View source for States of India by Malayalam speakers

This is a list of [[States and union territories of India|states and territories]] of [[India]] by number of people for whom [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] is their [[mother tongue]] (first language) as of [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2011/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement3.htm census 2001]. Gross population figures are<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm available online.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2018-10-02 |archive-date=2018-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! rowspan="2" |'''[[States and union territories of India|State/ Union territory]]'''
! colspan="3" |'''1981 census'''
! colspan="3" |'''[[1991 Census of India|1991 census]]'''
! colspan="3" |'''[[2001 Census of India|2001 census]]'''
! colspan="3" |'''[[2011 Census of India|2011 census]]'''
|-
|'''Malayalam speakers'''
|'''% of state'''
|'''% of Malayalam'''
|'''Malayalam speakers'''
|'''% of state'''
|'''% of Malayalam'''
|'''Malayalam speakers'''
|'''% of state'''
|'''% of Malayalam'''
|'''Malayalam speakers'''
|'''% of state'''
|'''% of Malayalam'''
|-
|—
|[[India]]
|25,952,966
|3.92%
|100%
|30,377,176
|3.62%
|100%
|33,066,392
|3.21%
|100%
|34,838,819
|2.88% (Tenth most spoken in India)
|100%
|-
|1
|[[Kerala]]
|24,231,396
|95.99%
|93.37%
|28,096,376
|96.56%
|92.49
|30,803,747
|96.75%
|93.16
|32,413,213
|97.03%
|93.04
|-
|2
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|577,890
|1.20%
|2.23%
|661,137
|1.18%
|2.18
|557,705
|0.90%
|1.69
|774,057
|1.01%
|2.22
|-
|3
|[[Karnataka]]
|590,709
|1.60%
|2.28%
|757,030
|1.68%
|2.49
|701,673
|1.33%
|2.12
|726,096
|1.27%
|2.08
|-
|4
|[[Maharashtra]]
|220,871
|0.36%
|0.85%
|340,597
|0.43%
|1.12
|406,358
|0.42%
|1.23
|366,153
|0.33%
|1.05
|-
|5
|[[Delhi]]
|31,143
|0.50%
|0.12%
|64,952
|0.69%
|0.21
|92,009
|0.66%
|0.28
|88,662
|0.53%
|0.25
|-
|6
|[[Gujarat]]
|30,610
|0.09%
|0.12%
|57,701
|0.14%
|0.19
|67,838
|0.13%
|0.21
|64,998
|0.11%
|0.19
|-
|7
|[[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana]]
|44,489
|0.08%
|0.17%
|66,409
|0.10%
|0.22
|62,214
|0.08%
|0.19
|61,147
|0.07%
|0.18
|-
|8
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|33,559
|84.51%
|0.13%
|43,678
|84.47%
|0.14
|51,555
|84.10%
|0.16
|54,264
|84.17%
|0.16
|-
|9
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|59,928
|0.11%
|0.23%
|80,759
|0.12%
|0.27
|48,515
|0.08%
|0.15
|37,761
|0.05%
|0.11
|-
|10
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|30,886
|5.15%
|0.12%
|38,392
|4.75%
|0.13
|42,782
|4.39%
|0.13
|47,973
|3.84%
|0.14
|-
|11
|[[Rajasthan]]
|12,679
|0.04%
|0.05%
|26,450
|0.06%
|0.09
|33,975
|0.06%
|0.10
|24,439
|0.04%
|0.07
|-
|12
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|18,662
|10.43%
|0.07%
|26,075
|9.29%
