Lucasfilm’s freshly released The Acolyte Visual Guide pegs Coruscant’s population at nearly 3 trillion beings

A new official figure has revealed the total number of residents on Star Wars’ iconic city-planet Coruscant, and it’s staggeringly beyond what anyone expected.

Lucasfilm’s freshly released The Acolyte Visual Guide pegs Coruscant’s population at nearly 3 trillion beings. That’s not a typo. It’s 2,981,780,000,000 permanent residents—yes, all crammed onto a single world. The number obliterates previous estimates and raises some pretty wild questions about how this planet-sized metropolis actually functions.

Almost a Trillion More Than Previously Thought

For years, Star Wars fans ran with the 2 trillion figure from the 2003 Coruscant and the Core Worlds book. Back then, that number felt absurdly large, yet plausible for a world that’s entirely urbanized.

That figure, however, was never canon under Disney’s ownership of Lucasfilm. It was part of the old “Legends” material, which was wiped from the official record in 2014.

Now, The Acolyte Visual Guide, an official canon publication, blows the lid off everything. It confirms that Coruscant’s population is nearly a full trillion more than previously believed—hovering just below 3 trillion.

And that doesn’t even count off-world travelers, diplomats, smugglers, or tourists.

What Does 3 Trillion Really Look Like?

Let’s be honest: the human brain isn’t wired to understand numbers this large. “Trillion” gets tossed around in government budgets and economic reports, but put into living, breathing people? It’s another thing entirely.

Here’s a rough breakdown to make sense of it:

• Earth’s current population: around 8 billion

• Coruscant’s population: nearly 3 trillion

• That’s about 370 Earths’ worth of people

Even if Coruscant’s surface area is slightly larger than Earth’s, that kind of density would be jaw-dropping. Picture every inch of land covered in metal, lights, and concrete. A real never-ending cityscape.

Now picture traffic.

More Than a City—A Planet That Never Sleeps

It’s hard to comprehend how a planet like Coruscant could even function with that many beings.

Massive infrastructure would have to support every aspect of life: housing, transport, food, waste disposal, security. It would make Earth’s biggest cities look like sleepy towns. There are some interesting real-world comparisons too.

• Tokyo, one of the most densely populated cities on Earth, has about 6,000 people per square kilometer.

• If Coruscant was anything like that, it’d require thousands of vertical layers just to fit everyone in.

Of course, Star Wars often shows Coruscant’s city tiers—different levels, from the shiny Senate District to the crime-ridden lower depths. Each layer houses different classes of people, from senators to street thieves.

So yeah, verticality isn’t just a design choice. It’s a necessity.

Life Below the Upper Levels

The upper levels of Coruscant—like where the Jedi Temple and Senate are located—give the illusion of polish and power. But the lower you go, the grittier it gets. Some fans estimate there are thousands of city levels beneath the surface.

Whole communities live in total darkness.

Many Star Wars stories, like The Clone Wars and The Acolyte, show glimpses of these levels. The deeper you go, the less the Republic (or Empire) seems to care. Law enforcement barely reaches those depths, and most people just… survive.

It’s the dark underbelly of a so-called galactic capital.

Canon vs. Legends: Who Got It Right?

For two decades, Star Wars fans stuck by the 2 trillion figure. It made sense back then—urban planet, galactic hub, high population.

But Disney’s canon reset changed the game. Suddenly, older books like Coruscant and the Core Worlds were out of bounds.

The new 2.98 trillion figure isn’t just bigger—it reflects modern Star Wars worldbuilding. With more shows like The Acolyte diving into Coruscant’s culture and systems, the need for a more realistic population estimate became apparent.

And honestly, in a galaxy with light-speed travel and droid labor, 3 trillion doesn’t even feel that crazy anymore.

Just How Many Jedi Are on a Planet This Packed?

Coruscant is home to the Jedi Temple—the base of Jedi operations for thousands of years. Yet with nearly 3 trillion beings on the planet, it makes you wonder how many Jedi were actually stationed there at any given time.

According to Star Wars lore, during the final days of the Republic, there were about 10,000 Jedi in the galaxy.

That’s 1 Jedi for every 300 million beings on Coruscant alone.

Of course, the Jedi weren’t local cops. Their job was broader, more interplanetary. But still, the math is kind of mind-blowing. It paints the Jedi as more symbolic than practical.

Here’s a quick snapshot:

You Can Feel the Chaos in Every Scene

In the Star Wars prequels, every scene set on Coruscant hums with kinetic energy. Speeders zip by, pedestrians crowd the streets, and politics buzz in every hall.

No matter which floor you’re on, something’s always happening.

There’s rarely quiet. Just noise, movement, and thousands of simultaneous stories. The city itself feels alive.

So it’s no wonder that now, with a confirmed population of nearly 3 trillion, it all makes a bit more sense.

Coruscant isn’t just a planet. It’s civilization on steroids.