Population of Uttarakhand
| Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 2011-36 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 90) | |
| Date | 10 Mar 2026 |
As per the report of the Technical Group of the National Commission, the population of Uttarakhand is projected to be 12,028,000, or 12.03 million, or 1.20 crore, as of July 1, 2026. Uttarakhand is the 19th most populous state in India.
The size of the population of Uttarakhand is equivalent to that of Haiti, the 82nd most populous country in the world.
In 2026, the sex ratio of the total population in Uttarakhand will be 105.326 males per 100 females. There are 6,170,000, or 6.17 million, or 62 lakh, males and 5,858,000, or 5.86 million, or 59 lakh, females in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has 312,000, or 312k, more males than females.
Uttarakhand accounts for 0.84 percent of India's population. The population growth rate for 2026 is projected at 0.97%, the 8th highest among states. Uttarakhand will add 115k more people in 2026.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Uttarakhand was 1.01 crore, increasing from 85 lakh in 2001. There were 5,137,773 males and 4,948,519 females, with a sex ratio of 103.824 males per 100 females. The percentage of decadal growth during 2001–2011 was 18.81%, 1.6% less than the 1991–2001 period. The population of Uttarakhand increased by 1.6 million during the decade 2001–2011.
The population of Uttarakhand, which at the turn of the twentieth century was around 4.18 million, has expanded by approximately 6.068 times in 125 years to reach 12.03 million in 2026. Uttarakhand was the 19th most populous state, and its rank has remained constant till now among states. Only the Union Territory of Delhi has surpassed its population as of 2026.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
| 2011 | 10,131,000 | 5,162,000 | 4,969,000 | - | - | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 10,265,000 | 5,233,000 | 5,031,000 | 134,000 | 1.323 | 0.83 |
| 2013 | 10,398,000 | 5,305,000 | 5,093,000 | 133,000 | 1.296 | 0.83 |
| 2014 | 10,532,000 | 5,377,000 | 5,155,000 | 134,000 | 1.289 | 0.83 |
| 2015 | 10,666,000 | 5,449,000 | 5,217,000 | 134,000 | 1.272 | 0.83 |
| 2016 | 10,798,000 | 5,519,000 | 5,278,000 | 132,000 | 1.238 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | 10,927,000 | 5,588,000 | 5,339,000 | 129,000 | 1.195 | 0.83 |
| 2018 | 11,055,000 | 5,657,000 | 5,399,000 | 128,000 | 1.171 | 0.83 |
| 2019 | 11,184,000 | 5,725,000 | 5,459,000 | 129,000 | 1.167 | 0.84 |
| 2020 | 11,313,000 | 5,794,000 | 5,519,000 | 129,000 | 1.153 | 0.84 |
| 2021 | 11,439,000 | 5,860,000 | 5,578,000 | 126,000 | 1.114 | 0.84 |
| 2022 | 11,557,000 | 5,923,000 | 5,635,000 | 118,000 | 1.032 | 0.84 |
| 2023 | 11,676,000 | 5,985,000 | 5,691,000 | 119,000 | 1.030 | 0.84 |
| 2024 | 11,795,000 | 6,048,000 | 5,747,000 | 119,000 | 1.019 | 0.84 |
| 2025 | 11,913,000 | 6,110,000 | 5,803,000 | 118,000 | 1.000 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 12,028,000 | 6,170,000 | 5,858,000 | 115,000 | 0.965 | 0.84 |
| 2027 | 12,134,000 | 6,226,000 | 5,909,000 | 106,000 | 0.881 | 0.84 |
| 2028 | 12,241,000 | 6,281,000 | 5,960,000 | 107,000 | 0.882 | 0.84 |
| 2029 | 12,347,000 | 6,336,000 | 6,011,000 | 106,000 | 0.866 | 0.85 |
| 2030 | 12,454,000 | 6,392,000 | 6,062,000 | 107,000 | 0.867 | 0.85 |
| 2031 | 12,554,000 | 6,444,000 | 6,110,000 | 100,000 | 0.803 | 0.85 |
| 2032 | 12,644,000 | 6,492,000 | 6,153,000 | 90,000 | 0.717 | 0.85 |
