| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 85) | |
| Date | 14 Feb 2026 |
As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Uttar Pradesh is projected to be 243,466,000, or 243.47 million, or 24.35 crore, as of July 1, 2026. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India. Uttar Pradesh’s population is projected to reach 25.95 crore in 2036.
The size of the population of Uttar Pradesh is equivalent to that of Nigeria, the 6th most populous country in the world. Uttar Pradesh has a larger population than any other South American, European, or African country.
In 2026, the sex ratio of the total population in Uttar Pradesh will be 108.371 males per 100 females. There are 126,623,000, or 126.62 million, or 12.66 crore, males and 116,842,000, or 116.84 million, or 11.68 crore, females in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has 9,781,000, or 9.78 million, more males than females.
Uttar Pradesh accounts for 17.03 percent of India's population, 2.54% less than the peak of 19.57% in 1901. The population growth rate in 2026 is projected at 0.91%, the 9th highest among states. Uttar Pradesh will add 2.20 million more people in 2026.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of Uttar Pradesh was 19.98 crore, increasing from 16.02 crore in 2001. There were 104,480,510 males and 95,331,831 females, with a sex ratio of 109.597 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was 20.23%, 5.62% lower than in the 1991–2001 period. The population of Uttar Pradesh increased by 12.28 million during the decade 2001–2011.
The population of Uttar Pradesh, which at the turn of the twentieth century was around 46.65 million, has expanded by approximately 5.22 times in 125 years, reaching 243.47 million in 2026. Uttar Pradesh has been the most populous state since 1901.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 200,897,000 | 105,036,000 | 95,862,000 | - | - | 16.52 |
| 2012 | 204,152,000 | 106,701,000 | 97,451,000 | 3,255,000 | 1.620 | 16.57 |
| 2013 | 207,407,000 | 108,367,000 | 99,040,000 | 3,255,000 | 1.594 | 16.62 |
| 2014 | 210,662,000 | 110,033,000 | 100,629,000 | 3,255,000 | 1.569 | 16.66 |
| 2015 | 213,917,000 | 111,698,000 | 102,218,000 | 3,255,000 | 1.545 | 16.71 |
| 2016 | 217,075,000 | 113,311,000 | 103,763,000 | 3,158,000 | 1.476 | 16.75 |
| 2017 | 220,039,000 | 114,818,000 | 105,221,000 | 2,964,000 | 1.365 | 16.79 |
| 2018 | 223,003,000 | 116,325,000 | 106,678,000 | 2,964,000 | 1.347 | 16.84 |
| 2019 | 225,967,000 | 117,832,000 | 108,135,000 | 2,964,000 | 1.329 | 16.88 |
