Population of Tamil Nadu
Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 89) | |
Date | 02 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Tamil Nadu is projected to be 76,936,000 or 76.9 million or 7.69 crores as of July 1, 2023. Tamil Nadu is the 7th most populous state in india. Tamil Nadu’s population is projected to peak in 2031 with 7.81 cr people.
The size of the population of Tamil Nadu is equivalent to Thailand, the 20th most populous country in the world. Only one country in South America, two countries in Europe and four countries in Africa have more people than Tamil Nadu.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Tamil Nadu is 99.611 males per 100 females. There are 38,393,000 or 38.4 million or 3.84 cr males and 38,543,000 or 38.5 million or 3.85 cr females in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has 1,50,000 or 150 k more females than males.
Tamil Nadu accounts for 5.53 percent of the India population, that is 3.09% less than the peak level of 8.61% in 1921. Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 0.30% with addition of 229 k more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Tamil Nadu was 7.21 cr, increasing from 6.24 cr in 2001. There were 36,137,975 males and 36,009,055 females, with a sex ratio of 100.358 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 15.61%, 3.89% higher than 1991-2001 period. Population of Tamil Nadu had increased by 9.74 million during the decade 2001-2011.
Population of Tamil Nadu, which at the turn of the twentieth century, was only around 19.25 million increased by approx four times in a period of 122 years to reach 76.9 million at 2023.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
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Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
2011 | 72,313,000 | 36,218,000 | 36,095,000 | - | - | 5.95 |
2012 | 72,811,000 | 36,459,000 | 36,352,000 | 498,000 | 0.689 | 5.91 |
2013 | 73,308,000 | 36,700,000 | 36,608,000 | 497,000 | 0.683 | 5.87 |
2014 | 73,806,000 | 36,940,000 | 36,865,000 | 498,000 | 0.679 | 5.84 |
2015 | 74,303,000 | 37,181,000 | 37,122,000 | 497,000 | 0.673 | 5.80 |
2016 | 74,753,000 | 37,397,000 | 37,356,000 | 450,000 | 0.606 | 5.77 |
2017 | 75,106,000 | 37,561,000 | 37,545,000 | 353,000 | 0.472 | 5.73 |
2018 | 75,460,000 | 37,726,000 | 37,734,000 | 354,000 | 0.471 | 5.70 |
2019 | 75,813,000 | 37,891,000 | 37,923,000 | 353,000 | 0.468 | 5.66 |
2020 | 76,167,000 | 38,055,000 | 38,111,000 | 354,000 | 0.467 | 5.63 |
2021 | 76,479,000 | 38,198,000 | 38,281,000 | 312,000 | 0.410 | 5.59 |
2022 | 76,707,000 | 38,295,000 | 38,412,000 | 228,000 | 0.298 | 5.56 |
2023 | 76,936,000 | 38,393,000 | 38,543,000 | 229,000 | 0.299 | 5.53 |
2024 | 77,165,000 | 38,491,000 | 38,674,000 | 229,000 | 0.298 | 5.49 |
2025 | 77,394,000 | 38,589,000 | 38,805,000 | 229,000 | 0.297 | 5.46 |
