Chennai, India — statistics
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The main milestones of Chennai, India population
| 1972 | 2,000,000 |
| 1990 | 3,000,000 |
| 2006 | 4,000,000 |
| 2025 | 5,000,000 |
Chennai, India population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of India population
The ratio of men and women in Chennai, India
| Male | 2,582,837 | 52% |
| Female | 2,390,728 | 48% |
Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Chennai, India. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Chennai, India?" you've come to the right place!
Sources of our data about Chennai, India
The main sources of data on the population and other in Chennai, India:
- United Nations (UN) Chennai, India statistic;
- World Bank Chennai, India statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Chennai, India statistic;
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Chennai, India population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Chennai, India population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Chennai, India inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,302,372 | 668,301 | 634,070 | 21 |
| 1951 | 1,323,315 | 679,420 | 643,895 | — |
| 1952 | 1,345,541 | 691,231 | 654,309 | — |
| 1953 | 1,368,885 | 703,642 | 665,242 | — |
| 1954 | 1,393,228 | 716,585 | 676,643 | — |
| 1955 | 1,418,499 | 730,016 | 688,483 | 21 |
| 1956 | 1,444,670 | 743,917 | 700,752 | — |
| 1957 | 1,471,760 | 758,297 | 713,463 | — |
| 1958 | 1,499,828 | 773,182 | 726,646 | — |
| 1959 | 1,528,959 | 788,617 | 740,342 | — |
| 1960 | 1,559,238 | 804,643 | 754,594 | 20 |
| 1961 | 1,590,712 | 821,285 | 769,426 | — |
| 1962 | 1,623,364 | 838,530 | 784,834 | — |
| 1963 | 1,657,101 | 856,325 | 800,776 | — |
| 1964 | 1,691,787 | 874,594 | 817,192 | — |
| 1965 | 1,727,347 | 893,295 | 834,052 | 20 |
| 1966 | 1,763,713 | 912,388 | 851,325 | — |
| 1967 | 1,800,982 | 931,925 | 869,057 | — |
| 1968 | 1,839,443 | 952,058 | 887,384 | — |
| 1969 | 1,879,485 | 972,998 | 906,486 | — |
| 1970 | 1,921,379 | 994,889 | 926,490 | 19 |
| 1971 | 1,965,256 | 1,017,804 | 947,451 | — |
| 1972 | 2,011,004 | 1,041,683 | 969,320 | — |
| 1973 | 2,058,358 | 1,066,376 | 991,981 | — |
| 1974 | 2,106,921 | 1,091,661 | 1,015,259 | — |
| 1975 | 2,156,410 | 1,117,380 | 1,039,030 | 20 |
| 1976 | 2,206,686 | 1,143,455 | 1,063,230 | — |
| 1977 | 2,257,831 | 1,169,942 | 1,087,889 | — |
| 1978 | 2,310,058 | 1,196,975 | 1,113,082 | — |
| 1979 | 2,363,684 | 1,224,757 | 1,138,927 | — |
| 1980 | 2,418,909 | 1,253,416 | 1,165,492 | 20 |
| 1981 | 2,475,777 | 1,282,987 | 1,192,789 | — |
| 1982 | 2,534,106 | 1,313,370 | 1,220,736 | — |
| 1983 | 2,593,595 | 1,344,400 | 1,249,194 | — |
| 1984 | 2,653,828 | 1,375,848 | 1,277,979 | — |
| 1985 | 2,714,483 | 1,407,537 | 1,306,946 | 21 |
