Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 85) | |
Date | 13 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Bihar is projected to be 127,368,000 or 127.4 million or 12.7 crores as of July 1, 2023. Bihar is the 2nd most populous state in india. Bihar’s population is projected to reach 14.9 cr in 2036.
The size of the population of Bihar is equivalent to Ethiopia, the 11th most populous country in the world. Only one country in South America, Europe and Africa have more people than Bihar.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Bihar is 108.138 males per 100 females. There are 66,174,000 or 66.1 million or 6.61 cr males and 61,194,000 or 61.2 million or 6.12 cr females in Bihar. Bihar has 4,980,000 or 4.98 mn more males than females.
Bihar accounts for 9.15 percent of the India population, that is highest since 1901. Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 1.46 % with addition of 1.84 mn more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Bihar was 10.41 cr, increasing from 8.30 cr in 2001. There were 54,278,157 males and 49,821,295 females, with a sex ratio of 108.946 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 25.42%, 3.2% lower than 1991-2001 period. Population of Bihar had increased by 21.1 million during the decade 2001-2011.
Population of Bihar, which at the turn of the twentieth century, was around 21.24 million increased by approx six times in a period of 122 years to reach 127.4 million at 2023.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
2011 | 104,771,000 | 54,624,000 | 50,147,000 | - | - | 8.61 |
2012 | 106,787,000 | 55,663,000 | 51,123,000 | 2,016,000 | 1.924 | 8.67 |
2013 | 108,802,000 | 56,702,000 | 52,099,000 | 2,015,000 | 1.887 | 8.72 |
2014 | 110,817,000 | 57,741,000 | 53,076,000 | 2,015,000 | 1.852 | 8.77 |
2015 | 112,832,000 | 58,780,000 | 54,052,000 | 2,015,000 | 1.818 | 8.81 |
2016 | 114,770,000 | 59,776,000 | 54,994,000 | 1,938,000 | 1.718 | 8.86 |
2017 | 116,551,000 | 60,683,000 | 55,868,000 | 1,781,000 | 1.552 | 8.90 |
2018 | 118,333,000 | 61,591,000 | 56,741,000 | 1,782,000 | 1.529 | 8.93 |
2019 | 120,114,000 | 62,499,000 | 57,615,000 | 1,781,000 | 1.505 | 8.97 |
2020 | 121,895,000 | 63,407,000 | 58,489,000 | 1,781,000 | 1.483 | 9.01 |
2021 | 123,695,000 | 64,321,000 | 59,374,000 | 1,800,000 | 1.477 | 9.05 |
2022 | 125,532,000 | 65,247,000 | 60,284,000 | 1,837,000 | 1.485 | 9.10 |
2023 | 127,368,000 | 66,174,000 | 61,194,000 | 1,836,000 | 1.463 | 9.15 |
2024 | 129,205,000 | 67,101,000 | 62,104,000 | 1,837,000 | 1.442 | 9.20 |
2025 | 131,041,000 | 68,027,000 | 63,014,000 | 1,836,000 | 1.421 | 9.24 |
2026 | 132,850,000 | 68,938,000 | 63,912,000 | 1,809,000 | 1.380 | 9.29 |
2027 | 134,605,000 | 69,818,000 | 64,787,000 | 1,755,000 | 1.321 | 9.35 |
2028 | 136,361,000 | 70,698,000 | 65,662,000 | 1,756,000 | 1.305 | 9.40 |
2029 | 138,116,000 | 71,578,000 | 66,537,000 | 1,755,000 | 1.287 | 9.45 |
