The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over
1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5%
of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025,
[4][5]
surpassingChina, its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.
Its population growth rate is 1.41%,
[6]
ranking 102nd in the world in 2010.
India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% hovers below the age
of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China
[7]
and 48 for Japan; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.
Rank
State or
union
territory
Population
(2011)
%[17]
Rural
Pop.[18]
Urban
Pop.[18]
Uttar Pradesh
199,581,520 16.49%
131,658,339 34,539,582
Maharashtra
112,372,972
9.29%
55,777,647 41,100,980
Bihar
103,804,637
8.58%
74,316,709
West Bengal
91,347,736
7.55%
57,748,946 22,427,251
947
Andhra
Pradesh
84,665,533
7.00%
55,401,067 20,808,940
992
Madhya
Pradesh
72,597,565
6.00%
44,380,878 15,967,145
930
Tamil Nadu
72,138,958
5.96%
34,921,681 27,483,998
995
Rajasthan
68,621,012
5.67%
43,292,813 13,214,375
926
Karnataka
61,130,704
5.05%
34,889,033 17,961,529
968
10
Gujarat
60,383,628
4.99%
31,740,767 18,930,250
918
8,681,800
The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over
1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5%
of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025,
[4][5]
surpassingChina, its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.
Its population growth rate is 1.41%,
[6]
ranking 102nd in the world in 2010.
India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% hovers below the age
of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China
[7]
and 48 for Japan; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.
Rank
State or
union
territory
Population
(2011)
%[17]
Rural
Pop.[18]
Urban
Pop.[18]
11
Orissa
41,947,358
3.47%
31,287,422
5,517,238
978
12
Kerala
33,387,677
2.76%
23,574,449
8,266,925
1,08
4
13
Jharkhand
32,966,238
2.72%
20,952,088
5,993,741
947
14
Assam
31,169,272
2.58%
23,216,288
3,439,240
954
15
Punjab
27,704,236
2.29%
16,096,488
8,262,511
893
16
Chhattisgarh
25,540,196
2.11%
16,648,056
4,185,747
991
17
Haryana
25,353,081
2.09%
15,029,260
6,115,304
877
18
Jammu and
Kashmir
12,548,926
1.04%
7,627,062
2,516,638
883
19
Uttarakhand
10,116,752
0.84%
6,310,275
2,179,074
963
20
Himachal
Pradesh
6,856,509
0.57%
5,482,319
595,581
974
The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over
1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5%
of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025,
[4][5]
surpassingChina, its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.
Its population growth rate is 1.41%,
[6]
ranking 102nd in the world in 2010.
India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% hovers below the age
of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China
[7]
and 48 for Japan; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.
Rank
State or
union
territory
Population
(2011)
%[17]
Rural
Pop.[18]
Urban
Pop.[18]
21
Tripura
3,671,032
0.30%
2,653,453
545,750
921
22
Meghalaya
2,964,007
0.24%
1,864,711
454,111
986
23
Manipur
2,721,756
0.22%
1,590,820
575,968
987
24
Nagaland
1,980,602
0.16%
1,647,249
342,787
25
Goa
1,457,723
0.12%
677,091
670,577
968
26
Arunachal
Pradesh
1,382,611
0.11%
870,087
227,881
920
27
Mizoram
1,091,014
0.09%
447,567
441,006
975
28
Sikkim
607,688
0.05%
480,981
59,870
889
UT1
Delhi
16,753,235
1.38%
944,727 12,905,780
866
UT2
Puducherry
1,244,464
0.10%
325,726
1,03
8
648,619
The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over
1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5%
of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025,
[4][5]
surpassingChina, its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.
Its population growth rate is 1.41%,
[6]
ranking 102nd in the world in 2010.
India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% hovers below the age
of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China
[7]
and 48 for Japan; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.
State or
union
territory
Rank
UT3
Chandigarh
UT4
UT5
UT Daman
6
and Diu
242,911
UT Lakshad
7
weep
64,429
Tot
India
al
Population
(2011)
Rural
Pop.[18]
%[17]
Urban
Pop.[18]
1,054,686
0.09%
92,120
808,515
818
Andaman and
Nicobar
Islands
379,944
0.03%
239,954
116,198
878
Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
342,853
0.03%
170,027
50,463
775
0.02
100,856
%
57,348
112
2,1
69
43.2
5,6
23
618
0.01
%
26,967
32
2,0
13
12.4
5,1
96
946
1,210,19 100.0 742,490 286,119 3,287,
1,269,2
382
954
3,422
0%
,639
,689
240
10.5
940
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33,683