| 2033 | 12,734,000 | 6,539,000 | 6,195,000 | 90,000 | 0.712 | 0.85 |
| 2034 | 12,824,000 | 6,586,000 | 6,238,000 | 90,000 | 0.707 | 0.85 |
| 2035 | 12,914,000 | 6,634,000 | 6,281,000 | 90,000 | 0.702 | 0.85 |
| 2036 | 13,004,000 | 6,681,000 | 6,323,000 | 90,000 | 0.697 | 0.85 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | India | ||
| 1901 | 1,979,866 | - | - | 0.83 |
| 1911 | 2,142,258 | 162,392 | 8.20 | 0.85 |
| 1921 | 2,115,984 | -26,274 | -1.23 | 0.84 |
| 1931 | 2,301,019 | 185,035 | 8.74 | 0.82 |
| 1941 | 2,614,540 | 313,521 | 13.63 | 0.82 |
| 1951 | 2,945,929 | 331,389 | 12.67 | 0.82 |
| 1961 | 3,610,938 | 665,009 | 22.57 | 0.82 |
| 1971 | 4,492,724 | 881,786 | 24.42 | 0.82 |
| 1981 | 5,725,972 | 1,233,248 | 27.45 | 0.84 |
| 1991 | 7,050,634 | 1,324,662 | 23.13 | 0.83 |
| 2001 | 8,489,349 | 1,438,715 | 20.41 | 0.83 |
| 2011 | 10,086,292 | 1,596,943 | 18.81 | 0.83 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 488,988 | 435,876 | 924,864 | 9.17 | 112.185 |
| 05-09 | 560,179 | 498,622 | 1,058,801 | 10.50 | 112.345 |
| 10-14 | 603,274 | 542,069 | 1,145,343 | 11.36 | 111.291 |
| 15-19 | 588,483 | 535,627 | 1,124,110 | 11.14 | 109.868 |
| 20-24 | 484,614 | 485,454 | 970,068 | 9.62 | 99.827 |
| 25-29 | 397,363 | 412,821 | 810,184 | 8.03 | 96.256 |
| 30-34 | 345,427 | 352,873 | 698,300 | 6.92 | 97.890 |
| 35-39 | 330,834 | 334,666 | 665,500 | 6.60 | 98.855 |
| 40-44 | 285,531 | 281,178 | 566,709 | 5.62 | 101.548 |
| 45-49 | 247,982 | 241,395 | 489,377 | 4.85 | 102.729 |
| 50-54 | 202,024 | 195,134 | 397,158 | 3.94 | 103.531 |
| 55-59 | 151,865 | 166,596 | 318,461 | 3.16 | 91.158 |
| 60-64 | 163,220 | 165,836 | 329,056 | 3.26 | 98.423 |
| 65-69 | 108,412 | 110,347 | 218,759 | 2.17 | 98.246 |
| 70-74 | 80,970 | 82,473 | 163,443 | 1.62 | 98.178 |
| 75-79 | 40,837 | 43,809 | 84,646 | 0.84 | 93.216 |
| 80-84 | 26,612 | 31,323 | 57,935 | 0.57 | 84.960 |
| 85-89 | 10,690 | 12,023 | 22,713 | 0.23 | 88.913 |
| 90-94 | 5,594 | 6,856 | 12,450 | 0.12 | 81.593 |
| 95-99 | 2,562 | 3,075 | 5,637 | 0.06 | 83.317 |
| 100+ | 3,000 | 3,170 | 6,170 | 0.06 | 94.637 |
| Age not stated | 9,312 | 7,296 | 16,608 | 0.16 | 127.632 |
| Total | 5,137,773 | 4,948,519 | 10,086,292 | 103.824 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio
| Rank | District | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
| 10 | Uttarkashi | 168,597 | 161,489 | 330,086 | 3.27 | 92.64 | 7.36 | 958 | 104.402 |
| 9 | Chamoli | 193,991 | 197,614 | 391,605 | 3.88 | 84.83 | 15.17 | 1,019 | 98.167 |
| 13 | Rudraprayag | 114,589 | 127,696 | 242,285 | 2.40 | 95.90 | 4.10 | 1,114 | 89.736 |
| 7 | Tehri Garhwal | 297,986 | 320,945 | 618,931 | 6.14 | 88.67 | 11.33 | 1,077 | 92.846 |
| 2 | Dehradun | 892,199 | 804,495 | 1,696,694 | 16.82 | 44.48 | 55.52 | 902 | 110.902 |
| 5 | Garhwal | 326,829 | 360,442 | 687,271 | 6.81 | 83.60 | 16.40 | 1,103 | 90.675 |
| 8 | Pithoragarh | 239,306 | 244,133 | 483,439 | 4.79 | 85.60 | 14.40 | 1,020 | 98.023 |
| 11 | Bageshwar | 124,326 | 135,572 | 259,898 | 2.58 | 96.51 | 3.49 | 1,090 | 91.705 |
| 6 | Almora | 291,081 | 331,425 | 622,506 | 6.17 | 89.99 | 10.01 | 1,139 | 87.827 |
| 12 | Champawat | 131,125 | 128,523 | 259,648 | 2.57 | 85.23 | 14.77 | 980 | 102.025 |
| 4 | Nainital | 493,666 | 460,939 | 954,605 | 9.46 | 61.06 | 38.94 | 934 | 107.100 |
| 3 | Udham Singh Nagar | 858,783 | 790,119 | 1,648,902 | 16.35 | 64.42 | 35.58 | 920 | 108.690 |
| 1 | Hardwar | 1,005,295 | 885,127 | 1,890,422 | 18.74 | 63.34 | 36.66 | 880 | 113.576 |