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Gujarat Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

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

7,40,86,000 74.09 million 1 March 2026

Gujarat's population is projected at 7.41 crore (7,40,86,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,04,39,692.

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

Key figures

Population 2026
7.41 crore 7,40,86,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
6.04 crore 6,04,39,692 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
308per km² 2011 · 2026: 378
Sex ratio
919 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
890 India 918
Literacy rate
78.0% Male 85.8% · Female 69.7%
Urban share
42.6% 2026: 50.2% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+19.3% 2011→2026: +22.6%
Area
1,96,244km²
Households
1.22 crore 4.9 people per household
Work participation
41.0% 2011
Children 0–6
77.77 lakh 12.9%

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts 1951–2011, then the official projection to 2036.

Gujarat: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
8.1 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
19511,62,62,657
19612,06,33,350
19712,66,97,475
19813,40,85,799
19914,13,09,582
20015,06,71,017
20116,04,39,692
2016 *6,51,58,000
2021 *6,97,88,000
2026 *7,40,86,000
2031 *7,79,31,000
2036 *8,13,16,000

* Official projection

Districts (34)

All 34 districts of Gujarat →
All 34 districts of Gujarat
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1 Ahmedabad≈ 87.9 lakh70,59,05690485.7%
2 Surat≈ 84.76 lakh60,81,32278785.5%
3 Vadodara≈ 36.62 lakh30,93,79592386.5%
4 Rajkot≈ 37.32 lakh30,41,85292381.7%
5 Bhavnagar≈ 28.81 lakh23,99,06193075.8%
6 Banas Kantha≈ 27.07 lakh21,44,77994267.6%
7 Dahod(Dohad )≈ 27.71 lakh21,27,08699058.8%
8 Kutch(Kachchh)≈ 27.6 lakh20,92,37190870.6%
9 Anand≈ 24.33 lakh20,78,65492584.3%
10 Kheda≈ 24.23 lakh20,67,86094083.0%
11 Mehsana≈ 23.55 lakh20,44,39392683.6%
12 Valsad≈ 21.05 lakh17,05,67892278.6%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Gujarat projection. 8 districts created after 2011 are shown with figures rebuilt on today’s boundaries.

Largest cities in Gujarat

All large cities of Gujarat →

  • Ahmedabad

    City (2011): 55,77,940

    Metro (2011): 63,57,693

  • Surat

    City (2011): 44,67,797

    Metro (2011): 45,91,246

  • Vadodara

    City (2011): 16,70,806

    Metro (2011): 18,22,221

  • Rajkot

    City (2011): 12,86,678

    Metro (2011): 13,90,640

  • Bhavnagar

    City (2011): 5,93,368

    Metro (2011): 6,05,882

  • Jamnagar

    City (2011): 4,79,920

    Metro (2011): 6,00,943

  • Junagadh

    City (2011): 3,19,462

  • Gandhidham

    City (2011): 2,47,992

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
17.6 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
6.4 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
20 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
1.8 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
900 (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 Gujarat

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Gujarat
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
0-428,71,89025,88,442
5-931,26,40127,09,435
10-1432,83,83428,65,611
15-1931,46,11027,19,650
20-2430,46,12727,34,595
25-2927,67,28325,11,539
30-3424,67,02423,03,504
35-3922,58,33520,82,890
40-4419,93,87618,71,600
45-4917,11,87216,02,141
50-5414,09,27312,87,910
55-5910,38,08810,16,859
60-648,51,2598,76,493
65-695,50,0026,20,070
70-744,17,5224,82,155
75-791,96,3412,43,655
80+2,30,4773,18,585
Children (0–14)
29.0%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
63.1%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
8.0%
India 8.6%
Median age
26.0years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
51.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Gujarat

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 91 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Gujarat
  1. Gujarati 86.0%
  2. Hindi 7.1%
  3. Sindhi 2.0%
  4. Marathi 1.5%
  5. Bhili/Bhilodi 1.4%
  6. Urdu 0.8%
  7. Odia 0.3%
  8. Khandeshi 0.3%
  9. All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati85.9%
  2. Hindi6.1%
  3. Marathi1.5%
  4. Kachchhi1.4%
  5. Urdu0.8%
  6. Sindhi0.5%
  7. Marwari0.5%
  8. Odia0.3%

Housing and amenities in Gujarat

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 90.4%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 69.1%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 64.1%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 57.4%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 40.3%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 67.5%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 37.4%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 38.4%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 52.1%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.7%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 53.8%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 34.2%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.9%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.1%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 57.9%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.7%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 83.9%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 13.6%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 75.2%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 67.3%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 44.0%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 63.8%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.4%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Gujarat

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 2022-23
₹2,72,451
Real growth, latest year (2022-23)
+6.7%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (11 years)
+6.9%
GSDP 2022-23
₹22.0 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Gujarat
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1287,48187,481
2012-131,02,82696,683
2013-141,13,1391,02,589
2014-151,27,0171,11,370
2015-161,39,2541,20,683
2016-171,56,2951,29,738
2017-181,76,9611,43,604
2018-191,97,4571,54,887
2019-202,12,4281,64,060
2020-212,07,3241,56,285
2021-222,41,5841,70,519
2022-232,72,4511,81,963

Financial years (April–March). Latest years are advance or quick estimates and get revised.

What the numbers say

  • Gujarat is home to 5.20% of India's people and is the 8th most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Gujarat growing 22.6% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, faster than India's 17.6%.
  • Literacy in 2011 was 78.0%, 5.0 points above the national rate of 73.0%.
  • There were 919 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943), but only 890 girls per 1,000 boys under seven, a sign of a skewed sex ratio at birth.
  • 42.6% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 50.2% in 2026.
  • A woman in Gujarat has 1.8 children on average (SRS 2023), below the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Ahmedabad is the most populous district, with 70.59 lakh people in 2011 (11.7% of the state).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (20 April 2026 – 19 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 Gujarat, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Gujarat (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Gujarat (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu 5,35,33,988 88.6% 79.8%
Muslim 58,46,761 9.7% 14.2%
Christian 3,16,178 0.5% 2.3%
Sikh 58,246 0.1% 1.7%
Buddhist 30,483 0.1% 0.7%
Jain 5,79,654 1.0% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions 16,480 0.0% 0.7%
Religion not stated 57,902 0.1% 0.2%
Total6,04,39,692100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gujarat in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Gujarat's population at 7,40,86,000 (7.41 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Gujarat in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 6,04,39,692 people in Gujarat: 3,14,91,260 males and 2,89,48,432 females.

Which district of Gujarat has the largest population?
Ahmedabad had the most people in 2011 (70,59,056). The least populous was Dang (2,28,291).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Gujarat?
In Census 2011 Gujarat had 919 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 890) and a literacy rate of 78.0% (men 85.8%, women 69.7%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Gujarat 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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