
22 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics