Historical Population Report of Chennai

Chennai’s Population In the year 1639 - 7,000 people
In the year 1646 - 19,000 people
In the year 1648 - 15,000 people
In the year 1670 - 40,000 people
In the year 1673 - 33,300 people
In the year 1674 - 50,000 people
In the year 1681 - 200,000 people
In the year 1685 - 300,000 people
In the year 1691 - 400,000 people
In the year 1715 - 100,000 people
In the year 1720 - 80,000 people
In the year 1726 - 100,000 people
In the year 1733 - 100,000 people
In the year 1791 - 300,000 people
In the year 1871 - 367,552 people
In the year 1881 - 405,848 people
In the year 1891 - 452,518 people
In the year 1901 - 509,346 people
In the year 1911 - 518,660 people
In the year 1921 - 526,911 people
In the year 1931 - 647,232 people
In the year 1941 - 777,481 people
In the year 1951 - 1,416,056 people
In the year 1961 - 1,729,141 people
In the year 1971 - 2,469,449 people
In the year 1981 - 3,266,034 people
In the year 1991 - 3,841,398 people
In the year 2001 - 4,216,268 people
In the year 2011 - 4,681,087 people