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Andhra Pradesh Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

5.37 crore Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March 1 March 2026 How this is made →

5,37,09,000 53.71 million 1 March 2026

Andhra Pradesh's population is projected at 5.37 crore (5,37,09,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 4,96,27,190.

RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March

Key figures

Population 2026
5.37 crore 5,37,09,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
4.96 crore 4,96,27,190 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
307per km² 2011 · 2026: 332
Sex ratio
997 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
944 India 918
Literacy rate
67.4% Male 74.8% · Female 60.0%
Urban share
29.5% 2026: 38.3% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+9.2% 2011→2026: +8.2%
Area
1,61,629km²
Households
1.27 crore 3.9 people per household
Work participation
46.6% 2011
Children 0–6
52.49 lakh 10.6%

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts 1951–2011, then the official projection to 2036. Earlier years add up the areas that form Andhra Pradesh today.

Andhra Pradesh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
5.4 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
19512,02,86,072
19612,33,79,745
19712,78,02,534
19813,35,19,109
19914,06,09,349
20014,54,44,355
20114,96,27,190
2016 *5,13,71,000
2021 *5,27,87,000
2026 *5,37,09,000
2031 *5,41,75,000
2036 *5,42,52,000

* Official projection

Districts (28)

All 28 districts of Andhra Pradesh →
All 28 districts of Andhra Pradesh
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1 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore≈ 26.47 lakh24,16,88798269.6%
2 YSR Kadapa≈ 25.12 lakh22,97,09798668.2%
3 Kurnool≈ 25.63 lakh22,82,06899057.0%
4 Ananthapuramu≈ 24.72 lakh22,41,10597863.9%
5 Tirupati≈ 24.57 lakh22,40,277100071.1%
6 Ntr≈ 23.78 lakh22,18,59199173.9%
7 Srikakulam≈ 23.26 lakh21,91,437101462.9%
8 East Godavari≈ 21.97 lakh20,98,276101072.5%
9 Kakinada≈ 22 lakh20,92,374100767.4%
10 Guntur≈ 22.66 lakh20,91,075100774.2%
11 Palnadu≈ 22.12 lakh20,41,72399459.8%
12 Eluru≈ 21.05 lakh20,06,684100270.7%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection. 15 districts created after 2011 are shown with figures rebuilt on today’s boundaries.

Largest cities in Andhra Pradesh

All large cities of Andhra Pradesh →

  • Visakhapatnam

    City (2011): 17,28,128

  • Vijayawada

    City (2011): 10,34,358

    Metro (2011): 14,76,931

  • Guntur

    City (2011): 6,47,508

    Metro (2011): 6,70,073

  • Nellore

    City (2011): 4,99,575

    Metro (2011): 5,58,548

  • Kurnool

    City (2011): 4,30,214

    Metro (2011): 4,84,327

  • Kadapa

    City (2011): 3,43,054

    Metro (2011): 3,44,893

  • Rajamahendravaram

    City (2011): 3,41,831

    Metro (2011): 4,76,873

  • Kakinada

    City (2011): 3,12,538

    Metro (2011): 4,43,028

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
15.0 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
6.9 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
19 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
1.5 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
943 (917)
females per 1,000 males

SRS 2023 Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2023 (ORGI) How this is made → Sample Registration System 2023. India in brackets.

Age structure of Andhra Pradesh

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Age structure of Andhra Pradesh
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-418,55,52417,57,897
5-921,58,84120,38,760
10-1423,91,04522,63,929
15-1924,43,10922,53,075
20-2423,60,58223,71,212
25-2922,02,58623,06,589
30-3419,24,67519,24,613
35-3918,87,02419,81,552
40-4416,86,44015,89,488
45-4914,57,67614,06,318
50-5411,50,77411,04,715
55-598,32,3439,55,614
60-649,06,33510,53,686
65-696,42,6547,08,686
70-744,54,5544,69,896
75-791,82,2601,96,197
80+1,77,7382,40,179
Children (0–14)
25.3%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
64.5%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
10.2%
India 8.6%
Median age
28.1years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
46.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 85 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh
  1. Telugu 89.2%
  2. Urdu 6.5%
  3. Tamil 1.2%
  4. Hindi 0.9%
  5. Kannada 0.7%
  6. Odia 0.6%
  7. Koya 0.3%
  8. Savara 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.5%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu89.3%
  2. Urdu6.6%
  3. Tamil1.0%
  4. Kannada0.7%
  5. Odia0.6%
  6. Sugali0.3%
  7. Hindi0.3%
  8. Koya0.3%