2026 | 77,582,000 | 38,666,000 | 38,916,000 | 188,000 | 0.243 | 5.43 |
2027 | 77,689,000 | 38,701,000 | 38,988,000 | 107,000 | 0.138 | 5.40 |
2028 | 77,796,000 | 38,736,000 | 39,060,000 | 107,000 | 0.138 | 5.36 |
2029 | 77,903,000 | 38,771,000 | 39,132,000 | 107,000 | 0.138 | 5.33 |
2030 | 78,011,000 | 38,807,000 | 39,204,000 | 108,000 | 0.139 | 5.30 |
2031 | 78,081,000 | 38,824,000 | 39,257,000 | 70,000 | 0.090 | 5.27 |
2032 | 78,078,000 | 38,806,000 | 39,272,000 | -3,000 | -0.004 | 5.24 |
2033 | 78,075,000 | 38,788,000 | 39,287,000 | -3,000 | -0.004 | 5.21 |
2034 | 78,072,000 | 38,769,000 | 39,303,000 | -3,000 | -0.004 | 5.18 |
2035 | 78,069,000 | 38,751,000 | 39,318,000 | -3,000 | -0.004 | 5.15 |
2036 | 78,066,000 | 38,733,000 | 39,333,000 | -3,000 | -0.004 | 5.12 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
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Net Change | rate (%) | India | ||
1901 | 19,252,630 | - | - | 8.08 |
1911 | 20,902,616 | 1,649,986 | 8.57 | 8.29 |
1921 | 21,628,518 | 725,902 | 3.47 | 8.61 |
1931 | 23,472,099 | 1,843,581 | 8.52 | 8.41 |
1941 | 26,267,507 | 2,795,408 | 11.91 | 8.24 |
1951 | 30,119,047 | 3,851,540 | 14.66 | 8.34 |
1961 | 33,686,953 | 3,567,906 | 11.85 | 7.67 |
1971 | 41,199,168 | 7,512,215 | 22.30 | 7.52 |
1981 | 48,408,077 | 7,208,909 | 17.50 | 7.08 |
1991 | 55,858,946 | 7,450,869 | 15.39 | 6.60 |
2001 | 62,405,679 | 6,546,733 | 11.72 | 6.07 |
2011 | 72,147,030 | 9,741,351 | 15.61 | 5.96 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 2,714,578 | 2,564,123 | 5,278,701 | 7.32 | 105.868 |
05-09 | 2,851,293 | 2,699,962 | 5,551,255 | 7.69 | 105.605 |
10-14 | 3,188,990 | 2,988,557 | 6,177,547 | 8.56 | 106.707 |
15-19 | 3,229,838 | 3,023,954 | 6,253,792 | 8.67 | 106.808 |
20-24 | 3,154,804 | 3,256,739 | 6,411,543 | 8.89 | 96.870 |
25-29 | 3,237,374 | 3,426,372 | 6,663,746 | 9.24 | 94.484 |
30-34 | 2,908,749 | 2,906,811 | 5,815,560 | 8.06 | 100.067 |
35-39 | 2,815,205 | 3,021,251 | 5,836,456 | 8.09 | 93.180 |
40-44 | 2,549,846 | 2,514,363 | 5,064,209 | 7.02 | 101.411 |
45-49 | 2,374,915 | 2,338,141 | 4,713,056 | 6.53 | 101.573 |
50-54 | 1,875,563 | 1,827,897 | 3,703,460 | 5.13 | 102.608 |
55-59 | 1,540,924 | 1,560,218 | 3,101,142 | 4.30 | 98.763 |
60-64 | 1,378,039 | 1,404,569 | 2,782,608 | 3.86 | 98.111 |
65-69 | 896,412 | 971,958 | 1,868,370 | 2.59 | 92.227 |
70-74 | 693,167 | 713,362 | 1,406,529 | 1.95 | 97.169 |
75-79 | 353,746 | 356,495 | 710,241 | 0.98 | 99.229 |
80-84 | 210,812 | 245,927 | 456,739 | 0.63 | 85.721 |
85-89 | 82,854 | 94,104 | 176,958 | 0.25 | 88.045 |
90-94 | 31,547 | 43,138 | 74,685 | 0.10 | 73.130 |
95-99 | 9,007 | 11,967 | 20,974 | 0.03 | 75.265 |
100+ | 5,642 | 7,012 | 12,654 | 0.02 | 80.462 |
Age not stated | 34,670 | 32,135 | 66,805 | 0.09 | 107.889 |
Total | 36,137,975 | 36,009,055 | 72,147,030 | 100.358 |
- 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 | ||||