| 1986 | 2,775,445 | 1,439,404 | 1,336,041 | — |
| 1987 | 2,836,724 | 1,471,458 | 1,365,266 | — |
| 1988 | 2,898,280 | 1,503,678 | 1,394,602 | — |
| 1989 | 2,960,109 | 1,536,065 | 1,424,044 | — |
| 1990 | 3,022,206 | 1,568,616 | 1,453,590 | 21 |
| 1991 | 3,084,484 | 1,601,284 | 1,483,199 | — |
| 1992 | 3,146,895 | 1,634,042 | 1,512,852 | — |
| 1993 | 3,209,524 | 1,666,923 | 1,542,600 | — |
| 1994 | 3,272,503 | 1,699,984 | 1,572,518 | — |
| 1995 | 3,335,906 | 1,733,255 | 1,602,651 | 22 |
| 1996 | 3,399,732 | 1,766,727 | 1,633,004 | — |
| 1997 | 3,463,877 | 1,800,348 | 1,663,528 | — |
| 1998 | 3,528,190 | 1,834,044 | 1,694,145 | — |
| 1999 | 3,592,472 | 1,867,722 | 1,724,749 | — |
| 2000 | 3,656,556 | 1,901,300 | 1,755,255 | 23 |
| 2001 | 3,720,319 | 1,934,714 | 1,785,605 | — |
| 2002 | 3,783,710 | 1,967,930 | 1,815,780 | — |
| 2003 | 3,846,717 | 2,000,931 | 1,845,785 | — |
| 2004 | 3,909,358 | 2,033,715 | 1,875,643 | — |
| 2005 | 3,971,605 | 2,066,255 | 1,905,349 | 24 |
| 2006 | 4,033,470 | 2,098,559 | 1,934,911 | — |
| 2007 | 4,094,806 | 2,130,547 | 1,964,259 | — |
| 2008 | 4,155,232 | 2,162,010 | 1,993,221 | — |
| 2009 | 4,214,260 | 2,192,682 | 2,021,578 | — |
| 2010 | 4,271,553 | 2,222,377 | 2,049,176 | 25 |
| 2011 | 4,326,949 | 2,251,006 | 2,075,942 | — |
| 2012 | 4,380,564 | 2,278,636 | 2,101,928 | — |
| 2013 | 4,432,690 | 2,305,440 | 2,127,249 | — |
| 2014 | 4,483,766 | 2,331,680 | 2,152,085 | — |
| 2015 | 4,534,125 | 2,357,551 | 2,176,573 | 27 |
| 2016 | 4,583,839 | 2,383,097 | 2,200,742 | — |
| 2017 | 4,632,842 | 2,408,277 | 2,224,565 | — |
| 2018 | 4,681,173 | 2,433,108 | 2,248,065 | — |
| 2019 | 4,728,847 | 2,457,589 | 2,271,257 | — |
| 2020 | 4,775,867 | 2,481,715 | 2,294,151 | 28 |
| 2021 | 4,822,257 | 2,505,499 | 2,316,757 | — |
| 2022 | 4,868,018 | 2,528,940 | 2,339,077 | — |
| 2023 | 4,913,091 | 2,551,995 | 2,361,096 | — |
| 2024 | 4,957,391 | 2,574,605 | 2,382,786 | 29 |
| 2025 | 5,000,841 | 2,596,719 | 2,404,122 | 30 |
| 2026 | 5,043,399 | 2,618,309 | 2,425,089 | — |
| 2027 | 5,085,031 | 2,639,360 | 2,445,671 | — |
| 2028 | 5,125,677 | 2,659,839 | 2,465,837 | — |
| 2029 | 5,165,271 | 2,679,716 | 2,485,555 | — |
| 2030 | 5,203,748 | 2,698,958 | 2,504,789 | 32 |
| 2031 | 5,241,072 | 2,717,547 | 2,523,524 | — |
| 2032 | 5,277,184 | 2,735,452 | 2,541,732 | — |
| 2033 | 5,311,972 | 2,752,614 | 2,559,357 | — |
| 2034 | 5,345,300 | 2,768,966 | 2,576,334 | — |
| 2035 | 5,377,068 | 2,784,457 | 2,592,611 | 33 |
| 2036 | 5,407,230 | 2,799,065 | 2,608,164 | — |
| 2037 | 5,435,786 | 2,812,794 | 2,622,992 | — |
| 2038 | 5,462,737 | 2,825,645 | 2,637,092 | — |
| 2039 | 5,488,109 | 2,837,635 | 2,650,473 | — |
| 2040 | 5,511,926 | 2,848,779 | 2,663,146 | 35 |
| 2041 | 5,534,186 | 2,859,078 | 2,675,107 | — |
| 2042 | 5,554,902 | 2,868,543 | 2,686,358 | — |
| 2043 | 5,574,145 | 2,877,220 | 2,696,925 | — |
