| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 86) | |
| Date | 30 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Assam is projected to be 35,824,000 or 35.8 million or 3.58 crores as of July 1, 2023. Assam is the 15th most populous state in india. It is the largest state in northeastern India in terms of population. Assam’s population is projected to reach 3.95 cr in 2036.
The size of the population of Assam is equivalent to Uzbekistan, the 43th most populous country in the world.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Assam is 103.551 males per 100 females. There are 18,225,000 or 18.2 million or 1.82 cr males and 17,600,000 or 17.6 million or 1.76 cr females in Assam. Assam has 625,000 or 625 k more males than females.
Assam accounts for 2.57 percent of the India population, that is 0.10% less than the peak level of 2.67% in 1971. Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 0.94 % with addition of 334 k more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Assam was 3.12 cr, increasing from 2.67 cr in 2001. There were 15,939,443 males and 15,266,133 females, with a sex ratio of 104.410 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 17.07 %, 1.85 % less than 1991-2001 period. Population of Assam had increased by 4.55 million during the decade 2001-2011.
Population of Assam, which at the turn of the twentieth century, was only around 3.3 million increased by approx 10.88 times in a period of 122 years to reach 35.8 million at 2023.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 31,336,000 | 16,004,000 | 15,332,000 | - | - | 2.58 |
| 2012 | 31,729,000 | 16,200,000 | 15,529,000 | 393,000 | 1.254 | 2.57 |
| 2013 | 32,121,000 | 16,395,000 | 15,727,000 | 392,000 | 1.235 | 2.57 |
| 2014 | 32,514,000 | 16,590,000 | 15,924,000 | 393,000 | 1.223 | 2.57 |
| 2015 | 32,906,000 | 16,785,000 | 16,122,000 | 392,000 | 1.206 | 2.57 |
| 2016 | 33,293,000 | 16,977,000 | 16,317,000 | 387,000 | 1.176 | 2.57 |
| 2017 | 33,668,000 | 17,162,000 | 16,506,000 | 375,000 | 1.126 | 2.57 |
| 2018 | 34,043,000 | 17,348,000 | 16,695,000 | 375,000 | 1.114 | 2.57 |
| 2019 | 34,418,000 | 17,534,000 | 16,885,000 | 375,000 | 1.102 | 2.57 |
| 2020 | 34,793,000 | 17,719,000 | 17,074,000 | 375,000 | 1.090 | 2.57 |
| 2021 | 35,155,000 | 17,897,000 | 17,257,000 | 362,000 | 1.040 | 2.57 |
| 2022 | 35,490,000 | 18,061,000 | 17,429,000 | 335,000 | 0.953 | 2.57 |
| 2023 | 35,824,000 | 18,225,000 | 17,600,000 | 334,000 | 0.941 | 2.57 |
| 2024 | 36,159,000 | 18,388,000 | 17,771,000 | 335,000 | 0.935 | 2.57 |
| 2025 | 36,493,000 | 18,552,000 | 17,942,000 | 334,000 | 0.924 | 2.57 |
