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People Statistics · Region

Population in Delhi

1991 – 2022 · 21 data points 18 of 35 · Regions of India Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Delhi India

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2022 2,51,62,000 +2.8% since 2021
Regions of India · 2022 18 of 35 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 +46% +3.2% a year on average
share of India 1.86% India: 1,35,26,95,000 · 2022
Population, 1991 – 2022 people
+46% since 2012

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

Compared with Population · people
Delhi 2.5Cr
India 135Cr
World 822Cr · 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Delhi · 1991 – 2022
Latest value 2,51,62,000 · 2022
First value 94,21,000 · 1991
Highest 2,51,62,000 · 2022
Lowest 94,21,000 · 1991
Average change +3.2% a year on average
Data points 21

By year

All years · 1991 – 2022

YearDelhiChange IndiaWorld
2022 2,51,62,000 +2.8% 135Cr 799Cr
2021 2,44,85,000 +2.8% 134Cr 792Cr
2020 2,38,18,000 +2.8% 133Cr 785Cr
2019 2,31,64,000 +2.8% 131Cr 778Cr
2018 2,25,23,000 +2.9% 130Cr 770Cr
2017 2,18,96,000 +5.9% 128Cr 761Cr
2015 2,06,76,000 +17% 125Cr 744Cr
2013 1,75,97,000 +1.9% 125Cr 727Cr
2012 1,72,66,000 +1.9% 123Cr 718Cr
2011 1,69,41,000 +1.9% 121Cr 709Cr
2010 1,66,22,000 +1.9% 120Cr 700Cr
2009 1,63,08,000 +1.9% 118Cr 692Cr
2008 1,60,01,000 +1.9% 116Cr 683Cr
2007 1,56,99,000 +1.9% 114Cr 674Cr
2006 1,54,04,000 +1.9% 113Cr 666Cr
2005 1,51,13,000 +1.9% 112Cr 658Cr
2004break in series 1,48,28,000 +2.2% 110Cr 649Cr
2003estimate 1,45,02,000 +2.3% 108Cr 641Cr
2002estimate 1,41,76,000 +2.3% 105Cr 633Cr
2001 1,38,51,000 +47% 103Cr 624Cr
1991 94,21,000 85Cr 539Cr

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022

Ranking · Regions of India

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Uttar Pradesh 21Cr
2 Maharashtra 12Cr
3 Bihar 10Cr
4 West Bengal 9.3Cr
5 Andhra Pradesh 8.8Cr
6 Madhya Pradesh 7.7Cr
7 Rajasthan 7.2Cr
8 Tamil Nadu 6.9Cr
9 Gujarat 6.2Cr
10 Karnataka 6.2Cr
11 Orissa 4.2Cr
12 Kerala 3.5Cr
13 Jharkhand 3.3Cr
14 Assam 3.2Cr
15 Punjab 2.9Cr
16 Haryana 2.7Cr
17 Chhattisgarh 2.6Cr
18 National Capital Territory of Delhi 2.1Cr
19 Jammu and Kashmir 1.2Cr
20 Uttaranchal 1Cr
21 Himachal Pradesh 70L
22 Tripura 38L
23 Meghalaya 27L
24 Manipur 26L
25 Nagaland 24L
26 Goa 20L
27 Chandigarh 17L
28 Puducherry 16L
29 Arunachal Pradesh 13L
30 Mizoram 11L
31 Sikkim 6.4L
32 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5.4L
33 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 4.1L
34 Daman and Diu 3.2L
35 Lakshadweep 79,000

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2015

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.