Population of Tamil Nadu
Source | Census 2011 |
Date | 13 Sep 2020 |
Top Statistics
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
- Growth rate
- Net change
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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |