Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 86) | |
Date | 10 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Jharkhand is projected to be 39,632,000 or 39.6 million or 3.96 crores as of July 1, 2023. Jharkhand is the 12th most populous state in india. Jharkhand’s population is projected to reach 4.53 cr in 2036.
The size of the population of Jharkhand is equivalent to Canada, the 38th most populous country in the world. Only three country in South America, seven countries in Europe and ten countries in Africa have more people than Jharkhand.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Jharkhand is 104.758 males per 100 females. There are 20,276,000 or 20.3 million or 2.03 cr males and 19,355,000 or 19.4 million or 1.94 cr females in Jharkhand. Jharkhand has 921,000 or 921 k more males than females.
Jharkhand accounts for 2.85 percent of the India population, that is highest since 1901. Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 1.27% with addition of 497 k more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Jharkhand was 3.3 cr, increasing from 2.69 cr in 2001. There were 16,930,315 males and 16,057,819 females, with a sex ratio of 105.433 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 22.42%, 1.06% higher than 1991-2001 period. Population of Jharkhand had increased by 6.04 million during the decade 2001-2011.
Population of Jharkhand, which at the turn of the twentieth century, was only around 6.07 million increased by approx 5.44 times in a period of 122 years to reach 39.6 million at 2023.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
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Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
2011 | 33,176,000 | 17,026,000 | 16,150,000 | - | - | 2.73 |
2012 | 33,738,000 | 17,312,000 | 16,426,000 | 562,000 | 1.694 | 2.74 |
2013 | 34,300,000 | 17,598,000 | 16,702,000 | 562,000 | 1.666 | 2.75 |
2014 | 34,863,000 | 17,884,000 | 16,979,000 | 563,000 | 1.641 | 2.76 |
2015 | 35,425,000 | 18,170,000 | 17,255,000 | 562,000 | 1.612 | 2.77 |
2016 | 35,978,000 | 18,450,000 | 17,528,000 | 553,000 | 1.561 | 2.78 |
2017 | 36,512,000 | 18,718,000 | 17,794,000 | 534,000 | 1.484 | 2.79 |
2018 | 37,047,000 | 18,986,000 | 18,060,000 | 535,000 | 1.465 | 2.80 |
2019 | 37,581,000 | 19,254,000 | 18,327,000 | 534,000 | 1.441 | 2.81 |
2020 | 38,115,000 | 19,523,000 | 18,593,000 | 534,000 | 1.421 | 2.82 |
2021 | 38,637,000 | 19,783,000 | 18,854,000 | 522,000 | 1.370 | 2.83 |
2022 | 39,135,000 | 20,030,000 | 19,105,000 | 498,000 | 1.289 | 2.84 |
2023 | 39,632,000 | 20,276,000 | 19,355,000 | 497,000 | 1.270 | 2.85 |
2024 | 40,129,000 | 20,523,000 | 19,606,000 | 497,000 | 1.254 | 2.86 |
2025 | 40,626,000 | 20,769,000 | 19,857,000 | 497,000 | 1.239 | 2.87 |
2026 | 41,108,000 | 21,007,000 | 20,101,000 | 482,000 | 1.186 | 2.88 |
2027 | 41,558,000 | 21,226,000 | 20,333,000 | 450,000 | 1.095 | 2.89 |
2028 | 42,009,000 | 21,445,000 | 20,564,000 | 451,000 | 1.085 | 2.90 |
2029 | 42,459,000 | 21,664,000 | 20,795,000 | 450,000 | 1.071 | 2.91 |
2030 | 42,909,000 | 21,883,000 | 21,026,000 | 450,000 | 1.060 | 2.92 |
2031 | 43,339,000 | 22,091,000 | 21,248,000 | 430,000 | 1.002 | 2.93 |
2032 | 43,728,000 | 22,278,000 | 21,451,000 | 389,000 | 0.898 | 2.93 |
2033 | 44,117,000 | 22,464,000 | 21,653,000 | 389,000 | 0.890 | 2.94 |
2034 | 44,506,000 | 22,651,000 | 21,856,000 | 389,000 | 0.882 | 2.95 |
2035 | 44,895,000 | 22,837,000 | 22,058,000 | 389,000 | 0.874 | 2.96 |
2036 | 45,285,000 | 23,024,000 | 22,261,000 | 390,000 | 0.869 | 2.97 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
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Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
1901 | 6,068,233 | - | - | 2.55 |
1911 | 6,747,122 | 678,889 | 11.19 | 2.68 |
1921 | 6,767,770 | 20,648 | 0.31 | 2.69 |
1931 | 7,908,737 | 1,140,967 | 16.86 | 2.83 |
1941 | 8,868,069 | 959,332 | 12.13 | 2.78 |
