Editing Delhi (section)

== Demographics ==
{{See also|Ethnic groups in Delhi}}
[[File:NCT of Delhi population pyramid in 2011.svg|thumb|NCT of Delhi population pyramid in 2011]]

{{Historical population
| source = [[Government of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Tables |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=6 January 2024 |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302113812/https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1901 | 214115
|1911 | 237944
|1921 | 304420
|1931 | 373789
|1941 | 578813
|1951 | 1119870
|1961 | 2061758
|1971 | 3287883
|1981 | 5099539
|1991 | 7423193
|2001 | 9879172
|2011 | 11034555
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}}

=== Population growth ===
According to the [[2011 census of India]], the population of the NCT of Delhi is 16,753,235.<ref name="censusindia1">{{cite web |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_delhi.html |title=Census of India: Provisional Population Totals for Census 2011: NCT of Delhi |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412141059/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_delhi.html |archive-date=12 April 2011 }}</ref> The corresponding population density was 11,297 persons per km<sup>2</sup> with a sex ratio of 866 women per 1000 men, and a literacy rate of 86.34%. In 2004, the birth rate, death rate and infant mortality rate per 1000 population were 20.03, 5.59 and 13.08, respectively.<ref name="ecosurv3">{{cite web|url=https://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/3.pdf|title=Chapter 3: Demographic Profile|access-date=21 December 2006|work=Economic Survey of Delhi, 2005–2006|publisher=Planning Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi|pages=17–31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614203710/https://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/3.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2007}}</ref> In 2001, the population of Delhi increased by 285,000 as a result of migration and by 215,000 as a result of natural population growth,<ref name="ecosurv3" /> which made Delhi one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka Sub City]], Asia's largest planned residential area, is located within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/Can-t-afford-to-fall-ill-in-Dwarka/Article1-432697.aspx Can't afford to fall ill in Dwarka] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027190146/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/Can-t-afford-to-fall-ill-in-Dwarka/Article1-432697.aspx |date=27 October 2014 }}, ''Hindustan Times'', 16 July 2009</ref>

[[Urban sprawl|Urban expansion]] has resulted in Delhi's urban area now being considered as extending beyond the NCT boundaries to incorporate the towns and cities of neighbouring states including [[Faridabad]] and [[Gurgaon]] in [[Haryana]], and [[Ghaziabad]] and [[Noida]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], the total population of which is estimated by the United Nations to be over 28 million. According to the UN this makes Delhi urban area the world's [[List of urban areas by population|second-largest]] urban area after Tokyo,<ref name="UNcities2018" /> although [[Demographia]] declares the [[Jakarta]] urban area to be the second-largest.<ref name="Demographia">{{cite book|author1=Demographia|title=Demographia World Urban Areas|year=2016|edition=12th|url=https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|access-date=17 November 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805030244/https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|archive-date=5 August 2011}}</ref>

The 2011 census provided two figures for urban area population: 16,314,838 within the NCT boundary,<ref name="Delhiuapop2011">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf|title=Urban agglomerations/cities having population 1 million and above|year=2011|work=Provisional population totals, census of India 2011|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=26 January 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215163132/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india2/Million_Plus_UAs_Cities_2011.pdf|archive-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> and 21,753,486 for the ''Extended Urban Area''.<ref name="pibmumbai1">{{cite web|url=https://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2011IS3|title=India Stats : Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011|work=pibmumbai.gov.in|access-date=7 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630112755/https://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2011IS3|archive-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The 2021 regional plan released by the [[Government of India]] renamed the ''Extended Urban Area'' from ''Delhi Metropolitan Area (DMA)'' as defined by the 2001 plan,<ref name="DMA">{{cite web|title=Evaluation Study of DMA Towns in National Capital Region|url=https://tcpomud.gov.in/divisions/mutp/dma/final_dma_report.pdf|website=Town and Country Planning Organisation|publisher=[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]]|access-date=19 March 2017|date=September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320052724/https://tcpomud.gov.in/divisions/mutp/dma/final_dma_report.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2017}}</ref> to ''[[National Capital Region (India)#Central National Capital Region|Central National Capital Region]] (CNCR)''.<ref name="DMA" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Plan 2021, Chapter 4, Demographic Profile and Settlement Pattern|url=https://ncrpb.nic.in/pdf_files/Regional%20Plan%202021%20chapter/08_CH04%20demographic%20profile%20&%20settlement%20pattern.pdf|publisher=NCR Planning Board|access-date=19 March 2017|page=28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320055054/https://ncrpb.nic.in/pdf_files/Regional%20Plan%202021%20chapter/08_CH04%20demographic%20profile%20%26%20settlement%20pattern.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Slums ===
As of 2012, around 49% of the population of Delhi lives in slums and unauthorised colonies without any civic amenities.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dhananjay Mahapatra|date=4 October 2012|title='Half of Delhi's population lives in slums'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Half-of-Delhis-population-lives-in-slums/articleshow/16664224.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414235944/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Half-of-Delhis-population-lives-in-slums/articleshow/16664224.cms|archive-date=14 April 2016|access-date=1 January 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The majority of these slums have inadequate provisions to the basic facilities and according to a DUSIB report, almost 22% of people engage in [[open defecation]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mayura Janwalkar|date=20 April 2015|title=Delhi: Slum shame|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-slum-shame/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112235218/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-slum-shame/|archive-date=12 January 2016|access-date=1 January 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