| 2026 | 36,815,000 | 18,708,000 | 18,107,000 | 322,000 | 0.882 | 2.58 |
| 2027 | 37,111,000 | 18,850,000 | 18,261,000 | 296,000 | 0.804 | 2.58 |
| 2028 | 37,407,000 | 18,993,000 | 18,414,000 | 296,000 | 0.798 | 2.58 |
| 2029 | 37,703,000 | 19,135,000 | 18,568,000 | 296,000 | 0.791 | 2.58 |
| 2030 | 37,999,000 | 19,277,000 | 18,722,000 | 296,000 | 0.785 | 2.58 |
| 2031 | 38,276,000 | 19,410,000 | 18,867,000 | 277,000 | 0.729 | 2.58 |
| 2032 | 38,517,000 | 19,522,000 | 18,995,000 | 241,000 | 0.630 | 2.58 |
| 2033 | 38,758,000 | 19,635,000 | 19,123,000 | 241,000 | 0.626 | 2.59 |
| 2034 | 38,998,000 | 19,748,000 | 19,250,000 | 240,000 | 0.619 | 2.59 |
| 2035 | 39,239,000 | 19,860,000 | 19,378,000 | 241,000 | 0.618 | 2.59 |
| 2036 | 39,479,000 | 19,973,000 | 19,506,000 | 240,000 | 0.612 | 2.59 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
| 1901 | 3,289,680 | - | - | 1.38 |
| 1911 | 3,848,617 | 558,937 | 16.99 | 1.53 |
| 1921 | 4,636,980 | 788,363 | 20.48 | 1.85 |
| 1931 | 5,560,371 | 923,391 | 19.91 | 1.99 |
| 1941 | 6,694,790 | 1,134,419 | 20.40 | 2.10 |
| 1951 | 8,028,856 | 1,334,066 | 19.93 | 2.22 |
| 1961 | 10,837,329 | 2,808,473 | 34.98 | 2.47 |
| 1971 | 14,625,152 | 3,787,823 | 34.95 | 2.67 |
| 1981 | 18,041,248 | 3,416,096 | 23.36 | 2.64 |
| 1991 | 22,414,322 | 4,373,074 | 24.24 | 2.65 |
| 2001 | 26,655,528 | 4,241,206 | 18.92 | 2.59 |
| 2011 | 31,205,576 | 4,550,048 | 17.07 | 2.58 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,634,922 | 1,577,911 | 3,212,833 | 10.30 | 103.613 |
| 05-09 | 1,806,346 | 1,737,993 | 3,544,339 | 11.36 | 103.933 |
| 10-14 | 1,789,381 | 1,702,346 | 3,491,727 | 11.19 | 105.113 |
| 15-19 | 1,595,489 | 1,473,092 | 3,068,581 | 9.83 | 108.309 |
| 20-24 | 1,415,580 | 1,493,825 | 2,909,405 | 9.32 | 94.762 |
| 25-29 | 1,393,042 | 1,422,105 | 2,815,147 | 9.02 | 97.956 |
| 30-34 | 1,174,247 | 1,155,813 | 2,330,060 | 7.47 | 101.595 |
| 35-39 | 1,153,679 | 1,106,794 | 2,260,473 | 7.24 | 104.236 |
| 40-44 | 965,463 | 865,743 | 1,831,206 | 5.87 | 111.518 |
| 45-49 | 846,081 | 749,168 | 1,595,249 | 5.11 | 112.936 |
| 50-54 | 642,260 | 550,103 | 1,192,363 | 3.82 | 116.753 |
| 55-59 | 458,242 | 398,583 | 856,825 | 2.75 | 114.968 |
| 60-64 | 394,563 | 381,135 | 775,698 | 2.49 | 103.523 |
| 65-69 | 253,973 | 249,669 | 503,642 | 1.61 | 101.724 |
| 70-74 | 196,445 | 188,832 | 385,277 | 1.23 | 104.032 |
| 75-79 | 96,599 | 87,753 | 184,352 | 0.59 | 110.081 |
| 80-84 | 59,832 | 61,792 | 121,624 | 0.39 | 96.828 |
| 85-89 | 23,458 | 22,974 | 46,432 | 0.15 | 102.107 |
| 90-94 | 15,847 | 17,799 | 33,646 | 0.11 | 89.033 |
| 95-99 | 8,721 | 7,930 | 16,651 | 0.05 | 109.975 |