| 2044 | 5,592,012 | 2,885,169 | 2,706,842 | — |
| 2045 | 5,608,577 | 2,892,441 | 2,716,136 | 37 |
| 2046 | 5,623,874 | 2,899,055 | 2,724,819 | — |
| 2047 | 5,637,914 | 2,905,019 | 2,732,894 | — |
| 2048 | 5,650,729 | 2,910,347 | 2,740,382 | — |
| 2049 | 5,662,349 | 2,915,048 | 2,747,301 | — |
| 2050 | 5,672,798 | 2,919,130 | 2,753,667 | 38 |
| 2051 | 5,682,098 | 2,922,607 | 2,759,491 | — |
| 2052 | 5,690,262 | 2,925,489 | 2,764,773 | — |
| 2053 | 5,697,281 | 2,927,775 | 2,769,506 | — |
| 2054 | 5,703,141 | 2,929,462 | 2,773,678 | — |
| 2055 | 5,707,828 | 2,930,550 | 2,777,277 | 39 |
| 2056 | 5,711,347 | 2,931,043 | 2,780,304 | — |
| 2057 | 5,713,707 | 2,930,946 | 2,782,761 | — |
| 2058 | 5,714,903 | 2,930,257 | 2,784,645 | — |
| 2059 | 5,714,929 | 2,928,973 | 2,785,956 | — |
| 2060 | 5,713,782 | 2,927,091 | 2,786,691 | 40 |
| 2061 | 5,711,472 | 2,924,618 | 2,786,854 | — |
| 2062 | 5,708,004 | 2,921,560 | 2,786,443 | — |
| 2063 | 5,703,370 | 2,917,920 | 2,785,450 | — |
| 2064 | 5,697,557 | 2,913,696 | 2,783,860 | — |
| 2065 | 5,690,560 | 2,908,894 | 2,781,666 | 42 |
| 2066 | 5,682,396 | 2,903,523 | 2,778,873 | — |
| 2067 | 5,673,093 | 2,897,599 | 2,775,493 | — |
| 2068 | 5,662,684 | 2,891,143 | 2,771,541 | — |
| 2069 | 5,651,208 | 2,884,174 | 2,767,033 | — |
| 2070 | 5,638,708 | 2,876,717 | 2,761,990 | 43 |
| 2071 | 5,625,214 | 2,868,790 | 2,756,423 | — |
| 2072 | 5,610,766 | 2,860,415 | 2,750,351 | — |
| 2073 | 5,595,429 | 2,851,624 | 2,743,804 | — |
| 2074 | 5,579,276 | 2,842,454 | 2,736,822 | — |
| 2075 | 5,562,374 | 2,832,939 | 2,729,435 | 44 |
| 2076 | 5,544,773 | 2,823,103 | 2,721,669 | — |
| 2077 | 5,526,511 | 2,812,971 | 2,713,540 | — |
| 2078 | 5,507,629 | 2,802,566 | 2,705,062 | — |
| 2079 | 5,488,164 | 2,791,917 | 2,696,247 | — |
| 2080 | 5,468,155 | 2,781,046 | 2,687,109 | 44 |
| 2081 | 5,447,639 | 2,769,975 | 2,677,664 | — |
| 2082 | 5,426,659 | 2,758,725 | 2,667,934 | — |
| 2083 | 5,405,270 | 2,747,323 | 2,657,946 | — |
| 2084 | 5,383,532 | 2,735,798 | 2,647,734 | — |
| 2085 | 5,361,495 | 2,724,172 | 2,637,322 | 45 |
| 2086 | 5,339,198 | 2,712,467 | 2,626,731 | — |
| 2087 | 5,316,665 | 2,700,693 | 2,615,972 | — |
| 2088 | 5,293,902 | 2,688,853 | 2,605,048 | — |
| 2089 | 5,270,904 | 2,676,942 | 2,593,962 | — |
| 2090 | 5,247,676 | 2,664,960 | 2,582,716 | 46 |
| 2091 | 5,224,232 | 2,652,913 | 2,571,318 | — |
| 2092 | 5,200,599 | 2,640,815 | 2,559,783 | — |
| 2093 | 5,176,810 | 2,628,684 | 2,548,125 | — |
| 2094 | 5,152,897 | 2,616,537 | 2,536,360 | — |
| 2095 | 5,128,888 | 2,604,387 | 2,524,501 | 46 |
| 2096 | 5,104,803 | 2,592,245 | 2,512,557 | — |
| 2097 | 5,080,653 | 2,580,118 | 2,500,534 | — |
| 2098 | 5,056,442 | 2,568,007 | 2,488,435 | — |
| 2099 | 5,032,166 | 2,555,907 | 2,476,258 | — |
| 2100 | 5,007,811 | 2,543,812 | 2,463,998 | 47 |