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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 25.3 times bigger than Italy's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 18.6% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

India vs Italy: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Italy
2100 1,515,897,176 35,208,261
2099 1,523,583,618 35,444,989
2098 1,531,281,096 35,676,340
2097 1,538,914,978 35,914,345
2096 1,546,515,506 36,150,501
2095 1,554,100,337 36,386,787
2094 1,561,632,624 36,619,396
2093 1,569,112,481 36,850,181
2092 1,576,470,228 37,089,746
2091 1,583,793,450 37,323,400
2090 1,591,038,578 37,560,976
2089 1,598,165,996 37,802,157
2088 1,605,169,643 38,040,056
2087 1,612,023,916 38,280,439
2086 1,618,795,931 38,517,279
2085 1,625,424,591 38,761,126
2084 1,631,854,605 39,008,873
2083 1,638,132,423 39,255,273
2082 1,644,206,476 39,509,964
2081 1,650,106,942 39,767,732
2080 1,655,799,569 40,030,977
2079 1,661,261,962 40,302,924
2078 1,666,477,951 40,579,648
2077 1,671,444,317 40,860,952
2076 1,676,151,275 41,151,772
2075 1,680,606,119 41,455,646
2074 1,684,743,082 41,779,503
2073 1,688,579,113 42,111,664
2072 1,692,138,648 42,459,257
2071 1,695,351,098 42,814,908
2070 1,698,255,829 43,187,953
2069 1,700,813,392 43,571,469
2068 1,703,025,450 43,964,515
2067 1,704,872,725 44,361,273
2066 1,706,347,017 44,771,926
2065 1,707,540,131 45,197,177
2064 1,708,362,011 45,628,630
2063 1,708,845,280 46,066,216
2062 1,709,011,618 46,517,561
2061 1,708,866,368 46,971,598
2060 1,708,344,645 47,424,830
2059 1,707,488,768 47,879,711
2058 1,706,314,224 48,332,818
2057 1,704,805,210 48,778,066
2056 1,703,013,988 49,222,515
2055 1,700,890,479 49,653,326
2054 1,698,473,703 50,073,600
2053 1,695,661,388 50,488,203
2052 1,692,531,993 50,886,354
2051 1,689,057,795 51,276,616
2050 1,685,236,057 51,663,176
2049 1,681,083,344 52,034,983
2048 1,676,576,931 52,392,012
2047 1,671,678,054 52,745,310
2046 1,666,371,707 53,080,828
2045 1,660,667,112 53,408,660
2044 1,654,556,840 53,723,325
2043 1,648,067,988 54,042,322
2042 1,641,136,901 54,342,628
2041 1,633,771,970 54,629,496
2040 1,625,990,392 54,916,374
2039 1,617,818,911 55,205,078
2038 1,609,238,166 55,481,637
2037 1,600,212,760 55,757,394
2036 1,590,731,970 56,025,224
2035 1,580,864,963 56,295,613
2034 1,570,629,033 56,562,648
2033 1,560,043,145 56,822,364
2032 1,549,098,676 57,078,534
2031 1,537,810,507 57,345,322
2030 1,526,192,552 57,606,120
2029 1,514,274,850 57,851,091
2028 1,502,102,657 58,091,760
2027 1,489,628,314 58,333,039
2026 1,476,911,618 58,562,681
2025 1,463,993,377 58,769,653
2024 1,450,935,791 58,952,704
2023 1,438,069,596 58,984,216
2022 1,425,423,212 59,013,667
2021 1,414,203,896 59,133,173
2020 1,402,617,695 59,438,851
2019 1,389,030,312 59,729,081
2018 1,374,659,064 60,148,658
2017 1,359,657,400 60,002,252
2016 1,343,944,296 60,115,223
2015 1,328,024,498 60,229,605
2014 1,312,277,191 60,320,707
2013 1,295,829,511 60,311,613
2012 1,278,674,502 60,191,247
2011 1,261,224,954 60,026,841
2010 1,243,481,564 59,819,407
2009 1,225,524,753 59,555,454
2008 1,207,930,964 59,211,181
2007 1,190,676,021 58,756,247
2006 1,172,878,890 58,399,861
2005 1,154,676,322 58,166,682
2004 1,135,991,513 57,828,179
2003 1,116,803,006 57,399,184
2002 1,097,600,380 57,089,824
2001 1,077,898,575 56,976,981
2000 1,057,922,733 56,942,108
1999 1,038,225,823 56,916,317
1998 1,018,665,080 56,906,744
1997 999,133,762 56,890,372
1996 979,678,458 56,860,281
1995 960,301,044 56,844,303
1994 941,163,767 56,843,400
1993 922,118,387 56,831,821
1992 902,957,070 56,797,087
1991 883,927,600 56,758,521
1990 864,972,221 56,719,240
1989 846,039,529 56,671,781
1988 827,342,990 56,629,288
1987 808,931,270 56,601,931
1986 790,689,978 56,596,155
1985 772,647,793 56,593,071
1984 754,875,449 56,576,718
1983 737,372,681 56,564,074
1982 720,313,473 56,543,548
1981 703,696,250 56,501,675
1980 687,354,025 56,433,883
1979 671,155,747 56,317,749
1978 655,728,229 56,155,143
1977 640,801,103 55,955,411
1976 625,861,883 55,718,260
1975 611,309,535 55,441,001
1974 597,041,391 55,110,868
1973 583,465,598 54,751,406
1972 570,482,142 54,381,345
1971 558,096,387 54,073,490
1970 545,864,268 53,821,850
1969 533,880,544 53,537,950
1968 522,716,889 53,235,750
1967 511,606,372 52,900,500
1966 500,740,247 52,519,000
1965 490,140,146 52,112,350
1964 479,229,598 51,675,350
1963 468,138,575 51,252,000
1962 457,283,090 50,879,450
1961 446,564,729 50,536,350
1960 435,990,338 50,199,700

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 Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Italy
2100 -0.5% -0.67%
2099 -0.5% -0.65%
2098 -0.5% -0.66%
2097 -0.49% -0.65%
2096 -0.49% -0.65%
2095 -0.48% -0.64%
2094 -0.48% -0.63%
2093 -0.47% -0.65%
2092 -0.46% -0.63%
2091 -0.46% -0.63%
2090 -0.45% -0.64%
2089 -0.44% -0.63%
2088 -0.43% -0.63%
2087 -0.42% -0.61%
2086 -0.41% -0.63%
2085 -0.39% -0.64%
2084 -0.38% -0.63%
2083 -0.37% -0.64%
2082 -0.36% -0.65%
2081 -0.34% -0.66%
2080 -0.33% -0.67%
2079 -0.31% -0.68%
2078 -0.3% -0.69%
2077 -0.28% -0.71%
2076 -0.27% -0.73%
2075 -0.25% -0.78%
2074 -0.23% -0.79%
2073 -0.21% -0.82%
2072 -0.19% -0.83%
2071 -0.17% -0.86%
2070 -0.15% -0.88%
2069 -0.13% -0.89%
2068 -0.11% -0.89%
2067 -0.09% -0.92%
2066 -0.07% -0.94%
2065 -0.05% -0.95%
2064 -0.03% -0.95%
2063 -0.01% -0.97%
2062 0.008% -0.97%
2061 0.03% -0.96%
2060 0.05% -0.95%
2059 0.07% -0.94%
2058 0.09% -0.91%
2057 0.11% -0.9%
2056 0.12% -0.87%
2055 0.14% -0.84%
2054 0.17% -0.82%
2053 0.18% -0.78%
2052 0.21% -0.76%
2051 0.23% -0.75%
2050 0.25% -0.71%
2049 0.27% -0.68%
2048 0.29% -0.67%
2047 0.32% -0.63%
2046 0.34% -0.61%
2045 0.37% -0.59%
2044 0.39% -0.59%
2043 0.42% -0.55%
2042 0.45% -0.53%
2041 0.48% -0.52%
2040 0.51% -0.52%
2039 0.53% -0.5%
2038 0.56% -0.49%
2037 0.6% -0.48%
2036 0.62% -0.48%
2035 0.65% -0.47%
2034 0.68% -0.46%
2033 0.71% -0.45%
2032 0.73% -0.47%
2031 0.76% -0.45%
2030 0.79% -0.42%
2029 0.81% -0.41%
2028 0.84% -0.41%
2027 0.86% -0.39%
2026 0.88% -0.35%
2025 0.9% -0.31%
2024 0.89% -0.05%
2023 0.89% -0.05%
2022 0.79% -0.2%
2021 0.83% -0.51%
2020 0.98% -0.49%
2019 1.05% -0.7%
2018 1.1% 0.24%
2017 1.17% -0.19%
2016 1.2% -0.19%
2015 1.2% -0.15%
2014 1.27% 0.02%
2013 1.34% 0.2%
2012 1.38% 0.27%
2011 1.43% 0.35%
2010 1.47% 0.44%
2009 1.46% 0.58%
2008 1.45% 0.77%
2007 1.52% 0.61%
2006 1.58% 0.4%
2005 1.64% 0.59%
2004 1.72% 0.75%
2003 1.75% 0.54%
2002 1.83% 0.2%
2001 1.89% 0.06%
2000 1.9% 0.05%
1999 1.92% 0.02%
1998 1.95% 0.03%
1997 1.99% 0.05%
1996 2.02% 0.03%
1995 2.03% 0.002%
1994 2.07% 0.02%
1993 2.12% 0.06%
1992 2.15% 0.07%
1991 2.19% 0.07%
1990 2.24% 0.08%
1989 2.26% 0.08%
1988 2.28% 0.05%
1987 2.31% 0.01%
1986 2.34% 0.005%
1985 2.35% 0.03%
1984 2.37% 0.02%
1983 2.37% 0.04%
1982 2.36% 0.07%
1981 2.38% 0.12%
1980 2.41% 0.21%
1979 2.35% 0.29%
1978 2.33% 0.36%
1977 2.39% 0.43%
1976 2.38% 0.5%
1975 2.39% 0.6%
1974 2.33% 0.66%
1973 2.28% 0.68%
1972 2.22% 0.57%
1971 2.24% 0.47%
1970 2.24% 0.53%
1969 2.14% 0.57%
1968 2.17% 0.63%
1967 2.17% 0.73%
1966 2.16% 0.78%
1965 2.28% 0.85%
1964 2.37% 0.83%
1963 2.37% 0.73%
1962 2.4% 0.68%
1961 2.43% 0.67%

