Delhi Population (1901-2011)
Year |
Population |
Growth |
Share (%) |
Net Change | rate (%) | to India |
1901 | 405,819 | - | - | inf |
1911 | 413,851 | 8,032 | 1.98 | inf |
1921 | 488,452 | 74,601 | 18.03 | inf |
1931 | 636,246 | 147,794 | 30.26 | inf |
1941 | 917,939 | 281,693 | 44.27 | inf |
1951 | 1,744,072 | 826,133 | 90.00 | inf |
1961 | 2,658,612 | 914,540 | 52.44 | inf |
1971 | 4,065,698 | 1,407,086 | 52.93 | inf |
1981 | 6,220,406 | 2,154,708 | 53.00 | inf |
1991 | 9,420,644 | 3,200,238 | 51.45 | inf |
2001 | 13,850,507 | 4,429,863 | 47.02 | inf |
2011 | 16,787,941 | 2,937,434 | 21.21 | inf |
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Delhi population by Age Group (2011)
Age group |
Male |
Female |
Total |
M per 100 F |
Persons | Share (%) |
00-04 |
734,336 |
646,864 |
1,381,200 |
8.23 |
113.522 |
05-09 |
829,487 |
706,485 |
1,535,972 |
9.15 |
117.410 |
10-14 |
895,446 |
752,701 |
1,648,147 |
9.82 |
118.964 |
15-19 |
925,118 |
742,257 |
1,667,375 |
9.93 |
124.636 |
20-24 |
951,411 |
812,649 |
1,764,060 |
10.51 |
117.075 |
25-29 |
878,196 |
790,130 |
1,668,326 |
9.94 |
111.146 |
30-34 |
757,455 |
677,244 |
1,434,699 |
8.55 |
111.844 |
35-39 |
698,455 |
620,789 |
1,319,244 |
7.86 |
112.511 |
40-44 |
590,858 |
506,339 |
1,097,197 |
6.54 |
116.692 |
45-49 |
495,227 |
415,986 |
911,213 |
5.43 |
119.049 |
50-54 |
376,222 |
311,247 |
687,469 |
4.10 |
120.876 |
55-59 |
269,185 |
239,707 |
508,892 |
3.03 |
112.298 |
60-64 |
238,103 |
233,916 |
472,019 |
2.81 |
101.790 |
65-69 |
139,398 |
133,054 |
272,452 |
1.62 |
104.768 |
70-74 |
94,947 |
94,303 |
189,250 |
1.13 |
100.683 |
75-79 |
50,446 |
50,247 |
100,693 |
0.60 |
100.396 |
80-84 |
29,740 |
33,288 |
63,028 |
0.38 |
89.342 |
85-89 |
12,750 |
13,265 |
26,015 |
0.15 |
96.118 |
90-94 |
6,375 |
7,397 |
13,772 |
0.08 |
86.184 |
95-99 |
3,148 |
3,130 |
6,278 |
0.04 |
100.575 |
100+ |
1,848 |
2,090 |
3,938 |
0.02 |
88.421 |
Age not stated |
9,175 |
7,527 |
16,702 |
0.10 |
121.895 |
Total |
8,987,326 |
7,800,615 |
16,787,941 | |
115.213 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
Population of Delhi districts 2011
District |
Rank |
Population |
Rural (%) |
Urban (%) |
Sex ratio |
Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F |
North West | 1 | 1,960,922 | 1,695,617 | 3,656,539 | 21.78 | 5.85 | 94.15 | 865 | 115.647 |
North | 7 | 475,002 | 412,976 | 887,978 | 5.29 | 2.00 | 98.00 | 869 | 115.019 |
North East | 5 | 1,188,425 | 1,053,199 | 2,241,624 | 13.35 | 0.96 | 99.04 | 886 | 112.840 |
East | 6 | 907,500 | 801,846 | 1,709,346 | 10.18 | 0.21 | 99.79 | 884 | 113.176 |
New Delhi | 9 | 77,942 | 64,062 | 142,004 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 822 | 121.667 |
Central | 8 | 307,821 | 274,499 | 582,320 | 3.47 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 892 | 112.139 |
West | 3 | 1,356,240 | 1,187,003 | 2,543,243 | 15.15 | 0.25 | 99.75 | 875 | 114.258 |
South West | 4 | 1,246,046 | 1,046,912 | 2,292,958 | 13.66 | 6.27 | 93.73 | 840 | 119.021 |
South | 2 | 1,467,428 | 1,264,501 | 2,731,929 | 16.27 | 0.45 | 99.55 | 862 | 116.048 |