Indore, India Population 2024

Indore's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,393,380In 1950, the population of Indore was 302,233Indore has grown by 91,300 in the last year, which represents a 2.76% 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 Indore, which typically includes Indore's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

The city of Indore is known as the commercial hub of India as well as the leader in education for the entire country. Indore is also the most populated city in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city has been growing throughout its long history and, according to census figures, it shows no indication of slowing down.

City Size and Population Density

The city of Indore covers a sizeable area totaling 530 square kilometers (approximately 204.6 square miles). The overall population density in the metro area comes to 3,800 residents per square kilometer (about 9,700 residents per square mile).

The population of Indore is divided between those who live within the city and those residing in the surrounding areas. The population living in and around the city metro area totals 2,170,295 people, with 1,042,385 women and 1,127,385 men. The interior population is those that reside within the city limits, and this number equals 1,994,397 people, with 1,020,057 women and 944,029 men.

Religion

Religion is not of huge importance in many cities throughout the world these days - with religious affiliation rates falling consistently across the globe - but India is a significant exception to that growing trend.

Religion has always been an essential part of Indian life and Indore remains primarily Hindu. Within the population of Indore, 80.18% of all people claim that they are of the Hindu religion. The second most practiced religion in the city is Islam at 14.09% of the population, followed by the Jain belief with 3.25% of the population. The remaining religions for the city of Indore are Sikhs at 1.09%, Christians at .65%, and Buddhists at .51% of the population. There is a small number (.21%) that claim no religious affiliation and the remaining .03% practice other religions.

Education

Education is a crucial focus for the population of Indore. The statistics show that Indore has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. With 85.87% of the total population being literate, the city has no choice but to be among the educational hubs in India. The literacy rates can be further broken down into males and female. The female population reflects a lower literacy rating than the male, with females at 81.48% and males at 89.9%. In terms of actual numbers, 885,014 men can read, while 739,648 of women are literate.

Unemployment

The unemployment rate of a city is quite remarkable. Although the focus on education tends to draw in new people to Indore each year with hopes for a better life, the unemployment rate might keep some away. The current unemployment rate for the city of Indore is 12.4%. That is quite high even for India, but the city has a history of the erratic unemployment rate. In contrast, the average unemployment rate for the whole of India is 5%. While there are many programs in place within the city, change takes time and progress can be slow.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.76%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20354,361,750
20344,271,920
20334,182,550
20324,093,730
20314,005,600
20303,918,110
20293,831,150
20283,744,510
20273,657,890
20263,570,830
20253,482,830
20243,393,380
20233,302,080
20223,208,720
20213,113,440
20203,016,710
20192,919,300
20182,822,330
20172,723,030
20162,627,220
20152,534,780
20142,445,600
20132,359,550
20122,276,530
20112,196,430
20102,119,150
20092,044,590
20081,972,750
20071,903,250
20061,836,280
20051,771,680
20041,709,420
20031,649,200
20021,591,170
20011,535,190
20001,485,680
19991,439,810
19981,395,420
19971,352,400
19961,310,760
19951,270,290
19941,231,120
19931,193,170
19921,156,430
19911,120,730
19901,087,800
19891,056,640
19881,026,410
1987996,969
1986968,409
1985940,667
1984913,757
1983887,545
1982862,120
1981837,423
1980807,881
1979776,599
1978746,569
1977717,701
1976689,986
1975663,270
1974637,622
1973612,966
1972589,296
1971566,478
1970546,475
1969527,790
1968509,767
1967492,313
1966475,479
1965459,221
1964443,540
1963428,353
1962413,707
1961399,561
1960388,709
1959379,502
1958370,524
1957361,759
1956353,213
1955344,847
1954336,689
1953328,725
1952320,959
1951313,356
1950302,233

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950302,2330%0
1951313,3563.68%11,123
1952320,9592.43%7,603
1953328,7252.42%7,766
1954336,6892.42%7,964
1955344,8472.42%8,158
1956353,2132.43%8,366
1957361,7592.42%8,546
1958370,5242.42%8,765
1959379,5022.42%8,978
1960388,7092.43%9,207
1961399,5612.79%10,852
1962413,7073.54%14,146
1963428,3533.54%14,646
1964443,5403.55%15,187
1965459,2213.54%15,681
1966475,4793.54%16,258
1967492,3133.54%16,834
1968509,7673.55%17,454
1969527,7903.54%18,023
1970546,4753.54%18,685
1971566,4783.66%20,003
1972589,2964.03%22,818
1973612,9664.02%23,670
1974637,6224.02%24,656
1975663,2704.02%25,648
1976689,9864.03%26,716
1977717,7014.02%27,715
1978746,5694.02%28,868
1979776,5994.02%30,030
1980807,8814.03%31,282
1981837,4233.66%29,542
1982862,1202.95%24,697
1983887,5452.95%25,425
1984913,7572.95%26,212
1985940,6672.94%26,910
1986968,4092.95%27,742
1987996,9692.95%28,560
19881,026,4102.95%29,441
19891,056,6402.95%30,230
19901,087,8002.95%31,160
19911,120,7303.03%32,930
19921,156,4303.19%35,700
19931,193,1703.18%36,740
19941,231,1203.18%37,950
19951,270,2903.18%39,170
19961,310,7603.19%40,470
19971,352,4003.18%41,640
19981,395,4203.18%43,020
19991,439,8103.18%44,390
20001,485,6803.19%45,870
20011,535,1903.33%49,510
20021,591,1703.65%55,980
20031,649,2003.65%58,030
20041,709,4203.65%60,220
20051,771,6803.64%62,260
20061,836,2803.65%64,600
20071,903,2503.65%66,970
20081,972,7503.65%69,500
20092,044,5903.64%71,840
20102,119,1503.65%74,560
20112,196,4303.65%77,280
20122,276,5303.65%80,100
20132,359,5503.65%83,020
20142,445,6003.65%86,050
20152,534,7803.65%89,180
20162,627,2203.65%92,440
20172,723,0303.65%95,810
20182,822,3303.65%99,300
20192,919,3003.44%96,970
20203,016,7103.34%97,410
20213,113,4403.21%96,730
20223,208,7203.06%95,280
20233,302,0802.91%93,360
20243,393,3802.76%91,300
20253,482,8302.64%89,450
20263,570,8302.53%88,000
20273,657,8902.44%87,060
20283,744,5102.37%86,620
20293,831,1502.31%86,640
20303,918,1102.27%86,960
20314,005,6002.23%87,490
20324,093,7302.2%88,130
20334,182,5502.17%88,820
20344,271,9202.14%89,370
20354,361,7502.1%89,830

Indore 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%

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