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Population of Kerala

Source 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 89)
Date10 Feb 2025
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As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Kerala is projected to be 36,111,000, or 36.11 million, or 3.61 crore, as of July 1, 2025. Kerala is the 15th most populous state in India and the least populous state in South India.

The size of the population of Kerala is equivalent to that of Malaysia, the 44th most populous country in the world.

In 2025, the sex ratio of the total population in Kerala will be 92.459 males per 100 females. There are 17,348,000, or 17.35 million, or 1.74 crore, males and 18,763,000, or 18.76 million, or 1.88 crore, females in Kerala. Kerala has 1,415,000, or 1.42 million, more females than males.

Kerala accounts for 2.55 percent of the Indian population, 1.34% less than the peak of 3.89% in 1971. The population growth rate for 2025 is projected at 0.40%, the 3rd lowest among states. Kerala will add 144k people more people in 2025.

According to the Census of India 2011, the population of Kerala was 3.34 crore, increasing from 3.18 crore in 2001. There were 16,027,412 males and 17,378,649 females, with a sex ratio of 92.225 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 4.91%, almost half of the 1991-2001. The population of Kerala increased by 1.56 million during the decade 2001-2011.

The population of Kerala, which at the turn of the twentieth century was only around 6.4 million, increased by approximately 5.65 times in 124 years to reach 36.11 million in 2025. In 1901, Kerala was the 13th most populous state, but as of 2025, it has overtaken Punjab and been surpassed by Telangana, Jharkhand, and Assam.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change
Kerala Population (2011-2036)
Year Population Growth Share (%)
TotalMaleFemaleNet Changerate (%)India
201133,484,00016,065,00017,419,000--2.75
201233,719,00016,179,00017,540,000235,0000.7022.74
201333,953,00016,292,00017,661,000234,0000.6942.72
201434,188,00016,405,00017,782,000235,0000.6922.70
201534,422,00016,519,00017,903,000234,0000.6842.69
201634,639,00016,624,00018,015,000217,0000.6302.67
201734,821,00016,714,00018,107,000182,0000.5252.66
201835,003,00016,804,00018,200,000182,0000.5232.64
201935,186,00016,893,00018,292,000183,0000.5232.63
202035,368,00016,983,00018,385,000182,0000.5172.61
202135,537,00017,066,00018,471,000169,0000.4782.60
202235,680,00017,137,00018,544,000143,0000.4022.59
202335,824,00017,207,00018,617,000144,0000.4042.57
202435,967,00017,277,00018,690,000143,0000.3992.56
202536,111,00017,348,00018,763,000144,0000.4002.55
202636,239,00017,411,00018,828,000128,0000.3542.54
202736,337,00017,460,00018,877,00098,0000.2702.52
202836,434,00017,508,00018,926,00097,0000.2672.51
202936,532,00017,557,00018,975,00098,0000.2692.50
203036,630,00017,606,00019,024,00098,0000.2682.49
203136,712,00017,647,00019,065,00082,0000.2242.48
203236,762,00017,674,00019,088,00050,0000.1362.47
203336,813,00017,702,00019,111,00051,0000.1392.46
203436,864,00017,729,00019,135,00051,0000.1392.44
203536,915,00017,756,00019,158,00051,0000.1382.43
203636,965,00017,784,00019,182,00050,0000.1352.42
Kerala Population (1901-2011)
Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to India
19016,396,262--2.68
19117,147,673751,41111.752.84
19217,802,127654,4549.163.10
19319,507,0501,704,92321.853.41
194111,031,5411,524,49116.043.46
195113,549,1182,517,57722.823.75
196116,903,7153,354,59724.763.85
197121,347,3754,443,66026.293.89
198125,453,6804,106,30519.243.72
199129,098,5183,644,83814.323.44
200131,841,3742,742,8569.433.10
201133,406,0611,564,6874.912.76
Kerala population by Age Group (2011)
Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,247,534 1,205,558 2,453,092 7.34 103.482
05-09 1,303,190 1,251,922 2,555,112 7.65 104.095
10-14 1,438,917 1,383,853 2,822,770 8.45 103.979
15-19 1,328,299 1,282,253 2,610,552 7.81 103.591
20-24 1,298,826 1,366,983 2,665,809 7.98 95.014
25-29 1,203,978 1,400,114 2,604,092 7.80 85.991
30-34 1,128,217 1,327,284 2,455,501 7.35 85.002
35-39 1,161,819 1,417,854 2,579,673 7.72 81.942
40-44 1,117,424 1,295,074 2,412,498 7.22 86.283
45-49 1,105,598 1,242,932 2,348,530 7.03 88.951
50-54 931,191 996,954 1,928,145 5.77 93.404
55-59 861,527 880,881 1,742,408 5.22 97.803
60-64 685,136 729,535 1,414,671 4.23 93.914
65-69 459,232 542,902 1,002,134 3.00 84.588
70-74 326,562 406,810 733,372 2.20 80.274
75-79 208,317 293,050 501,367 1.50 71.086
80-84 118,544 183,899 302,443 0.91 64.461
85-89 59,903 104,352 164,255 0.49 57.405
90-94 17,967 34,963 52,930 0.16 51.389
95-99 5,746 11,044 16,790 0.05 52.028
100+ 2,188 3,243 5,431 0.02 67.468
Age not stated 17,297 17,189 34,486 0.10 100.628
Total 16,027,412 17,378,649 33,406,061 92.225
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio
Population of Kerala districts 2011
Rank District Population Rural (%) Urban (%) Sex ratio
MaleFemaleTotalShare (%)F per 1000 MM per 100 F
11Kasaragod628,613678,7621,307,3753.9161.0638.941,08092.612
8Kannur1,181,4461,341,5572,523,0037.5534.9665.041,13688.065
14Wayanad401,684415,736817,4202.4596.143.861,03596.620
5Kozhikode1,470,9421,615,3513,086,2939.2432.8567.151,09891.060
1Malappuram1,960,3282,152,5924,112,92012.3155.8244.181,09891.068
6Palakkad1,359,4781,450,4562,809,9348.4175.9124.091,06793.728
4Thrissur1,480,7631,640,4373,121,2009.3432.8367.171,10890.266
3Ernakulam1,619,5571,662,8313,282,3889.8331.9368.071,02797.398
13Idukki 552,808556,1661,108,9743.3295.314.691,00699.396
10Kottayam968,2891,006,2621,974,5515.9171.3728.631,03996.226
9Alappuzha1,013,1421,114,6472,127,7896.3746.0453.961,10090.894
12Pathanamthitta561,716635,6961,197,4123.5889.0110.991,13288.362
7Kollam1,246,9681,388,4072,635,3757.8954.9545.051,11389.813
2Thiruvananthapuram1,581,6781,719,7493,301,4279.8846.3453.661,08791.971
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