Ahmedabad, India Population 2024

Ahmedabad's 2024 population is now estimated at 8,854,440In 1950, the population of Ahmedabad was 854,959Ahmedabad has grown by 203,840 in the last year, which represents a 2.36% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Ahmedabad, which typically includes Ahmedabad's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Ahmedabad is the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was formerly the capital of Gujarat and is still the judicial capital since the Gujarat High Court is located there. The estimated population of Ahmedabad in 2016 is over 7 million people in the city and approximately 8 million in the urban agglomeration.

This makes Ahmedabad the fifth largest city in India and the seventh largest metropolitan area. Forbes magazine ranked Ahmedabad as the third fastest growing city of the decade.

Metro Population and Population Density

As of 2016, there is an estimated population of over 7 million people living in Ahmedabad, and over 8 million people living in the metropolitan area. Approximately 31,000 rural families are living in Ahmedabad with about 1,700 of them living below the poverty line. In addition to the rural families, around 250,000 people are living in slums. The population density is approximately 9,900 people per square kilometer or around 26,000 per square mile with 464 square kilometers (or 179.2 square miles) available in the city area. There are about 2,500 registered non-resident Indians living in the city as well.

Ahmedabad Demographics

Ahmedabad has an overall sex ratio within the population of 897 women to every 1000 men.

The overall literacy rate is 88.29% with 92.30% of men being literate and 83.85% of women being literate.

There is also a large population of traders, known as Vanias, who belong to various sects of the Jainism religion and the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. In addition to Hindus and people practicing Jainism, over 300,000 Muslims are living in Ahmedabad. There is a small percentage of the population (0.72%) who are Christian. There is only one synagogue and around 125 Jewish people living in the city. Thanks to the population of practicing Jains and Hindus, there is widespread vegetarianism in the city’s restaurants and hotels.

The majorities of Ahmedabad’s residents are native Gujaratis and speak the Gujarati language. In addition to Gujarati, the other two major languages spoken in Ahmedabad are Hindi and English. There are also Malayalis, Tamils, Marathis, Sindhis, and Punjabis who bring their culture and languages to the city.

Of the 35 Indian cities with more than 1 million people, Ahmedabad has the lowest crime rate. A little less half of all of the real estate in the city is owned by community organizations, also known as cooperatives.

Ahmedabad Population Growth

The area where Ahmedabad is located has been populated since the 11th century. Sultan Ahmed Shah named the city Ahmedabad after himself in 1411 A.D. when he took control of the city. The census done in 1871 showed a population of 116,900. By 1911 there were over a quarter of a million people and over a half million by the 1941 count. The city passed the 1 million resident mark by the 1961 census with over 1.1 million residents. The city grew by about one and a half million people by the last census in 2011. A nearby military base and government institutions bring people from all over India to Ahmedabad and fuel city growth. By 2021, there could be nearly 9 million people residing in Ahmedabad.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.36%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203511,294,700
203411,062,100
203310,830,700
203210,601,000
203110,373,200
203010,147,700
20299,924,650
20289,704,260
20279,486,890
20269,272,670
20259,061,820
20248,854,440
20238,650,600
20228,450,230
20218,253,230
20208,059,440
20197,868,630
20187,680,940
20177,485,450
20167,294,940
20157,109,290
20146,928,350
20136,752,020
20126,580,180
20116,412,710
20106,249,510
20096,090,450
20085,935,660
20075,784,390
20065,637,180
20055,493,710
20045,354,080
20035,217,630
20025,084,840
20014,955,430
20004,815,230
19994,671,650
19984,532,540
19974,397,570
19964,266,800
19954,139,580
19944,016,320
19933,896,720
19923,780,840
19913,668,110
19903,546,600
19893,423,160
19883,304,180
19873,189,030
19863,078,040
19852,970,910
19842,867,650
19832,767,710
19822,671,380
19812,578,410
19802,483,900
19792,390,240
19782,300,230
19772,213,620
19762,130,370
19752,050,040
19741,972,850
19731,898,560
19721,827,160
19711,758,270
19701,694,530
19691,633,900
19681,575,520
19671,519,080
19661,464,720
19651,412,320
19641,361,850
19631,313,060
19621,266,080
19611,220,780
19601,180,780
19591,143,750
19581,107,930
19571,073,230
19561,039,660
19551,007,060
1954975,521
1953944,971
1952915,417
1951886,709
1950854,959

