Population has always been one of Mumbai's struggles. It began with a
poulation of 1,600 in 1715, by 1744 it had grown to 70,000, 235,000 in 1836
and 644,000 by 18
72. However, Mumbai has experienced its greatest
population growth since Independence in 1947. In 1947 the population of
Mumbai was 4 million and today it is greater than 12 million. An increase
of more than 8 million people, almost all from internal migration and more
than half of that increase occuring between 1960-1970. This has also led
to massive problems with density and slums.
Graph of the change in Mumbai's population density. The darker red areas are the most dense.
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