Delhi's population projected to rise to 2.65 crore by 2036, says government report

The national capital's population is projected to rise up to 2.65 crore, comprising 47.34 percent women, by 2036, as per a Delhi government report. According to the report titled Women & Men in Delhi-2023', by 2036 the population of Delhi has been projected to be 2,65,91,000 with 1,25,89,000 females and 1,40,02,000 males.

Women will account for 47.34 percent of the city population in 2036, as compared to 48.78 percent at the national level, it stated. Delhi is one of the fastest growing cities in the country due to the rapid pace of urbanisation. As per the Census 2011, Delhi's population was 1,67,87,941, 78,00615 females and 89,87,326 males, it said.

Women's population in Delhi is 46.47 percent of the city's total as per the 2011 Census, which is lower than the corresponding national figure of 48.53 percent.