List of cities in Kerala by urban area growth

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.^[when?][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]}