=== Religions ===
[[Hinduism]] is Delhi's predominant religious faith, with 81.68% of Delhi's population, followed by [[Islam]] (12.86%), [[Sikhism]] (3.40%), [[Jainism]] (0.99%), Christianity (0.87%), and [[Buddhism]] (0.11%).<ref name="Religion PCA 2011">{{cite web|title=Religion PCA|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0700.xlsx|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707231710/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0700.xlsx|archive-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> Other minority religions include [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼísm]] and Judaism.<ref name=Lonelyplanet>{{cite web|publisher= Census of India 2001| url= https://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070812011525/https://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/index.html| archive-date=12 August 2007|title=Data on Religion |page= 1|access-date=16 May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Hindu Muslim Population |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/state/7-delhi.html |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages in NCT of Delhi (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10201/download/13313/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0700.XLSX |title=C-16: Population by mother tongue |website=Office Of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809135008/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10201/download/13313/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0700.XLSX |access-date=25 November 2023|archive-date=9 August 2022 }}</ref>
|label1  = [[Hindi]]                      |value1  = 81.27 |color1 = orange
|label2  = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]   |value2  = 5.20  |color2 = pink
|label3  = [[Urdu]]                       |value3  = 5.17  |color3 = green
|label4  = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value4  = 1.35  |color4 = gold 
|label5  = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]   |value5  = 1.29  |color5 = orchid
|label6  = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] |value6  = 0.73  |color6 = yellow
|label7  = [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] |value7  = 0.67  |color7 = darkred
|label8  = [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]       |value8  = 0.53  |color8 = royalblue
|label9 = [[Malayalam]]                   |value9 = 0.49   |color9 =cornflowerblue
|label10 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]]                         |value10 = 0.46  |color10 = firebrick
|label11 = [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
|value11 = 0.43  |color11= teal
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|value12=0.24|value13=0.23|value14=0.22|value15=0.19|value16=0.19|value17=0.17|value18=0.16|value19=0.11|value20=0.09|value21=0.08|value22=0.07|value23=0.06|value24=0.05|color24=purple|color23=darkslateblue|color22=maroon|color21=indianred|color20=coral|color19=lightgreen|color18=steelblue|color17=magenta|color16=turquoise|color15=limegreen|color14=Darkorange|color13=saddlebrown|color12=skyblue|label12=[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]|label13=[[Odia language|Odia]]|label15=[[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]|label16=[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]|label17=[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|label14=[[Nepali language|Nepali]]|label18=[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|label19=[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]|label20=[[Pahari language|Pahadi]]|label21=[[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]|label22=[[Marwari language|Marwari]]|label24=[[Assamese language|Assamese]]|label23=[[Kannada]]|color25=grey|label25=Others|value25=0.48}}

=== Languages ===
According to the 50th report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in India, which was submitted in 2014, [[Hindi]] is Delhi's most spoken language, with 80.94% speakers, followed by [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (7.14%), [[Urdu]] (6.31%) and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] (1.50%). 4.11% of Delhites speak other languages.<ref name="langminor">{{cite web|title=50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=https://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/https://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2016|page=9}}</ref> Hindi is also the official language of Delhi while Urdu and Punjabi have been declared as additional official languages.<ref name="langminor" />