Kerala
StateIN-KLState of India.
AsiaCapital: ThiruvananthapuramSub-region: SouthernLanguage: Malayalam, Tamil
Population
35.8M
Metros tracked
7
22.1M in metros (62%)
Composite score
12.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-KL
Kerala metro footprint
7 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
7 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #473 | Kochi | 3.3M | 4.9 | Emerging Metro |
| #1079 | Malappuram | 4.1M | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1090 | Thiruvananthapuram★ Capital | 3.3M | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1143 | Kozhikode | 3.1M | 1.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #1239 | Kannur | 2.5M | 1.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1289 | Thrissur | 3.1M | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1428 | Kollam | 2.6M | 0.9 | Local Metro |