2030 | 139,871,000 | 72,458,000 | 67,412,000 | 1,755,000 | 1.271 | 9.50 |
2031 | 141,543,000 | 73,295,000 | 68,248,000 | 1,672,000 | 1.195 | 9.55 |
2032 | 143,050,000 | 74,045,000 | 69,005,000 | 1,507,000 | 1.065 | 9.60 |
2033 | 144,557,000 | 74,796,000 | 69,761,000 | 1,507,000 | 1.053 | 9.64 |
2034 | 146,064,000 | 75,546,000 | 70,518,000 | 1,507,000 | 1.042 | 9.69 |
2035 | 147,571,000 | 76,296,000 | 71,275,000 | 1,507,000 | 1.032 | 9.73 |
2036 | 149,078,000 | 77,047,000 | 72,031,000 | 1,507,000 | 1.021 | 9.77 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
1901 | 21,243,632 | - | - | 8.91 |
1911 | 21,567,159 | 323,527 | 1.52 | 8.56 |
1921 | 21,358,905 | -208,254 | -0.97 | 8.50 |
1931 | 23,438,371 | 2,079,466 | 9.74 | 8.40 |
1941 | 26,302,771 | 2,864,400 | 12.22 | 8.25 |
1951 | 29,085,017 | 2,782,246 | 10.58 | 8.05 |
1961 | 34,840,968 | 5,755,951 | 19.79 | 7.93 |
1971 | 42,126,236 | 7,285,268 | 20.91 | 7.69 |
1981 | 52,302,665 | 10,176,429 | 24.16 | 7.65 |
1991 | 64,530,554 | 12,227,889 | 23.38 | 7.62 |
2001 | 82,998,509 | 18,467,955 | 28.62 | 8.07 |
2011 | 104,099,452 | 21,100,943 | 25.42 | 8.60 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 6,576,871 | 6,188,158 | 12,765,029 | 12.26 | 106.282 |
05-09 | 7,796,359 | 7,239,918 | 15,036,277 | 14.44 | 107.686 |
10-14 | 7,323,831 | 6,596,051 | 13,919,882 | 13.37 | 111.034 |
15-19 | 5,290,581 | 4,182,114 | 9,472,695 | 9.10 | 126.505 |
20-24 | 4,210,585 | 3,854,150 | 8,064,735 | 7.75 | 109.248 |
25-29 | 3,828,687 | 3,843,018 | 7,671,705 | 7.37 | 99.627 |
30-34 | 3,510,596 | 3,545,141 | 7,055,737 | 6.78 | 99.026 |
35-39 | 3,308,161 | 3,149,100 | 6,457,261 | 6.20 | 105.051 |
40-44 | 2,756,809 | 2,408,883 | 5,165,692 | 4.96 | 114.443 |
45-49 | 2,209,994 | 2,060,380 | 4,270,374 | 4.10 | 107.261 |
50-54 | 1,808,425 | 1,504,315 | 3,312,740 | 3.18 | 120.216 |
55-59 | 1,330,356 | 1,466,322 | 2,796,678 | 2.69 | 90.727 |
60-64 | 1,559,925 | 1,448,083 | 3,008,008 | 2.89 | 107.723 |
65-69 | 1,103,718 | 986,061 | 2,089,779 | 2.01 | 111.932 |
70-74 | 784,383 | 595,148 | 1,379,531 | 1.33 | 131.796 |
75-79 | 297,973 | 252,506 | 550,479 | 0.53 | 118.006 |
80-84 | 197,997 | 171,057 | 369,054 | 0.35 | 115.749 |
85-89 | 69,258 | 60,250 | 129,508 | 0.12 | 114.951 |
90-94 | 48,853 | 45,915 | 94,768 | 0.09 | 106.399 |
95-99 | 24,996 | 22,379 | 47,375 | 0.05 | 111.694 |
100+ | 19,490 | 19,153 | 38,643 | 0.04 | 101.760 |
Age not stated | 220,309 | 183,193 | 403,502 | 0.39 | 120.261 |
Total | 54,278,157 | 49,821,295 | 104,099,452 | 108.946 |
District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
Pashchim Champaran | 9 | 2,061,110 | 1,873,932 | 3,935,042 | 3.78 | 90.01 | 9.99 | 909 | 109.989 |
Purba Champaran | 2 | 2,681,209 | 2,418,162 | 5,099,371 | 4.90 | 92.13 | 7.87 | 902 | 110.878 |
Sheohar | 37 | 346,673 | 309,573 | 656,246 | 0.63 | 95.72 | 4.28 | 893 | 111.984 |
Sitamarhi | 11 | 1,803,252 | 1,620,322 | 3,423,574 | 3.29 | 94.44 | 5.56 | 899 | 111.290 |
