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Table 11: State-wise Natural Population Growth Rate

(Per Cent)

2011

2012

2013

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Bigger States / Union Territory

1 Andhra Pradesh

10.0

9.4

11.3

10.1

9.5

11.5

10.0

9.4

11.6

2 Assam

14.8

15.6

9.9

14.6

15.4

10.0

14.5

15.3

9.9

3 Bihar

21.0

21.5

16.2

21.1

21.6

16.2

21.0

21.5

16.1

4 Chhattisgarh

17.0

18.0

12.2

16.6

17.6

12.1

16.5

17.5

12.0

5 NCT of Delhi

13.2

14.6

12.9

13.1

14.5

12.8

13.1

14.3

12.9

6 Gujarat

14.6

15.5

13.3

14.4

15.3

13.1

14.3

15.1

13.0

7 Haryana

15.4

15.9

14.1

15.1

15.7

13.8

15.0

15.6

13.7

8 Jammu & Kashmir

12.3

13.4

8.4

12.2

13.2

8.2

12.1

13.2

8.1

9 Jharkhand

18.1

19.1

13.8

18.0

19.0

13.6

17.8

18.8

13.5

10 Karnataka

11.7

11.8

11.4

11.3

11.6

11.3

11.2

11.5

11 Kerala

8.2

8.3

7.8

8.0

8.1

7.6

7.8

7.9

7.3

12 Madhya Pradesh

18.7

20.1

13.9

18.6

19.9

13.7

18.4

19.7

13.4

13 Maharashtra

10.3

10.0

10.8

10.3

10.1

10.5

10.2

10.1

10.4

14 Odisha

11.6

12.1

8.2

11.4

11.9

8.2

11.3

11.8

8.2

15 Punjab

9.4

9.5

9.1

9.0

9.3

9.0

8.8

9.4

16 Rajasthan

19.6

20.5

16.7

19.3

20.2

16.4

19.1

19.9

16.4

17 Tamil Nadu

8.5

8.0

9.3

8.3

7.6

9.1

8.3

7.6

9.2

18 Telangana

19 Uttar Pradesh

20.0

20.5

17.7

19.7

20.2

17.5

19.5

20.0

17.4

20 Uttarakhand

12.8

13.2

11.2

12.4

12.7

11.1

12.1

12.5

10.9

21 West Bengal

10.1

12.0

5.0

9.7

11.6

4.9

9.6

11.4

4.8

Smaller States

1 Arunachal Pradesh

14.0

14.7

11.6

13.6

14.3

11.3

13.4

14.1

11.1

2 Goa

6.6

4.5

7.8

6.5

4.4

7.7

6.4

4.4

7.6

3 Himachal Pradesh

9.8

10.0

7.6

9.5

9.7

7.4

9.4

9.6

7.3

4 Manipur

10.3

10.2

10.8

10.6

10.4

11.0

10.6

10.5

10.9

5 Meghalaya

16.3

17.9

9.1

16.5

18.1

9.0

16.4

18.0

8.8

6 Mizoram

12.2

15.2

9.2

11.9

14.7

9.1

11.8

14.5

9.0

7 Nagaland

12.8

12.9

12.5

12.4

12.5

12.3

8 Sikkim

12.0

11.8

13.1

11.9

11.7

13.4

11.8

11.6

13.5

9 Tripura

9.4

10.2

5.6

9.2

10.0

5.6

9.0

9.8

5.5

Union Territories

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

10.5

9.8

11.7

10.3

9.7

11.6

10.0

9.3

11.5

2 Chandigarh

11.0

17.6

10.3

10.8

17.4

10.2

10.7

17.1

10.0

3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

21.4

20.4

25.1

21.1

20.2

24.9

21.1

20.1

24.8

4 Daman & Diu

13.5

13.7

13.2

13.3

13.5

13.0

13.1

12.9

5 Ladakh

6 Lakshadweep

8.3

9.7

7.0

8.4

10.1

6.7

8.5

10.3

6.6

7 Puducherry

8.9

8.5

9.1

8.7

8.2

9.0

8.7

7.9

9.1

ALL INDIA

14.7

15.7

11.9

14.5

15.5

11.8

14.4

15.4

11.7

TABLE 11: STATE-WISE NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE (Contd.)

