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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 12.1 times bigger than Japan's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 19.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

India vs Japan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Japan
2100 1,515,897,176 76,978,998
2099 1,523,583,618 77,363,458
2098 1,531,281,096 77,742,445
2097 1,538,914,978 78,118,375
2096 1,546,515,506 78,498,614
2095 1,554,100,337 78,875,245
2094 1,561,632,624 79,250,325
2093 1,569,112,481 79,628,057
2092 1,576,470,228 80,007,967
2091 1,583,793,450 80,383,529
2090 1,591,038,578 80,760,724
2089 1,598,165,996 81,140,553
2088 1,605,169,643 81,521,696
2087 1,612,023,916 81,908,373
2086 1,618,795,931 82,304,497
2085 1,625,424,591 82,709,534
2084 1,631,854,605 83,123,058
2083 1,638,132,423 83,544,006
2082 1,644,206,476 83,980,325
2081 1,650,106,942 84,429,305
2080 1,655,799,569 84,899,768
2079 1,661,261,962 85,387,247
2078 1,666,477,951 85,897,934
2077 1,671,444,317 86,434,291
2076 1,676,151,275 86,993,007
2075 1,680,606,119 87,577,777
2074 1,684,743,082 88,190,392
2073 1,688,579,113 88,834,763
2072 1,692,138,648 89,499,356
2071 1,695,351,098 90,184,464
2070 1,698,255,829 90,899,136
2069 1,700,813,392 91,625,421
2068 1,703,025,450 92,367,969
2067 1,704,872,725 93,113,499
2066 1,706,347,017 93,869,240
2065 1,707,540,131 94,633,430
2064 1,708,362,011 95,391,433
2063 1,708,845,280 96,148,081
2062 1,709,011,618 96,902,907
2061 1,708,866,368 97,654,031
2060 1,708,344,645 98,400,894
2059 1,707,488,768 99,144,216
2058 1,706,314,224 99,868,968
2057 1,704,805,210 100,585,601
2056 1,703,013,988 101,295,868
2055 1,700,890,479 101,989,736
2054 1,698,473,703 102,683,462
2053 1,695,661,388 103,359,083
2052 1,692,531,993 104,036,901
2051 1,689,057,795 104,706,698
2050 1,685,236,057 105,377,283
2049 1,681,083,344 106,053,011
2048 1,676,576,931 106,731,207
2047 1,671,678,054 107,419,237
2046 1,666,371,707 108,115,358
2045 1,660,667,112 108,820,982
2044 1,654,556,840 109,529,333
2043 1,648,067,988 110,245,586
2042 1,641,136,901 110,968,174
2041 1,633,771,970 111,704,629
2040 1,625,990,392 112,438,759
2039 1,617,818,911 113,175,948
2038 1,609,238,166 113,915,783
2037 1,600,212,760 114,662,374
2036 1,590,731,970 115,410,956
2035 1,580,864,963 116,162,381
2034 1,570,629,033 116,911,001
2033 1,560,043,145 117,652,676
2032 1,549,098,676 118,393,188
2031 1,537,810,507 119,127,425
2030 1,526,192,552 119,856,131
2029 1,514,274,850 120,574,242
2028 1,502,102,657 121,287,543
2027 1,489,628,314 121,989,133
2026 1,476,911,618 122,677,250
2025 1,463,993,377 123,339,586
2024 1,450,935,791 123,975,371
2023 1,438,069,596 124,516,650
2022 1,425,423,212 125,124,989
2021 1,414,203,896 125,681,593
2020 1,402,617,695 126,261,000
2019 1,389,030,312 126,633,000
2018 1,374,659,064 126,811,000
2017 1,359,657,400 126,972,000
2016 1,343,944,296 127,076,000
2015 1,328,024,498 127,141,000
2014 1,312,277,191 127,276,000
2013 1,295,829,511 127,445,000
2012 1,278,674,502 127,629,000
2011 1,261,224,954 127,833,000
2010 1,243,481,564 128,070,000
2009 1,225,524,753 128,047,000
2008 1,207,930,964 128,063,000
2007 1,190,676,021 128,001,000
2006 1,172,878,890 127,854,000
2005 1,154,676,322 127,773,000
2004 1,135,991,513 127,761,000
2003 1,116,803,006 127,718,000
2002 1,097,600,380 127,445,000
2001 1,077,898,575 127,149,000
2000 1,057,922,733 126,843,000
1999 1,038,225,823 126,631,000
1998 1,018,665,080 126,400,000
1997 999,133,762 126,057,000
1996 979,678,458 125,757,000
1995 960,301,044 125,472,000
1994 941,163,767 125,178,000
1993 922,118,387 124,829,000
1992 902,957,070 124,425,000
1991 883,927,600 123,964,000
1990 864,972,221 123,478,000
1989 846,039,529 123,069,000
1988 827,342,990 122,578,000
1987 808,931,270 122,069,000
1986 790,689,978 121,482,000
1985 772,647,793 120,837,000
