As of the year 2024, the population of the capital city of India, Delhi was over ** million people. This was a 2.63 percent growth from last year. The historical trends show that the population doubled between 1990 and 2010. The UN estimated that the population was expected to reach around ** million by 2030. Reasons for population growth   As per the Delhi Economic Survey, migration added over *** thousand people to Delhi’s population in 2022. The estimates showed relative stability in natural population growth for a long time before the pandemic. The numbers suggest a sharp decrease in birth rates from 2020 onwards and a corresponding increase in death rates in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The net natural addition or the remaining growth is attributed to migration. These estimates are based on trends published by the Civil Registration System. National Capital Region (NCR) Usually, population estimates for Delhi represent the urban agglomeration of Delhi, which includes Delhi and some of its adjacent suburban areas. The National Capital Region or NCR is one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world. It is an example of inter-state regional planning and development, centred around the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and covering certain districts of neighbouring states Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Noida, Gurugram, and Ghaziabad are some of the key cities of NCR. Over the past decade, NCR has emerged as a key economic centre in India.

Population: Delhi data was reported at 21.588 Person mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.195 Person mn for 2023. Population: Delhi data is updated yearly, averaging 16.001 Person mn from Mar 1994 (Median) to 2024, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.588 Person mn in 2024 and a record low of 10.446 Person mn in 1994. Population: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GBG001: Population. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

As of the year 2024, the population of the capital city of India, Delhi, was over ** million people. This was a **** percent growth from last year. The historical trends show a trend of slowing growth rate over the decades, especially post-2000. However, the population growth rate in the last three years has been the lowest during the recorded period. As per UN estimates, population growth is expected to slow down to **** percent in 2030.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Delhi, India metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi data was reported at 16,368,899.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 12,877,470.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi data is updated decadal, averaging 1,898,271.000 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,368,899.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 214,115.000 Person in 03-01-1901. Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC026: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: NCT of Delhi.

Population projection for National Capital Region (NCR) in India during 2021 was estimated to be more than ** million people. The National Capital Territory of Delhi accounted for around ** million people. The total population of NCR was estimated to reach around ** million by 2031. NCR is an urban agglomeration centered around the national capital territory of Delhi and includes certain districts of neighboring states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. A recent categorization of this region into three categories has been devised which divides the region into Core National Capital Territory of Delhi, Central National Capital Region (CNCR) Periphery including districts close to the core, and lastly, the rest of the NCR region.

India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population. According to official estimates in 2022, India's population stood at over 1.42 billion.

This dataset contains the population distribution by state, gender, sex & region.

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Delhi was the largest city in terms of number of inhabitants in India in 2023.The capital city was estimated to house nearly 33 million people, with Mumbai ranking second that year. India's population estimate was 1.4 billion, ahead of China that same year.

Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi: Female data was reported at 7,607,894.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,808,099.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi: Female data is updated decadal, averaging 824,862.000 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,607,894.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 96,243.000 Person in 03-01-1901. Census: Population: Delhi: Delhi: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAC026: Census: Population: By Towns and Urban Agglomerations: NCT of Delhi.

The population in New Delhi was approximately **** million, the most among the leading Indian cities in 2019. Mumbai and Kolkata rounded up the three most populated cities across the country that year.

Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data was reported at 14.100 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.400 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 17.500 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.300 NA in 1999 and a record low of 14.100 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH002: Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: by States.

According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, the share of males with disability was the highest in rural Delhi at 1.5 percent. Among females disability was less prevalent through out India's capital territory. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.

Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data was reported at 10.600 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.200 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 13.100 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.400 NA in 1999 and a record low of 10.600 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH004: Vital Statistics: Natural Growth Rate: by States.

Census: Population: by Religion: Other Religion and Persuasions: Delhi data was reported at 2,197.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,174.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Other Religion and Persuasions: Delhi data is updated decadal, averaging 2,185.500 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,197.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 2,174.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Other Religion and Persuasions: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE008: Census: Population: by Religion: Other Religion and Persuasions.

In India's capital territory of Delhi, the share of males with multiple disability was at 1.4 percent and with locomotor disabilities at 0.9 percent in 2018. The same among females was less prevalent. According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, a higher percentage of disabled men than disabled women were present in India. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.

The National Capital Territory of Delhi within the National Capital Region was estimated to be ** percent urban in 2011. However, the Central National Capital Region (CNCR) Periphery witnessed the highest increase in urban population from ** percent in 1991 to ** percent in 2011.

Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi data was reported at 14.200 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.400 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi data is updated yearly, averaging 17.800 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.300 NA in 2000 and a record low of 14.200 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: per 1000 Population: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH002: Vital Statistics: Birth Rate: by States.

In 2022, the union territory of Delhi had the highest urban population density of over ** thousand persons per square kilometer. While the rural population density was highest in union territory of Puducherry, followed by the state of Bihar.

In 1800, the population of the region of present-day India was approximately 169 million. The population would grow gradually throughout the 19th century, rising to over 240 million by 1900. Population growth would begin to increase in the 1920s, as a result of falling mortality rates, due to improvements in health, sanitation and infrastructure. However, the population of India would see it’s largest rate of growth in the years following the country’s independence from the British Empire in 1948, where the population would rise from 358 million to over one billion by the turn of the century, making India the second country to pass the billion person milestone. While the rate of growth has slowed somewhat as India begins a demographics shift, the country’s population has continued to grow dramatically throughout the 21st century, and in 2020, India is estimated to have a population of just under 1.4 billion, well over a billion more people than one century previously. Today, approximately 18% of the Earth’s population lives in India, and it is estimated that India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world within the next five years.

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