Chandigarh's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,239,700. In 1950, the population of Chandigarh was 40,270. Chandigarh has grown by 24,920 in the last year, which represents a 2.05% 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 Chandigarh, which typically includes Chandigarh's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,572,350 |
| 2034 | 1,539,980 |
| 2033 | 1,507,780 |
| 2032 | 1,475,810 |
| 2031 | 1,444,150 |
| 2030 | 1,412,870 |
| 2029 | 1,382,040 |
| 2028 | 1,351,770 |
| 2027 | 1,322,230 |
| 2026 | 1,293,580 |
| 2025 | 1,266,010 |
| 2024 | 1,239,700 |
| 2023 | 1,214,780 |
| 2022 | 1,191,300 |
| 2021 | 1,169,240 |
| 2020 | 1,148,470 |
| 2019 | 1,128,740 |
| 2018 | 1,109,790 |
| 2017 | 1,089,700 |
| 2016 | 1,069,960 |
| 2015 | 1,050,590 |
| 2014 | 1,031,570 |
| 2013 | 1,012,890 |
| 2012 | 994,555 |
| 2011 | 976,548 |
| 2010 | 958,867 |
| 2009 | 941,506 |
| 2008 | 924,482 |
| 2007 | 907,721 |
| 2006 | 891,286 |
| 2005 | 875,148 |
| 2004 | 859,325 |
| 2003 | 843,745 |
| 2002 | 828,468 |
| 2001 | 813,468 |
| 2000 | 790,488 |
| 1999 | 764,075 |
| 1998 | 738,578 |
| 1997 | 713,932 |
| 1996 | 690,141 |
| 1995 | 667,080 |
| 1994 | 644,820 |
| 1993 | 623,303 |
| 1992 | 602,532 |
| 1991 | 582,398 |
| 1990 | 564,111 |
| 1989 | 546,957 |
| 1988 | 530,347 |
| 1987 | 514,197 |
| 1986 | 498,561 |
| 1985 | 483,400 |
| 1984 | 468,720 |
| 1983 | 454,447 |
| 1982 | 440,627 |
| 1981 | 427,228 |
| 1980 | 406,281 |
| 1979 | 382,539 |
| 1978 | 360,214 |
| 1977 | 339,192 |
| 1976 | 319,423 |
| 1975 | 300,757 |
| 1974 | 283,205 |
| 1973 | 266,677 |
| 1972 | 251,134 |
| 1971 | 236,459 |
| 1970 | 218,609 |
| 1969 | 200,879 |
| 1968 | 184,608 |
| 1967 | 169,616 |
| 1966 | 155,859 |
| 1965 | 143,218 |
| 1964 | 131,618 |
| 1963 | 120,929 |
| 1962 | 111,121 |
| 1961 | 102,108 |
| 1960 | 93,838 |
| 1959 | 86,217 |
| 1958 | 79,224 |
| 1957 | 72,799 |
| 1956 | 66,902 |
| 1955 | 61,469 |
| 1954 | 56,484 |
| 1953 | 51,903 |
| 1952 | 47,699 |
| 1951 | 43,825 |
| 1950 | 40,270 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40,270 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 43,825 | 8.83% | 3,555 |
| 1952 | 47,699 | 8.84% | 3,874 |
| 1953 | 51,903 | 8.81% | 4,204 |
| 1954 | 56,484 | 8.83% | 4,581 |
| 1955 | 61,469 | 8.83% | 4,985 |
| 1956 | 66,902 | 8.84% | 5,433 |
| 1957 | 72,799 | 8.81% | 5,897 |
| 1958 | 79,224 | 8.83% | 6,425 |
| 1959 | 86,217 | 8.83% | 6,993 |
| 1960 | 93,838 | 8.84% | 7,621 |
| 1961 | 102,108 | 8.81% | 8,270 |
| 1962 | 111,121 | 8.83% | 9,013 |
| 1963 | 120,929 | 8.83% | 9,808 |
| 1964 | 131,618 | 8.84% | 10,689 |
| 1965 | 143,218 | 8.81% | 11,600 |
| 1966 | 155,859 | 8.83% | 12,641 |
| 1967 | 169,616 | 8.83% | 13,757 |
| 1968 | 184,608 | 8.84% | 14,992 |
| 1969 | 200,879 | 8.81% | 16,271 |
| 1970 | 218,609 | 8.83% | 17,730 |
| 1971 | 236,459 | 8.17% | 17,850 |
| 1972 | 251,134 | 6.21% | 14,675 |
| 1973 | 266,677 | 6.19% | 15,543 |
| 1974 | 283,205 | 6.2% | 16,528 |
