| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 91) | |
| Date | 01 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Arunachal Pradesh is projected to be 1,565,000 or 1.57 million or 15.65 lakhs as of July 1, 2023. Arunachal Pradesh is the 26th most populous state in india.
The size of the population of Arunachal Pradesh is equivalent to Trinidad and Tobago, the 154th most populous country in the world.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Arunachal Pradesh is 105.650 males per 100 females. There are 804,000 or 804 K males and 761,000 or 761 K females in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh has 43,000 or 43 k more males than females.
Arunachal Pradesh accounts for 0.11 percent of the India population.
Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 0.903 % with addition of 14 k more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Arunachal Pradesh was 13.8 mn, increasing from 1.10 mn in 2001. There were 713,912 males and 669,815 females, with a sex ratio of 106.583 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 26.03%, 0.97% lower than 1991-2001 period. Population of Arunachal Pradesh had increased by 286 K during the decade 2001- 2011.
Population ofArunachal Pradesh, which was only around 337 K in 1961, increased by approx 4.65 times in a period of 62 years to reach 1.57 million at 2023.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 1,388,000 | 716,000 | 672,000 | - | - | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 1,403,000 | 723,000 | 679,000 | 15,000 | 1.081 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 1,418,000 | 731,000 | 687,000 | 15,000 | 1.069 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 1,433,000 | 739,000 | 694,000 | 15,000 | 1.058 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 1,448,000 | 746,000 | 702,000 | 15,000 | 1.047 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 1,463,000 | 754,000 | 709,000 | 15,000 | 1.036 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 1,478,000 | 761,000 | 717,000 | 15,000 | 1.025 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 1,493,000 | 768,000 | 724,000 | 15,000 | 1.015 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 1,507,000 | 776,000 | 732,000 | 14,000 | 0.938 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 1,522,000 | 783,000 | 739,000 | 15,000 | 0.995 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | 1,537,000 | 791,000 | 746,000 | 15,000 | 0.986 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 1,551,000 | 797,000 | 754,000 | 14,000 | 0.911 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 1,565,000 | 804,000 | 761,000 | 14,000 | 0.903 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | 1,580,000 | 811,000 | 768,000 | 15,000 | 0.958 | 0.11 |
| 2025 | 1,594,000 | 818,000 | 775,000 | 14,000 | 0.886 | 0.11 |
| 2026 | 1,608,000 | 825,000 | 782,000 | 14,000 | 0.878 | 0.11 |
| 2027 | 1,620,000 | 831,000 | 789,000 | 12,000 | 0.746 | 0.11 |
| 2028 | 1,633,000 | 838,000 | 795,000 | 13,000 | 0.802 | 0.11 |
| 2029 | 1,646,000 | 844,000 | 802,000 | 13,000 | 0.796 | 0.11 |
| 2030 | 1,659,000 | 850,000 | 809,000 | 13,000 | 0.790 | 0.11 |
| 2031 | 1,671,000 | 856,000 | 815,000 | 12,000 | 0.723 | 0.11 |
| 2032 | 1,681,000 | 861,000 | 820,000 | 10,000 | 0.598 | 0.11 |