4 | Thiruvallur | 1,876,062 | 1,852,042 | 3,728,104 | 5.17 | 34.86 | 65.14 | 987 | 101.297 |
1 | Chennai | 2,335,844 | 2,310,888 | 4,646,732 | 6.44 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 989 | 101.080 |
2 | Kancheepuram | 2,012,958 | 1,985,294 | 3,998,252 | 5.54 | 36.51 | 63.49 | 986 | 101.393 |
3 | Vellore | 1,961,688 | 1,974,643 | 3,936,331 | 5.46 | 56.76 | 43.24 | 1,007 | 99.344 |
13 | Tiruvannamalai | 1,235,889 | 1,228,986 | 2,464,875 | 3.42 | 79.92 | 20.08 | 994 | 100.562 |
6 | Viluppuram | 1,740,819 | 1,718,054 | 3,458,873 | 4.79 | 84.99 | 15.01 | 987 | 101.325 |
5 | Salem | 1,781,571 | 1,700,485 | 3,482,056 | 4.83 | 49.05 | 50.95 | 954 | 104.768 |
21 | Namakkal | 869,280 | 857,321 | 1,726,601 | 2.39 | 59.68 | 40.32 | 986 | 101.395 |
15 | Erode | 1,129,868 | 1,121,876 | 2,251,744 | 3.12 | 48.57 | 51.43 | 993 | 100.712 |
31 | The Nilgiris | 360,143 | 375,251 | 735,394 | 1.02 | 40.76 | 59.24 | 1,042 | 95.974 |
16 | Dindigul | 1,080,938 | 1,078,837 | 2,159,775 | 2.99 | 62.59 | 37.41 | 998 | 100.195 |
29 | Karur | 528,184 | 536,309 | 1,064,493 | 1.48 | 59.18 | 40.82 | 1,015 | 98.485 |
10 | Tiruchirappalli | 1,352,284 | 1,370,006 | 2,722,290 | 3.77 | 50.85 | 49.15 | 1,013 | 98.706 |
32 | Perambalur | 282,157 | 283,066 | 565,223 | 0.78 | 82.81 | 17.19 | 1,003 | 99.679 |
30 | Ariyalur | 374,703 | 380,191 | 754,894 | 1.05 | 88.90 | 11.10 | 1,015 | 98.557 |
11 | Cuddalore | 1,311,697 | 1,294,217 | 2,605,914 | 3.61 | 66.03 | 33.97 | 987 | 101.351 |
23 | Nagapattinam | 798,127 | 818,323 | 1,616,450 | 2.24 | 77.44 | 22.56 | 1,025 | 97.532 |
27 | Thiruvarur | 626,693 | 637,584 | 1,264,277 | 1.75 | 79.61 | 20.39 | 1,017 | 98.292 |
14 | Thanjavur | 1,182,416 | 1,223,474 | 2,405,890 | 3.33 | 64.61 | 35.39 | 1,035 | 96.644 |
22 | Pudukkottai | 803,188 | 815,157 | 1,618,345 | 2.24 | 80.45 | 19.55 | 1,015 | 98.532 |
26 | Sivaganga | 668,672 | 670,429 | 1,339,101 | 1.86 | 69.17 | 30.83 | 1,003 | 99.738 |
9 | Madurai | 1,526,475 | 1,511,777 | 3,038,252 | 4.21 | 39.22 | 60.78 | 990 | 100.972 |
28 | Theni | 625,683 | 620,216 | 1,245,899 | 1.73 | 46.18 | 53.82 | 991 | 100.881 |
17 | Virudhunagar | 967,709 | 974,579 | 1,942,288 | 2.69 | 49.53 | 50.47 | 1,007 | 99.295 |
25 | Ramanathapuram | 682,658 | 670,787 | 1,353,445 | 1.88 | 69.66 | 30.34 | 983 | 101.770 |
20 | Thoothukkudi | 865,021 | 885,155 | 1,750,176 | 2.43 | 49.90 | 50.10 | 1,023 | 97.725 |
8 | Tirunelveli | 1,520,912 | 1,556,321 | 3,077,233 | 4.27 | 50.60 | 49.40 | 1,023 | 97.725 |
19 | Kanniyakumari | 926,345 | 944,029 | 1,870,374 | 2.59 | 17.67 | 82.33 | 1,019 | 98.127 |
24 | Dharmapuri | 774,303 | 732,540 | 1,506,843 | 2.09 | 82.68 | 17.32 | 946 | 105.701 |
18 | Krishnagiri | 960,232 | 919,577 | 1,879,809 | 2.61 | 77.21 | 22.79 | 958 | 104.421 |
7 | Coimbatore | 1,729,297 | 1,728,748 | 3,458,045 | 4.79 | 24.27 | 75.73 | 1,000 | 100.032 |
12 | Tiruppur | 1,246,159 | 1,232,893 | 2,479,052 | 3.44 | 38.64 | 61.36 | 989 | 101.076 |