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Population estimates for Calcutta, India, 1950-2015
Below are estimates for the population of Calcutta, India for five year periods between 1950-2015
  
Other population data is available at population.mongabay.com including the world's largest cities.
  
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| 1950 |  | 4446000 |  | 1955 |  | 4945000 |  | 1960 |  | 5500000 |  | 1965 |  | 6162000 |  | 1970 |  | 6912000 |  | 1975 |  | 7888000 |  | 1980 |  | 9030000 |  | 1985 |  | 9946000 |  | 1990 |  | 10890000 |  | 1995 |  | 11923000 |  | 2000 |  | 12918000 |  | 2005 |  | 14142000 |  | 2010 |  | 15601000 |  | 2015 |  | 17252000 |   
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