Statement 5 : Distribution of Youth Population in India - Age-Group 15-34 years | ||||||||||||||
Total | Rural | Urban | Sex-Ratio | |||||||||||
Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | Total | Rural | Urban | |||
India | 33.8 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 32.5 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 37.3 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 940 | 960 | 897 | ||
Northern Region | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 37.4 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 885 | 916 | 833 | ||
Haryana | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 851 | 851 | 850 | ||
Himachal Pradesh | 35.5 | 35.4 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 35.3 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 978 | 1006 | 779 | ||
Jammu & Kashmir | 34.7 | 34.9 | 34.6 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 38.3 | 38.7 | 37.7 | 884 | 919 | 797 | ||
Punjab | 35.3 | 35.1 | 35.7 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 34.9 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 892 | 916 | 849 | ||
Rajasthan | 32.3 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 35.9 | 921 | 936 | 882 | ||
Chandigarh | 40.5 | 41.5 | 39.2 | 46.8 | 49.9 | 41.7 | 39.8 | 40.5 | 38.9 | 733 | 518 | 766 | ||
Delhi | 38.8 | 39.5 | 37.8 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 37.5 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 37.8 | 785 | 782 | 786 | ||
North-Eastern Region | 35.0 | 34.3 | 35.8 | 34.2 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 39.0 | 38.1 | 40.0 | 978 | 985 | 945 | ||
Arunachal Pradesh | 33.4 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 39.5 | 38.7 | 40.6 | 922 | 944 | 860 | ||
Assam | 34.6 | 33.8 | 35.4 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 34.8 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 980 | 990 | 919 | ||
Manipur | 37.5 | 36.9 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 1009 | 996 | 1047 | ||
Meghalaya | 33.5 | 32.6 | 34.4 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 39.2 | 38.0 | 40.3 | 1027 | 1023 | 1040 | ||
Mizoram | 37.3 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 935 | 918 | 950 | ||
Nagaland | 38.3 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 37.8 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 42.0 | 916 | 926 | 873 | ||
Tripura | 35.5 | 34.8 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 34.4 | 35.6 | 38.0 | 36.8 | 39.3 | 985 | 977 | 1024 | ||
Eastern Region | 32.7 | 32.3 | 33.1 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 960 | 979 | 892 | ||
Bihar | 30.1 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 33.8 | 34.3 | 33.2 | 948 | 963 | 841 | ||
Jharkhand | 31.8 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 35.8 | 955 | 990 | 858 | ||
Orissa | 34.2 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 33.5 | 32.7 | 34.3 | 38.5 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 1013 | 1035 | 910 | ||
Sikkim | 38.0 | 37.7 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 43.7 | 44.5 | 887 | 893 | 845 | ||
West Bangal | 34.9 | 34.6 | 35.3 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 36.2 | 37.1 | 951 | 966 | 917 | ||
A & N Islands | 39.9 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 38.6 | 38.3 | 38.9 | 42.6 | 43.2 | 41.9 | 844 | 874 | 791 | ||
Central Region | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 916 | 930 | 876 | ||
Chattisgarh | 32.6 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 31.4 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 991 | 1010 | 929 | ||
Madhya Pradesh | 32.9 | 33.1 | 32.8 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.1 | 910 | 919 | 889 | ||
Uttar Pradesh | 31.3 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 34.9 | 905 | 918 | 866 | ||
Uttarkhand | 33.5 | 33.0 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 31.4 | 33.2 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 993 | 1065 | 833 | ||
Western Region | 35.5 | 35.9 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.0 | 38.7 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 897 | 939 | 847 | ||
Goa | 38.8 | 39.7 | 37.9 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 919 | 936 | 902 | ||
Gujarat | 36.0 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 38.5 | 38.7 | 38.3 | 918 | 952 | 871 | ||
Maharashtra | 35.1 | 35.8 | 34.4 | 32.5 | 32.9 | 32.1 | 38.7 | 39.5 | 37.8 | 888 | 935 | 836 | ||
Dadra Nagar & Haveli | 40.9 | 44.4 | 36.5 | 38.6 | 42.0 | 34.6 | 48.6 | 51.9 | 43.8 | 667 | 701 | 583 | ||
Daman & Diu | 48.0 | 54.0 | 39.5 | 51.9 | 59.1 | 39.7 | 41.1 | 42.8 | 39.3 | 519 | 393 | 902 | ||
Southern Region | 35.5 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 38.3 | 1005 | 1008 | 998 | ||
Andhra Pradesh | 35.3 | 35.1 | 35.5 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 990 | 991 | 989 | ||
Karnataka | 35.3 | 35.4 | 35.3 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 33.6 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 962 | 972 | 944 | ||
Kerala | 35.4 | 35.0 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 34.9 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 1084 | 1086 | 1081 | ||
Tamil Nadu | 35.9 | 35.3 | 36.5 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 35.1 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 38.2 | 1020 | 1020 | 1019 | ||
Lakshadweep | 35.3 | 34.7 | 35.8 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.4 | 34.2 | 36.7 | 977 | 957 | 1004 | ||
Pondicherry | 38.3 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 39.1 | 1021 | 997 | 1032 | ||
Source: Report and Tables on Age, Census of India 2001 |