Hyderabad, India Population 2024

Hyderabad's 2024 population is now estimated at 11,068,900In 1950, the population of Hyderabad was 1,096,320Hyderabad has grown by 267,700 in the last year, which represents a 2.48% 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 Hyderabad, which typically includes Hyderabad's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Hyderabad is the largest city and capital of the southern Indian state Telangana. Hyderabad is located on the banks of the Musi River around artificial lakes. In 2014, the estimated population of Hyderabad is 8.7 million in 2014, which makes it the 4th most populous city in India. The 2018 estimates based on prior growth percentages push this number to over 9 million residents within the city.

City Size and Population Density

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was created in 2007 to oversee the civic infrastructure of the 18 "circles" of the city. This increased the area of Hyderabad from 175 square kilometers to 650 square kilometers, and the population grew by 87%. The GHMC has a population of 10 million, which makes it the 6th most populous urban agglomeration in India. GHMC's population has grown from 7.7 million in 2011, showing substantial growth. Hyderabad has an estimated population of 8.7 million with a population density of 18,480 people per square kilometer (47,000/sq mi).

Hyderabad Demographics

Most Hyderabadi are Telugu and Urdu speaking people, although there are minority communities of Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Marwari, Malayali, Oriya, Gujarati, Punjabi and Uttar Pradesh.

Among the foreigners in the city, Hadhrami Arabs represent the majority, with sizeable populations of African Arabs, Armenians, Abyssinians, Iranians, Pathans, and Turkish people. At the 2011 census, 24% of Hyderabadi were migrants from elsewhere in the country.

Hinduism is the most common religion practiced in the city (55.5%), followed by Muslims (41%), Christians (2.5%), Jains (0.5%), Sikhs (0.3%), Buddhists (0.02%) and other religions.

13% of the population of Hyderabad live below the poverty line. There are at least 1,476 slums in Hyderabad with a population of at least 1.7 million, 66% of whom live in the core of the city that made up Hyderabad before the expansion in 2007. The remaining people live in 491 tenements. Nearly one-quarter of the slum-dwellers in the city came from other parts of India in the 1990s, with at least 63% having lived in slums for at least a decade. Around 30% of the slums have basic service while others depend on general public services from the government.

Hyderabad History

The area of modern-day Hyderabad was first known as Golkonda and ruled by the Chalukya dynasty until 1075 CE. After the empire fell apart in the 11th century, it came under the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty, which was reduced to a vassal of the Khilji dynasty in the early 14th century. This lasted very briefly, and the Sultanate of Delhi took control in 1321 AD.

The modern history of the city started in 1518 when Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate. In 1589, Hyderabad was built on the Musi River. Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth sultan of the dynasty, dedicated the city to his wife, Bhagyamathi, and ordered the construction of a monument in the city that later became its icon (the Charminar in 1591). Through the 17th century, Hyderabad became powerful and known as a center for successful diamond trade.

In 1687, Golconda Fort, which protected the city, was destroyed by the Mughal prince Aurangzeb. Hyderabad then fell in importance, and its diamond trade was destroyed as the city eventually fell into ruins. Hyderabad came under the rule of the Nizams in the early 18th century, and it once more saw strong growth.

When the French and British took control of large parts of India, the Nizams allied with each side alternatively and won the friendship of the Western invaders without being forced to give up power. This allowed Hyderabad to be ruled by the Nizam and it became the largest princely state in the country with its currency, mint, postal system and more.

When India gained independence in 1947, the Nizams attempted to become independent but were defeated by the Indian army and Hyderabad became a state of India a year later.

Hyderabad is still known as the City of Pearls, as it was historically known as a diamond and pearl trading center. Many bazaars in the city have been open for centuries.

