As per the 2011 Census, Uttarakhand is home to about 10 Mn people, having a male-female ratio of 963 per 1,000 males. The literacy rate of the state is 79% and over 61% of the population falls into the working age group, giving a demographic advantage to the state. The urbanisation rate of Uttarakhand is about 31%, and it has been showing a growing trend over the past decade.

Uttarakhand is well known for its Wellness Tourism and Rishikesh as a Yoga capital of the world. The state has six government & private medical colleges, 40 district and sub disctrict hopsitals, 79 CHCs, 578 PHCs & APHCs, 1,815 sub centres. Uttarakhand is also home to major hospitals like AIIMS Rishikesh, which offer distinctive services like robotic surgery and pediatric cardiac surgery.

Known as the school capital of India, Uttarakhand is making significant strides in developing a higher education ecosystem that extends beyond its borders. The literacy rate of the state is 79%. The Dehradun-Mussoorie belt is known for its K-12 institutions like Doon School, Welham School, and Woodstock School, and Uttarakhand is also home to renowned higher educational institutions like IIT Roorkee and AIIMS Rishikesh, welcoming students from across the country.

The electronic manufacturing cluster in Kashipur, spanning over 133 acres, attracts major electronics manufacturing companies to the state. Advancing toward innovations, Uttarakhand is home to India's largest CCTV manufacturer. Uttarakhand also has 100% green energy for its edge data centers. In addition, the state also has a State Council for Science and Technology that has launched the Entrepreneurial Development Programme Mission for high technology-driven entrepreneurship, wherein the council acts as a window for the region to scan and gain access to new technologies.

The state also has the Regional Science Centre in Dehradun to portray the growth of science & technology to popularise science & develop scientific temper. The Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology organises Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress every year.

A joint initiative of the Information Technology Development Agency and the Government of Uttarakhand established the Drone Application and Research Centre to aid in understanding the benefits of UAV technology and gain the skills to implement drone technology safely.

Uttarakhand has 28,508 km of roads, of which 1,328 km are national highways and 1,543 km are state highways. The Delhi–Dehradun Expressway, also known as National Highway 72A (NH 72A), is an under-construction, 210 kilometres long, 12/6 lane access-controlled expressway, which will connect Delhi, the national capital of India, with Dehradun, the capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It will reduce both travel time and distance, from around 5-6 hours to only 2.5 hours, and from around 280 kilometres to 210 kilometres.  The major airport in the state is the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, which is directly connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Prayagraj, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Lucknow. As over 90% of Uttarakhand's terrain consists of hills, railway services are very limited in the state and are largely confined to the plains. As of 2011, the total length of railway tracks was about 345 km.

The state offers distinct renewable energy potential with 3.09 GW of installed capacity as of June 2024. It also has the largest hydropower potential in India at 25 GW and ~85% installed capacity in the state comprised of hydropower.

Government policy initiatives, such as the Renewable Energy Policy in 2023, have led to a 125% increase in investments in the sector, reaching $14.5 Bn in FY22. The state has also launched the pumped storage projects policy and the stamp policy.