| 1975 | 300,757 | 6.2% | 17,552 |
| 1976 | 319,423 | 6.21% | 18,666 |
| 1977 | 339,192 | 6.19% | 19,769 |
| 1978 | 360,214 | 6.2% | 21,022 |
| 1979 | 382,539 | 6.2% | 22,325 |
| 1980 | 406,281 | 6.21% | 23,742 |
| 1981 | 427,228 | 5.16% | 20,947 |
| 1982 | 440,627 | 3.14% | 13,399 |
| 1983 | 454,447 | 3.14% | 13,820 |
| 1984 | 468,720 | 3.14% | 14,273 |
| 1985 | 483,400 | 3.13% | 14,680 |
| 1986 | 498,561 | 3.14% | 15,161 |
| 1987 | 514,197 | 3.14% | 15,636 |
| 1988 | 530,347 | 3.14% | 16,150 |
| 1989 | 546,957 | 3.13% | 16,610 |
| 1990 | 564,111 | 3.14% | 17,154 |
| 1991 | 582,398 | 3.24% | 18,287 |
| 1992 | 602,532 | 3.46% | 20,134 |
| 1993 | 623,303 | 3.45% | 20,771 |
| 1994 | 644,820 | 3.45% | 21,517 |
| 1995 | 667,080 | 3.45% | 22,260 |
| 1996 | 690,141 | 3.46% | 23,061 |
| 1997 | 713,932 | 3.45% | 23,791 |
| 1998 | 738,578 | 3.45% | 24,646 |
| 1999 | 764,075 | 3.45% | 25,497 |
| 2000 | 790,488 | 3.46% | 26,413 |
| 2001 | 813,468 | 2.91% | 22,980 |
| 2002 | 828,468 | 1.84% | 15,000 |
| 2003 | 843,745 | 1.84% | 15,277 |
| 2004 | 859,325 | 1.85% | 15,580 |
| 2005 | 875,148 | 1.84% | 15,823 |
| 2006 | 891,286 | 1.84% | 16,138 |
| 2007 | 907,721 | 1.84% | 16,435 |
| 2008 | 924,482 | 1.85% | 16,761 |
| 2009 | 941,506 | 1.84% | 17,024 |
| 2010 | 958,867 | 1.84% | 17,361 |
| 2011 | 976,548 | 1.84% | 17,681 |
| 2012 | 994,555 | 1.84% | 18,007 |
| 2013 | 1,012,890 | 1.84% | 18,335 |
| 2014 | 1,031,570 | 1.84% | 18,680 |
| 2015 | 1,050,590 | 1.84% | 19,020 |
| 2016 | 1,069,960 | 1.84% | 19,370 |
| 2017 | 1,089,700 | 1.84% | 19,740 |
| 2018 | 1,109,790 | 1.84% | 20,090 |
| 2019 | 1,128,740 | 1.71% | 18,950 |
| 2020 | 1,148,470 | 1.75% | 19,730 |
| 2021 | 1,169,240 | 1.81% | 20,770 |
| 2022 | 1,191,300 | 1.89% | 22,060 |
| 2023 | 1,214,780 | 1.97% | 23,480 |
| 2024 | 1,239,700 | 2.05% | 24,920 |
| 2025 | 1,266,010 | 2.12% | 26,310 |
| 2026 | 1,293,580 | 2.18% | 27,570 |
| 2027 | 1,322,230 | 2.21% | 28,650 |
| 2028 | 1,351,770 | 2.23% | 29,540 |
| 2029 | 1,382,040 | 2.24% | 30,270 |
| 2030 | 1,412,870 | 2.23% | 30,830 |
| 2031 | 1,444,150 | 2.21% | 31,280 |
| 2032 | 1,475,810 | 2.19% | 31,660 |
| 2033 | 1,507,780 | 2.17% | 31,970 |
| 2034 | 1,539,980 | 2.14% | 32,200 |
| 2035 | 1,572,350 | 2.1% | 32,370 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 33,807,400 | 2.63% |
| Mumbai | 21,673,100 | 1.77% |
| Kolkata | 15,570,800 | 1.55% |
| Bangalore | 14,008,300 | 2.94% |
| Chennai | 12,053,700 | 2.36% |
| Hyderabad | 11,068,900 | 2.48% |
| Ahmedabad | 8,854,440 | 2.36% |
| Surat | 8,330,530 | 3.29% |
| Pune | 7,345,850 | 2.5% |
| Jaipur | 4,308,510 | 2.41% |
| Kozhikode | 4,243,960 | 3.8% |
| Malappuram | 4,184,920 | 4.39% |
| Lucknow | 4,038,210 | 2.35% |
| Thrissur | 3,605,240 | 3.53% |
| Kochi | 3,507,050 | 2.97% |
| Indore | 3,393,380 | 2.76% |
| Kanpur | 3,286,140 | 1.61% |
| Nagpur | 3,106,340 | 1.96% |
| Coimbatore | 3,083,720 | 2.48% |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2,984,150 | 3.22% |