1951 | 9,697,254 | 829,185 | 9.35 | 2.69 |
1961 | 11,606,489 | 1,909,235 | 19.69 | 2.64 |
1971 | 14,227,133 | 2,620,644 | 22.58 | 2.60 |
1981 | 17,612,069 | 3,384,936 | 23.79 | 2.58 |
1991 | 21,843,911 | 4,231,842 | 24.03 | 2.58 |
2001 | 26,945,829 | 5,101,918 | 23.36 | 2.62 |
2011 | 32,988,134 | 6,042,305 | 22.42 | 2.72 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
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Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,871,134 | 1,777,163 | 3,648,297 | 11.06 | 105.288 |
05-09 | 2,117,879 | 2,020,546 | 4,138,425 | 12.55 | 104.817 |
10-14 | 2,112,627 | 1,991,769 | 4,104,396 | 12.44 | 106.068 |
15-19 | 1,714,887 | 1,490,381 | 3,205,268 | 9.72 | 115.064 |
20-24 | 1,431,263 | 1,396,359 | 2,827,622 | 8.57 | 102.500 |
25-29 | 1,342,314 | 1,310,325 | 2,652,639 | 8.04 | 102.441 |
30-34 | 1,165,866 | 1,141,430 | 2,307,296 | 6.99 | 102.141 |
35-39 | 1,092,675 | 1,044,089 | 2,136,764 | 6.48 | 104.653 |
40-44 | 930,421 | 858,085 | 1,788,506 | 5.42 | 108.430 |
45-49 | 798,966 | 735,128 | 1,534,094 | 4.65 | 108.684 |
50-54 | 620,682 | 565,499 | 1,186,181 | 3.60 | 109.758 |
55-59 | 487,604 | 497,630 | 985,234 | 2.99 | 97.985 |
60-64 | 474,565 | 482,917 | 957,482 | 2.90 | 98.271 |
65-69 | 317,852 | 317,545 | 635,397 | 1.93 | 100.097 |
70-74 | 210,878 | 196,230 | 407,108 | 1.23 | 107.465 |
75-79 | 83,542 | 84,412 | 167,954 | 0.51 | 98.969 |
80-84 | 53,414 | 52,962 | 106,376 | 0.32 | 100.853 |
85-89 | 18,981 | 18,385 | 37,366 | 0.11 | 103.242 |
90-94 | 12,141 | 12,327 | 24,468 | 0.07 | 98.491 |
95-99 | 5,882 | 5,781 | 11,663 | 0.04 | 101.747 |
100+ | 4,490 | 4,374 | 8,864 | 0.03 | 102.652 |
Age not stated | 62,252 | 54,482 | 116,734 | 0.35 | 114.262 |
Total | 16,930,315 | 16,057,819 | 32,988,134 | 105.433 |
District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
Garhwa | 10 | 683,575 | 639,209 | 1,322,784 | 4.01 | 94.73 | 5.27 | 935 | 106.941 |
Chatra | 15 | 533,935 | 508,951 | 1,042,886 | 3.16 | 93.96 | 6.04 | 953 | 104.909 |
Kodarma | 21 | 367,222 | 349,037 | 716,259 | 2.17 | 80.28 | 19.72 | 950 | 105.210 |
Giridih | 3 | 1,258,098 | 1,187,376 | 2,445,474 | 7.41 | 91.49 | 8.51 | 944 | 105.956 |
Deoghar | 9 | 775,022 | 717,051 | 1,492,073 | 4.52 | 82.68 | 17.32 | 925 | 108.085 |
Godda | 12 | 677,927 | 635,624 | 1,313,551 | 3.98 | 95.10 | 4.90 | 938 | 106.655 |
Sahibganj | 13 | 589,391 | 561,176 | 1,150,567 | 3.49 | 86.12 | 13.88 | 952 | 105.028 |
Pakur | 18 | 452,661 | 447,761 | 900,422 | 2.73 | 92.50 | 7.50 | 989 | 101.094 |
Dhanbad | 2 | 1,405,956 | 1,278,531 | 2,684,487 | 8.14 | 41.87 | 58.13 | 909 | 109.967 |
Bokaro | 5 | 1,072,807 | 989,523 | 2,062,330 | 6.25 | 52.30 | 47.70 | 922 | 108.417 |
Lohardaga | 24 | 232,629 | 229,161 | 461,790 | 1.40 | 87.57 | 12.43 | 985 | 101.513 |
Purbi Singhbhum | 4 | 1,176,902 | 1,117,017 | 2,293,919 | 6.95 | 44.44 | 55.56 | 949 | 105.361 |
Palamu | 6 | 1,006,302 | 933,567 | 1,939,869 | 5.88 | 88.35 | 11.65 | 928 | 107.791 |
Latehar | 20 | 369,666 | 357,312 | 726,978 | 2.20 | 92.87 | 7.13 | 967 | 103.457 |
Hazaribagh | 7 | 890,881 | 843,614 | 1,734,495 | 5.26 | 84.13 | 15.87 | 947 | 105.603 |
Ramgarh | 17 | 494,230 | 455,213 | 949,443 | 2.88 | 55.87 | 44.13 | 921 | 108.571 |
Dumka | 11 | 668,514 | 652,928 | 1,321,442 | 4.01 | 93.18 | 6.82 | 977 | 102.387 |
Jamtara | 19 | 404,830 | 386,212 | 791,042 | 2.40 | 90.42 | 9.58 | 954 | 104.821 |
Ranchi | 1 | 1,494,937 | 1,419,316 | 2,914,253 | 8.83 | 56.86 | 43.14 | 949 | 105.328 |
Khunti | 23 | 266,335 | 265,550 | 531,885 | 1.61 | 91.54 | 8.46 | 997 | 100.296 |
Gumla | 16 | 514,390 | 510,823 | 1,025,213 | 3.11 | 93.65 | 6.35 | 993 | 100.698 |
Simdega | 22 | 300,309 | 299,269 | 599,578 | 1.82 | 92.84 | 7.16 | 997 | 100.348 |
Pashchimi Singhbhum | 8 | 749,385 | 752,953 | 1,502,338 | 4.55 | 85.49 | 14.51 | 1,005 | 99.526 |
Saraikela-Kharsawan | 14 | 544,411 | 520,645 | 1,065,056 | 3.23 | 75.71 | 24.29 | 956 | 104.565 |