| 2020 | 228,931,000 | 119,339,000 | 109,592,000 | 2,964,000 | 1.312 | 16.92 |
| 2021 | 231,704,000 | 120,743,000 | 110,961,000 | 2,773,000 | 1.211 | 16.95 |
| 2022 | 234,094,000 | 121,939,000 | 112,155,000 | 2,390,000 | 1.031 | 16.97 |
| 2023 | 236,484,000 | 123,136,000 | 113,348,000 | 2,390,000 | 1.021 | 16.98 |
| 2024 | 238,875,000 | 124,332,000 | 114,542,000 | 2,391,000 | 1.011 | 17.00 |
| 2025 | 241,265,000 | 125,529,000 | 115,736,000 | 2,390,000 | 1.001 | 17.02 |
| 2026 | 243,466,000 | 126,623,000 | 116,842,000 | 2,201,000 | 0.912 | 17.03 |
| 2027 | 245,287,000 | 127,513,000 | 117,774,000 | 1,821,000 | 0.748 | 17.03 |
| 2028 | 247,107,000 | 128,402,000 | 118,705,000 | 1,820,000 | 0.742 | 17.04 |
| 2029 | 248,928,000 | 129,291,000 | 119,637,000 | 1,821,000 | 0.737 | 17.04 |
| 2030 | 250,749,000 | 130,181,000 | 120,569,000 | 1,821,000 | 0.732 | 17.04 |
| 2031 | 252,432,000 | 130,996,000 | 121,435,000 | 1,683,000 | 0.671 | 17.04 |
| 2032 | 253,837,000 | 131,664,000 | 122,173,000 | 1,405,000 | 0.557 | 17.03 |
| 2033 | 255,242,000 | 132,332,000 | 122,910,000 | 1,405,000 | 0.554 | 17.03 |
| 2034 | 256,648,000 | 133,000,000 | 123,648,000 | 1,406,000 | 0.551 | 17.02 |
| 2035 | 258,053,000 | 133,668,000 | 124,385,000 | 1,405,000 | 0.547 | 17.02 |
| 2036 | 259,459,000 | 134,336,000 | 125,123,000 | 1,406,000 | 0.545 | 17.01 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
| 1901 | 46,647,804 | - | - | 19.57 |
| 1911 | 46,012,663 | -635,141 | -1.36 | 18.25 |
| 1921 | 44,556,427 | -1,456,236 | -3.16 | 17.73 |
| 1931 | 47,478,533 | 2,922,106 | 6.56 | 17.02 |
| 1941 | 53,920,630 | 6,442,097 | 13.57 | 16.92 |
| 1951 | 60,273,743 | 6,353,113 | 11.78 | 16.69 |
| 1961 | 70,143,635 | 9,869,892 | 16.38 | 15.97 |
| 1971 | 83,848,797 | 13,705,162 | 19.54 | 15.30 |
| 1981 | 105,136,540 | 21,287,743 | 25.39 | 15.39 |
| 1991 | 132,061,653 | 26,925,113 | 25.61 | 15.60 |
| 2001 | 166,197,921 | 34,136,268 | 25.85 | 16.16 |
| 2011 | 199,812,341 | 33,614,420 | 20.23 | 16.50 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 10,660,474 | 9,716,194 | 20,376,668 | 10.20 | 109.719 |
| 05-09 | 13,250,331 | 11,811,386 | 25,061,717 | 12.54 | 112.183 |
| 10-14 | 13,679,154 | 12,190,727 | 25,869,881 | 12.95 | 112.210 |
| 15-19 | 12,307,573 | 10,732,807 | 23,040,380 | 11.53 | 114.672 |
| 20-24 | 9,405,485 | 8,173,163 | 17,578,648 | 8.80 | 115.078 |
| 25-29 | 7,466,367 | 7,113,462 | 14,579,829 | 7.30 | 104.961 |
| 30-34 | 6,431,401 | 6,523,281 | 12,954,682 | 6.48 | 98.592 |