(Per Cent)

2014

2015

2016

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Bigger States / Union Territory

1 Andhra Pradesh

9.7

9.1

11.3

9.7

9.1

11.1

9.6

9.0

10.9

2 Assam

15.2

16.0

10.2

15.0

15.8

10.2

14.9

15.8

10.1

3 Bihar

19.7

20.5

14.7

20.1

20.8

15.5

20.8

21.6

15.6

4 Chhattisgarh

15.7

16.7

12.6

15.7

16.7

12.7

15.4

16.5

11.9

5 NCT of Delhi

12.9

13.8

12.9

12.8

13.5

12.8

11.5

12.5

11.5

6 Gujarat

14.5

16.0

12.5

14.3

15.9

12.4

14.0

15.5

12.2

7 Haryana

15.0

16.1

13.3

14.8

16.0

12.7

14.8

15.7

13.3

8 Jammu & Kashmir

11.7

13.3

8.0

11.3

13.0

6.3

10.8

12.2

7.5

9 Jharkhand

17.9

19.0

14.4

17.7

18.8

14.3

17.4

18.7

13.6

10 Karnataka

11.3

11.2

11.5

11.3

11.1

11.4

10.9

10.6

11.3

11 Kerala

8.2

8.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.4

6.8

7.0

6.5

12 Madhya Pradesh

17.9

19.5

13.8

17.9

19.5

13.8

17.9

19.5

13.8

13 Maharashtra

10.5

10.0

11.2

10.5

10.0

11.2

10.1

9.4

10.9

14 Odisha

11.5

12.3

7.8

11.6

12.4

7.8

10.8

11.4

7.6

15 Punjab

9.1

9.0

9.3

9.1

9.0

9.1

9.0

16 Rajasthan

18.6

19.2

16.8

18.5

19.0

16.8

18.2

18.8

16.3

17 Tamil Nadu

8.4

7.6

9.2

8.5

7.7

9.2

8.7

7.9

9.3

18 Telangana

11.3

10.6

12.5

11.3

10.7

12.3

11.4

10.7

12.5

19 Uttar Pradesh

19.6

20.3

17.4

19.5

20.2

17.2

19.3

20.0

17.3

20 Uttarakhand

12.2

12.0

11.4

11.3

11.5

9.9

9.8

10.1

21 West Bengal

9.5

11.6

4.7

9.6

11.5

5.4

9.6

11.3

5.7

Smaller States

1 Arunachal Pradesh

12.6

13.0

10.6

12.7

13.0

11.6

12.7

13.0

11.6

2 Goa

6.4

4.7

7.8

6.3

4.7

7.6

6.1

4.5

7.4

3 Himachal Pradesh

9.7

10.0

6.8

9.7

10.0

6.4

9.2

9.4

6.2

4 Manipur

10.3

10.2

10.5

10.4

10.5

10.3

8.4

8.8

7.6

5 Meghalaya

16.6

18.3

9.1

16.3

17.9

9.5

17.1

18.9

9.0

6 Mizoram

12.1

14.2

9.9

12.0

14.1

9.8

11.3

13.8

8.5

7 Nagaland

12.2

12.0

12.5

11.8

9.5

8.8

10.5

8 Sikkim

12.0

10.0

15.4

12.0

10.0

15.2

11.9

10.0

15.1

9 Tripura

10.2

11.7

6.5

9.5

10.8

6.3

8.2

9.4

5.2

Union Territories

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

10.1

9.6

10.7

7.0

8.0

5.5

6.5

6.8

6.1

2 Chandigarh

10.3

16.3

10.2

9.3

19.8

9.1

9.4

17.7

9.2

3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

21.4

16.7

25.7

21.5

16.7

25.4

20.5

15.5

24.6

4 Daman & Diu

12.7

12.4

11.7

12.6

19.5

10.6

21.6

5 Ladakh

6 Lakshadweep

7.9

10.6

7.1

8.5

8.8

8.4

12.9

16.1

12.1

7 Puducherry

8.0

7.3

8.3

7.0

5.3

7.6

6.7

5.8

7.1

ALL INDIA

14.3

15.4

11.9

14.3

15.4

11.9

14.0

15.2

11.7

TABLE 11: STATE-WISE NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE (Contd.)

(Per Cent)

2017

2018

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Bigger States / Union Territory

