| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 88) | |
| Date | 01 May 2024 |
As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Gujarat is projected to be 72,653,000, or 72.65 million, or 7.27 crore, as of July 1, 2024. Gujarat is the eighth-most populous state in India. Gujarat’s population is projected to reach 8.15 crore in 2036.
The size of the population of Gujarat is equivalent to that of Thailand, the 20th most populous country in the world. Only one country in South America, two in Europe, two in North America, and four in Africa have more people than Gujarat.
In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in Gujarat will be 110.591 males per 100 females. There are 38,154,000, or 38.15 million, or 3.81 crore, males and 34,500,000, or 34.5 million, or 3.45 crore, females in Gujarat. Gujarat has 3,654,000, or 3.65 million, more males than females.
Gujarat accounts for 5.17 percent of the Indian population, which is the highest since 1901. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.20%, the 4th highest among states. Gujarat will add 859,000 more people in 2024.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Gujarat was 6.04 crore, increasing from 5.07 crore in 2001. There were 31,491,260 males and 28,948,432 females, with a sex ratio of 108.784 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was 19.28%, 3.38% lower than the 1991–2001 period. The population of Gujarat increased by 9.77 million during the decade 2001–2011.
The population of Gujarat, which at the turn of the twentieth century was around 9.09 million, increased by approximately eight times in 123 years to reach 72.65 million in 2024. In 1901, Gujarat was the 11th most populous state, but as of 2024, it has overtaken three states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Odisha.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 60,754,000 | 31,663,000 | 29,091,000 | - | - | 5.00 |
| 2012 | 61,698,000 | 32,179,000 | 29,519,000 | 944,000 | 1.554 | 5.01 |
| 2013 | 62,642,000 | 32,695,000 | 29,947,000 | 944,000 | 1.530 | 5.02 |
| 2014 | 63,585,000 | 33,211,000 | 30,374,000 | 943,000 | 1.505 | 5.03 |
| 2015 | 64,529,000 | 33,727,000 | 30,802,000 | 944,000 | 1.485 | 5.04 |
| 2016 | 65,467,000 | 34,239,000 | 31,227,000 | 938,000 | 1.454 | 5.05 |
| 2017 | 66,393,000 | 34,745,000 | 31,647,000 | 926,000 | 1.414 | 5.07 |
| 2018 | 67,319,000 | 35,251,000 | 32,067,000 | 926,000 | 1.395 | 5.08 |
| 2019 | 68,245,000 | 35,757,000 | 32,488,000 | 926,000 | 1.376 | 5.10 |
| 2020 | 69,171,000 | 36,263,000 | 32,908,000 | 926,000 | 1.357 | 5.11 |
| 2021 | 70,075,000 | 36,756,000 | 33,319,000 | 904,000 | 1.307 | 5.13 |
| 2022 | 70,934,000 | 37,222,000 | 33,713,000 | 859,000 | 1.226 | 5.14 |
