Population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 94) | |
Date | 10 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is projected to be 404,000, or 404k, or 4.04 lakh, as of July 1, 2023. Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the 3rd least populous union territory in India after Lakshadweep and Ladakh. Andaman and Nicobar Islands’s population is projected to reach 4.13 lakh in 2036.
The size of the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is equivalent to that of Guadeloupe, the 179th most populous country in the world.
In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in Andaman and the Nicobar Islands will be 111.518 males per 100 females. There are 213,000, or 213k, or 2.13 lakh, males and 191,000, or 191k, or 1.91 lakh, females in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andaman and Nicobar Islands have 22,000, or 22k, more males than females.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands account for 0.03 percent of the Indian population. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.25%, the second lowest among all states and UTs. Andaman and the Nicobar Islands will add 1,000 more people in 2024.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was 3.81 lakh, increasing from 3.56 lakh, in 2001. There were 202,871 males and 177,710 females, with a sex ratio of 114.158 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was 6.86%, 20.04% lower than the 1991–2001 period. The population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands increased by 24k during the decade 2001–2011.
The population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which at the turn of the twentieth century was around 25k, increased by approximately 16.39 times in 123 years to reach 404k in 2024.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
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Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
2011 | 381,000 | 203,000 | 178,000 | - | - | 0.03 |
2012 | 384,000 | 204,000 | 179,000 | 3,000 | 0.787 | 0.03 |
2013 | 386,000 | 205,000 | 181,000 | 2,000 | 0.521 | 0.03 |
2014 | 388,000 | 206,000 | 182,000 | 2,000 | 0.518 | 0.03 |
2015 | 390,000 | 207,000 | 183,000 | 2,000 | 0.515 | 0.03 |
2016 | 392,000 | 208,000 | 184,000 | 2,000 | 0.513 | 0.03 |
2017 | 394,000 | 209,000 | 185,000 | 2,000 | 0.510 | 0.03 |
2018 | 396,000 | 209,000 | 186,000 | 2,000 | 0.508 | 0.03 |
2019 | 398,000 | 210,000 | 187,000 | 2,000 | 0.505 | 0.03 |
2020 | 399,000 | 211,000 | 188,000 | 1,000 | 0.251 | 0.03 |
2021 | 401,000 | 212,000 | 189,000 | 2,000 | 0.501 | 0.03 |
2022 | 402,000 | 212,000 | 190,000 | 1,000 | 0.249 | 0.03 |
2023 | 403,000 | 212,000 | 191,000 | 1,000 | 0.249 | 0.03 |
2024 | 404,000 | 213,000 | 191,000 | 1,000 | 0.248 | 0.03 |
2025 | 405,000 | 213,000 | 192,000 | 1,000 | 0.248 | 0.03 |
2026 | 406,000 | 214,000 | 193,000 | 1,000 | 0.247 | 0.03 |
2027 | 407,000 | 214,000 | 193,000 | 1,000 | 0.246 | 0.03 |
2028 | 408,000 | 215,000 | 194,000 | 1,000 | 0.246 | 0.03 |
2029 | 409,000 | 215,000 | 194,000 | 1,000 | 0.245 | 0.03 |
2030 | 410,000 | 215,000 | 195,000 | 1,000 | 0.244 | 0.03 |
2031 | 411,000 | 216,000 | 195,000 | 1,000 | 0.244 | 0.03 |
2032 | 411,000 | 216,000 | 195,000 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
2033 | 412,000 | 216,000 | 196,000 | 1,000 | 0.243 | 0.03 |
2034 | 412,000 | 216,000 | 196,000 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
2035 | 413,000 | 216,000 | 196,000 | 1,000 | 0.243 | 0.03 |
2036 | 413,000 | 217,000 | 197,000 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | India | ||
1901 | 24,649 | - | - | 0.01 |
1911 | 26,459 | 1,810 | 7.34 | 0.01 |
1921 | 27,086 | 627 | 2.37 | 0.01 |
1931 | 29,463 | 2,377 | 8.78 | 0.01 |
1941 | 33,768 | 4,305 | 14.61 | 0.01 |
1951 | 30,971 | -2,797 | -8.28 | 0.01 |
1961 | 63,548 | 32,577 | 105.19 | 0.01 |
1971 | 115,133 | 51,585 | 81.17 | 0.02 |
1981 | 188,741 | 73,608 | 63.93 | 0.03 |
1991 | 280,661 | 91,920 | 48.70 | 0.03 |
2001 | 356,152 | 75,491 | 26.90 | 0.03 |
2011 | 380,581 | 24,429 | 6.86 | 0.03 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 14,641 | 14,113 | 28,754 | 7.56 | 103.741 |
05-09 | 15,512 | 14,942 | 30,454 | 8.00 | 103.815 |
10-14 | 17,118 | 16,349 | 33,467 | 8.79 | 104.704 |
15-19 | 17,266 | 15,760 | 33,026 | 8.68 | 109.556 |
20-24 | 19,528 | 17,587 | 37,115 | 9.75 | 111.037 |
25-29 | 22,230 | 19,492 | 41,722 | 10.96 | 114.047 |
30-34 | 19,359 | 16,364 | 35,723 | 9.39 | 118.302 |
35-39 | 17,170 | 15,672 | 32,842 | 8.63 | 109.558 |
40-44 | 14,813 | 11,922 | 26,735 | 7.02 | 124.249 |
45-49 | 13,270 | 10,591 | 23,861 | 6.27 | 125.295 |
50-54 | 9,710 | 7,586 | 17,296 | 4.54 | 127.999 |
55-59 | 7,870 | 5,924 | 13,794 | 3.62 | 132.849 |
60-64 | 5,807 | 4,569 | 10,376 | 2.73 | 127.096 |
65-69 | 3,430 | 2,796 | 6,226 | 1.64 | 122.675 |
70-74 | 2,378 | 1,720 | 4,098 | 1.08 | 138.256 |
75-79 | 1,295 | 956 | 2,251 | 0.59 | 135.460 |
80-84 | 711 | 625 | 1,336 | 0.35 | 113.760 |
85-89 | 305 | 282 | 587 | 0.15 | 108.156 |
90-94 | 145 | 145 | 290 | 0.08 | 100.000 |
95-99 | 76 | 82 | 158 | 0.04 | 92.683 |
100+ | 42 | 60 | 102 | 0.03 | 70.000 |
Age not stated | 195 | 173 | 368 | 0.10 | 112.717 |
Total | 202,871 | 177,710 | 380,581 | 114.158 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
Rank | District | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
3 | Nicobars | 20,727 | 16,115 | 36,842 | 9.68 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 777 | 128.619 |
2 | North & Middle Andaman | 54,861 | 50,736 | 105,597 | 27.75 | 97.40 | 2.60 | 925 | 108.130 |
1 | South Andaman | 127,283 | 110,859 | 238,142 | 62.57 | 40.90 | 59.10 | 871 | 114.815 |