Rankings
Age structure by state
Half of India’s people were younger than 24.9 years in 2011. Kerala had the oldest population (median 32.0 years) and Meghalaya the youngest (19.6).
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 32.0 | 23.5% | 64.0% | 12.6% | 46.6 |
| 2 | Goa | 31.3 | 21.8% | 66.9% | 11.2% | 40.6 |
| 3 | Puducherry | 29.8 | 23.9% | 66.4% | 9.7% | 43.0 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 29.8 | 23.6% | 66.0% | 10.4% | 43.2 |
| 5 | Lakshadweep | 28.6 | 25.6% | 66.2% | 8.2% | 44.1 |
| 6 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 28.3 | 24.4% | 68.9% | 6.7% | 39.5 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 28.1 | 25.3% | 64.5% | 10.2% | 46.0 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 28.1 | 25.9% | 63.8% | 10.3% | 48.8 |
| 9 | Punjab | 27.4 | 25.6% | 64.1% | 10.3% | 47.8 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 27.3 | 26.2% | 64.3% | 9.5% | 47.8 |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 27.1 | 26.7% | 63.4% | 9.9% | 50.1 |
| 12 | Ladakh | 26.9 | 25.6% | 66.6% | 7.7% | 44.5 |
| 13 | West Bengal | 26.9 | 27.1% | 64.4% | 8.5% | 48.4 |
| 14 | Telangana | 26.7 | 27.0% | 63.5% | 9.4% | 49.0 |
| 15 | Chandigarh | 26.6 | 25.3% | 68.4% | 6.4% | 41.2 |
| 16 | Odisha | 26.6 | 28.9% | 61.6% | 9.5% | 53.5 |
| 17 | Tripura | 26.3 | 27.7% | 64.4% | 7.9% | 49.2 |
| 18 | Delhi | 26.2 | 27.2% | 65.9% | 6.8% | 45.5 |
| 19 | Gujarat | 26.0 | 29.0% | 63.1% | 8.0% | 51.7 |
| 20 | Sikkim | 25.4 | 27.2% | 66.1% | 6.7% | 46.4 |
| 21 | Manipur | 24.9 | 30.3% | 62.7% | 7.0% | 53.3 |
| 22 | Haryana | 24.8 | 29.7% | 61.6% | 8.7% | 54.0 |
| 23 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 24.3 | 27.8% | 67.9% | 4.3% | 43.6 |
| 24 | Chhattisgarh | 24.1 | 32.1% | 60.1% | 7.9% | 58.7 |
| 25 | Uttarakhand | 24.0 | 31.1% | 60.0% | 8.9% | 58.1 |
| 26 | Assam | 23.9 | 32.9% | 60.5% | 6.7% | 58.8 |
| 27 | Mizoram | 23.7 | 32.5% | 61.3% | 6.3% | 57.5 |
| 28 | Madhya Pradesh | 23.4 | 33.5% | 58.6% | 7.9% | 63.0 |
| 29 | Jammu and Kashmir | 23.3 | 34.0% | 58.6% | 7.4% | 63.4 |
| 30 | Jharkhand | 22.4 | 36.2% | 56.7% | 7.2% | 67.9 |
| 31 | Rajasthan | 22.4 | 34.7% | 57.8% | 7.5% | 65.7 |
| 32 | Nagaland | 22.0 | 34.3% | 60.5% | 5.2% | 60.5 |
| 33 | Arunachal Pradesh | 21.6 | 35.7% | 59.7% | 4.6% | 62.5 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 21.4 | 36.0% | 56.2% | 7.8% | 69.2 |
| 35 | Bihar | 20.4 | 40.2% | 52.3% | 7.4% | 81.0 |
| 36 | Meghalaya | 19.6 | 39.8% | 55.5% | 4.7% | 74.7 |
Census 2011 Table C-14. Median age is interpolated within five-year groups; people whose age was not stated are left out. Dependency ratio = people aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–64.
Median age in years, Census 2011
- Kerala 32.0
- Goa 31.3
- Puducherry 29.8
- Tamil Nadu 29.8
- Lakshadweep 28.6
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands 28.3
- Andhra Pradesh 28.1
- Himachal Pradesh 28.1
- Punjab 27.4
- Karnataka 27.3
- Maharashtra 27.1
- Ladakh 26.9
- West Bengal 26.9
- Telangana 26.7
- Chandigarh 26.6
- Odisha 26.6
- Tripura 26.3
- Delhi 26.2
- Gujarat 26.0
- Sikkim 25.4
- Manipur 24.9
- Haryana 24.8
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 24.3
- Chhattisgarh 24.1
- Uttarakhand 24.0
- Assam 23.9
- Mizoram 23.7
- Madhya Pradesh 23.4
- Jammu and Kashmir 23.3
- Jharkhand 22.4
- Rajasthan 22.4
- Nagaland 22.0
- Arunachal Pradesh 21.6
- Uttar Pradesh 21.4
- Bihar 20.4
- Meghalaya 19.6
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