Rankings
State population projections to 2036
The Technical Group projects India at 147.55 crore in 2031 and 151.83 crore in 2036, growing by about 0.57% a year by the mid-2030s.
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 24.29 crore | 25.2 crore | 25.9 crore | +6.6% |
| 2 | Bihar | 13.23 crore | 14.1 crore | 14.86 crore | +12.3% |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 12.93 crore | 13.35 crore | 13.68 crore | +5.8% |
| 4 | West Bengal | 10.05 crore | 10.22 crore | 10.29 crore | +2.4% |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 8.97 crore | 9.41 crore | 9.78 crore | +9.1% |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 8.36 crore | 8.72 crore | 9.06 crore | +8.3% |
| 7 | Gujarat | 7.41 crore | 7.79 crore | 8.13 crore | +9.8% |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu | 7.75 crore | 7.81 crore | 7.81 crore | +0.7% |
| 9 | Karnataka | 6.9 crore | 7.07 crore | 7.19 crore | +4.3% |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 5.37 crore | 5.42 crore | 5.43 crore | +1.0% |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 4.1 crore | 4.32 crore | 4.52 crore | +10.2% |
| 12 | Odisha | 4.47 crore | 4.5 crore | 4.5 crore | +0.8% |
| 13 | Telangana | 3.86 crore | 3.92 crore | 3.95 crore | +2.2% |
| 14 | Assam | 3.67 crore | 3.82 crore | 3.94 crore | +7.3% |
| 15 | Kerala | 3.62 crore | 3.67 crore | 3.69 crore | +2.0% |
| 16 | Haryana | 3.13 crore | 3.29 crore | 3.45 crore | +10.1% |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | 3.12 crore | 3.27 crore | 3.41 crore | +9.2% |
| 18 | Punjab | 3.13 crore | 3.21 crore | 3.27 crore | +4.3% |
| 19 | Delhi | 2.25 crore | 2.46 crore | 2.66 crore | +18.0% |
| 20 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1.39 crore | 1.44 crore | 1.47 crore | +6.1% |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 1.2 crore | 1.25 crore | 1.3 crore | +8.2% |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 75.79 lakh | 77.12 lakh | 77.85 lakh | +2.7% |
| 23 | Tripura | 42.6 lakh | 44.3 lakh | 45.65 lakh | +7.2% |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 34.4 lakh | 35.78 lakh | 36.86 lakh | +7.2% |
| 25 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 15.41 lakh | 23.15 lakh | 36.72 lakh | +138.3% |
| 26 | Manipur | 33.11 lakh | 34.44 lakh | 35.48 lakh | +7.2% |
| 27 | Nagaland | 22.94 lakh | 23.86 lakh | 24.58 lakh | +7.1% |
| 28 | Puducherry | 17.57 lakh | 19.61 lakh | 21.84 lakh | +24.3% |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh | 16.04 lakh | 16.69 lakh | 17.19 lakh | +7.2% |
| 30 | Goa | 15.99 lakh | 16.33 lakh | 16.63 lakh | +4.0% |
| 31 | Mizoram | 12.72 lakh | 13.23 lakh | 13.63 lakh | +7.2% |
| 32 | Chandigarh | 12.67 lakh | 13.18 lakh | 13.6 lakh | +7.3% |
| 33 | Sikkim | 7.08 lakh | 7.36 lakh | 7.59 lakh | +7.2% |
| 34 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 4.06 lakh | 4.1 lakh | 4.13 lakh | +1.7% |
| 35 | Ladakh | 3.05 lakh | 3.12 lakh | 3.16 lakh | +3.6% |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | 70 thousand | 71 thousand | 71 thousand | +1.4% |
Projections were made in 2020 from Census 2011 and SRS trends. They will be revised after Census 2027.
Fastest projected growth, 2026–2036
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu +138.3%
- Puducherry +24.3%
- Delhi +18.0%
- Bihar +12.3%
- Jharkhand +10.2%
- Haryana +10.1%
- Gujarat +9.8%
- Chhattisgarh +9.2%
- Madhya Pradesh +9.1%
- Rajasthan +8.3%
- Uttarakhand +8.2%
- Chandigarh +7.3%
- Assam +7.3%
- Sikkim +7.2%
- Arunachal Pradesh +7.2%
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