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Maharashtra Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

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

12,93,08,000 129.31 million 1 March 2026

Maharashtra's population is projected at 12.93 crore (12,93,08,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,23,74,333.

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

Key figures

Population 2026
12.93 crore 12,93,08,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
11.24 crore 11,23,74,333 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
365per km² 2011 · 2026: 420
Sex ratio
929 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
894 India 918
Literacy rate
82.3% Male 88.4% · Female 75.9%
Urban share
45.2% 2026: 49.3% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+16.0% 2011→2026: +15.1%
Area
3,07,713km²
Households
2.44 crore 4.6 people per household
Work participation
44.0% 2011
Children 0–6
1.33 crore 11.9%

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Maharashtra: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
14 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
19513,20,02,564
19613,95,53,718
19715,04,12,235
19816,27,82,818
19917,89,37,187
20019,68,78,627
201111,23,74,333
2016 *11,87,27,000
2021 *12,44,37,000
2026 *12,93,08,000
2031 *13,34,51,000
2036 *13,67,64,000

* Official projection

Districts (36)

All 36 districts of Maharashtra →
All 36 districts of Maharashtra
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1 Pune≈ 1.18 crore94,29,40891586.2%
2 Mumbai Suburban≈ 1.02 crore93,56,96286089.9%
3 Thane≈ 1.04 crore80,54,40986887.3%
4 Nashik≈ 72.71 lakh61,07,18793482.3%
5 Nagpur≈ 52.7 lakh46,53,57095188.4%
6 Ahilyanagar(Ahmednagar)≈ 50.78 lakh45,43,15993979.1%
7 Solapur≈ 48.17 lakh43,17,75693877.0%
8 Jalgaon≈ 48.04 lakh42,29,91792578.2%
9 Kolhapur≈ 42.62 lakh38,76,00195781.5%
10 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar(Aurangabad)≈ 45.54 lakh37,07,42892379.0%
11 Nanded≈ 38.68 lakh33,61,29294375.5%
12 Mumbai City≈ 30.39 lakh30,85,41183289.2%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Maharashtra projection. 1 districts created after 2011 are shown with figures rebuilt on today’s boundaries.

Largest cities in Maharashtra

All large cities of Maharashtra →

  • Mumbai

    City (2011): 1,24,42,373

    Metro (2011): 1,83,94,912

  • Pune

    City (2011): 31,24,458

    Metro (2011): 50,57,709

  • Nagpur

    City (2011): 24,05,665

    Metro (2011): 24,97,870

  • Thane

    City (2011): 18,41,488

    Metro (2011): 1,83,94,912

  • Pimpri-Chinchwad

    City (2011): 17,27,692

    Metro (2011): 50,57,709

  • Nashik

    City (2011): 14,86,053

    Metro (2011): 15,61,809

  • Kalyan-Dombivli

    City (2011): 12,47,327

    Metro (2011): 1,83,94,912

  • Vasai-Virar

    City (2011): 12,22,390

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
14.0 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
6.1 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
14 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
1.4 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
894 (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 Maharashtra

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 Maharashtra
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
0-449,39,62944,22,397
5-951,78,17746,42,477
10-1456,62,26150,72,274
15-1957,10,40049,16,867
20-2458,45,11452,45,852
25-2952,72,56048,74,553
30-3445,36,29742,60,010
35-3942,09,43440,37,726
40-4437,44,82534,51,264
45-4931,16,21829,16,236
50-5425,80,99123,38,326
55-5919,74,12919,11,685
60-6417,16,63919,25,841
65-6914,40,23816,38,114
70-7410,39,29211,03,844
75-795,15,4315,47,342
80+5,42,1096,38,085
Children (0–14)
26.7%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
63.4%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
9.9%
India 8.6%
Median age
27.1years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
50.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Maharashtra

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 114 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Maharashtra
  1. Marathi 68.9%
  2. Hindi 12.9%
  3. Urdu 6.7%
  4. Gujarati 2.1%
  5. Bhili/Bhilodi 2.0%
  6. Khandeshi 1.4%
  7. Telugu 1.2%
  8. Kannada 0.9%
  9. All other languages 3.9%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Marathi68.8%
  2. Hindi9.7%
  3. Urdu6.7%
  4. Gujarati2.1%
  5. Ahirani1.4%
  6. Banjari1.1%
  7. Bhili/Bhilodi1.1%
  8. Telugu1.0%

Housing and amenities in Maharashtra

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 84.0%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 68.1%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 59.6%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 53.3%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 33.7%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 85.5%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 33.6%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 43.6%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 48.0%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 62.9%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 57.0%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 25.0%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 13.4%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.0%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 69.0%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.8%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 81.0%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 15.8%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 68.6%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 64.2%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 30.3%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 53.5%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.4%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Maharashtra

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
₹3,09,340
#10 of 33 States/UTs in 2023-24
Real growth, latest year (2024-25)
+6.4%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (13 years)
+4.5%
GSDP 2024-25
₹45.3 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Maharashtra
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1299,59799,597
2012-131,12,0921,04,008
2013-141,25,2611,09,597
2014-151,32,8361,15,058
2015-161,46,8151,22,889
2016-171,63,7261,33,686
2017-181,72,6631,37,808
2018-191,82,8651,40,782
2019-201,89,8431,45,626
2020-211,82,4541,27,550
2021-222,19,6201,41,651
2022-232,52,2891,54,979
2023-242,78,6811,66,013
2024-253,09,3401,76,678

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

  • Maharashtra is home to 9.08% of India's people and is the 3rd most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Maharashtra growing 15.1% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, slower than India's 17.6%.
  • Literacy in 2011 was 82.3%, 9.4 points above the national rate of 73.0%.
  • There were 929 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943), but only 894 girls per 1,000 boys under seven, a sign of a skewed sex ratio at birth.
  • 45.2% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 49.3% in 2026.
  • A woman in Maharashtra has 1.4 children on average (SRS 2023), below the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Pune is the most populous district, with 94.29 lakh people in 2011 (8.4% of the state).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 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 Maharashtra, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Maharashtra (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 Maharashtra (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu 8,97,03,057 79.8% 79.8%
Muslim 1,29,71,152 11.5% 14.2%
Christian 10,80,073 1.0% 2.3%
Sikh 2,23,247 0.2% 1.7%
Buddhist 65,31,200 5.8% 0.7%
Jain 14,00,349 1.2% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions 1,78,965 0.2% 0.7%
Religion not stated 2,86,290 0.3% 0.2%
Total11,23,74,333100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Maharashtra in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Maharashtra's population at 12,93,08,000 (12.93 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Maharashtra in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 11,23,74,333 people in Maharashtra: 5,82,43,056 males and 5,41,31,277 females.

Which district of Maharashtra has the largest population?
Pune had the most people in 2011 (94,29,408). The least populous was Sindhudurg (8,49,651).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Maharashtra?
In Census 2011 Maharashtra had 929 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 894) and a literacy rate of 82.3% (men 88.4%, women 75.9%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Maharashtra 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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