| 35-39 | 6,401,231 | 6,154,991 | 12,556,222 | 6.28 | 104.001 |
| 40-44 | 5,395,162 | 4,836,240 | 10,231,402 | 5.12 | 111.557 |
| 45-49 | 4,382,148 | 4,067,629 | 8,449,777 | 4.23 | 107.732 |
| 50-54 | 3,571,917 | 3,015,106 | 6,587,023 | 3.30 | 118.467 |
| 55-59 | 2,626,201 | 2,837,945 | 5,464,146 | 2.73 | 92.539 |
| 60-64 | 2,968,771 | 2,736,420 | 5,705,191 | 2.86 | 108.491 |
| 65-69 | 1,958,472 | 1,881,497 | 3,839,969 | 1.92 | 104.091 |
| 70-74 | 1,535,092 | 1,297,276 | 2,832,368 | 1.42 | 118.332 |
| 75-79 | 638,877 | 611,015 | 1,249,892 | 0.63 | 104.560 |
| 80-84 | 479,353 | 443,203 | 922,556 | 0.46 | 108.157 |
| 85-89 | 179,266 | 163,305 | 342,571 | 0.17 | 109.774 |
| 90-94 | 122,631 | 119,301 | 241,932 | 0.12 | 102.791 |
| 95-99 | 53,342 | 52,485 | 105,827 | 0.05 | 101.633 |
| 100+ | 101,329 | 98,269 | 199,598 | 0.10 | 103.114 |
| Age not stated | 865,933 | 756,129 | 1,622,062 | 0.81 | 114.522 |
| Total | 104,480,510 | 95,331,831 | 199,812,341 | 109.597 | |
| District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| Saharanpur | 24 | 1,834,106 | 1,632,276 | 3,466,382 | 1.73 | 69.23 | 30.77 | 890 | 112.365 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 12 | 2,193,434 | 1,950,078 | 4,143,512 | 2.07 | 71.25 | 28.75 | 889 | 112.479 |
| Bijnor | 16 | 1,921,215 | 1,761,498 | 3,682,713 | 1.84 | 74.87 | 25.13 | 917 | 109.067 |
| Moradabad | 2 | 2,503,186 | 2,268,820 | 4,772,006 | 2.39 | 67.02 | 32.98 | 906 | 110.330 |
| Rampur | 43 | 1,223,889 | 1,111,930 | 2,335,819 | 1.17 | 74.80 | 25.20 | 909 | 110.069 |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar | 52 | 963,449 | 876,772 | 1,840,221 | 0.92 | 75.07 | 24.93 | 910 | 109.886 |
| Meerut | 25 | 1,825,743 | 1,617,946 | 3,443,689 | 1.72 | 48.92 | 51.08 | 886 | 112.843 |
| Baghpat | 66 | 700,070 | 602,978 | 1,303,048 | 0.65 | 78.89 | 21.11 | 861 | 116.102 |
| Ghaziabad | 3 | 2,488,834 | 2,192,811 | 4,681,645 | 2.34 | 32.45 | 67.55 | 881 | 113.500 |
| Gautam Buddha Nagar | 59 | 890,214 | 757,901 | 1,648,115 | 0.82 | 40.88 | 59.12 | 851 | 117.458 |
| Bulandshahr | 22 | 1,845,260 | 1,653,911 | 3,499,171 | 1.75 | 75.21 | 24.79 | 896 | 111.569 |
| Aligarh | 19 | 1,951,996 | 1,721,893 | 3,673,889 | 1.84 | 66.87 | 33.13 | 882 | 113.363 |
| Mahamaya Nagar | 63 | 836,127 | 728,581 | 1,564,708 | 0.78 | 78.74 | 21.26 | 871 | 114.761 |
| Mathura | 37 | 1,367,125 | 1,180,059 | 2,547,184 | 1.27 | 70.32 | 29.68 | 863 | 115.852 |
| Agra | 11 | 2,364,953 | 2,053,844 | 4,418,797 | 2.21 | 54.19 | 45.81 | 868 | 115.148 |
| Firozabad | 38 | 1,332,046 | 1,166,110 | 2,498,156 | 1.25 | 66.65 | 33.35 | 875 | 114.230 |
