List of cities in Kerala by urban area growth explained

Kerala is the second most urbanized state in India. 47.7% of the total population of Kerala is considered as urban population. It was just 25.9% a decade ago.^[1] The state consists of six city municipal corporations and 87 municipalities across its 14 districts.^[2] In January 2020, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a survey which found that three Kerala cities are among the world's ten fastest-growing urban areas.^{[3] [4]} They are Malappuram (1), Kozhikode (Calicut) (4) and Kollam (Quilon) (10).^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Rank	City	World ranking	% of growth (2015-2020)
1	Malappuram	1	44.1%
2	Kozhikode	4	34.5%
3	Kollam (Quilon)	10	31.1%
4	Thrissur (Trichur)	13	30.2%
5	Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)	33	25.57%
6	Kochi	NA	21.87%

Notes and References

1. Web site: Level of Urbanisation . Government of India . 8 January 2020.
2. News: Panel says no to new corps and municipalities in Kerala . The Times of India . 11 March 2019 . 8 January 2020.
3. Web site: Malappuram is world's fastest-growing city; Kozhikode, Kollam also in top 10 . The New Indian Express . 9 January 2020 . 9 January 2020.
4. Web site: Kerala: Malappuram tops list of world's fastest-growing urban areas . Times of India . 9 January 2020 . 9 January 2020.
5. Web site: 3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking . The Indian Express. 8 Jan 2020 . 8 January 2020.
6. Web site: 3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking . On Manorama . 8 January 2020 . 8 January 2020.
7. Web site: three Indian Towns Named Global . Weeklyspy . 9 January 2020 . 10 January 2020.
8. Web site: 3 Kerala Cities Among World's 10 Fastest-Growing Urban Areas: Economist Ranking . The Logical Indian . 10 January 2020 . 10 January 2020.
9. Web site: Explained: How Malappuram topped the list of world's 'fastest growing cities' . Indian Express. 14 January 2020 . 14 January 2020.