| 2033 | 1,691,000 | 865,000 | 826,000 | 10,000 | 0.595 | 0.11 |
| 2034 | 1,701,000 | 870,000 | 831,000 | 10,000 | 0.591 | 0.11 |
| 2035 | 1,712,000 | 875,000 | 837,000 | 11,000 | 0.647 | 0.11 |
| 2036 | 1,722,000 | 880,000 | 842,000 | 10,000 | 0.584 | 0.11 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
| 1961 | 336,558 | - | - | 0.08 |
| 1971 | 467,511 | 130,953 | 38.91 | 0.09 |
| 1981 | 631,839 | 164,328 | 35.15 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 864,558 | 232,719 | 36.83 | 0.10 |
| 2001 | 1,097,968 | 233,410 | 27.00 | 0.11 |
| 2011 | 1,383,727 | 285,759 | 26.03 | 0.11 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 72,464 | 70,415 | 142,879 | 10.33 | 102.910 |
| 05-09 | 86,699 | 84,424 | 171,123 | 12.37 | 102.695 |
| 10-14 | 90,439 | 88,920 | 179,359 | 12.96 | 101.708 |
| 15-19 | 78,673 | 77,295 | 155,968 | 11.27 | 101.783 |
| 20-24 | 66,033 | 65,663 | 131,696 | 9.52 | 100.563 |
| 25-29 | 63,366 | 60,348 | 123,714 | 8.94 | 105.001 |
| 30-34 | 52,462 | 48,709 | 101,171 | 7.31 | 107.705 |
| 35-39 | 48,211 | 46,180 | 94,391 | 6.82 | 104.398 |
| 40-44 | 42,861 | 35,742 | 78,603 | 5.68 | 119.918 |
| 45-49 | 35,173 | 28,506 | 63,679 | 4.60 | 123.388 |
| 50-54 | 26,487 | 19,623 | 46,110 | 3.33 | 134.979 |
| 55-59 | 16,996 | 12,890 | 29,886 | 2.16 | 131.854 |
| 60-64 | 13,492 | 11,953 | 25,445 | 1.84 | 112.875 |
| 65-69 | 7,642 | 7,331 | 14,973 | 1.08 | 104.242 |
| 70-74 | 5,547 | 5,100 | 10,647 | 0.77 | 108.765 |
| 75-79 | 2,687 | 2,448 | 5,135 | 0.37 | 109.763 |
| 80-84 | 1,871 | 1,802 | 3,673 | 0.27 | 103.829 |
| 85-89 | 811 | 794 | 1,605 | 0.12 | 102.141 |
| 90-94 | 570 | 559 | 1,129 | 0.08 | 101.968 |
| 95-99 | 275 | 264 | 539 | 0.04 | 104.167 |
| 100+ | 294 | 199 | 493 | 0.04 | 147.739 |
| Age not stated | 859 | 650 | 1,509 | 0.11 | 132.154 |
| Total | 713,912 | 669,815 | 1,383,727 | 106.583 | |
| District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| Tawang | 13 | 29,151 | 20,826 | 49,977 | 3.61 | 77.59 | 22.41 | 714 | 139.974 |
| West Kameng | 8 | 46,155 | 37,792 | 83,947 | 6.07 | 81.02 | 18.98 | 819 | 122.129 |
| East Kameng | 11 | 38,775 | 39,915 | 78,690 | 5.69 | 76.68 | 23.32 | 1,029 | 97.144 |
| Papum Pare | 1 | 89,182 | 87,391 | 176,573 | 12.76 | 45.09 | 54.91 | 980 | 102.049 |
| Upper Subansiri | 9 | 41,758 | 41,690 | 83,448 | 6.03 | 83.94 | 16.06 | 998 | 100.163 |
| West Siang | 4 | 58,168 | 54,106 | 112,274 | 8.11 | 77.76 | 22.24 | 930 | 107.507 |
| East Siang | 6 | 50,116 | 49,098 | 99,214 | 7.17 | 72.15 | 27.85 | 980 | 102.073 |
| Upper Siang | 14 | 18,699 | 16,621 | 35,320 | 2.55 | 81.48 | 18.52 | 889 | 112.502 |
| Changlang | 2 | 76,948 | 71,278 | 148,226 | 10.71 | 87.03 | 12.97 | 926 | 107.955 |
| Tirap | 5 | 57,604 | 54,371 | 111,975 | 8.09 | 81.42 | 18.58 | 944 | 105.946 |
| Lower Subansiri | 10 | 41,843 | 41,187 | 83,030 | 6.00 | 84.58 | 15.42 | 984 | 101.593 |
| Kurung Kumey | 7 | 45,318 | 46,758 | 92,076 | 6.65 | 97.45 | 2.55 | 1,032 | 96.920 |
| Dibang Valley | 16 | 4,414 | 3,590 | 8,004 | 0.58 | 70.21 | 29.79 | 813 | 122.953 |
| Lower Dibang Valley | 12 | 28,053 | 26,027 | 54,080 | 3.91 | 78.94 | 21.06 | 928 | 107.784 |
| Lohit | 3 | 76,221 | 69,505 | 145,726 | 10.53 | 77.75 | 22.25 | 912 | 109.663 |
| Anjaw | 15 | 11,507 | 9,660 | 21,167 | 1.53 | 95.36 | 4.64 | 839 | 119.120 |