| NATIONAL TOTAL | ||
| 0 | Census 2001 | 40847371.00 |
| 1 | Census 1991 | 38872268.00 |
| 2 | Census 1981 | 37682355.00 |
| 3 | Absolute Variation: census 1991/ census 1981 | 1189913.00 |
| 4 | Absolute variation: census 2001/ census 1991 | 1975103.00 |
| 5 | Absolute variation: census 2001/ census 1981 | 3165016.00 |
| 6 | Relative Variation in percentage: census 1991/ census 1981 | 3.16 |
| 7 | Relative variation in percentage: census 2001/ census 1991 | 5.08 |
| 8 | Relative variation in percentage: census 2001/ census 1981 | 8.40 |