The following is a timeline of the growth of
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
's population over the last four centuries:
* 1661: 10000 inhabitants
* 1664: 15000
* 1673: 60000
(Fryer)
* 1675: 60000
* 1718: 16000
(Cobbe)
* 1744: 70000
(Niebuhr) (large influx of people during the busy season)
* 1764: 140000
(Niebuhr), According to ''Historical account'' pg 6, pop was 60,000
* 1780: 100,000
''Materials etc.'' Part III, pg 525 -- Mahim 13,726
* 1812: 235,000
(Hall) Fixed 165,000, migratory 50,000, famine increase 20,000
* 1814: 180,000 (Warden)
* 1830: 229,000
Lagrange
* 1836: 236,000 "-do-
* 1864: 816,562
* 1872: 644,605
(census)
* 1881: 773,196
(census)
* 1891: 821,764
(census)
* 1901: 812,912 (Greater Bombay)
* 1911: 1,018,388
* 1921: 1,244,934
* 1931: 1,268,936
* 1941: 1,686,127
* 1951: 2,966,902 (0.1% of the world population)
* 1961: 4,152,056
* 1971: 5,970,575
* 1981: 8,227,382
* 1991: 9,900,000 + 2,600,000 (
Thané) = 12,500,000 (Greater Bombay)
* 2001: 16,368,084 (Greater Mumbai, incl.
Thané)
* 2005: 18,366,089 Greater Mumbai, incl.
Thane
Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven taluk ...
)
* 2011: 18,410,000
* 2020: 20,411,274
See also
*
Housing in Mumbai
References
{{Mumbai topics
History of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...