| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 83) | |
| Date | 29 Apr 2024 |
As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Himachal Pradesh is projected to be 7,518,000, or 7.52 million, or 75.18 lakh, as of July 1, 2024. Himachal Pradesh is the 20th most populous state in India. Himachal Pradesh’s population is projected to reach 77.9 lakh in 2036.
The size of the population of Himachal Pradesh is equivalent to that of Hong Kong, which ranks 104th in the world.
In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in Himachal Pradesh will be 102.875 males per 100 females. There are 3,812,000, or 3.81 million, or 38.12 lakh, males and 3,706,000, or 3.71 million, or 37.06 lakh, females in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh has 106,000, or 106k, more males than females.
Himachal Pradesh accounts for 0.54 percent of the Indian population, which is 0.27% less than the peak level of 0.81% in 1901. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.51%, which is the 6th lowest among states. Himachal Pradesh will add 8k more people in 2024.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Himachal Pradesh was 14.59 lakh, increasing from 13.48 lakh in 2001. There were 3,481,873 males and 3,382,729 females, with a sex ratio of 102.931 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was 12.94%, 4.6% lower than the 1991–2001 period. The population of Himachal Pradesh increased by 787k during the decade 2001–2011.
The population of Himachal Pradesh, which at the turn of the twentieth century was only around 1.92 million, increased by approximately 3.92 times in 123 years to reach 75.18 lakh in 2024. In 1901, Himachal Pradesh was the 20th most populous state, and its rank has remained constant till now.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 6,884,000 | 3,492,000 | 3,392,000 | - | - | 0.57 |
| 2012 | 6,943,000 | 3,522,000 | 3,421,000 | 59,000 | 0.857 | 0.56 |
| 2013 | 7,002,000 | 3,551,000 | 3,450,000 | 59,000 | 0.850 | 0.56 |
| 2014 | 7,061,000 | 3,581,000 | 3,480,000 | 59,000 | 0.843 | 0.56 |
| 2015 | 7,119,000 | 3,611,000 | 3,509,000 | 58,000 | 0.821 | 0.56 |
| 2016 | 7,174,000 | 3,639,000 | 3,536,000 | 55,000 | 0.773 | 0.55 |
| 2017 | 7,221,000 | 3,662,000 | 3,559,000 | 47,000 | 0.655 | 0.55 |
| 2018 | 7,268,000 | 3,686,000 | 3,582,000 | 47,000 | 0.651 | 0.55 |
| 2019 | 7,315,000 | 3,710,000 | 3,605,000 | 47,000 | 0.647 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 7,362,000 | 3,734,000 | 3,629,000 | 47,000 | 0.643 | 0.54 |
| 2021 | 7,406,000 | 3,756,000 | 3,650,000 | 44,000 | 0.598 | 0.54 |
| 2022 | 7,443,000 | 3,774,000 | 3,669,000 | 37,000 | 0.500 | 0.54 |
| 2023 | 7,480,000 | 3,793,000 | 3,687,000 | 37,000 | 0.497 | 0.54 |
| 2024 | 7,518,000 | 3,812,000 | 3,706,000 | 38,000 | 0.508 | 0.54 |
| 2025 | 7,555,000 | 3,830,000 | 3,724,000 | 37,000 | 0.492 | 0.53 |
| 2026 | 7,588,000 | 3,847,000 | 3,741,000 | 33,000 | 0.437 | 0.53 |
| 2027 | 7,615,000 | 3,860,000 | 3,755,000 | 27,000 | 0.356 | 0.53 |
| 2028 | 7,641,000 | 3,873,000 | 3,768,000 | 26,000 | 0.341 | 0.53 |
| 2029 | 7,668,000 | 3,886,000 | 3,781,000 | 27,000 | 0.353 | 0.52 |
| 2030 | 7,694,000 | 3,899,000 | 3,795,000 | 26,000 | 0.339 | 0.52 |
| 2031 | 7,717,000 | 3,911,000 | 3,806,000 | 23,000 | 0.299 | 0.52 |
| 2032 | 7,731,000 | 3,918,000 | 3,813,000 | 14,000 | 0.181 | 0.52 |
