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Population in India compared to Indonesia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 5.13 times bigger than Indonesia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 21.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

India vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Indonesia
2100 1,515,897,176 297,263,579
2099 1,523,583,618 298,386,561
2098 1,531,281,096 299,496,396
2097 1,538,914,978 300,596,542
2096 1,546,515,506 301,680,965
2095 1,554,100,337 302,745,817
2094 1,561,632,624 303,798,670
2093 1,569,112,481 304,837,512
2092 1,576,470,228 305,857,297
2091 1,583,793,450 306,853,321
2090 1,591,038,578 307,827,852
2089 1,598,165,996 308,775,620
2088 1,605,169,643 309,700,566
2087 1,612,023,916 310,605,359
2086 1,618,795,931 311,483,180
2085 1,625,424,591 312,332,996
2084 1,631,854,605 313,155,965
2083 1,638,132,423 313,952,990
2082 1,644,206,476 314,719,759
2081 1,650,106,942 315,453,880
2080 1,655,799,569 316,158,503
2079 1,661,261,962 316,839,281
2078 1,666,477,951 317,487,448
2077 1,671,444,317 318,105,938
2076 1,676,151,275 318,684,532
2075 1,680,606,119 319,239,982
2074 1,684,743,082 319,759,087
2073 1,688,579,113 320,251,181
2072 1,692,138,648 320,709,370
2071 1,695,351,098 321,136,059
2070 1,698,255,829 321,534,979
2069 1,700,813,392 321,908,058
2068 1,703,025,450 322,252,027
2067 1,704,872,725 322,566,642
2066 1,706,347,017 322,849,032
2065 1,707,540,131 323,098,730
2064 1,708,362,011 323,318,973
2063 1,708,845,280 323,506,247
2062 1,709,011,618 323,662,911
2061 1,708,866,368 323,784,985
2060 1,708,344,645 323,865,045
2059 1,707,488,768 323,904,988
2058 1,706,314,224 323,894,318
2057 1,704,805,210 323,837,237
2056 1,703,013,988 323,721,448
2055 1,700,890,479 323,552,405
2054 1,698,473,703 323,324,404
2053 1,695,661,388 323,032,528
2052 1,692,531,993 322,677,809
2051 1,689,057,795 322,252,898
2050 1,685,236,057 321,749,772
2049 1,681,083,344 321,169,163
2048 1,676,576,931 320,507,607
2047 1,671,678,054 319,778,332
2046 1,666,371,707 318,970,565
2045 1,660,667,112 318,077,606
2044 1,654,556,840 317,100,688
2043 1,648,067,988 316,041,251
2042 1,641,136,901 314,905,847
2041 1,633,771,970 313,692,611
2040 1,625,990,392 312,407,319
2039 1,617,818,911 311,049,484
2038 1,609,238,166 309,626,850
2037 1,600,212,760 308,137,773
2036 1,590,731,970 306,592,068
2035 1,580,864,963 304,988,219
2034 1,570,629,033 303,322,890
2033 1,560,043,145 301,599,483
2032 1,549,098,676 299,828,261
2031 1,537,810,507 298,003,267
2030 1,526,192,552 296,127,253
2029 1,514,274,850 294,190,935
2028 1,502,102,657 292,188,833
2027 1,489,628,314 290,114,110
2026 1,476,911,618 287,972,484
2025 1,463,993,377 285,765,617
2024 1,450,935,791 283,487,931
2023 1,438,069,596 281,190,067
2022 1,425,423,212 278,830,529
2021 1,414,203,896 276,758,053
2020 1,402,617,695 274,814,866
2019 1,389,030,312 272,489,381
2018 1,374,659,064 269,951,846
2017 1,359,657,400 267,346,658
2016 1,343,944,296 264,627,418
2015 1,328,024,498 261,799,249
2014 1,312,277,191 258,877,399
2013 1,295,829,511 255,852,467
2012 1,278,674,502 252,698,525
2011 1,261,224,954 249,470,032
2010 1,243,481,564 246,305,322
2009 1,225,524,753 243,220,028
2008 1,207,930,964 240,157,903
2007 1,190,676,021 237,062,337
2006 1,172,878,890 233,951,652
2005 1,154,676,322 230,871,650
2004 1,135,991,513 227,926,649
2003 1,116,803,006 225,048,008
2002 1,097,600,380 222,088,495
2001 1,077,898,575 219,097,902
2000 1,057,922,733 216,077,790
1999 1,038,225,823 213,004,668
1998 1,018,665,080 209,826,788
1997 999,133,762 206,536,095
1996 979,678,458 203,204,348
1995 960,301,044 199,888,057
1994 941,163,767 196,591,828
1993 922,118,387 193,305,168
1992 902,957,070 190,043,744
1991 883,927,600 186,778,238
1990 864,972,221 183,501,098
1989 846,039,529 180,201,630
1988 827,342,990 176,855,065
1987 808,931,270 173,511,154
1986 790,689,978 170,175,065
1985 772,647,793 166,776,185
1984 754,875,449 163,251,124
1983 737,372,681 159,651,381
1982 720,313,473 156,052,152
1981 703,696,250 152,485,035
1980 687,354,025 148,950,540
1979 671,155,747 145,434,834
1978 655,728,229 141,953,163
1977 640,801,103 138,533,541
1976 625,861,883 135,173,655
1975 611,309,535 131,843,848
1974 597,041,391 128,555,045
1973 583,465,598 125,288,515
1972 570,482,142 122,039,841
1971 558,096,387 118,833,702
1970 545,864,268 115,657,495
1969 533,880,544 112,517,639
1968 522,716,889 109,450,006
1967 511,606,372 106,526,393
1966 500,740,247 103,792,754
1965 490,140,146 101,365,130
1964 479,229,598 98,833,749
1963 468,138,575 96,051,424
1962 457,283,090 93,375,850
1961 446,564,729 90,791,249
1960 435,990,338 88,296,070

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Indonesia
2100 -0.5% -0.38%
2099 -0.5% -0.37%
2098 -0.5% -0.37%
2097 -0.49% -0.36%
2096 -0.49% -0.35%
2095 -0.48% -0.35%
2094 -0.48% -0.34%
2093 -0.47% -0.33%
2092 -0.46% -0.32%
2091 -0.46% -0.32%
2090 -0.45% -0.31%
2089 -0.44% -0.3%
2088 -0.43% -0.29%
2087 -0.42% -0.28%
2086 -0.41% -0.27%
2085 -0.39% -0.26%
2084 -0.38% -0.25%
2083 -0.37% -0.24%
2082 -0.36% -0.23%
2081 -0.34% -0.22%
2080 -0.33% -0.21%
2079 -0.31% -0.2%
2078 -0.3% -0.19%
2077 -0.28% -0.18%
2076 -0.27% -0.17%
2075 -0.25% -0.16%
2074 -0.23% -0.15%
2073 -0.21% -0.14%
2072 -0.19% -0.13%
2071 -0.17% -0.12%
2070 -0.15% -0.12%
2069 -0.13% -0.11%
2068 -0.11% -0.1%
2067 -0.09% -0.09%
2066 -0.07% -0.08%
2065 -0.05% -0.07%
2064 -0.03% -0.06%
2063 -0.01% -0.05%
2062 0.008% -0.04%
2061 0.03% -0.02%
2060 0.05% -0.01%
2059 0.07% 0.003%
2058 0.09% 0.02%
2057 0.11% 0.04%
2056 0.12% 0.05%
2055 0.14% 0.07%
2054 0.17% 0.09%
2053 0.18% 0.11%
2052 0.21% 0.13%
2051 0.23% 0.16%
2050 0.25% 0.18%
2049 0.27% 0.21%
2048 0.29% 0.23%
2047 0.32% 0.25%
2046 0.34% 0.28%
2045 0.37% 0.31%
2044 0.39% 0.34%
2043 0.42% 0.36%
2042 0.45% 0.39%
2041 0.48% 0.41%
2040 0.51% 0.44%
2039 0.53% 0.46%
2038 0.56% 0.48%
2037 0.6% 0.5%
2036 0.62% 0.53%
2035 0.65% 0.55%
2034 0.68% 0.57%
2033 0.71% 0.59%
2032 0.73% 0.61%
2031 0.76% 0.63%
2030 0.79% 0.66%
2029 0.81% 0.69%
2028 0.84% 0.72%
2027 0.86% 0.74%
2026 0.88% 0.77%
2025 0.9% 0.8%
2024 0.89% 0.82%
2023 0.89% 0.85%
2022 0.79% 0.75%
2021 0.83% 0.71%
2020 0.98% 0.85%
2019 1.05% 0.94%
2018 1.1% 0.97%
2017 1.17% 1.03%
2016 1.2% 1.08%
2015 1.2% 1.13%
2014 1.27% 1.18%
2013 1.34% 1.25%
2012 1.38% 1.29%
2011 1.43% 1.28%
2010 1.47% 1.27%
2009 1.46% 1.28%
2008 1.45% 1.31%
2007 1.52% 1.33%
2006 1.58% 1.33%
2005 1.64% 1.29%
2004 1.72% 1.28%
2003 1.75% 1.33%
2002 1.83% 1.36%
2001 1.89% 1.4%
2000 1.9% 1.44%
1999 1.92% 1.51%
1998 1.95% 1.59%
1997 1.99% 1.64%
1996 2.02% 1.66%
1995 2.03% 1.68%
1994 2.07% 1.7%
1993 2.12% 1.72%
1992 2.15% 1.75%
1991 2.19% 1.79%
1990 2.24% 1.83%
1989 2.26% 1.89%
1988 2.28% 1.93%
1987 2.31% 1.96%
1986 2.34% 2.04%
1985 2.35% 2.16%
1984 2.37% 2.25%
1983 2.37% 2.31%
1982 2.36% 2.34%
1981 2.38% 2.37%
1980 2.41% 2.42%
1979 2.35% 2.45%
1978 2.33% 2.47%
1977 2.39% 2.49%
1976 2.38% 2.53%
1975 2.39% 2.56%
1974 2.33% 2.61%
1973 2.28% 2.66%
1972 2.22% 2.7%
1971 2.24% 2.75%
1970 2.24% 2.79%
1969 2.14% 2.8%
1968 2.17% 2.74%
1967 2.17% 2.63%
1966 2.16% 2.39%
1965 2.28% 2.56%
1964 2.37% 2.9%
1963 2.37% 2.87%
1962 2.4% 2.85%
1961 2.43% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

India Indonesia
Current population
1480351380
288551776
Population rank 1/197 4/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 3.48%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -39,509
Net migration rank 195/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -39,509
2024 - -630,830 - -38,469
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 16,202,593 81,248 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 19,494,098 880 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 19,152,399 2,364 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 19,132,757 35,155 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 3,288,791 3,096
1990 18,893,588 125,514 3,250,906 11,539
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 3,316,792 19,905
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 3,331,242 25,383
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 3,304,520 26,705
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 3,309,905 30,988
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 3,419,412 37,451
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 3,549,570 43,693
1983 17,219,127 119,694 3,558,949 47,375
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 3,545,504 46,792
1981 16,422,159 33,243 3,497,244 44,710
1980 16,018,786 210,914 3,484,846 42,254
1979 15,392,957 774,094 3,460,621 43,900
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 3,412,980 45,911
1977 14,575,662 590,626 3,334,779 45,610
1976 14,435,504 275,984 3,291,479 48,010
1975 13,958,642 434,205 3,263,794 56,386
1974 13,795,836 347,869 3,196,136 61,188
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 3,210,643 64,991
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 3,149,726 72,007
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 3,111,304 79,264
1970 12,417,866 233,782 3,080,421 81,368
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 3,034,825 82,955
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 2,961,608 55,731
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 2,700,138 144,819
1963 11,016,705 21,640 2,609,526 110,166
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 2,525,163 106,264
1961 10,468,816 295,177 2,434,113 103,628
1960 10,237,489 146,955 2,350,971 101,631

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). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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