Mizoram Population 2024

February 19, 2024 by Babji

Mizoram is the north-eastern state in India, borders Assam and Manipur to the north, Tripura and Bangladesh to the west, Myanmar to the east and south. Mizoram's 95% of the population is of tribal origins, "Mizo" is the name of native tribes, Mizoram means "land of the Mizos". Among the most prominent tribes of the Mizo's are the Kuki, Pawi, and Lakher. During British rule, Mizoram was part of Assam province and known as Lushai hills district. Mizoram population in 2024 is estimated to be 1.24 million (12.4 Lakhs), By May 2023, Mizoram population is projected to be 12.38 Lakhs as per Unique Identification Aadhar India, updated 31, May 2023. As per NFHS 2019-2021 report, Total Fertility Rate of Mizoram State is 1.9 children per women compared to 2.3 in 2016. Mizoram is the second least populous state in India after Sikkim. The total area is 21,087 sq km., ranks 24th in India and 90% of the state is forests, hills and valleys. Mizoram is known for its traditional dances such as Cheraw, Khullam, Chheih Lam and Chai.

Mizoram Population celebrating of Cheraw dance

Image Source: Mizoram population celebrating Chapchar Kut, a most joyful festival of the Mizos

The popular Cheraw dance is, bamboo staves are kept in cross and horizontal, os the male dancers move these staves in rhythmic beats and the female dancers perform by stepping in and out of the bamboo blocks.

Census year	Persons	Absolute	Percentage	Males	Females
1901	82,434	-	-	39,004	43,430
1911	91,204	8,770	10.64	43,028	48,176
1921	98,406	7,202	7.9	46,652	51,754
1931	124,404	25,998	26.42	59,186	65,218
1941	152,786	28,382	22.81	73,855	78,931
1951	196,202	43,416	28.42	96,136	100,066
1961	266,063	69,861	35.61	132,465	133,598
1971	332,390	66,327	24.93	170,824	161,566
1981	493,757	161,367	48.55	257,239	236,518
1991	689,756	195,999	39.7	358,978	330,778
2001	888,573	198,817	28.82	459,109	429,464
2011	1,097,206	208,633	23.48	555,339	541,867

Source: A-2 Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

Population Pyramid

Source: 2011 Census: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Mizoram Population by Religion

Mizoram is home of many diverse tribes. In 19th century, Britishers began to work in the Mizo hilly areas converting the majority of the population to Christian. Currently 87% are Christians, followed by Buddhists with 8.5%, Hindu with 2.7%.

Religion	Persons	Percentage	Males	Females
Hindu	30,136	2.75	20,013	10,123
Muslim	14,832	1.35	9,550	5,282
Christian	956,331	87.16	476,464	479,867
Sikh	286	0.03	216	70
Buddhist	93,411	8.51	47,970	45,441
Jain	376	0.03	208	168
Others	808	0.07	402	406
Not Stated	1,026	0.09	516	510

Source: Details of Religion In Main Table C-1- 2011 (India & States/UTs)

Ethnic groups of Mizoram

The Palak lake is the biggest in Mizoram state covering 30 hectares, lakes are called dils in Mizoram, hence Palak lake is Palak Dil. The Palak Dil is situated within the Mara Autonomous district, which is a region inhabited by the Mara Tribe. The Maras are distinct from the majority Mizos in Manipur and Mara language, which is a Kuki-Chin language is spoken by Mara people, mostly Tlosai tribe living in 30 villages of southern Mizoram in Saiha district which is in Indo-Burma border. Mara population is 56,574 in 2011 census.

Languages spoken in Mizoram

Mizo and English are Official languages. Mizo are Tibeto-Burman peoples, Mizo is closely related Tibeto-Burman language or dialect. Chakma is Indo-Aryan language. 73% of the Mizoram population speak Mizo, followed by Bengali with 9%. 41,876 are Lakher speakers, 28,624 are Pawi speakers, and Hmar language belongs to the Kukish branch are 17,981 people.

Languages	Persons	Percentage	Rural	Urban
Mizo	802,763	73.1643	303,332	499,431
Bengali	107,840	9.8286	96,777	11,063
Lakher	41,876	3.8166	27,826	14,050
Tripuri	32,634	2.9743	31,459	1,175
Pawi	28,624	2.6088	19,123	9,501
Hmar	17,981	1.6388	14,166	3,815
Hindi	10,677	0.9731	2,069	8,608
Nepali	8,994	0.8197	871	8,123
Manipuri	2,242	0.2043	253	1,989

Source: 2011 Census: Language and Mother Tongue

Disability

Below table illustrates the disable population of Mizoram state.

Type of disability	Total Persons	Cultivators	Agriculture labor	HHI	Other workers
Total disabled population	5,499	3,223	571	85	1,620
In Seeing	809	435	95	8	271
In Hearing	1,742	1,069	169	30	474
In Speech	456	314	49	6	87
In Movement	601	279	56	18	248
Mental Retardation	443	262	69	2	110
Mental Illness	176	102	28	1	45
Any Other	789	419	67	12	291
Multiple disability	483	343	38	8	94

Source: 2011 Census: Distribution of Disabled(India & States/UTs)

Mizoram Population projection

Mizoram population in 2023 is estimated to be 1.24 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 1.23 million (12.3 Lakhs), population in 2021 is estimated to be 1.26 Million (12.6 Lakhs), According to UID, population in 2020 is estimated to be 1.2 Million (12 Lakhs).

Income Distribution

Mizoram is the leading producer of Bamboo in India and state is dependent on Agriculture. Main agricultural products are Oranges, maize, paddy, sugarcane, tobacco and fruits like passion fruit, banana, pineapple, grapes and papaya. There are popular crafts by tribes in Mizoram are amber bead necklace, Shawls and bamboo work crafts.

District wise population in Mizoram

Mizoram was formed with 3 districts from Assam state initially with Aizawl, Lunglei and Chhimtuipui, later five more districts were carved from 3 districts making a total of 8 districts. In 2019, Manipur Government had ordered 3 more districts carving from
Hnahthial, from Lunglei district
Khawzawl, from Champhai district
Saitual, from Aizawl district and Champhai district.
Below is the Mizoram district wise population as per Census 2011 and 2020 projection.

District	Population(2020 est.)	Population(2011)	Percentage
Mamit	98,455	86,364	7.87
Kolasib	95,709	83,955	7.65
Aizawl	456,352	400,309	36.48
Champhai	143,349	125,745	11.46
Serchhip	74,028	64,937	5.92
Lunglei	184,028	161,428	14.71
Lawngtlai	134,399	117,894	10.74
Saiha	64,494	56,574	5.16

Source: 2011 Census: Population Data on District/Sub-Dist Level