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Population of Nagaland

Source 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 91)
Date03 Jul 2024
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As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Nagaland is projected to be 2,258,000, or 2.26 million, or 22.58 lakh, as of July 1, 2024. Nagaland is the 24th most populous state in India. It is the fifth-largest state in northeastern India in terms of population. Nagaland’s population is projected to reach 24.62 lakh in 2036.

The size of the population of Nagaland is equivalent to that of Guinea-Bissau, the 129th most populous country in the world.

In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in Nagaland will be 106.490 males per 100 females. There are 1,165,000, or 1.17 million, or 11.65 lakh, males and 1,094,000, or 1.09 million, or 10.94 lakh, females in Nagaland. Nagaland has 71,000 , or 71k, more males than females.

Nagaland accounts for 0.16 percent of the Indian population, 0.03% less than the peak of 0.19% in 2001. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.89%, the 15th highest among states. Nagaland will add 20,000 more people in 2024.

According to the Census of India 2011, the population of Nagaland was 19.79 lakh, decreasing from 19.90 lakh in 2001. There were 1,024,649 males and 953,853 females, with a sex ratio of 107.422 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was -0.58%, 65.11% lower than the 1991–2001 period. The population of Nagaland decreased by 12k during the decade 2001–2011.

The population of Nagaland, which at the turn of the twentieth century was around 82k, increased by approximately 15.19 times in 123 years to reach 2.26 million in 2024. In 1901, Nagaland was the 25th most populous state, but as of 2024, it has surpassed Goa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change
Nagaland Population (2011-2036)
Year Population Growth Share (%)
TotalMaleFemaleNet Changerate (%)India
20111,984,0001,027,000957,000--0.16
20122,005,0001,038,000967,00021,0001.0580.16
20132,027,0001,049,000978,00022,0001.0970.16
20142,049,0001,060,000989,00022,0001.0850.16
20152,070,0001,071,000999,00021,0001.0250.16
20162,092,0001,082,0001,010,00022,0001.0630.16
20172,113,0001,092,0001,021,00021,0001.0040.16
20182,134,0001,103,0001,031,00021,0000.9940.16
20192,155,0001,114,0001,042,00021,0000.9840.16
20202,177,0001,124,0001,052,00022,0001.0210.16
20212,198,0001,135,0001,063,00021,0000.9650.16
20222,218,0001,145,0001,073,00020,0000.9100.16
20232,238,0001,155,0001,083,00020,0000.9020.16
20242,258,0001,165,0001,094,00020,0000.8940.16
20252,279,0001,175,0001,104,00021,0000.9300.16
20262,299,0001,184,0001,114,00020,0000.8780.16
20272,317,0001,193,0001,123,00018,0000.7830.16
20282,335,0001,202,0001,133,00018,0000.7770.16
20292,354,0001,211,0001,142,00019,0000.8140.16
20302,372,0001,220,0001,152,00018,0000.7650.16
20312,389,0001,228,0001,161,00017,0000.7170.16
20322,404,0001,235,0001,168,00015,0000.6280.16
20332,418,0001,242,0001,176,00014,0000.5820.16
20342,433,0001,249,0001,184,00015,0000.6200.16
20352,447,0001,256,0001,191,00014,0000.5750.16
20362,462,0001,262,0001,199,00015,0000.6130.16
Nagaland Population (1901-2011)
Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)India
1901101,550--0.04
1911149,03847,48846.760.06
1921158,8019,7636.550.06
1931178,84420,04312.620.06
1941189,64110,7976.040.06
1951212,97523,33412.300.06
1961369,200156,22573.350.08
1971516,449147,24939.880.09
1981774,930258,48150.050.11
19911,209,546434,61656.080.14
20011,990,036780,49064.530.19
20111,978,502-11,534-0.580.16
Nagaland population by Age Group (2011)
Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 101,291 95,971 197,262 9.97 105.543
05-09 120,647 112,452 233,099 11.78 107.288
10-14 129,237 119,434 248,671 12.57 108.208
15-19 117,994 111,628 229,622 11.61 105.703
20-24 103,769 100,594 204,363 10.33 103.156
25-29 89,598 87,303 176,901 8.94 102.629
30-34 76,505 73,419 149,924 7.58 104.203
35-39 64,695 63,503 128,198 6.48 101.877
40-44 57,653 51,608 109,261 5.52 111.713
45-49 47,757 39,990 87,747 4.44 119.422
50-54 36,134 29,725 65,859 3.33 121.561
55-59 23,741 19,657 43,398 2.19 120.776
60-64 19,683 16,836 36,519 1.85 116.910
65-69 12,801 11,442 24,243 1.23 111.877
70-74 9,260 8,333 17,593 0.89 111.124
75-79 5,635 4,930 10,565 0.53 114.300
80-84 3,728 3,294 7,022 0.35 113.175
85-89 1,727 1,574 3,301 0.17 109.720
90-94 1,155 964 2,119 0.11 119.813
95-99 591 425 1,016 0.05 139.059
100+ 199 149 348 0.02 133.557
Age not stated 849 622 1,471 0.07 136.495
Total 1,024,649 953,853 1,978,502 107.422
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Population of Nagaland districts 2011
Rank District Population Rural (%) Urban (%) Sex ratio
MaleFemaleTotalShare (%)F per 1000 MM per 100 F
3Mon131,753118,507250,26012.6586.2413.76899111.177
5Mokokchung101,09293,530194,6229.8471.3728.63925108.085
8Zunheboto71,21769,540140,7577.1180.3919.61976102.412
6Wokha84,50581,838166,3438.4178.9621.04968103.259
1Dimapur 197,394181,417378,81119.1547.7752.23919108.807
7Phek83,74379,675163,4188.2684.9615.04951105.106
4Tuensang101,93394,663196,5969.9481.2918.71929107.680
11Longleng26,50223,98250,4842.5584.9215.08905110.508
10Kiphire37,83036,17474,0043.7477.7222.28956104.578
2Kohima138,966129,022267,98813.5454.8245.18928107.707
9Peren49,71445,50595,2194.8185.5214.48915109.250
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