1984 754,875,449 120,083,000
1983 737,372,681 119,307,000
1982 720,313,473 118,480,000
1981 703,696,250 117,661,000
1980 687,354,025 116,807,000
1979 671,155,747 115,890,000
1978 655,728,229 114,913,000
1977 640,801,103 113,872,000
1976 625,861,883 112,775,000
1975 611,309,535 111,573,000
1974 597,041,391 110,162,000
1973 583,465,598 108,707,000
1972 570,482,142 107,188,000
1971 558,096,387 105,697,000
1970 545,864,268 103,403,000
1969 533,880,544 102,219,000
1968 522,716,889 101,011,000
1967 511,606,372 99,879,000
1966 500,740,247 98,851,000
1965 490,140,146 97,952,000
1964 479,229,598 96,903,000
1963 468,138,575 95,900,000
1962 457,283,090 94,933,000
1961 446,564,729 94,055,000
1960 435,990,338 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Japan
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.5% -0.49%
2098 -0.5% -0.48%
2097 -0.49% -0.48%
2096 -0.49% -0.48%
2095 -0.48% -0.47%
2094 -0.48% -0.47%
2093 -0.47% -0.47%
2092 -0.46% -0.47%
2091 -0.46% -0.47%
2090 -0.45% -0.47%
2089 -0.44% -0.47%
2088 -0.43% -0.47%
2087 -0.42% -0.48%
2086 -0.41% -0.49%
2085 -0.39% -0.5%
2084 -0.38% -0.5%
2083 -0.37% -0.52%
2082 -0.36% -0.53%
2081 -0.34% -0.55%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.31% -0.59%
2078 -0.3% -0.62%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.27% -0.67%
2075 -0.25% -0.69%
2074 -0.23% -0.73%
2073 -0.21% -0.74%
2072 -0.19% -0.76%
2071 -0.17% -0.79%
2070 -0.15% -0.79%
2069 -0.13% -0.8%
2068 -0.11% -0.8%
2067 -0.09% -0.81%
2066 -0.07% -0.81%
2065 -0.05% -0.79%
2064 -0.03% -0.79%
2063 -0.01% -0.78%
2062 0.008% -0.77%
2061 0.03% -0.76%
2060 0.05% -0.75%
2059 0.07% -0.73%
2058 0.09% -0.71%
2057 0.11% -0.7%
2056 0.12% -0.68%
2055 0.14% -0.68%
2054 0.17% -0.65%
2053 0.18% -0.65%
2052 0.21% -0.64%
2051 0.23% -0.64%
2050 0.25% -0.64%
2049 0.27% -0.64%
2048 0.29% -0.64%
2047 0.32% -0.64%
2046 0.34% -0.65%
2045 0.37% -0.65%
2044 0.39% -0.65%
2043 0.42% -0.65%
2042 0.45% -0.66%
2041 0.48% -0.65%
2040 0.51% -0.65%
2039 0.53% -0.65%
2038 0.56% -0.65%
2037 0.6% -0.65%
2036 0.62% -0.65%
2035 0.65% -0.64%
2034 0.68% -0.63%
2033 0.71% -0.63%
2032 0.73% -0.62%
2031 0.76% -0.61%
2030 0.79% -0.6%
2029 0.81% -0.59%
2028 0.84% -0.58%
2027 0.86% -0.56%
2026 0.88% -0.54%
2025 0.9% -0.51%
2024 0.89% -0.43%
2023 0.89% -0.49%
2022 0.79% -0.44%
2021 0.83% -0.46%
2020 0.98% -0.29%
2019 1.05% -0.14%
2018 1.1% -0.13%
2017 1.17% -0.08%
2016 1.2% -0.05%
2015 1.2% -0.11%
2014 1.27% -0.13%
2013 1.34% -0.14%
2012 1.38% -0.16%
2011 1.43% -0.19%
2010 1.47% 0.02%
2009 1.46% -0.01%
2008 1.45% 0.05%
2007 1.52% 0.11%
2006 1.58% 0.06%
2005 1.64% 0.009%
2004 1.72% 0.03%
2003 1.75% 0.21%
2002 1.83% 0.23%
2001 1.89% 0.24%
2000 1.9% 0.17%
1999 1.92% 0.18%
1998 1.95% 0.27%
1997 1.99% 0.24%
1996 2.02% 0.23%
1995 2.03% 0.23%
1994 2.07% 0.28%
1993 2.12% 0.32%
1992 2.15% 0.37%
1991 2.19% 0.39%
1990 2.24% 0.33%
1989 2.26% 0.4%
1988 2.28% 0.42%
1987 2.31% 0.48%
1986 2.34% 0.53%
1985 2.35% 0.63%
1984 2.37% 0.65%
1983 2.37% 0.7%
1982 2.36% 0.7%
1981 2.38% 0.73%
1980 2.41% 0.79%
1979 2.35% 0.85%
1978 2.33% 0.91%
1977 2.39% 0.97%
1976 2.38% 1.08%
1975 2.39% 1.28%
1974 2.33% 1.34%
1973 2.28% 1.42%
1972 2.22% 1.41%
1971 2.24% 2.22%
1970 2.24% 1.16%
1969 2.14% 1.2%
1968 2.17% 1.13%
1967 2.17% 1.04%
1966 2.16% 0.92%
1965 2.28% 1.08%
1964 2.37% 1.05%
1963 2.37% 1.02%
1962 2.4% 0.93%
1961 2.43% 0.9%

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 Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

India Japan
Current population
1480351380
122677250
Population rank 1/197 12/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 1.48%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 185/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +140,579
Net migration rank 195/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 140,579
2024 - -630,830 - 153,357