| Mainpuri | 50 | 993,377 | 875,152 | 1,868,529 | 0.94 | 84.56 | 15.44 | 881 | 113.509 |
| Budaun | 17 | 1,967,759 | 1,714,137 | 3,681,896 | 1.84 | 82.49 | 17.51 | 871 | 114.796 |
| Bareilly | 9 | 2,357,665 | 2,090,694 | 4,448,359 | 2.23 | 64.74 | 35.26 | 887 | 112.769 |
| Pilibhit | 46 | 1,072,002 | 959,005 | 2,031,007 | 1.02 | 82.70 | 17.30 | 895 | 111.783 |
| Shahjahanpur | 33 | 1,606,403 | 1,400,135 | 3,006,538 | 1.50 | 80.24 | 19.76 | 872 | 114.732 |
| Kheri | 14 | 2,123,187 | 1,898,056 | 4,021,243 | 2.01 | 88.54 | 11.46 | 894 | 111.861 |
| Sitapur | 8 | 2,375,264 | 2,108,728 | 4,483,992 | 2.24 | 88.16 | 11.84 | 888 | 112.640 |
| Hardoi | 13 | 2,191,442 | 1,901,403 | 4,092,845 | 2.05 | 86.76 | 13.24 | 868 | 115.254 |
| Unnao | 31 | 1,630,087 | 1,478,280 | 3,108,367 | 1.56 | 82.90 | 17.10 | 907 | 110.269 |
| Lucknow | 5 | 2,394,476 | 2,195,362 | 4,589,838 | 2.30 | 33.79 | 66.21 | 917 | 109.070 |
| Rae Bareli | 27 | 1,752,542 | 1,653,017 | 3,405,559 | 1.70 | 90.96 | 9.04 | 943 | 106.021 |
| Farrukhabad | 49 | 1,006,240 | 878,964 | 1,885,204 | 0.94 | 77.92 | 22.08 | 874 | 114.480 |
| Kannauj | 58 | 881,776 | 774,840 | 1,656,616 | 0.83 | 83.05 | 16.95 | 879 | 113.801 |
| Etawah | 61 | 845,856 | 735,954 | 1,581,810 | 0.79 | 76.84 | 23.16 | 870 | 114.933 |
| Auraiya | 65 | 740,040 | 639,505 | 1,379,545 | 0.69 | 83.02 | 16.98 | 864 | 115.721 |
| Kanpur Dehat | 54 | 963,255 | 832,929 | 1,796,184 | 0.90 | 90.34 | 9.66 | 865 | 115.647 |
| Kanpur Nagar | 6 | 2,459,806 | 2,121,462 | 4,581,268 | 2.29 | 34.17 | 65.83 | 862 | 115.949 |
| Jalaun | 57 | 906,092 | 783,882 | 1,689,974 | 0.85 | 75.21 | 24.79 | 865 | 115.590 |
| Jhansi | 47 | 1,057,436 | 941,167 | 1,998,603 | 1.00 | 58.30 | 41.70 | 890 | 112.354 |
| Lalitpur | 67 | 641,011 | 580,581 | 1,221,592 | 0.61 | 85.64 | 14.36 | 906 | 110.409 |
| Hamirpur | 69 | 593,537 | 510,748 | 1,104,285 | 0.55 | 81.00 | 19.00 | 861 | 116.209 |
| Mahoba | 71 | 466,358 | 409,600 | 875,958 | 0.44 | 78.84 | 21.16 | 878 | 113.857 |
| Banda | 53 | 965,876 | 833,534 | 1,799,410 | 0.90 | 84.68 | 15.32 | 863 | 115.877 |
| Chitrakoot | 70 | 527,721 | 464,009 | 991,730 | 0.50 | 90.29 | 9.71 | 879 | 113.731 |
| Fatehpur | 35 | 1,384,722 | 1,248,011 | 2,632,733 | 1.32 | 87.77 | 12.23 | 901 | 110.954 |
| Pratapgarh | 30 | 1,606,085 | 1,603,056 | 3,209,141 | 1.61 | 94.54 | 5.46 | 998 | 100.189 |
| Kaushambi | 60 | 838,485 | 761,111 | 1,599,596 | 0.80 | 92.22 | 7.78 | 908 | 110.166 |
| Allahabad | 1 | 3,131,807 | 2,822,584 | 5,954,391 | 2.98 | 75.26 | 24.74 | 901 | 110.955 |
