Meghalaya Population (1901-2011)
Year |
Population |
Growth |
Share (%) |
Net Change | rate (%) | to India |
1901 | 340,524 | - | - | inf |
1911 | 394,005 | 53,481 | 15.71 | inf |
1921 | 422,403 | 28,398 | 7.21 | inf |
1931 | 480,837 | 58,434 | 13.83 | inf |
1941 | 555,820 | 74,983 | 15.59 | inf |
1951 | 605,674 | 49,854 | 8.97 | inf |
1961 | 769,380 | 163,706 | 27.03 | inf |
1971 | 1,011,699 | 242,319 | 31.50 | inf |
1981 | 1,335,819 | 324,120 | 32.04 | inf |
1991 | 1,774,778 | 438,959 | 32.86 | inf |
2001 | 2,318,822 | 544,044 | 30.65 | inf |
2011 | 2,966,889 | 648,067 | 27.95 | inf |
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Meghalaya population by Age Group (2011)
Age group |
Male |
Female |
Total |
M per 100 F |
Persons | Share (%) |
00-04 |
205,846 |
200,308 |
406,154 |
13.69 |
102.765 |
05-09 |
197,585 |
191,597 |
389,182 |
13.12 |
103.125 |
10-14 |
193,473 |
189,133 |
382,606 |
12.90 |
102.295 |
15-19 |
164,716 |
161,472 |
326,188 |
10.99 |
102.009 |
20-24 |
139,140 |
145,872 |
285,012 |
9.61 |
95.385 |
25-29 |
124,676 |
126,605 |
251,281 |
8.47 |
98.476 |
30-34 |
95,786 |
93,871 |
189,657 |
6.39 |
102.040 |
35-39 |
87,320 |
87,386 |
174,706 |
5.89 |
99.924 |
40-44 |
73,377 |
72,073 |
145,450 |
4.90 |
101.809 |
45-49 |
63,043 |
60,072 |
123,115 |
4.15 |
104.946 |
50-54 |
45,910 |
42,833 |
88,743 |
2.99 |
107.184 |
55-59 |
30,692 |
29,417 |
60,109 |
2.03 |
104.334 |
60-64 |
25,421 |
25,287 |
50,708 |
1.71 |
100.530 |
65-69 |
17,482 |
18,292 |
35,774 |
1.21 |
95.572 |
70-74 |
11,161 |
12,537 |
23,698 |
0.80 |
89.024 |
75-79 |
5,848 |
6,997 |
12,845 |
0.43 |
83.579 |
80-84 |
3,683 |
4,534 |
8,217 |
0.28 |
81.231 |
85-89 |
1,556 |
2,107 |
3,663 |
0.12 |
73.849 |
90-94 |
963 |
1,280 |
2,243 |
0.08 |
75.234 |
95-99 |
532 |
599 |
1,131 |
0.04 |
88.815 |
100+ |
293 |
330 |
623 |
0.02 |
88.788 |
Age not stated |
3,329 |
2,455 |
5,784 |
0.19 |
135.601 |
Total |
1,491,832 |
1,475,057 |
2,966,889 | |
101.137 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
Population of Meghalaya districts 2011
District |
Rank |
Population |
Rural (%) |
Urban (%) |
Sex ratio |
Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F |
West Garo Hills | 2 | 324,159 | 319,132 | 643,291 | 21.68 | 88.36 | 11.64 | 984 | 101.575 |
East Garo Hills | 5 | 161,223 | 156,694 | 317,917 | 10.72 | 86.10 | 13.90 | 972 | 102.890 |
South Garo Hills | 7 | 73,170 | 69,164 | 142,334 | 4.80 | 90.77 | 9.23 | 945 | 105.792 |
West Khasi Hills | 4 | 193,715 | 189,746 | 383,461 | 12.92 | 88.76 | 11.24 | 980 | 102.092 |
Ribhoi | 6 | 132,531 | 126,309 | 258,840 | 8.72 | 90.24 | 9.76 | 953 | 104.926 |
East Khasi Hills | 1 | 410,749 | 415,173 | 825,922 | 27.84 | 55.63 | 44.37 | 1,011 | 98.934 |
Jaintia Hills | 3 | 196,285 | 198,839 | 395,124 | 13.32 | 92.80 | 7.20 | 1,013 | 98.716 |