Union Territory · North

Delhi (NCT)

State profile

🏛️Fun factDelhi is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Red Fort, Qutub Minar and Humayun's Tomb.

Report Card

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SDG India Index

70

#22 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹4.30 L

#3 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

#5 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

46.4%

#36 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

11 per 1,000

#2 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

75.9 yrs

#1 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

1.6

#28 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

90.5%

#22 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

30.9%

#16 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

75.0%

#19 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

86.2%

#7 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

80.8%

#8 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

49.0%

#3 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

1,424.1 per lakh

#36 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

144.4 per lakh

#36 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

1.1%

#1 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

1,67,87,941

#19 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

868 per 1,000 men

#33 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

97.5%

#1 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

21.2%

#10 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.7%

#7 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

96.0%

#4 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

97.0%

#1 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

0.3%

#33 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

3,854 kg/ha

#3 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Average Landholding Size

1.38 ha

#10 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

68

#3 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

3,94,15,000

#13 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

18,28,000

#4 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023