1 Andhra Pradesh

8.9

8.4

10.2

9.4

9.0

10.3

2 Assam

14.7

15.7

9.4

14.7

15.6

9.5

3 Bihar

20.6

21.3

15.6

20.3

20.9

16.8

4 Chhattisgarh

15.1

16.0

12.4

14.5

15.4

11.6

5 NCT of Delhi

11.5

12.4

11.5

11.4

12.5

11.4

6 Gujarat

13.7

14.9

12.1

13.8

15.3

12.1

7 Haryana

14.7

15.6

13.2

14.4

15.1

13.2

8 Jammu & Kashmir

10.5

12.0

7.4

10.5

11.8

7.5

9 Jharkhand

17.2

18.3

13.6

17.1

18.3

13.6

10 Karnataka

10.9

10.6

11.3

10.9

10.8

11.0

11 Kerala

7.3

6.9

7.7

7.1

6.8

7.4

12 Madhya Pradesh

18.0

19.5

13.9

17.9

19.5

13.6

13 Maharashtra

10.1

9.4

10.9

10.1

9.6

10.7

14 Odisha

10.9

11.6

7.5

10.9

11.6

7.5

15 Punjab

7.9

7.8

8.1

8.2

7.7

8.9

16 Rajasthan

18.1

18.7

16.3

18.1

18.7

16.3

17 Tamil Nadu

8.3

7.4

9.0

8.3

7.1

9.3

18 Telangana

10.6

9.5

12.3

10.6

9.7

12.0

19 Uttar Pradesh

19.2

19.9

17.2

19.0

19.6

17.2

20 Uttarakhand

10.6

10.5

10.8

10.6

10.4

11.1

21 West Bengal

9.4

11.0

5.7

9.3

10.8

5.8

Smaller States

1 Arunachal Pradesh

12.1

12.4

10.6

11.9

12.2

10.7

2 Goa

6.4

4.9

7.5

6.4

5.0

7.5

3 Himachal Pradesh

9.2

9.4

6.3

8.8

9.1

5.5

4 Manipur

9.3

9.5

8.8

9.8

10.4

8.8

5 Meghalaya

16.7

18.5

8.8

16.3

17.9

9.0

6 Mizoram

11.0

13.8

8.0

10.7

13.5

7.8

7 Nagaland

9.9

9.8

9.9

9.5

9.4

8 Sikkim

11.9

9.9

14.9

11.8

10.1

14.5

9 Tripura

7.8

9.0

5.1

7.5

8.7

4.7

Union Territories

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

6.2

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.6

6.3

2 Chandigarh

9.1

16.4

8.9

9.0

15.3

8.8

3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

19.3

14.8

22.6

19.1

15.6

21.8

4 Daman & Diu

15.4

10.4

16.6

15.1

10.3

16.1

5 Ladakh

6 Lakshadweep

8.5

10.1

8.1

9.7

14.5

8.4

7 Puducherry

5.9

6.8

5.7

7.1

ALL INDIA

13.9

15.0

11.6

13.8

14.9

11.6

TABLE 11: STATE-WISE NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE (Contd.)

(Per Cent)

2019

2020

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Bigger States / Union Territory

1 Andhra Pradesh

9.5

9.1

10.4

9.3

9.0

10.1

2 Assam

14.7

15.6

9.3

14.5

15.5

8.9

3 Bihar

20.2

20.9

16.0

20.0

20.7

15.7

4 Chhattisgarh

14.9

15.9

11.4

14.1

15.0

11.0

5 NCT of Delhi

11.2

11.9

11.2

10.6

11.4

10.6

6 Gujarat

13.9

15.4

12.0

13.7

15.1

12.0

7 Haryana

14.2

14.9

13.1

13.8

14.7

12.3

8 Jammu & Kashmir^

10.3

11.6

7.3

10.0

11.3

7.0

9 Jharkhand

17.0

18.1

13.4

16.7

17.9

13.1

10 Karnataka

10.7

10.6

10.8

10.4

10.5

10.2

11 Kerala

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.3

12 Madhya Pradesh

17.9

19.4

13.4

17.6

19.2

13.1

13 Maharashtra

10.0

9.5

10.5

9.6

9.1

10.1

14 Odisha

10.8

11.5

7.5

10.4

11.2

6.6

15 Punjab

7.9

7.0

9.1

7.1

6.6

7.9

16 Rajasthan

18.0

18.7

16.2

17.9

18.6

15.7

17 Tamil Nadu

8.1

7.0

9.1

7.7

6.8

8.5

18 Telangana

10.6

9.8

11.8

10.4

9.6

11.7

19 Uttar Pradesh

18.9

19.6

17.1

18.7

19.3

16.7

20 Uttarakhand

11.0

11.1

10.9

10.4

10.3

10.5

21 West Bengal

9.6

11.2

6.1

9.1

10.8

5.4

Smaller States

1 Arunachal Pradesh

11.8

12.1

10.8

11.6

11.8

10.6

2 Goa

6.4

5.2

7.3

6.2

5.3

6.9

3 Himachal Pradesh

8.5

8.8

6.2

8.5

8.7

5.6

4 Manipur

9.3

9.8

8.4

9.0

9.5

8.0

5 Meghalaya

17.7

19.7

8.5

17.6

19.6

8.5

6 Mizoram

10.5

13.2

7.7

10.2

13.0

7.1

7 Nagaland

9.2

9.3

8.8

9.0

8.4

8 Sikkim

12.3

10.2

15.7

11.6

9.7

14.5

9 Tripura

7.4

8.6

4.4

6.9

8.0

4.2

Union Territories

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

5.7

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.7

5.4

2 Chandigarh

9.1

16.1

8.9

9.1

14.0

9.0

3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

18.2

14.9

20.9

16.5*

13.3*

18.1*

4 Daman & Diu

14.5

9.3

15.6

5 Ladakh

9.3

10.0

6.5

6 Lakshadweep

9.2

12.6

8.3

9.1

12.7

8.1

7 Puducherry

6.5

5.6

6.9

6.6

5.6

7.0

ALL INDIA

13.8

14.9

11.4

13.5

14.7

11.0

TABLE 11: STATE-WISE NATURAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE (Concld.)

