Marathi 2001_CENSUS[1]_(TOTAL_POPULATION_1,004.59_MILLION):_SPEAKERS 71,936,894
Marathi 1991_CENSUSINDIAN_CENSUS_[2]_(TOTAL_POPULATION_838.14_MILLION):_SPEAKERS 62,481,681
Marathi 1991_CENSUSINDIAN_CENSUS_[2]_(TOTAL_POPULATION_838.14_MILLION):_PERCENTAGE 7.45%
There are 62,481,681 speakers of Marathi making up 7.45% of total population in South Asia in 1991 and 71,936,894 Marathi speakers in 2001