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