| 2033 | 7,746,000 | 3,926,000 | 3,821,000 | 15,000 | 0.194 | 0.52 |
| 2034 | 7,761,000 | 3,933,000 | 3,828,000 | 15,000 | 0.194 | 0.51 |
| 2035 | 7,775,000 | 3,941,000 | 3,835,000 | 14,000 | 0.180 | 0.51 |
| 2036 | 7,790,000 | 3,948,000 | 3,842,000 | 15,000 | 0.193 | 0.51 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
| 1901 | 1,920,294 | - | - | 0.81 |
| 1911 | 1,896,944 | -23,350 | -1.22 | 0.75 |
| 1921 | 1,928,206 | 31,262 | 1.65 | 0.77 |
| 1931 | 2,029,113 | 100,907 | 5.23 | 0.73 |
| 1941 | 2,263,245 | 234,132 | 11.54 | 0.71 |
| 1951 | 2,385,981 | 122,736 | 5.42 | 0.66 |
| 1961 | 2,812,463 | 426,482 | 17.87 | 0.64 |
| 1971 | 3,460,434 | 647,971 | 23.04 | 0.63 |
| 1981 | 4,280,818 | 820,384 | 23.71 | 0.63 |
| 1991 | 5,170,877 | 890,059 | 20.79 | 0.61 |
| 2001 | 6,077,900 | 907,023 | 17.54 | 0.59 |
| 2011 | 6,864,602 | 786,702 | 12.94 | 0.57 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 285,011 | 259,973 | 544,984 | 7.94 | 109.631 |
| 05-09 | 311,457 | 279,720 | 591,177 | 8.61 | 111.346 |
| 10-14 | 338,240 | 300,984 | 639,224 | 9.31 | 112.378 |
| 15-19 | 336,729 | 303,732 | 640,461 | 9.33 | 110.864 |
| 20-24 | 323,720 | 320,146 | 643,866 | 9.38 | 101.116 |
| 25-29 | 290,125 | 299,035 | 589,160 | 8.58 | 97.020 |
| 30-34 | 271,253 | 275,104 | 546,357 | 7.96 | 98.600 |
| 35-39 | 258,230 | 259,736 | 517,966 | 7.55 | 99.420 |
| 40-44 | 222,269 | 223,291 | 445,560 | 6.49 | 99.542 |
| 45-49 | 197,642 | 197,486 | 395,128 | 5.76 | 100.079 |
| 50-54 | 165,724 | 164,963 | 330,687 | 4.82 | 100.461 |
| 55-59 | 135,245 | 131,615 | 266,860 | 3.89 | 102.758 |
| 60-64 | 115,464 | 115,908 | 231,372 | 3.37 | 99.617 |
| 65-69 | 78,387 | 80,220 | 158,607 | 2.31 | 97.715 |
| 70-74 | 62,119 | 68,468 | 130,587 | 1.90 | 90.727 |
| 75-79 | 36,440 | 39,266 | 75,706 | 1.10 | 92.803 |
| 80-84 | 26,164 | 31,919 | 58,083 | 0.85 | 81.970 |
| 85-89 | 11,821 | 12,970 | 24,791 | 0.36 | 91.141 |
| 90-94 | 6,412 | 8,137 | 14,549 | 0.21 | 78.801 |
| 95-99 | 2,550 | 3,245 | 5,795 | 0.08 | 78.582 |
| 100+ | 1,518 | 2,001 | 3,519 | 0.05 | 75.862 |
| Age not stated | 5,353 | 4,810 | 10,163 | 0.15 | 111.289 |
| Total | 3,481,873 | 3,382,729 | 6,864,602 | 102.931 | |
| District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| Chamba | 7 | 261,320 | 257,760 | 519,080 | 7.56 | 93.04 | 6.96 | 986 | 101.381 |
| Kangra | 1 | 750,591 | 759,484 | 1,510,075 | 22.00 | 94.29 | 5.71 | 1,012 | 98.829 |
| Lahul & Spiti | 12 | 16,588 | 14,976 | 31,564 | 0.46 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 903 | 110.764 |
| Kullu | 9 | 225,452 | 212,451 | 437,903 | 6.38 | 90.55 | 9.45 | 942 | 106.120 |
| Mandi | 2 | 498,065 | 501,712 | 999,777 | 14.56 | 93.73 | 6.27 | 1,007 | 99.273 |
| Hamirpur | 8 | 217,070 | 237,698 | 454,768 | 6.62 | 93.09 | 6.91 | 1,095 | 91.322 |
| Una | 6 | 263,692 | 257,481 | 521,173 | 7.59 | 91.38 | 8.62 | 976 | 102.412 |
| Bilaspur | 10 | 192,764 | 189,192 | 381,956 | 5.56 | 93.42 | 6.58 | 981 | 101.888 |
| Solan | 4 | 308,754 | 271,566 | 580,320 | 8.45 | 82.40 | 17.60 | 880 | 113.694 |
| Sirmaur | 5 | 276,289 | 253,566 | 529,855 | 7.72 | 89.21 | 10.79 | 918 | 108.961 |
| Shimla | 3 | 425,039 | 388,971 | 814,010 | 11.86 | 75.26 | 24.74 | 915 | 109.273 |
| Kinnaur | 11 | 46,249 | 37,872 | 84,121 | 1.23 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 819 | 122.119 |