Housing and amenities in Andhra Pradesh

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 91.8%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 65.5%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 34.1%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 45.6%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 51.3%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 64.7%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 14.5%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 33.5%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 62.9%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.5%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 57.6%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.9%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 6.1%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.4%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 51.3%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.6%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 79.9%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 18.1%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 73.1%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 70.6%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 50.7%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 46.6%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 49.6%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Andhra Pradesh

Per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at current prices, the standard measure of state per capita income. NSO National Statistical Office (MoSPI), compiled in the RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25 How this is made →

Per capita income 2024-25
₹2,66,240
#15 of 33 States/UTs in 2023-24
Real growth, latest year (2024-25)
+8.0%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (13 years)
+5.7%
GSDP 2024-25
₹15.9 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Andhra Pradesh
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1269,00069,000
2012-1374,68768,865
2013-1482,87072,254
2014-1593,90379,174
2015-161,08,00288,609
2016-171,20,67694,115
2017-181,38,2991,03,177
2018-191,54,0311,08,853
2019-201,60,3411,10,587
2020-211,68,0631,10,971
2021-221,93,7031,18,349
2022-232,19,9171,23,853
2023-242,37,9511,31,083
2024-252,66,2401,41,609

Median State/UT 2023-24: ₹2,34,721. Financial years (April–March). Latest years are advance or quick estimates and get revised.

What the numbers say

  • Andhra Pradesh is home to 3.77% of India's people and is the 10th most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Andhra Pradesh growing 8.2% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, slower than India's 17.6%.
  • Literacy in 2011 was 67.4%, 5.6 points below the national rate of 73.0%.
  • There were 997 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943), but only 944 girls per 1,000 boys under seven, a sign of a skewed sex ratio at birth.
  • 29.5% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 38.3% in 2026.
  • A woman in Andhra Pradesh has 1.5 children on average (SRS 2023), below the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore is the most populous district, with 24.17 lakh people in 2011 (4.9% of the state).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Andhra Pradesh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Andhra Pradesh (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Andhra Pradesh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu ≈ 4,51,05,900 90.9% 79.8%
Muslim ≈ 36,23,700 7.3% 14.2%
Christian ≈ 6,85,600 1.4% 2.3%
Sikh ≈ 9,900 0.0% 1.7%
Buddhist ≈ 4,200 0.0% 0.7%
Jain ≈ 27,200 0.1% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 4,500 0.0% 0.7%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,66,100 0.3% 0.2%
Total4,96,27,189100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Andhra Pradesh in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Andhra Pradesh's population at 5,37,09,000 (5.37 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Andhra Pradesh in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 4,96,27,190 people in Andhra Pradesh: 2,48,55,347 males and 2,47,71,843 females. Andhra Pradesh did not exist in its present form in 2011, so this total adds up the 2011 figures of the areas it covers today.

Which district of Andhra Pradesh has the largest population?
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore had the most people in 2011 (24,16,887). The least populous was Polavaram (4,00,000).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh?
In Census 2011 Andhra Pradesh had 997 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 944) and a literacy rate of 67.4% (men 74.8%, women 60.0%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Andhra Pradesh be released?
Counting of people takes place in February 2027 with a reference date of 1 March 2027. The government has not announced a release date; in 2011 provisional totals came out on 31 March 2011, about a month after counting ended. This page will switch to Census 2027 figures as soon as they are published.

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Sources and method

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