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Uttar Pradesh Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

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

24,28,59,000 242.86 million 1 March 2026

Uttar Pradesh's population is projected at 24.29 crore (24,28,59,000) on 1 March 2026, according to the RGI Technical Group's official projection. Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,98,12,341.

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

Key figures

Population 2026
24.29 crore 24,28,59,000 Official projection RGI Technical Group on Population Projections (2020), as on 1 March How this is made →
Census 2011
19.98 crore 19,98,12,341 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
829per km² 2011 · 2026: 1,008
Sex ratio
912 females per 1,000 males
Child sex ratio (0–6)
902 India 918
Literacy rate
67.7% Male 77.3% · Female 57.2%
Urban share
22.3% 2026: 24.5% (projected)
Growth 2001–11
+20.2% 2011→2026: +21.5%
Area
2,40,928km²
Households
3.34 crore 6.0 people per household
Work participation
32.9% 2011
Children 0–6
3.08 crore 15.4%

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Uttar Pradesh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Official projection
26 cr 2026
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YearPopulation
19516,02,73,743
19617,01,43,635
19718,38,48,797
198110,51,36,540
199113,20,61,653
200116,61,97,921
201119,98,12,341
2016 *21,60,87,000
2021 *23,09,07,000
2026 *24,28,59,000
2031 *25,19,63,000
2036 *25,89,90,000

* Official projection

Districts (75)

All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh →
All 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh
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1 Prayagraj(Allahabad)≈ 72.45 lakh59,54,39190172.3%
2 Azamgarh≈ 54.92 lakh46,13,913101970.9%
3 Lucknow≈ 57.65 lakh45,89,83891777.3%
4 Kanpur Nagar≈ 52 lakh45,81,26886279.7%
5 Jaunpur≈ 52.73 lakh44,94,204102471.6%
6 Sitapur≈ 55.67 lakh44,83,99288861.1%
7 Bareilly≈ 54.91 lakh44,48,35988758.5%
8 Gorakhpur≈ 53.1 lakh44,40,89595070.8%
9 Agra≈ 54.24 lakh44,18,79786871.6%
10 Hardoi≈ 49.75 lakh40,92,84586864.6%
11 Lakhimpur Kheri(Kheri)≈ 50.38 lakh40,21,24389460.6%
12 Bijnor≈ 43.97 lakh36,82,71391768.5%

* 2026 figures are our estimates (method M1), tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection. 4 districts created after 2011 are shown with figures rebuilt on today’s boundaries.

Largest cities in Uttar Pradesh

All large cities of Uttar Pradesh →

  • Lucknow

    City (2011): 28,17,105

    Metro (2011): 29,02,920

  • Kanpur

    City (2011): 27,65,348

    Metro (2011): 29,20,496

  • Ghaziabad

    City (2011): 16,48,643

    Metro (2011): 23,75,820

  • Agra

    City (2011): 15,85,704

    Metro (2011): 17,60,285

  • Meerut

    City (2011): 13,05,429

    Metro (2011): 14,20,902

  • Varanasi

    City (2011): 11,98,491

    Metro (2011): 14,32,280

  • Prayagraj

    City (2011): 11,12,544

    Metro (2011): 12,12,395

  • Bareilly

    City (2011): 9,03,668

    Metro (2011): 9,85,752

Births, deaths and fertility

Birth rate
23.6 (18.4)
per 1,000 people
Death rate
6.5 (6.4)
per 1,000 people
Infant mortality
37 (25)
per 1,000 live births
Fertility rate (TFR)
2.6 (1.9)
children per woman
Sex ratio at birth
916 (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 Uttar Pradesh

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 Uttar Pradesh
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
0-41,06,60,47497,16,194
5-91,32,50,3311,18,11,386
10-141,36,79,1541,21,90,727
15-191,23,07,5731,07,32,807
20-2494,05,48581,73,163
25-2974,66,36771,13,462
30-3464,31,40165,23,281
35-3964,01,23161,54,991
40-4453,95,16248,36,240
45-4943,82,14840,67,629
50-5435,71,91730,15,106
55-5926,26,20128,37,945
60-6429,68,77127,36,420
65-6919,58,47218,81,497
70-7415,35,09212,97,276
75-796,38,8776,11,015
80+9,35,9218,76,563
Children (0–14)
36.0%
India 30.9%
Working age (15–59)
56.2%
India 60.5%
Older people (60+)
7.8%
India 8.6%
Median age
21.4years
India 24.9
Dependency ratio
69.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
India 57.1