Hyderabad Population Growth

Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in all of India, which has led to many issues in terms of employment, housing and essential services. There has been a steep increase in Hyderabad's slum population, which is attributed to ineffective urban planning and greater rural-to-urban migration. There has been a 264% increase in the slum population in and around the city in the last decade, with 30% of the city's people believed to live in a slum in 2014.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.48%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203514,151,700
203413,860,300
203313,570,400
203213,282,400
203112,996,900
203012,713,900
202912,433,600
202812,156,000
202711,881,100
202611,608,400
202511,337,900
202411,068,900
202310,801,200
202210,534,400
202110,268,700
202010,004,100
20199,741,400
20189,481,620
20179,212,580
20168,951,160
20158,697,170
20148,450,380
20138,210,590
20127,977,610
20117,751,240
20107,531,290
20097,317,590
20087,110,230
20076,908,190
20066,712,170
20056,521,700
20046,336,900
20036,156,840
20025,982,130
20015,812,390
20005,650,080
19995,493,050
19985,340,590
19975,192,360
19965,048,440
19954,908,130
19944,771,910
19934,639,460
19924,510,870
19914,385,500
19904,192,580
19893,974,390
19883,767,840
19873,571,500
19863,385,630
19853,209,440
19843,042,640
19832,884,090
19822,734,000
19812,591,720
19802,487,040
19792,400,980
19782,318,000
19772,237,900
19762,160,660
19752,085,890
19742,013,810
19731,944,220
19721,877,120
19711,812,160
19701,748,400
19691,686,510
19681,626,900
19671,569,230
19661,513,690
19651,460,110
19641,408,500
19631,358,580
19621,310,490
19611,264,100
19601,240,510
19591,227,880
19581,215,390
19571,203,020
19561,190,800
19551,178,670
19541,166,680
19531,154,820
19521,143,080
19511,131,440
19501,096,320

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19501,096,3200%0
19511,131,4403.2%35,120
19521,143,0801.03%11,640
19531,154,8201.03%11,740
19541,166,6801.03%11,860
19551,178,6701.03%11,990
19561,190,8001.03%12,130
19571,203,0201.03%12,220
19581,215,3901.03%12,370
19591,227,8801.03%12,490
19601,240,5101.03%12,630
19611,264,1001.9%23,590
19621,310,4903.67%46,390
19631,358,5803.67%48,090
19641,408,5003.67%49,920
19651,460,1103.66%51,610
19661,513,6903.67%53,580
19671,569,2303.67%55,540
19681,626,9003.68%57,670
19691,686,5103.66%59,610
19701,748,4003.67%61,890
19711,812,1603.65%63,760
19721,877,1203.58%64,960
19731,944,2203.57%67,100
19742,013,8103.58%69,590
19752,085,8903.58%72,080
19762,160,6603.58%74,770
19772,237,9003.57%77,240
19782,318,0003.58%80,100
19792,400,9803.58%82,980
19802,487,0403.58%86,060
19812,591,7204.21%104,680
19822,734,0005.49%142,280
19832,884,0905.49%150,090
19843,042,6405.5%158,550
19853,209,4405.48%166,800
19863,385,6305.49%176,190
19873,571,5005.49%185,870
19883,767,8405.5%196,340
19893,974,3905.48%206,550
19904,192,5805.49%218,190
19914,385,5004.6%192,920
19924,510,8702.86%125,370
19934,639,4602.85%128,590
19944,771,9102.85%132,450
19954,908,1302.85%136,220
19965,048,4402.86%140,310
19975,192,3602.85%143,920
19985,340,5902.85%148,230
19995,493,0502.85%152,460
20005,650,0802.86%157,030
20015,812,3902.87%162,310
20025,982,1302.92%169,740
20036,156,8402.92%174,710
20046,336,9002.92%180,060
20056,521,7002.92%184,800
20066,712,1702.92%190,470
20076,908,1902.92%196,020
20087,110,2302.92%202,040
20097,317,5902.92%207,360
20107,531,2902.92%213,700
20117,751,2402.92%219,950
20127,977,6102.92%226,370
20138,210,5902.92%232,980
20148,450,3802.92%239,790
20158,697,1702.92%246,790
20168,951,1602.92%253,990
20179,212,5802.92%261,420
20189,481,6202.92%269,040
20199,741,4002.74%259,780
202010,004,1002.7%262,700
202110,268,7002.64%264,600
202210,534,4002.59%265,700
202310,801,2002.53%266,800
202411,068,9002.48%267,700
202511,337,9002.43%269,000
202611,608,4002.39%270,500
202711,881,1002.35%272,700
202812,156,0002.31%274,900
202912,433,6002.28%277,600
203012,713,9002.25%280,300
203112,996,9002.23%283,000
203213,282,4002.2%285,500
203313,570,4002.17%288,000
203413,860,3002.14%289,900
203514,151,7002.1%291,400

Hyderabad 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 - Hyderabad (Greater Hyderabad) City Census 2011 data
  2. Government of Telangana - Statistical Year Book 2015

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