Madhubani | 4 | 2,329,313 | 2,158,066 | 4,487,379 | 4.31 | 96.40 | 3.60 | 926 | 107.935 |
Supaul | 23 | 1,155,283 | 1,073,793 | 2,229,076 | 2.14 | 95.26 | 4.74 | 929 | 107.589 |
Araria | 19 | 1,463,333 | 1,348,236 | 2,811,569 | 2.70 | 94.00 | 6.00 | 921 | 108.537 |
Kishanganj | 30 | 866,970 | 823,430 | 1,690,400 | 1.62 | 90.47 | 9.53 | 950 | 105.288 |
Purnia | 13 | 1,699,370 | 1,565,249 | 3,264,619 | 3.14 | 89.49 | 10.51 | 921 | 108.569 |
Katihar | 14 | 1,600,430 | 1,470,599 | 3,071,029 | 2.95 | 91.08 | 8.92 | 919 | 108.828 |
Madhepura | 26 | 1,047,559 | 954,203 | 2,001,762 | 1.92 | 95.58 | 4.42 | 911 | 109.784 |
Saharsa | 27 | 997,174 | 903,487 | 1,900,661 | 1.83 | 91.76 | 8.24 | 906 | 110.369 |
Darbhanga | 8 | 2,059,949 | 1,877,436 | 3,937,385 | 3.78 | 90.26 | 9.74 | 911 | 109.721 |
Muzaffarpur | 3 | 2,527,497 | 2,273,565 | 4,801,062 | 4.61 | 90.14 | 9.86 | 900 | 111.169 |
Gopalganj | 21 | 1,267,666 | 1,294,346 | 2,562,012 | 2.46 | 93.65 | 6.35 | 1,021 | 97.939 |
Siwan | 12 | 1,675,090 | 1,655,374 | 3,330,464 | 3.20 | 94.51 | 5.49 | 988 | 101.191 |
Saran | 7 | 2,022,821 | 1,929,041 | 3,951,862 | 3.80 | 91.06 | 8.94 | 954 | 104.861 |
Vaishali | 10 | 1,844,535 | 1,650,486 | 3,495,021 | 3.36 | 93.33 | 6.67 | 895 | 111.757 |
Samastipur | 6 | 2,230,003 | 2,031,563 | 4,261,566 | 4.09 | 96.53 | 3.47 | 911 | 109.768 |
Begusarai | 16 | 1,567,660 | 1,402,881 | 2,970,541 | 2.85 | 80.82 | 19.18 | 895 | 111.746 |
Khagaria | 31 | 883,786 | 783,100 | 1,666,886 | 1.60 | 94.77 | 5.23 | 886 | 112.857 |
Bhagalpur | 15 | 1,615,663 | 1,422,103 | 3,037,766 | 2.92 | 80.17 | 19.83 | 880 | 113.611 |
Banka | 25 | 1,067,140 | 967,623 | 2,034,763 | 1.95 | 96.50 | 3.50 | 907 | 110.285 |
Munger | 33 | 729,041 | 638,724 | 1,367,765 | 1.31 | 72.21 | 27.79 | 876 | 114.140 |
Lakhisarai | 35 | 526,345 | 474,567 | 1,000,912 | 0.96 | 85.71 | 14.29 | 902 | 110.911 |
Sheikhpura | 38 | 329,743 | 306,599 | 636,342 | 0.61 | 82.87 | 17.13 | 930 | 107.549 |
Nalanda | 18 | 1,497,060 | 1,380,593 | 2,877,653 | 2.76 | 84.09 | 15.91 | 922 | 108.436 |
Patna | 1 | 3,078,512 | 2,759,953 | 5,838,465 | 5.61 | 56.93 | 43.07 | 897 | 111.542 |
Bhojpur | 20 | 1,430,380 | 1,298,027 | 2,728,407 | 2.62 | 85.71 | 14.29 | 907 | 110.196 |
Buxar | 29 | 887,977 | 818,375 | 1,706,352 | 1.64 | 90.36 | 9.64 | 922 | 108.505 |
Kaimur (Bhabua) | 32 | 847,006 | 779,378 | 1,626,384 | 1.56 | 95.97 | 4.03 | 920 | 108.677 |
Rohtas | 17 | 1,543,546 | 1,416,372 | 2,959,918 | 2.84 | 85.55 | 14.45 | 918 | 108.979 |
Aurangabad | 22 | 1,318,684 | 1,221,389 | 2,540,073 | 2.44 | 90.68 | 9.32 | 926 | 107.966 |
Gaya | 5 | 2,266,566 | 2,124,852 | 4,391,418 | 4.22 | 86.76 | 13.24 | 937 | 106.669 |
Nawada | 24 | 1,144,668 | 1,074,478 | 2,219,146 | 2.13 | 90.29 | 9.71 | 939 | 106.532 |
Jamui | 28 | 916,064 | 844,341 | 1,760,405 | 1.69 | 91.74 | 8.26 | 922 | 108.495 |
Jehanabad | 34 | 585,582 | 539,731 | 1,125,313 | 1.08 | 87.99 | 12.01 | 922 | 108.495 |
Arwal | 36 | 363,497 | 337,346 | 700,843 | 0.67 | 92.60 | 7.40 | 928 | 107.752 |