| 2023 | 71,794,000 | 37,688,000 | 34,106,000 | 860,000 | 1.212 | 5.16 |
| 2024 | 72,653,000 | 38,154,000 | 34,500,000 | 859,000 | 1.196 | 5.17 |
| 2025 | 73,513,000 | 38,620,000 | 34,894,000 | 860,000 | 1.184 | 5.19 |
| 2026 | 74,343,000 | 39,067,000 | 35,275,000 | 830,000 | 1.129 | 5.20 |
| 2027 | 75,112,000 | 39,478,000 | 35,633,000 | 769,000 | 1.034 | 5.22 |
| 2028 | 75,881,000 | 39,889,000 | 35,991,000 | 769,000 | 1.024 | 5.23 |
| 2029 | 76,650,000 | 40,300,000 | 36,349,000 | 769,000 | 1.013 | 5.25 |
| 2030 | 77,419,000 | 40,711,000 | 36,707,000 | 769,000 | 1.003 | 5.26 |
| 2031 | 78,157,000 | 41,106,000 | 37,050,000 | 738,000 | 0.953 | 5.27 |
| 2032 | 78,834,000 | 41,469,000 | 37,365,000 | 677,000 | 0.866 | 5.29 |
| 2033 | 79,511,000 | 41,832,000 | 37,679,000 | 677,000 | 0.859 | 5.30 |
| 2034 | 80,188,000 | 42,195,000 | 37,993,000 | 677,000 | 0.851 | 5.32 |
| 2035 | 80,865,000 | 42,558,000 | 38,307,000 | 677,000 | 0.844 | 5.33 |
| 2036 | 81,542,000 | 42,921,000 | 38,621,000 | 677,000 | 0.837 | 5.35 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
| 1901 | 9,094,748 | - | - | 3.81 |
| 1911 | 9,803,587 | 708,839 | 7.79 | 3.89 |
| 1921 | 10,174,989 | 371,402 | 3.79 | 4.05 |
| 1931 | 11,489,828 | 1,314,839 | 12.92 | 4.12 |
| 1941 | 13,701,551 | 2,211,723 | 19.25 | 4.30 |
| 1951 | 16,262,657 | 2,561,106 | 18.69 | 4.50 |
| 1961 | 20,633,350 | 4,370,693 | 26.88 | 4.70 |
| 1971 | 26,697,475 | 6,064,125 | 29.39 | 4.87 |
| 1981 | 34,085,799 | 7,388,324 | 27.67 | 4.99 |
| 1991 | 41,309,582 | 7,223,783 | 21.19 | 4.88 |
| 2001 | 50,671,017 | 9,361,435 | 22.66 | 4.93 |
| 2011 | 60,439,692 | 9,768,675 | 19.28 | 4.99 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 2,871,890 | 2,588,442 | 5,460,332 | 9.03 | 110.951 |
| 05-09 | 3,126,401 | 2,709,435 | 5,835,836 | 9.66 | 115.389 |
| 10-14 | 3,283,834 | 2,865,611 | 6,149,445 | 10.17 | 114.595 |
| 15-19 | 3,146,110 | 2,719,650 | 5,865,760 | 9.71 | 115.681 |
| 20-24 | 3,046,127 | 2,734,595 | 5,780,722 | 9.56 | 111.392 |
| 25-29 | 2,767,283 | 2,511,539 | 5,278,822 | 8.73 | 110.183 |
| 30-34 | 2,467,024 | 2,303,504 | 4,770,528 | 7.89 | 107.099 |
| 35-39 | 2,258,335 | 2,082,890 | 4,341,225 | 7.18 | 108.423 |
| 40-44 | 1,993,876 | 1,871,600 | 3,865,476 | 6.40 | 106.533 |
| 45-49 | 1,711,872 | 1,602,141 | 3,314,013 | 5.48 | 106.849 |
| 50-54 | 1,409,273 | 1,287,910 | 2,697,183 | 4.46 | 109.423 |
| 55-59 | 1,038,088 | 1,016,859 | 2,054,947 | 3.40 | 102.088 |
| 60-64 | 851,259 | 876,493 | 1,727,752 | 2.86 | 97.121 |
| 65-69 | 550,002 | 620,070 | 1,170,072 | 1.94 | 88.700 |
| 70-74 | 417,522 | 482,155 | 899,677 | 1.49 | 86.595 |
| 75-79 | 196,341 | 243,655 | 439,996 | 0.73 | 80.582 |
| 80-84 | 124,770 | 171,059 | 295,829 | 0.49 | 72.940 |
