Population of Tamil Nadu

Source	Census 2011
Date	13 Sep 2020

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Tamil Nadu Population (1901-2011)
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to 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

Population
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Net change

Tamil Nadu population by Age Group (2011)
Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
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

Population of Tamil Nadu districts 2011
Rank	District	Population				Rural (%)	Urban (%)	Sex ratio
Rank	District	Male	Female	Total	Share (%)	Rural (%)	Urban (%)	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