Languages spoken in Uttar Pradesh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 101 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Uttar Pradesh
  1. Hindi 94.1%
  2. Urdu 5.4%
  3. Punjabi 0.3%
  4. Bengali 0.1%
  5. Sindhi 0.0%
  6. Maithili 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi80.2%
  2. Bhojpuri10.9%
  3. Urdu5.4%
  4. Awadhi1.9%
  5. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.7%
  6. Brajbhasha0.4%
  7. Punjabi0.3%
  8. Bengali0.1%

Housing and amenities in Uttar Pradesh

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 36.9%

    India 67.4%

  • Tap water 27.3%

    India 43.7%

  • Water source within premises 51.9%

    India 46.7%

  • Toilet within premises 35.7%

    India 47.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 62.9%

    India 49.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 55.2%

    India 58.6%

  • Closed drainage 13.0%

    India 18.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 19.0%

    India 28.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 79.4%

    India 65.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.6%

    India 59.3%

  • Television 33.3%

    India 47.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 19.7%

    India 21.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.1%

    India 9.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.8%

    India 4.7%

  • Use banking services 72.0%

    India 58.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 11.3%

    India 17.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.7%

    India 86.5%

  • Rent their home 4.1%

    India 11.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 64.9%

    India 62.0%

  • House in good condition 42.9%

    India 53.2%

  • Concrete roof 17.6%

    India 29.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 22.9%

    India 42.1%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.3%

    India 41.0%

India

Per capita income of Uttar Pradesh

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
₹1,08,572
#32 of 33 States/UTs in 2023-24
Real growth, latest year (2024-25)
+7.9%
per capita, constant 2011-12 prices
Average real growth a year since 2011-12 (13 years)
+4.2%
GSDP 2024-25
₹29.8 lakh crore
Gross State Domestic Product, current prices
Per capita income of Uttar Pradesh
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YearCurrent prices (₹)Constant 2011-12 prices (₹)
2011-1232,64832,648
2012-1336,57133,596
2013-1441,13734,901
2014-1543,45835,537
2015-1648,72538,184
2016-1754,56442,180
2017-1859,59542,876
2018-1964,11343,454
2019-2067,63944,265
2020-2163,46440,959
2021-2276,06345,294
2022-2384,64048,014
2023-2497,36451,898
2024-251,08,57255,990

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

  • Uttar Pradesh is home to 17.06% of India's people and is the 1st most populous of the 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The official projection has Uttar Pradesh growing 21.5% between Census 2011 and 1 March 2026, faster than India's 17.6%.
  • Literacy in 2011 was 67.7%, 5.3 points below the national rate of 73.0%.
  • There were 912 females for every 1,000 males in 2011 (India: 943).
  • 22.3% of people lived in towns in 2011; the official projection puts the urban share at 24.5% in 2026.
  • A woman in Uttar Pradesh has 2.6 children on average (SRS 2023), above the replacement level of 2.1.
  • Prayagraj is the most populous district, with 59.54 lakh people in 2011 (3.0% of the state).
  • At 829 people per km² in 2011, Uttar Pradesh is 2.2 times as crowded as India as a whole (382).

Compare with

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 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 Uttar Pradesh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Uttar Pradesh (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 Uttar Pradesh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareIndia
Hindu 15,93,12,654 79.7% 79.8%
Muslim 3,84,83,967 19.3% 14.2%
Christian 3,56,448 0.2% 2.3%
Sikh 6,43,500 0.3% 1.7%
Buddhist 2,06,285 0.1% 0.7%
Jain 2,13,267 0.1% 0.4%
Other religions and persuasions 13,598 0.0% 0.7%
Religion not stated 5,82,622 0.3% 0.2%
Total19,98,12,341100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Uttar Pradesh in 2026?
The official projection by the RGI Technical Group puts Uttar Pradesh's population at 24,28,59,000 (24.29 crore) on 1 March 2026. No census count exists after 2011; Census 2027 results will replace this projection.

What was the population of Uttar Pradesh in Census 2011?
Census 2011 counted 19,98,12,341 people in Uttar Pradesh: 10,44,80,510 males and 9,53,31,831 females.

Which district of Uttar Pradesh has the largest population?
Prayagraj had the most people in 2011 (59,54,391). The least populous was Mahoba (8,75,958).

What is the sex ratio and literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh?
In Census 2011 Uttar Pradesh had 912 females per 1,000 males (child sex ratio 902) and a literacy rate of 67.7% (men 77.3%, women 57.2%).

When will Census 2027 figures for Uttar Pradesh 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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