| 85-89 | 48,189 | 64,889 | 113,078 | 0.19 | 74.264 |
| 90-94 | 29,643 | 44,690 | 74,333 | 0.12 | 66.330 |
| 95-99 | 16,441 | 22,280 | 38,721 | 0.06 | 73.793 |
| 100+ | 11,434 | 15,667 | 27,101 | 0.04 | 72.981 |
| Age not stated | 125,546 | 113,298 | 238,844 | 0.40 | 110.810 |
| Total | 31,491,260 | 28,948,432 | 60,439,692 | 108.784 | |
| District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| Kachchh | 14 | 1,096,737 | 995,634 | 2,092,371 | 3.46 | 65.18 | 34.82 | 908 | 110.155 |
| Banas Kantha | 5 | 1,610,379 | 1,510,127 | 3,120,506 | 5.16 | 86.70 | 13.30 | 938 | 106.639 |
| Patan | 21 | 694,397 | 649,337 | 1,343,734 | 2.22 | 79.08 | 20.92 | 935 | 106.939 |
| Mahesana | 15 | 1,056,520 | 978,544 | 2,035,064 | 3.37 | 74.73 | 25.27 | 926 | 107.969 |
| Sabar Kantha | 8 | 1,244,231 | 1,184,358 | 2,428,589 | 4.02 | 85.02 | 14.98 | 952 | 105.055 |
| Gandhinagar | 20 | 723,864 | 667,889 | 1,391,753 | 2.30 | 56.84 | 43.16 | 923 | 108.381 |
| Ahmadabad | 1 | 3,788,051 | 3,426,174 | 7,214,225 | 11.94 | 15.96 | 84.04 | 904 | 110.562 |
| Surendranagar | 16 | 909,917 | 846,351 | 1,756,268 | 2.91 | 71.71 | 28.29 | 930 | 107.511 |
| Rajkot | 4 | 1,974,445 | 1,830,113 | 3,804,558 | 6.29 | 41.81 | 58.19 | 927 | 107.887 |
| Jamnagar | 11 | 1,114,192 | 1,045,927 | 2,160,119 | 3.57 | 55.05 | 44.95 | 939 | 106.527 |
| Porbandar | 25 | 300,209 | 285,240 | 585,449 | 0.97 | 51.20 | 48.80 | 950 | 105.248 |
| Junagadh | 7 | 1,404,356 | 1,338,726 | 2,743,082 | 4.54 | 66.96 | 33.04 | 953 | 104.902 |
| Amreli | 19 | 771,049 | 743,141 | 1,514,190 | 2.51 | 74.47 | 25.53 | 964 | 103.755 |
| Bhavnagar | 6 | 1,490,201 | 1,390,164 | 2,880,365 | 4.77 | 58.95 | 41.05 | 933 | 107.196 |
| Anand | 13 | 1,087,224 | 1,005,521 | 2,092,745 | 3.46 | 69.66 | 30.34 | 925 | 108.125 |
| Kheda | 10 | 1,185,727 | 1,114,158 | 2,299,885 | 3.81 | 77.23 | 22.77 | 940 | 106.424 |
| Panch Mahals | 9 | 1,226,961 | 1,163,815 | 2,390,776 | 3.96 | 86.00 | 14.00 | 949 | 105.426 |
| Dohad | 12 | 1,068,651 | 1,058,435 | 2,127,086 | 3.52 | 90.99 | 9.01 | 990 | 100.965 |
| Vadodara | 3 | 2,153,736 | 2,011,890 | 4,165,626 | 6.89 | 50.41 | 49.59 | 934 | 107.050 |
| Narmada | 24 | 301,086 | 289,211 | 590,297 | 0.98 | 89.52 | 10.48 | 961 | 104.106 |
| Bharuch | 18 | 805,707 | 745,312 | 1,551,019 | 2.57 | 66.15 | 33.85 | 925 | 108.103 |
| The Dangs | 26 | 113,821 | 114,470 | 228,291 | 0.38 | 89.19 | 10.81 | 1,006 | 99.433 |
| Navsari | 22 | 678,165 | 651,507 | 1,329,672 | 2.20 | 69.23 | 30.77 | 961 | 104.092 |
| Valsad | 17 | 887,222 | 818,456 | 1,705,678 | 2.82 | 62.74 | 37.26 | 922 | 108.402 |
| Surat | 2 | 3,402,224 | 2,679,098 | 6,081,322 | 10.06 | 20.26 | 79.74 | 787 | 126.991 |
| Tapi | 23 | 402,188 | 404,834 | 807,022 | 1.34 | 90.15 | 9.85 | 1,007 | 99.346 |