(Per Cent)

2021

2022

2023

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Bigger States / Union Territory

1 Andhra Pradesh

7.4

6.8

8.7

8.2

7.7

8.9

8.1

8.0

8.3

2 Assam

13.9

15.0

7.8

13.9

15.0

7.9

13.6

14.6

7.8

3 Bihar

19.0

19.6

14.7

20.5

21.2

15.9

19.7

20.4

15.0

4 Chhattisgarh

11.6

12.7

8.1

13.8

15.1

9.5

14.0

15.6

9.2

5 NCT of Delhi

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.4

9.1

8.3

6 Gujarat

10.4

10.9

9.9

11.4

12.1

10.6

11.2

12.2

10.1

7 Haryana

11.3

12.1

10.1

12.0

13.0

10.5

11.9

12.9

10.3

8 Jammu & Kashmir^

8.9

10.5

5.2

9.4

10.7

6.6

9.2

10.4

6.7

9 Jharkhand

15.2

16.6

11.2

15.4

16.7

11.5

14.3

15.6

10.7

10 Karnataka

7.7

7.3

8.3

8.4

8.3

8.6

8.3

8.4

8.3

11 Kerala

3.9

4.3

3.6

4.8

5.0

4.9

5.2

12 Madhya Pradesh

15.7

17.3

11.2

16.1

17.6

12.0

15.8

17.3

11.4

13 Maharashtra

7.3

6.4

8.5

8.1

7.5

8.8

7.9

7.6

8.1

14 Odisha

8.8

9.5

5.9

8.7

9.2

6.4

8.4

8.9

6.1

15 Punjab

5.4

4.5

6.5

6.0

5.3

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.7

16 Rajasthan

16.9

17.8

14.4

17.6

18.5

15.0

16.9

17.8

14.4

17 Tamil Nadu

5.1

3.9

6.2

4.8

4.1

5.4

5.0

4.4

5.5

18 Telangana

9.6

9.0

10.4

9.9

9.5

10.5

9.5

9.2

9.9

19 Uttar Pradesh

17.8

18.7

15.2

17.6

18.4

15.1

17.1

17.9

14.6

20 Uttarakhand

9.9

10.2

9.2

10.8

11.3

9.4

10.7

11.2

9.5

21 West Bengal

7.8

9.3

4.3

8.2

9.7

5.0

8.3

9.7

5.2

Smaller States

1 Arunachal Pradesh

11.3

11.6

9.6

11.1

11.2

10.4

11.1

11.3

10.0

2 Goa

3.6

2.4

4.6

2.7

1.7

3.6

3.9

3.4

4.3

3 Himachal Pradesh

6.4

6.6

3.9

7.5

7.8

4.7

7.6

7.9

4.6

4 Manipur

7.6

8.1

6.8

8.4

8.7

7.8

8.5

8.9

7.7

5 Meghalaya

16.6

18.8

6.4

17.2

19.3

7.3

17.3

19.4

7.4

6 Mizoram

8.2

11.1

5.1

8.3

11.2

5.4

8.2

11.7

4.8

7 Nagaland

6.6

6.5

6.7

8.6

8.8

8.1

8.3

7.7

8 Sikkim

9.7

8.0

12.3

9.9

8.3

12.5

9.9

8.2

12.4

9 Tripura

6.1

7.2

3.6

8.9

9.5

7.3

9.1

9.7

7.7

Union Territories

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

3.6

3.2

4.0

4.2

3.4

5.1

3.8

2.6

5.2

2 Chandigarh

7.1

12.5

7.0

7.3

10.7

7.2

7.1

10.6

7.0

3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

13.4*

10.1*

14.9*

11.4*

9.9*

12.0*

11.1*

10.1*

11.5*

4 Daman & Diu

5 Ladakh

8.6

9.6

5.2

9.1

10.0

5.5

9.1

9.9

6.3

6 Lakshadweep

7.2

12.9

5.7

8.0

12.7

6.8

7.9

12.2

6.7

7 Puducherry

5.5

5.9

5.3

5.8

5.1

6.0

5.7

5.0

6.0

ALL INDIA

11.8

13.1

9.3

12.3

13.6

9.5

12.0

13.4

9.2

-: Not Available; .: Not Applicable
^: The former state of Jammu and Kashmir has been recognised as the new Union Territory of J&K on October 31, 2019.
*: Figures for Dadra & Nagar Haveli include Daman & Diu as well.
Source: Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin, various issues, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.