Growth of Mumbai

The following is a timeline of the growth of Mumbai's population over the last four centuries:

* 1661: 10,000 inhabitants
* 1675: 60,000
* 1864: 816,562
* 1872: 644,605
* 1881: 773,196
* 1891: 821,764
* 1901: 812,912 (Greater Bombay)
* 1911: 1,018,388
* 1921: 1,244,934
* 1931: 1,268,936
* 1941: 1,686,127
* 1951: 2,966,902
* 1961: 4,152,056
* 1971: 5,970,575
* 1981: 8,227,382
* 1991: 9,900,000 + 2,600,000 (Thané) = 12,500,000 (Greater Bombay)
* 2001: 16,368,084 (Greater Mumbai, incl. Thané)
* 2005: 18,366,088 (Greater Mumbai, incl. Thane)