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