| Bara Banki | 28 | 1,707,073 | 1,553,626 | 3,260,699 | 1.63 | 89.85 | 10.15 | 910 | 109.877 |
| Faizabad | 40 | 1,259,628 | 1,211,368 | 2,470,996 | 1.24 | 86.23 | 13.77 | 962 | 103.984 |
| Ambedkar Nagar | 42 | 1,212,410 | 1,185,478 | 2,397,888 | 1.20 | 88.29 | 11.71 | 978 | 102.272 |
| Sultanpur | 15 | 1,914,586 | 1,882,531 | 3,797,117 | 1.90 | 94.74 | 5.26 | 983 | 101.703 |
| Bahraich | 23 | 1,843,884 | 1,643,847 | 3,487,731 | 1.75 | 91.86 | 8.14 | 892 | 112.169 |
| Shrawasti | 68 | 593,897 | 523,464 | 1,117,361 | 0.56 | 96.54 | 3.46 | 881 | 113.455 |
| Balrampur | 45 | 1,114,721 | 1,033,944 | 2,148,665 | 1.08 | 92.26 | 7.74 | 928 | 107.813 |
| Gonda | 26 | 1,787,146 | 1,646,773 | 3,433,919 | 1.72 | 93.45 | 6.55 | 921 | 108.524 |
| Siddharthnagar | 36 | 1,295,095 | 1,264,202 | 2,559,297 | 1.28 | 93.72 | 6.28 | 976 | 102.444 |
| Basti | 41 | 1,255,272 | 1,209,192 | 2,464,464 | 1.23 | 94.40 | 5.60 | 963 | 103.811 |
| Sant Kabir Nagar | 56 | 869,656 | 845,527 | 1,715,183 | 0.86 | 92.51 | 7.49 | 972 | 102.854 |
| Mahrajganj | 34 | 1,381,754 | 1,302,949 | 2,684,703 | 1.34 | 94.98 | 5.02 | 943 | 106.048 |
| Gorakhpur | 10 | 2,277,777 | 2,163,118 | 4,440,895 | 2.22 | 81.17 | 18.83 | 950 | 105.301 |
| Kushinagar | 21 | 1,818,055 | 1,746,489 | 3,564,544 | 1.78 | 95.28 | 4.72 | 961 | 104.098 |
| Deoria | 32 | 1,537,436 | 1,563,510 | 3,100,946 | 1.55 | 89.78 | 10.22 | 1,017 | 98.332 |
| Azamgarh | 4 | 2,285,004 | 2,328,909 | 4,613,913 | 2.31 | 91.47 | 8.53 | 1,019 | 98.115 |
| Mau | 44 | 1,114,709 | 1,091,259 | 2,205,968 | 1.10 | 77.37 | 22.63 | 979 | 102.149 |
| Ballia | 29 | 1,672,902 | 1,566,872 | 3,239,774 | 1.62 | 90.61 | 9.39 | 937 | 106.767 |
| Jaunpur | 7 | 2,220,465 | 2,273,739 | 4,494,204 | 2.25 | 92.29 | 7.71 | 1,024 | 97.657 |
| Ghazipur | 20 | 1,855,075 | 1,765,193 | 3,620,268 | 1.81 | 92.42 | 7.58 | 952 | 105.092 |
| Chandauli | 48 | 1,017,905 | 934,851 | 1,952,756 | 0.98 | 87.58 | 12.42 | 918 | 108.884 |
| Varanasi | 18 | 1,921,857 | 1,754,984 | 3,676,841 | 1.84 | 56.56 | 43.44 | 913 | 109.509 |
| Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) | 62 | 807,099 | 771,114 | 1,578,213 | 0.79 | 85.47 | 14.53 | 955 | 104.667 |
| Mirzapur | 39 | 1,312,302 | 1,184,668 | 2,496,970 | 1.25 | 86.08 | 13.92 | 903 | 110.774 |
| Sonbhadra | 51 | 971,344 | 891,215 | 1,862,559 | 0.93 | 83.12 | 16.88 | 918 | 108.991 |
| Etah | 55 | 947,339 | 827,141 | 1,774,480 | 0.89 | 84.89 | 15.11 | 873 | 114.532 |
| Kanshiram Nagar | 64 | 764,165 | 672,554 | 1,436,719 | 0.72 | 79.94 | 20.06 | 880 | 113.621 |