Mumbai Population 2024

Mumbai also known as Bombay is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai was the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the seventh-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million.

As per the census 2011, Mumbai Urban Agglomeration or Metropolitan region is India’s most populated area with a population of 18,414,288 (1.84 million). Mumbai City (Greater Mumbai), Thane, Kalyan Dombvali, Navi Mumbai, Mira Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, and Badlapur are subdivisions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region or Mumbai Urban Agglomeration*

*Urban areas surrounding Cities are combinedly called Urban Agglomeration.

Mumbai City Population

As per the Census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city-proper population of 12.5 million living under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Provisional data of the 2011 census shows Mumbai City (Greater Mumbai) had a population of 1,24,42,373 (1.25 Crore).

Estimated Population of Mumbai City in 2024 – 1.45 Crore or 14.5 million

Mumbai City	Census 2011	2024 Estimate
Total Population	12,442,373 (1.25 Cr)	1.45 Crore
Male Population	6,715,931	78 lakh
Female Population	5,726,442	67 lakh

Mumbai Demography	2011 Census
Average Literacy (%)	89.73%
% of Male Literates	92.56%
% of Female Literates	86.39%
Sex Ratio	853
Child Sex Ratio	913
Children (0-6 years)	1,203,770

Source: Census 2011

Sub Division of Mumbai City (Greater Mumbai)

Mumbai (Greater Mumbai) is made of two districts Mumbai City District & Mumbai Suburban districts.

The District of Mumbai City is situated on the West coast of India. It is surrounded on three sides by water, the open Arabian Sea to the West and South and Thane creek to the East. To the north, it is bordered by Mumbai (Suburban) District. It is the Southern part of the Greater Mumbai Municipal corporation, which covers an area of 157.0 sq. km. as and has a population of 30,85,411 (30.85 Laks) persons as per the Census 2011.

Mumbai Suburban District with an area of 369 sq. Km. is the northern part of Greater Mumbai. Population wise it’s one of the largest districts in the country. The current population is 93.56 Lakhs.

Religion in Mumbai

In the city of Mumbai, Hinduism is the most widely practiced religion, with 65.99% of the population following it. Islam is the second most popular religion, with approximately 20.65% of the population adhering to it. Christianity is followed by 3.27%, Jainism by 4.10%, Sikhism by 0.49%, and Buddhism by 4.85% of the population. Only around 0.26% of the population identifies as having “No Particular Religion,” while 0.40% follow an “Other Religion.”

Religion percentage in Mumbai

Religion	Percentage
Hindu	65.99%
Muslims	20.65%
Buddhist	4.85%
Jain	4.10%
Christian	3.27%
Sikh	0,49%
Others	0.26%
Not Stated	0.40%