City in Mizoram
Aizawl Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 3.5 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
3,50,000 350,000 1 March 2026
Aizawl is estimated at ≈3.5 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 2,93,416.
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Aizawl (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 2,93,416
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 3.5 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 3,67,431
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.24 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 3.5 lakh 3,50,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 2.93 lakh 2,93,416 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 1025 Mizoram: 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 983 Mizoram: 970
- Literacy rate
- 98.4% Male 98.5% · Female 98.2%
- Households
- 60.6 thousand 4.8 people per household
- Area
- 129.0km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 2,275per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +28.5% City
- Work participation
- 40.8% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 36 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 36 thousand 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 6,950 |
| 1961 | 14,257 |
| 1971 | 31,740 |
| 1981 | 74,493 |
| 1991 | 1,55,240 |
| 2001 | 2,28,280 |
| 2011 | 2,93,416 |
| 2016 * | 3,10,000 |
| 2021 * | 3,30,000 |
| 2026 * | 3,50,000 |
| 2031 * | 3,70,000 |
| 2036 * | 3,80,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 79.9% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 28.5% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 98.4% in 2011, against 91.3% for Mizoram.
- There were 1025 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (976).
- By 2011 population it ranks 151st among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Mizoram.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈3.5 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Aizawl, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →