The current population of India is 1,480,351,380 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,450,935,791 in 2024.
- India is projected to reach 1.71B people in 2062.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, India has had an average growth rate of 1.31% per year.
- India is ranked 1/197 by population and was ranked 2nd in 2006.
- India accounts for 17.9% of the world's population.
India population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 1,515,897,176 | -0.5% |
| 2099 | 1,523,583,618 | -0.5% |
| 2098 | 1,531,281,096 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 1,538,914,978 | -0.49% |
| 2096 | 1,546,515,506 | -0.49% |
| 2095 | 1,554,100,337 | -0.48% |
| 2094 | 1,561,632,624 | -0.48% |
| 2093 | 1,569,112,481 | -0.47% |
| 2092 | 1,576,470,228 | -0.46% |
| 2091 | 1,583,793,450 | -0.46% |
| 2090 | 1,591,038,578 | -0.45% |
| 2089 | 1,598,165,996 | -0.44% |
| 2088 | 1,605,169,643 | -0.43% |
| 2087 | 1,612,023,916 | -0.42% |
| 2086 | 1,618,795,931 | -0.41% |
| 2085 | 1,625,424,591 | -0.39% |
| 2084 | 1,631,854,605 | -0.38% |
| 2083 | 1,638,132,423 | -0.37% |
| 2082 | 1,644,206,476 | -0.36% |
| 2081 | 1,650,106,942 | -0.34% |
| 2080 | 1,655,799,569 | -0.33% |
| 2079 | 1,661,261,962 | -0.31% |
| 2078 | 1,666,477,951 | -0.3% |
| 2077 | 1,671,444,317 | -0.28% |
| 2076 | 1,676,151,275 | -0.27% |
| 2075 | 1,680,606,119 | -0.25% |
| 2074 | 1,684,743,082 | -0.23% |
| 2073 | 1,688,579,113 | -0.21% |
| 2072 | 1,692,138,648 | -0.19% |
| 2071 | 1,695,351,098 | -0.17% |
| 2070 | 1,698,255,829 | -0.15% |
| 2069 | 1,700,813,392 | -0.13% |
| 2068 | 1,703,025,450 | -0.11% |
| 2067 | 1,704,872,725 | -0.09% |
| 2066 | 1,706,347,017 | -0.07% |
| 2065 | 1,707,540,131 | -0.05% |
| 2064 | 1,708,362,011 | -0.03% |
| 2063 | 1,708,845,280 | -0.01% |
| 2062 | 1,709,011,618 | 0.008% |
| 2061 | 1,708,866,368 | 0.03% |
| 2060 | 1,708,344,645 | 0.05% |
| 2059 | 1,707,488,768 | 0.07% |
| 2058 | 1,706,314,224 | 0.09% |
| 2057 | 1,704,805,210 | 0.11% |
| 2056 | 1,703,013,988 | 0.12% |
| 2055 | 1,700,890,479 | 0.14% |
| 2054 | 1,698,473,703 | 0.17% |
| 2053 | 1,695,661,388 | 0.18% |
| 2052 | 1,692,531,993 | 0.21% |
| 2051 | 1,689,057,795 | 0.23% |
| 2050 | 1,685,236,057 | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 1,681,083,344 | 0.27% |
| 2048 | 1,676,576,931 | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 1,671,678,054 | 0.32% |
| 2046 | 1,666,371,707 | 0.34% |
| 2045 | 1,660,667,112 | 0.37% |
| 2044 | 1,654,556,840 | 0.39% |
| 2043 | 1,648,067,988 | 0.42% |
| 2042 | 1,641,136,901 | 0.45% |
| 2041 | 1,633,771,970 | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 1,625,990,392 | 0.51% |
| 2039 | 1,617,818,911 | 0.53% |
| 2038 | 1,609,238,166 | 0.56% |
| 2037 | 1,600,212,760 | 0.6% |
| 2036 | 1,590,731,970 | 0.62% |
| 2035 | 1,580,864,963 | 0.65% |
| 2034 | 1,570,629,033 | 0.68% |
| 2033 | 1,560,043,145 | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 1,549,098,676 | 0.73% |
| 2031 | 1,537,810,507 | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 1,526,192,552 | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 1,514,274,850 | 0.81% |
| 2028 | 1,502,102,657 | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 1,489,628,314 | 0.86% |
| 2026 | 1,476,911,618 | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 1,463,993,377 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 | 0.89% |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 | 0.89% |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 | 0.79% |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 | 1.17% |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 | 1.27% |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 | 1.38% |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 | 1.47% |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 | 1.46% |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 | 1.45% |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 | 1.58% |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 | 1.72% |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 | 1.75% |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 | 1.83% |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 | 1.89% |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 | 1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 | 1.95% |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 | 1.99% |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 | 2.02% |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 | 2.03% |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 | 2.07% |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 | 2.12% |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 | 2.19% |
| 1990 | 864,972,221 | 2.24% |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 | 2.26% |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 | 2.28% |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 | 2.31% |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 | 2.34% |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 | 2.35% |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 | 2.37% |
| 1983 | 737,372,681 | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 | 2.36% |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 | 2.38% |
| 1980 | 687,354,025 | 2.41% |
| 1979 | 671,155,747 | 2.35% |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 | 2.38% |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 | 2.39% |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 | 2.22% |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 | 2.24% |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 | 2.24% |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 | 2.14% |
| 1968 | 522,716,889 | 2.17% |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 | 2.16% |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 | 2.28% |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 | 2.4% |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 | 2.43% |
| 1960 | 435,990,338 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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India has a population of 1.48B as of 2026, compared to 1.34B in 2016, 1.17B in 2006, and 980M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.01% 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 2046) India will have 1,666,371,707 people (12.6% growth) and still will be ranked 1st.
