Delhi, India Population 2024

Delhi's 2024 population is now estimated at 33,807,400In 1950, the population of Delhi was 1,369,370Delhi has grown by 866,100 in the last year, which represents a 2.63% 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 Delhi, which typically includes Delhi's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Delhi, or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India, is a large metropolitan area in India. Delhi is the fifth most populous city in the world and the largest city in India area-wise. Delhi has an estimated 2016 population of 18.6 million.

The NCT and its urban area are granted the special status of National Capital Region, and this NCR includes neighboring cities of Baghpat, Alwar, Sonepat, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Noida, and nearby towns. The NCR has an estimated population of 24 million, exceeding the Delhi population of 17.8 million in 2014.

Delhi has a rapidly growing population, which was near 16.7 million in 2011.

City Size and Population Density

Delhi covers a large area, totaling around 1,484 square kilometers. The city has a population density of 29,259.12 people per square mile, which is one of the highest in the world.

Delhi Demographics

The largest ethnic group is Indo-Aryan (72%), followed by Dravidian (25%), then Mongoloid and other groups (3%), as of 2000. Delhi has a skewed female-to-male ratio, with 866 women for every 1,000 men. The city has a literacy rate of 86% (91% for men and 81% for women). Hindi is the most commonly spoken language (81%), followed by Punjabi (7%) and Urdu (6%). Nearly 82% of the population practices Hinduism, while 12.86% practices Islam. Christianity accounts for 0.87% of the population, while Buddhism accounts for just 0.11%.

Delhi History

Delhi has been continuously inhabited since at least the 6th century, and it has been the capital of many empires and kingdoms over its history. It has also been captured, destroyed and rebuilt numerous times. It was the site of Indraprastha, the mythical capital of the Pandavas, and it became a major trade route between the Gangetic plain and northwest India during the time of the Delhi sultans. In 1639, the walled city of Shahjahanabad was built in Delhi to serve as the capital of the Mughal Empire until 1857. Today, Shahjahanabad is in Old Delhi.

In 1911, the British decided to change the capital of India to Delhi from Calcutta, and New Delhi was built in 1912 south of the old city. Today, New Delhi is part of the larger city of Delhi, and New Delhi is the capital of India.

Delhi Population Growth

Delhi is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, reaching over 18 million this year from just 400,000 in 1901. In 2001 alone, its population increased by 215,000 due to natural growth and 285,000 through migration. By 2020, Delhi is expected to be the third largest conurbation after Tokyo and Mumbai.

Delhi struggles with its rapid growth and is facing substantial pressure to improve commercial and residential infrastructure.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.63%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203543,345,100
203442,452,400
203341,564,400
203240,682,000
203139,806,900
203038,938,700
202938,077,200
202837,221,300
202736,369,300
202635,518,400
202534,665,600
202433,807,400
202332,941,300
202232,065,800
202131,181,400
202030,290,900
201929,399,100
201828,513,700
201727,602,300
201626,720,000
201525,865,900
201425,039,100
201324,238,700
201223,463,900
201122,713,900
201021,987,900
200921,285,100
200820,605,600
200719,946,100
200619,308,500
200518,691,300
200418,094,700
200317,515,500
200216,955,600
200116,413,700
200015,691,900
199914,905,500
199814,159,500
199713,450,900
199612,778,600
199512,138,200
199411,530,800
199310,953,700
199210,406,200
19919,884,710
19909,384,210
19898,906,250
19888,453,240
19878,022,120
19867,613,530
19857,225,760
19846,858,230
19836,508,450
19826,176,960
19815,862,350
19805,587,010
19795,334,920
19785,094,520
19774,864,950
19764,646,020
19754,436,380
19744,236,480
19734,045,570
19723,863,520
19713,689,190
19703,530,690
19693,381,470
19683,238,750
19673,101,680
19662,970,590
19652,845,040
19642,724,960
19632,609,640
19622,499,340
19612,393,710
19602,282,960
19592,172,390
19582,067,320
19571,967,330
19561,872,300
19551,781,620
19541,695,450
19531,613,450
19521,535,520
19511,461,150
19501,369,370

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19501,369,3700%0
19511,461,1506.7%91,780
19521,535,5205.09%74,370
19531,613,4505.08%77,930
19541,695,4505.08%82,000
19551,781,6205.08%86,170
19561,872,3005.09%90,680
19571,967,3305.08%95,030
19582,067,3205.08%99,990
19592,172,3905.08%105,070
19602,282,9605.09%110,570
19612,393,7104.85%110,750
19622,499,3404.41%105,630
19632,609,6404.41%110,300
19642,724,9604.42%115,320
19652,845,0404.41%120,080
19662,970,5904.41%125,550
19673,101,6804.41%131,090
19683,238,7504.42%137,070
19693,381,4704.41%142,720
19703,530,6904.41%149,220
19713,689,1904.49%158,500
19723,863,5204.73%174,330
19734,045,5704.71%182,050
19744,236,4804.72%190,910
19754,436,3804.72%199,900
19764,646,0204.73%209,640
19774,864,9504.71%218,930
19785,094,5204.72%229,570
19795,334,9204.72%240,400
19805,587,0104.73%252,090
19815,862,3504.93%275,340
19826,176,9605.37%314,610
19836,508,4505.37%331,490
19846,858,2305.37%349,780
19857,225,7605.36%367,530
19867,613,5305.37%387,770
19878,022,1205.37%408,590
19888,453,2405.37%431,120
19898,906,2505.36%453,010
19909,384,2105.37%477,960
19919,884,7105.33%500,500
199210,406,2005.28%521,490
199310,953,7005.26%547,500
199411,530,8005.27%577,100
199512,138,2005.27%607,400
199612,778,6005.28%640,400
199713,450,9005.26%672,300
199814,159,5005.27%708,600
199914,905,5005.27%746,000
200015,691,9005.28%786,400
200116,413,7004.6%721,800
200216,955,6003.3%541,900
200317,515,5003.3%559,900
200418,094,7003.31%579,200
200518,691,3003.3%596,600
200619,308,5003.3%617,200
200719,946,1003.3%637,600
200820,605,6003.31%659,500
200921,285,1003.3%679,500
201021,987,9003.3%702,800
201122,713,9003.3%726,000
201223,463,9003.3%750,000
201324,238,7003.3%774,800
201425,039,1003.3%800,400
201525,865,9003.3%826,800
201626,720,0003.3%854,100
201727,602,3003.3%882,300
201828,513,7003.3%911,400
201929,399,1003.11%885,400
202030,290,9003.03%891,800
202131,181,4002.94%890,500
202232,065,8002.84%884,400
202332,941,3002.73%875,500
202433,807,4002.63%866,100
202534,665,6002.54%858,200
202635,518,4002.46%852,800
202736,369,3002.4%850,900
202837,221,3002.34%852,000
202938,077,2002.3%855,900
203038,938,7002.26%861,500
203139,806,9002.23%868,200
203240,682,0002.2%875,100
203341,564,4002.17%882,400
203442,452,4002.14%888,000
203543,345,1002.1%892,700

Delhi 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. India Census 2011 - Population census 2011 conducted by the Census Organization of India
  2. India Census 2011 - Delhi - Delhi population census data 2011

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