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 Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

India Italy
Current population
1480351380
58562681
Population rank 1/197 26/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.71%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -86
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +75,448
Net migration rank 195/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 75,448
2024 - -630,830 - 95,246
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -283,125 150,189
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -318,674 231,228
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -301,579 157,327
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -338,801 85,281
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -215,025 46,634
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -192,475 83,686
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -192,007 95,147
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -138,265 84,568
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -162,620 39,389
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 -96,513 52,679
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -90,468 158,090
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 -78,248 252,524
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 -48,021 198,544
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 -23,928 274,387
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 -17,866 283,676
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 -11,842 422,534
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 -5,876 495,092
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 0 215,995
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -17,450 258,702
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 11,566 417,970
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -40,179 478,578
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -22,836 223,861
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 -11,396 48,903
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 -17,082 56,065
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 -22,766 54,405
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 -39,835 67,985
1997 19,494,098 880 -22,756 50,539
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 -22,744 53,450
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 -34,107 -460,287
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 -17,053 502,750
1993 19,152,399 2,364 0 24,321
1992 19,132,757 35,155 22,718 51,747
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 11,352 19,721
1990 18,893,588 125,514 22,688 35,317
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 28,336 19,540
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 33,977 18,553
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 16,980 7,825
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 11,319 -6,206
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 28,297 6,911
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 50,919 203
1983 17,219,127 119,694 33,939 -3,733
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 79,161 -24,223
1981 16,422,159 33,243 73,452 7,182
1980 16,018,786 210,914 84,650 295,642
1979 15,392,957 774,094 129,531 42,637
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 168,465 43,932
1977 14,575,662 590,626 190,248 42,246
1976 14,435,504 275,984 228,445 40,885
1975 13,958,642 434,205 271,660 43,051
1974 13,795,836 347,869 336,176 42,487
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 328,508 41,631
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 364,355 43,182
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 383,922 -58,627
1970 12,417,866 233,782 376,753 -62,216
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 390,827 -45,346
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 399,268 -50,149
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 439,074 -37,992
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 488,427 -35,352
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 474,222 -36,267
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 527,089 -27,368
1963 11,016,705 21,640 440,767 -28,198
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 427,387 -25,840
1961 10,468,816 295,177 459,880 -129,761
1960 10,237,489 146,955 426,697 -140,765

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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