The current population of India is 1,474,115,403 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,450,935,791 in 2024.
Population facts:
- India is ranked 1/197 by population and was ranked 2nd in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, India has had an average growth rate of 1.38% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.15B people to 1.47B (27.7% growth in 20 years).
- India is projected to reach 1.7B people in 2061.
- India accounts for 17.8% of the world's population.
India population clock
India
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1474115403
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 1/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 17.8% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2.45 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.36 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
3.32 seconds
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +35,250 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,866,195 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.89% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 109/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
50 seconds
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -630,830 | N/A |
India population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 435,990,338 | - |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 | 2.4% |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 | 2.28% |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 | 2.16% |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 | 2.17% |
| 1968 | 522,716,889 | 2.17% |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 | 2.14% |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 | 2.24% |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 | 2.24% |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 | 2.22% |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 | 2.28% |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 | 2.38% |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 | 2.39% |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 | 2.33% |
| 1979 | 671,155,747 | 2.35% |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 737,372,681 | 2.37% |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 | 2.37% |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 | 2.34% |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 | 2.28% |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 | 2.26% |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 | 2.24% |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 | 2.19% |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 | 2.15% |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 | 2.12% |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 | 2.07% |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 | 2.03% |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 | 2.02% |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 | 1.99% |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 | 1.95% |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 | 1.92% |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 | 1.89% |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 | 1.83% |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 | 1.72% |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 | 1.64% |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 | 1.58% |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 | 1.52% |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 | 1.45% |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 | 1.46% |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 | 1.47% |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 | 1.38% |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 | 1.34% |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 | 1.27% |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 | 1.17% |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 | 1.05% |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 | 0.98% |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 | 0.83% |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 | 0.89% |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 | 0.89% |
| 2025 | 1,463,865,531 | 0.89% |
| 2026 | 1,476,625,576 | 0.87% |
| 2027 | 1,489,164,679 | 0.85% |
| 2028 | 1,501,432,748 | 0.82% |
| 2029 | 1,513,423,737 | 0.8% |
| 2030 | 1,525,138,852 | 0.77% |
| 2031 | 1,536,540,604 | 0.75% |
| 2032 | 1,547,607,126 | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 1,558,324,087 | 0.69% |
| 2034 | 1,568,688,356 | 0.67% |
| 2035 | 1,578,694,799 | 0.64% |
| 2036 | 1,588,325,366 | 0.61% |
| 2037 | 1,597,537,009 | 0.58% |
| 2038 | 1,606,300,646 | 0.55% |
| 2039 | 1,614,639,243 | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 1,622,580,052 | 0.49% |
| 2041 | 1,630,119,374 | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 1,637,235,363 | 0.44% |
| 2043 | 1,643,915,269 | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 1,650,186,610 | 0.38% |
| 2045 | 1,656,067,585 | 0.36% |
| 2046 | 1,661,548,400 | 0.33% |
| 2047 | 1,666,628,151 | 0.31% |
| 2048 | 1,671,309,727 | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 1,675,619,893 | 0.26% |
| 2050 | 1,679,589,268 | 0.24% |
India has a population of 1.47B as of 2025, compared to 1.33B in 2015, 1.15B in 2005, and 960M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.1% per year. India is ranked 109th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) India will have 1,656,067,585 people (12.3% growth) and still will be ranked 1st.
By the year 2100, India's population is projected to grow by 2.11% to 1.51B people.
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India population statistics
|
India
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 31.8 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 29.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.6:48.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,264 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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