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -871,617 175,003
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -825,825 175,003
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -640,976 -34,996
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -542,923 42,001
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -531,858 318,190
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -456,520 320,601
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -406,310 322,564
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -343,106 314,732
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -292,424 168,896
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 -267,279 58,109
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -242,146 66,449
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 -229,733 67,904
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 -204,533 97,720
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 -128,070 131,860
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 -76,828 125,450
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 -51,225 142,605
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 -25,600 138,024
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 12,785 130,065
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -25,554 113,017
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 76,656 69,014
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 114,946 74,875
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 178,423 60,864
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 203,438 59,563
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 228,317 23,468
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 202,610 56,901
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 265,440 45,912
1997 19,494,098 880 277,325 43,366
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 314,392 25,030
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 276,039 87,714
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 363,017 154,214
1993 19,152,399 2,364 312,073 168,836
1992 19,132,757 35,155 360,833 170,878
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 396,685 161,331
1990 18,893,588 125,514 407,478 124,582
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 467,662 31,202
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 527,085 51,154
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 598,138 28,001
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 631,706 27,987
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 676,687 -141,323
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 756,523 -273,686
1983 17,219,127 119,694 775,495 -269,755
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 805,664 -288,550
1981 16,422,159 33,243 811,861 -278,525
1980 16,018,786 210,914 864,372 -92,314
1979 15,392,957 774,094 950,298 -57,692
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 14,575,662 590,626 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 14,435,504 275,984 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 13,958,642 434,205 1,204,989 107
1974 13,795,836 347,869 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 12,417,866 233,782 1,230,496 33,731
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 1,195,962 49,447
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 1,191,930 43,593
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 1,258,475 29,632
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 682,072 68,934
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 11,016,705 21,640 987,770 -100,742
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 901,864 -57,075
1961 10,468,816 295,177 893,522 -58,882
1960 10,237,489 146,955 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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