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950854,9590%0
1951886,7093.71%31,750
1952915,4173.24%28,708
1953944,9713.23%29,554
1954975,5213.23%30,550
19551,007,0603.23%31,539
19561,039,6603.24%32,600
19571,073,2303.23%33,570
19581,107,9303.23%34,700
19591,143,7503.23%35,820
19601,180,7803.24%37,030
19611,220,7803.39%40,000
19621,266,0803.71%45,300
19631,313,0603.71%46,980
19641,361,8503.72%48,790
19651,412,3203.71%50,470
19661,464,7203.71%52,400
19671,519,0803.71%54,360
19681,575,5203.72%56,440
19691,633,9003.71%58,380
19701,694,5303.71%60,630
19711,758,2703.76%63,740
19721,827,1603.92%68,890
19731,898,5603.91%71,400
19741,972,8503.91%74,290
19752,050,0403.91%77,190
19762,130,3703.92%80,330
19772,213,6203.91%83,250
19782,300,2303.91%86,610
19792,390,2403.91%90,010
19802,483,9003.92%93,660
19812,578,4103.8%94,510
19822,671,3803.61%92,970
19832,767,7103.61%96,330
19842,867,6503.61%99,940
19852,970,9103.6%103,260
19863,078,0403.61%107,130
19873,189,0303.61%110,990
19883,304,1803.61%115,150
19893,423,1603.6%118,980
19903,546,6003.61%123,440
19913,668,1103.43%121,510
19923,780,8403.07%112,730
19933,896,7203.06%115,880
19944,016,3203.07%119,600
19954,139,5803.07%123,260
19964,266,8003.07%127,220
19974,397,5703.06%130,770
19984,532,5403.07%134,970
19994,671,6503.07%139,110
20004,815,2303.07%143,580
20014,955,4302.91%140,200
20025,084,8402.61%129,410
20035,217,6302.61%132,790
20045,354,0802.62%136,450
20055,493,7102.61%139,630
20065,637,1802.61%143,470
20075,784,3902.61%147,210
20085,935,6602.62%151,270
20096,090,4502.61%154,790
20106,249,5102.61%159,060
20116,412,7102.61%163,200
20126,580,1802.61%167,470
20136,752,0202.61%171,840
20146,928,3502.61%176,330
20157,109,2902.61%180,940
20167,294,9402.61%185,650
20177,485,4502.61%190,510
20187,680,9402.61%195,490
20197,868,6302.44%187,690
20208,059,4402.42%190,810
20218,253,2302.4%193,790
20228,450,2302.39%197,000
20238,650,6002.37%200,370
20248,854,4402.36%203,840
20259,061,8202.34%207,380
20269,272,6702.33%210,850
20279,486,8902.31%214,220
20289,704,2602.29%217,370
20299,924,6502.27%220,390
203010,147,7002.25%223,050
203110,373,2002.22%225,500
203210,601,0002.2%227,800
203310,830,7002.17%229,700
203411,062,1002.14%231,400
203511,294,7002.1%232,600

Ahmedabad Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Delhi33,807,4002.63%
Mumbai21,673,1001.77%
Kolkata15,570,8001.55%
Bangalore14,008,3002.94%
Chennai12,053,7002.36%
Hyderabad11,068,9002.48%
Ahmedabad8,854,4402.36%
Surat8,330,5303.29%
Pune7,345,8502.5%
Jaipur4,308,5102.41%
Kozhikode4,243,9603.8%
Malappuram4,184,9204.39%
Lucknow4,038,2102.35%
Thrissur3,605,2403.53%
Kochi3,507,0502.97%
Indore3,393,3802.76%
Kanpur3,286,1401.61%
Nagpur3,106,3401.96%
Coimbatore3,083,7202.48%
Thiruvananthapuram2,984,1503.22%

Other Cities in India

  1. Amdavad Municipal Corporation - Data of Amdavad Municipal Corporation Area - Census 2011
  2. Government of Gujarat - Collectorate - District Ahmedabad
  3. City Population - Gujarat - Population of the districts in the State of Gujarat by census years

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