|0.09
|28,869
|8.09%
|0.09
|27,475
|7.22%
|0.08
|-
|13
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|26,319
|0.13%
|0.08
|23,370
|0.09%
|0.07
|-
|14
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|5,410
|0.01%
|0.02%
|15,721
|0.01%
|0.05
|19,683
|0.01%
|0.06
|24,450
|0.01%
|0.07
|-
|15
|[[West Bengal]]
|10,478
|0.02%
|0.04%
|17,215
|0.03%
|0.06
|17,043
|0.02%
|0.05
|10,952
|0.01%
|0.03
|-
|16
|[[Goa]]
|7,634
|0.72%
|0.03%
|12,962
|1.10%
|0.04
|15,081
|1.12%
|0.05
|12,983
|0.89%
|0.04
|-
|17
|[[Haryana]]
|4,423
|0.03%
|0.02%
|8,038
|0.05%
|0.03
|13,989
|0.07%
|0.04
|14,518
|0.06%
|0.04
|-
|18
|[[Odisha]]
|13,536
|0.05%
|0.05%
|16,246
|0.05%
|0.05
|10,440
|0.03%
|0.03
|9,004
|0.02%
|0.03
|-
|19
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|1,135
|0.02%
|0.00%
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|10,063
|0.10%
|0.03
|11,248
|0.09%
|0.03
|-
|20
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|3,591
|0.02%
|0.01%
|7,139
|0.04%
|0.02
|10,669
|0.04%
|0.03
|9,734
|0.04%
|0.03
|-
|21
|[[Jharkhand]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|8,783
|0.03%
|0.03
|6,549
|0.02%
|0.02
|-
|22
|[[Assam]]
|n/a
|n/a
|n/a
|        3,575
|0.02%
|0.01
|8,141
|0.03%
|0.02
|5,768
|0.02%
|0.02
|-
|23
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|2,164
|0.36%
|0.01%
|5,046
|0.58%
|0.02
|5,583
|0.50%
|0.02
|4,012
|0.29%
|0.01
|-
|24
|[[Nagaland]]
|2,414
|0.32%
|0.01%
|4,493
|0.37%
|0.01
|3,901
|0.20%
|0.01
|2,916
|0.15%
|0.01
|-
|25
|[[Uttarakhand]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|2,870
|0.03%
|0.01
|3,168
|0.03%
|0.01
|-
|26
|[[Chandigarh]]
|1,639
|0.37%
|0.01%
|2,435
|0.38%
|0.01
|2,356
|0.26%
|0.01
|1,979
|0.01%
|0.01
|-
|27
|[[Meghalaya]]
|914
|0.07%
|0.00%
|2,142
|0.12%
|0.01
|2,000
|0.09%
|0.01
|1,789
|0.06%
|0.01
|-
|28
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
|286
|0.28%
|0.00%
|803
|0.58%
|0.00
|1,839
|0.83%
|0.01
|2,172
|0.63%
|0.01
|-
|29
|[[Tripura]]
|208
|0.01%
|0.00%
|1,231
|0.05%
|0.00
|1,747
|0.05%
|0.01
|1,173
|0.03%
|0.00
|-
|30
|[[Mizoram]]
|532
|0.11%
|0.00%
|1,375
|0.20%
|0.00
|1,322
|0.15%
|0.00
|718
|0.07%
|0.00
|-
|31
|[[Manipur]]
|409
|0.03%
|0.00%
|1,792
|0.10%
|0.01
|1,231
|0.05%
|0.00
|1,519
|0.06%
|0.00
|-
|32
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|1,034
|0.03%
|0.00%
|1,257
|0.02%
|0.00
|1,231
|0.02%
|0.00
|1,211
|0.02%
|0.00
|-
|33
|[[Daman and Diu]]
| -
| -
| -
|283
|0.28%
|0.00
|1,166
|0.74%
|0.00
|1,229
|0.50%
|0.00
|-
|34
|[[Sikkim]]
|577
|0.19%
|0.00%
|710
|0.18%
|0.00
|1,021
|0.19%
|0.00
|899
|0.15%
|0.00
|-
|35
|[[Bihar]]
|13,760
|0.02%
|0.00%
|15,157
|0.02%
|0.05
|2,674
|0.00%
|0.01
|1,220
|0.00%
|0.00
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Malayalam language]]
[[Category:Lists of states of India by number of speakers of the languages|Malayalam]]
[[Category:Malayalam-related lists]]