| 100+ | 5,379 | 5,843 | 11,222 | 0.04 | 92.059 |
| Age not stated | 9,894 | 8,930 | 18,824 | 0.06 | 110.795 |
| Total | 15,939,443 | 15,266,133 | 31,205,576 | 104.410 | |
| District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| Kokrajhar | 20 | 452,905 | 434,237 | 887,142 | 2.84 | 93.81 | 6.19 | 959 | 104.299 |
| Dhubri | 2 | 997,848 | 951,410 | 1,949,258 | 6.25 | 89.55 | 10.45 | 953 | 104.881 |
| Goalpara | 15 | 513,292 | 494,891 | 1,008,183 | 3.23 | 86.31 | 13.69 | 964 | 103.718 |
| Barpeta | 5 | 867,004 | 826,618 | 1,693,622 | 5.43 | 91.30 | 8.70 | 953 | 104.886 |
| Morigaon | 16 | 486,651 | 470,772 | 957,423 | 3.07 | 92.34 | 7.66 | 967 | 103.373 |
| Nagaon | 1 | 1,439,112 | 1,384,656 | 2,823,768 | 9.05 | 86.91 | 13.09 | 962 | 103.933 |
| Sonitpur | 3 | 983,904 | 940,206 | 1,924,110 | 6.17 | 90.96 | 9.04 | 956 | 104.648 |
| Lakhimpur | 14 | 529,674 | 512,463 | 1,042,137 | 3.34 | 91.24 | 8.76 | 968 | 103.358 |
| Dhemaji | 24 | 351,249 | 334,884 | 686,133 | 2.20 | 92.96 | 7.04 | 953 | 104.887 |
| Tinsukia | 7 | 680,231 | 647,698 | 1,327,929 | 4.26 | 80.06 | 19.94 | 952 | 105.023 |
| Dibrugarh | 8 | 676,434 | 649,901 | 1,326,335 | 4.25 | 81.62 | 18.38 | 961 | 104.083 |
| Sivasagar | 11 | 589,216 | 561,834 | 1,151,050 | 3.69 | 90.44 | 9.56 | 954 | 104.874 |
| Jorhat | 12 | 556,805 | 535,451 | 1,092,256 | 3.50 | 79.81 | 20.19 | 962 | 103.988 |
| Golaghat | 13 | 543,161 | 523,727 | 1,066,888 | 3.42 | 90.84 | 9.16 | 964 | 103.711 |
| Karbi Anglong | 17 | 490,167 | 466,146 | 956,313 | 3.06 | 88.19 | 11.81 | 951 | 105.153 |
| Dima Hasao | 27 | 110,802 | 103,300 | 214,102 | 0.69 | 70.81 | 29.19 | 932 | 107.262 |
| Cachar | 4 | 886,284 | 850,333 | 1,736,617 | 5.57 | 81.83 | 18.17 | 959 | 104.228 |
| Karimganj | 10 | 625,864 | 602,822 | 1,228,686 | 3.94 | 91.07 | 8.93 | 963 | 103.822 |
| Hailakandi | 25 | 337,890 | 321,406 | 659,296 | 2.11 | 92.70 | 7.30 | 951 | 105.129 |
| Bongaigaon | 23 | 375,818 | 362,986 | 738,804 | 2.37 | 85.14 | 14.86 | 966 | 103.535 |
| Chirang | 26 | 244,860 | 237,302 | 482,162 | 1.55 | 92.67 | 7.33 | 969 | 103.185 |
| Kamrup | 6 | 778,461 | 739,081 | 1,517,542 | 4.86 | 90.62 | 9.38 | 949 | 105.328 |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 9 | 647,585 | 606,353 | 1,253,938 | 4.02 | 17.30 | 82.70 | 936 | 106.800 |
| Nalbari | 22 | 396,006 | 375,633 | 771,639 | 2.47 | 89.28 | 10.72 | 949 | 105.424 |
| Baksa | 18 | 481,330 | 468,745 | 950,075 | 3.04 | 98.71 | 1.29 | 974 | 102.685 |
| Darrang | 19 | 475,273 | 453,227 | 928,500 | 2.98 | 94.02 | 5.98 | 954 | 104.864 |
| Udalguri | 21 | 421,617 | 410,051 | 831,668 | 2.67 | 95.48 | 4.52 | 973 | 102.821 |