By the year 2100, India's population is projected to grow by 2.4% from its current level to 1.52B people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -495,753 |
| 2024 | - | - | -630,830 |
| 2023 | 12,732,814 | 13,711,993 | -979,179 |
| 2022 | 12,558,652 | 13,912,130 | -1,353,478 |
| 2021 | 9,878,607 | 10,227,523 | -348,916 |
| 2020 | 13,293,140 | 13,366,946 | -73,806 |
| 2019 | 13,880,877 | 14,859,846 | -978,969 |
| 2018 | 14,861,374 | 15,451,168 | -589,794 |
| 2017 | 15,142,399 | 15,394,041 | -251,642 |
| 2016 | 16,283,841 | 16,202,593 | 81,248 |
| 2015 | 15,556,110 | 16,211,195 | -655,085 |
| 2014 | 15,938,680 | 16,165,943 | -227,263 |
| 2013 | 16,956,169 | 17,107,541 | -151,372 |
| 2012 | 17,353,430 | 17,552,365 | -198,935 |
| 2011 | 17,546,345 | 17,793,362 | -247,017 |
| 2010 | 17,941,030 | 17,991,935 | -50,905 |
| 2009 | 17,973,150 | 18,286,055 | -312,905 |
| 2008 | 17,214,879 | 18,234,926 | -1,020,047 |
| 2007 | 17,294,448 | 18,331,648 | -1,037,200 |
| 2006 | 18,299,560 | 18,641,737 | -342,177 |
| 2005 | 18,105,385 | 19,034,839 | -929,454 |
| 2004 | 19,263,098 | 19,469,758 | -206,660 |
| 2003 | 19,113,537 | 19,720,507 | -606,970 |
| 2002 | 19,292,202 | 20,024,621 | -732,419 |
| 2001 | 20,112,227 | 20,182,573 | -70,346 |
| 2000 | 19,840,200 | 19,984,160 | -143,960 |
| 1999 | 19,553,104 | 19,648,424 | -95,320 |
| 1998 | 19,568,526 | 19,569,575 | -1,049 |
| 1997 | 19,494,978 | 19,494,098 | 880 |
| 1996 | 19,416,311 | 19,442,699 | -26,388 |
| 1995 | 19,338,864 | 19,396,161 | -57,297 |
| 1994 | 18,935,545 | 19,310,798 | -375,253 |
| 1993 | 19,154,763 | 19,152,399 | 2,364 |
| 1992 | 19,167,912 | 19,132,757 | 35,155 |
| 1991 | 18,891,613 | 19,049,524 | -157,911 |
| 1990 | 19,019,102 | 18,893,588 | 125,514 |
| 1989 | 18,846,008 | 18,848,915 | -2,907 |
| 1988 | 18,547,240 | 18,702,916 | -155,676 |
| 1987 | 18,277,063 | 18,496,213 | -219,150 |
| 1986 | 18,205,950 | 18,455,495 | -249,545 |
| 1985 | 17,878,706 | 17,968,697 | -89,991 |
| 1984 | 17,666,497 | 17,698,810 | -32,313 |
| 1983 | 17,338,821 | 17,219,127 | 119,694 |
| 1982 | 16,779,820 | 16,790,507 | -10,687 |
| 1981 | 16,455,402 | 16,422,159 | 33,243 |
| 1980 | 16,229,700 | 16,018,786 | 210,914 |
| 1979 | 16,167,051 | 15,392,957 | 774,094 |
| 1978 | 14,687,701 | 14,898,145 | -210,444 |
| 1977 | 15,166,288 | 14,575,662 | 590,626 |
| 1976 | 14,711,488 | 14,435,504 | 275,984 |
| 1975 | 14,392,847 | 13,958,642 | 434,205 |
| 1974 | 14,143,705 | 13,795,836 | 347,869 |
| 1973 | 13,007,964 | 13,412,707 | -404,743 |
| 1972 | 12,958,976 | 13,041,792 | -82,816 |
| 1971 | 11,812,530 | 12,787,104 | -974,574 |
| 1970 | 12,651,648 | 12,417,866 | 233,782 |
| 1969 | 11,315,827 | 12,167,671 | -851,844 |
| 1968 | 11,011,391 | 12,006,807 | -995,416 |
| 1967 | 11,209,583 | 11,279,897 | -70,314 |
| 1966 | 10,522,912 | 11,089,894 | -566,982 |
| 1965 | 10,677,415 | 10,925,714 | -248,299 |
| 1964 | 11,143,462 | 11,285,378 | -141,916 |
| 1963 | 11,038,345 | 11,016,705 | 21,640 |
| 1962 | 10,672,895 | 10,743,409 | -70,514 |
| 1961 | 10,763,993 | 10,468,816 | 295,177 |
| 1960 | 10,384,444 | 10,237,489 | 146,955 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).
As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 5,601,237 and 0.5% in 2010.
India population clock
India
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1480351380
|
1/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17.9% | 1/197 |
| One net population change |
2.45 seconds
|
1/197 |
| One birth every |
1.36 seconds
|
1/196 |
| One death every |
3.32 seconds
|
2/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +35,250 | 1/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,866,195 | 1/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.89% | 107/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.06 minutes
|
195/196 |
| Annual migration change | -495,753 | 195/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 4,796,255 | 15/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 0.3% | 181/195 |
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India population statistics
|
India
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 73.8 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 | 1,287 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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