Manipur population.
2026 projection and research context.

Reading this population figure

Manipur has a projected population of 33,11,000 for 1 March 2026 in the government’s 2011–2036 series. This is a modelled figure published in July 2020, not a new enumeration or a live count.

Its projection ranks 25 among the 36 current state/UT units in this collection. Its share of the published national projection is 0.23%, calculated from the source values.

Manipur’s 3,311,000 projection comes from the report’s pooled projection for seven north-eastern states excluding Assam, allocated using 2011 population proportions. Read the state figure with that shared modelling assumption, explained on printed pages 21–22.

The published male and female values sum to 1,000 more people than the Persons value. All three values are retained as printed in thousands.

Using it to size a market

Define the people or households relevant to the product before estimating demand. A population total does not establish category adoption, purchasing power or the area that a business can actually serve.

For Manipur, keep the projection’s date in your working sheet, document the eligible share and spending assumptions, and test how the answer changes. For a local outlet, define a city, district or travel-time catchment instead of using the whole state or union territory.

The Census 2011 reference

The historical Manipur profile records 28,55,794 people in Census 2011. Read it on its original boundaries; do not assume the old and new geographic units are identical.

Migration, visitors and household context

Resident population, migrants, commuters and tourist visits describe different populations or activities. Use migration evidence to examine usual residence; use tourism releases for visits. Neither should simply be added to this projected population.