Pune, India Population 2024

Pune's 2024 population is now estimated at 7,345,850In 1950, the population of Pune was 580,848Pune has grown by 179,480 in the last year, which represents a 2.5% 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 Pune, which typically includes Pune's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Pune is the second-largest city in Maharashtra, India and the ninth largest city in the country. Pune is located on the Mutha river and it was once the power center of the Maratha Empire. Today, the city is considered Maharashtra's culture capital. Pune has an estimated population of 3.99 million.

Pune City Size and Population Density

The city proper has a population density of 5,600 people per square kilometer (15,000/square mile) and encompasses a total surface area of 331.26 kilometers squared (127.90 square miles). The larger metropolitan area has a population of 5 million, which makes it the 7th largest metro area by population in India.

Industry in Pune

Pune is now emerging as a manufacturing and IT center with the 6th highest per capita income in India. It also has a large automotive industry and it's the headquarters for the Automotive Research Association of India.

Pune Population Demographics

India as a whole has a young population with a median age of just 24 years. In Pune, 62% of the population is under 30 with a larger-than-average share of people in the 25-34 age group. The literacy rate in Pune is 86%, with a higher literacy rate of 90% for men and 81% for women.

Like many cities in India, there is a larger share of men than women. The child sex ratio is 883 girls to every 1,000 boys, compared to 902 girls for every 1,000 boys at the 2011 census. The most recent census has found a worsening sex ratio in most of India's territories and states due to a preference for boys. It's not uncommon in the country for female pregnancies to be aborted once the parents learn of the gender. While the country has instituted campaigns against revealing a fetus's gender and it's illegal, the law is nearly impossible to enforce.

The most common religion in Pune by far is Hinduism, although there are many Jewish synagogues, churches, Buddhist Viharas, Jain temples, and other religious centers in the city.

Marathi remains the most widely spoken language in Pune due to its Marathi influence. Hindi and English are also widely spoken. The city is also known for its Marathi-speaking Jewish population and renowned Ohel David Synagogue.

Pune Population Growth

Pune is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Asian-Pacific and this has been true for some time. Between 1991 and 2001, the city grew by 40%, increasing from 1.6 million to 2.5 million. The decadal growth rate of Pune for the last 40 years has been at least 40% and it's estimated that population will hit 5.6 million by 2031 if this trend continues.

The Pune Municipal Corporation has found that about 40% of the city's population was living in slums in 2011.

Country
India
Growth Rate
2.5%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20359,396,310
20349,202,820
20339,010,310
20328,819,090
20318,629,490
20308,441,560
20298,255,350
20288,070,810
20277,887,880
20267,706,270
20257,525,720
20247,345,850
20237,166,370
20226,987,080
20216,807,980
20206,629,350
20196,451,620
20186,275,750
20176,093,800
20165,917,130
20155,745,580
20145,579,000
20135,417,250
20125,260,200
20115,107,690
20104,959,610
20094,815,820
20084,676,390
20074,540,620
20064,408,980
20054,281,160
20044,157,210
20034,036,520
20023,919,490
20013,805,850
20003,666,660
19993,518,170
19983,375,890
19973,239,360
19963,108,530
19952,982,650
19942,862,020
19932,746,280
19922,635,360
19912,528,640
19902,429,830
19892,336,550
19882,246,970
19872,160,590
19862,077,650
19851,997,890
19841,921,300
19831,847,440
19821,776,520
19811,708,320
19801,641,980
19791,577,650
19781,515,920
19771,456,600
19761,399,680
19751,344,840
19741,292,220
19731,241,650
19721,193,140
19711,146,390
19701,104,910
19691,066,020
19681,028,550
1967992,293
1966957,366
1965923,668
1964891,200
1963859,788
1962829,525
1961800,326
1960776,895
1959756,400
1958736,473
1957717,070
1956698,205
1955679,786
1954661,877
1953644,440
1952627,485
1951610,932
1950580,848

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950580,8480%0
1951610,9325.18%30,084
1952627,4852.71%16,553
1953644,4402.7%16,955
1954661,8772.71%17,437
1955679,7862.71%17,909
1956698,2052.71%18,419
1957717,0702.7%18,865
1958736,4732.71%19,403
1959756,4002.71%19,927
1960776,8952.71%20,495
1961800,3263.02%23,431
1962829,5253.65%29,199
1963859,7883.65%30,263
1964891,2003.65%31,412
1965923,6683.64%32,468
1966957,3663.65%33,698
1967992,2933.65%34,927
19681,028,5503.65%36,257
19691,066,0203.64%37,470
19701,104,9103.65%38,890
19711,146,3903.75%41,480
19721,193,1404.08%46,750
19731,241,6504.07%48,510
19741,292,2204.07%50,570
19751,344,8404.07%52,620
19761,399,6804.08%54,840
19771,456,6004.07%56,920
19781,515,9204.07%59,320
19791,577,6504.07%61,730
19801,641,9804.08%64,330
19811,708,3204.04%66,340
19821,776,5203.99%68,200
19831,847,4403.99%70,920
19841,921,3004%73,860
19851,997,8903.99%76,590
19862,077,6503.99%79,760
19872,160,5903.99%82,940
19882,246,9704%86,380
19892,336,5503.99%89,580
19902,429,8303.99%93,280
19912,528,6404.07%98,810
19922,635,3604.22%106,720
19932,746,2804.21%110,920
19942,862,0204.21%115,740
19952,982,6504.21%120,630
19963,108,5304.22%125,880
19973,239,3604.21%130,830
19983,375,8904.21%136,530
19993,518,1704.21%142,280
20003,666,6604.22%148,490
20013,805,8503.8%139,190
20023,919,4902.99%113,640
20034,036,5202.99%117,030
20044,157,2102.99%120,690
20054,281,1602.98%123,950
20064,408,9802.99%127,820
20074,540,6202.99%131,640
20084,676,3902.99%135,770
20094,815,8202.98%139,430
20104,959,6102.99%143,790
20115,107,6902.99%148,080
20125,260,2002.99%152,510
20135,417,2502.99%157,050
20145,579,0002.99%161,750
20155,745,5802.99%166,580
20165,917,1302.99%171,550
20176,093,8002.99%176,670
20186,275,7502.99%181,950
20196,451,6202.8%175,870
20206,629,3502.75%177,730
20216,807,9802.69%178,630
20226,987,0802.63%179,100
20237,166,3702.57%179,290
20247,345,8502.5%179,480
20257,525,7202.45%179,870
20267,706,2702.4%180,550
20277,887,8802.36%181,610
20288,070,8102.32%182,930
20298,255,3502.29%184,540
20308,441,5602.26%186,210
20318,629,4902.23%187,930
20328,819,0902.2%189,600
20339,010,3102.17%191,220
20349,202,8202.14%192,510
20359,396,3102.1%193,490

Pune 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. Census India - Pune District census 2011 data
  2. Census India - Pune district census handbook

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