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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 70 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

India vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Kazakhstan
2100 1,515,897,176 33,848,663
2099 1,523,583,618 33,772,741
2098 1,531,281,096 33,695,479
2097 1,538,914,978 33,615,447
2096 1,546,515,506 33,523,978
2095 1,554,100,337 33,424,720
2094 1,561,632,624 33,326,027
2093 1,569,112,481 33,224,553
2092 1,576,470,228 33,128,053
2091 1,583,793,450 33,024,570
2090 1,591,038,578 32,918,505
2089 1,598,165,996 32,809,364
2088 1,605,169,643 32,697,677
2087 1,612,023,916 32,574,802
2086 1,618,795,931 32,450,913
2085 1,625,424,591 32,326,215
2084 1,631,854,605 32,198,072
2083 1,638,132,423 32,062,485
2082 1,644,206,476 31,936,199
2081 1,650,106,942 31,798,193
2080 1,655,799,569 31,659,824
2079 1,661,261,962 31,525,030
2078 1,666,477,951 31,377,560
2077 1,671,444,317 31,230,620
2076 1,676,151,275 31,082,855
2075 1,680,606,119 30,934,158
2074 1,684,743,082 30,781,840
2073 1,688,579,113 30,635,989
2072 1,692,138,648 30,488,022
2071 1,695,351,098 30,336,588
2070 1,698,255,829 30,183,464
2069 1,700,813,392 30,024,249
2068 1,703,025,450 29,872,612
2067 1,704,872,725 29,722,383
2066 1,706,347,017 29,568,138
2065 1,707,540,131 29,406,227
2064 1,708,362,011 29,245,499
2063 1,708,845,280 29,081,885
2062 1,709,011,618 28,917,277
2061 1,708,866,368 28,748,398
2060 1,708,344,645 28,577,830
2059 1,707,488,768 28,401,552
2058 1,706,314,224 28,224,769
2057 1,704,805,210 28,046,842
2056 1,703,013,988 27,852,110
2055 1,700,890,479 27,652,544
2054 1,698,473,703 27,453,980
2053 1,695,661,388 27,243,894
2052 1,692,531,993 27,031,990
2051 1,689,057,795 26,818,727
2050 1,685,236,057 26,602,802
2049 1,681,083,344 26,385,294
2048 1,676,576,931 26,155,898
2047 1,671,678,054 25,920,222
2046 1,666,371,707 25,687,222
2045 1,660,667,112 25,451,058
2044 1,654,556,840 25,215,227
2043 1,648,067,988 24,979,701
2042 1,641,136,901 24,746,212
2041 1,633,771,970 24,516,106
2040 1,625,990,392 24,281,719
2039 1,617,818,911 24,055,361
2038 1,609,238,166 23,829,916
2037 1,600,212,760 23,608,263
2036 1,590,731,970 23,382,815
2035 1,580,864,963 23,159,205
2034 1,570,629,033 22,934,543
2033 1,560,043,145 22,708,727
2032 1,549,098,676 22,478,234
2031 1,537,810,507 22,254,688
2030 1,526,192,552 22,027,730
2029 1,514,274,850 21,799,495
2028 1,502,102,657 21,566,108
2027 1,489,628,314 21,333,660
2026 1,476,911,618 21,098,089
2025 1,463,993,377 20,850,907
2024 1,450,935,791 20,592,571
2023 1,438,069,596 20,330,104
2022 1,425,423,212 20,034,609
2021 1,414,203,896 19,743,603
2020 1,402,617,695 19,482,117
2019 1,389,030,312 19,209,555
2018 1,374,659,064 18,932,727
2017 1,359,657,400 18,651,931
2016 1,343,944,296 18,363,600
2015 1,328,024,498 18,084,169
2014 1,312,277,191 17,816,285
2013 1,295,829,511 17,556,502
2012 1,278,674,502 17,306,106
2011 1,261,224,954 17,066,002
2010 1,243,481,564 16,836,810
2009 1,225,524,753 16,619,846
2008 1,207,930,964 16,426,525
2007 1,190,676,021 16,257,214
2006 1,172,878,890 16,103,716
2005 1,154,676,322 15,968,117
2004 1,135,991,513 15,850,159
2003 1,116,803,006 15,747,380
2002 1,097,600,380 15,656,677
2001 1,077,898,575 15,575,550
2000 1,057,922,733 15,501,103
1999 1,038,225,823 15,455,874
1998 1,018,665,080 15,647,785
1997 999,133,762 16,043,251
1996 979,678,458 16,416,027
1995 960,301,044 16,730,536
1994 941,163,767 17,043,771
1993 922,118,387 17,274,487
1992 902,957,070 17,332,625
1991 883,927,600 17,278,600
1990 864,972,221 17,154,054
1989 846,039,529 16,997,013
1988 827,342,990 16,781,168
1987 808,931,270 16,527,715
1986 790,689,978 16,262,702
1985 772,647,793 16,031,090
1984 754,875,449 15,844,621
1983 737,372,681 15,665,551
1982 720,313,473 15,492,595
1981 703,696,250 15,323,082
1980 687,354,025 15,152,949
1979 671,155,747 14,978,696
1978 655,728,229 14,711,497
1977 640,801,103 14,353,265
1976 625,861,883 13,998,738
1975 611,309,535 13,700,843
1974 597,041,391 13,454,570
1973 583,465,598 13,208,121
1972 570,482,142 12,951,798
1971 558,096,387 12,684,813
1970 545,864,268 12,419,057
1969 533,880,544 12,156,212
1968 522,716,889 11,879,182
1967 511,606,372 11,584,428
1966 500,740,247 11,288,989
1965 490,140,146 10,993,183
1964 479,229,598 10,690,309
1963 468,138,575 10,377,466
1962 457,283,090 10,058,928
1961 446,564,729 9,742,085
1960 435,990,338 9,429,981

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 Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Kazakhstan
2100 -0.5% 0.22%
2099 -0.5% 0.23%
2098 -0.5% 0.24%
2097 -0.49% 0.27%
2096 -0.49% 0.3%
2095 -0.48% 0.3%
2094 -0.48% 0.31%
2093 -0.47% 0.29%
2092 -0.46% 0.31%
2091 -0.46% 0.32%
2090 -0.45% 0.33%
2089 -0.44% 0.34%
2088 -0.43% 0.38%
2087 -0.42% 0.38%
2086 -0.41% 0.39%
2085 -0.39% 0.4%
2084 -0.38% 0.42%
2083 -0.37% 0.4%
2082 -0.36% 0.43%
2081 -0.34% 0.44%
2080 -0.33% 0.43%
2079 -0.31% 0.47%
2078 -0.3% 0.47%
2077 -0.28% 0.48%
2076 -0.27% 0.48%
2075 -0.25% 0.49%
2074 -0.23% 0.48%
2073 -0.21% 0.49%
2072 -0.19% 0.5%
2071 -0.17% 0.51%
2070 -0.15% 0.53%
2069 -0.13% 0.51%
2068 -0.11% 0.51%
2067 -0.09% 0.52%
2066 -0.07% 0.55%
2065 -0.05% 0.55%
2064 -0.03% 0.56%
2063 -0.01% 0.57%
2062 0.008% 0.59%
2061 0.03% 0.6%
2060 0.05% 0.62%
2059 0.07% 0.63%
2058 0.09% 0.63%
2057 0.11% 0.7%
2056 0.12% 0.72%
2055 0.14% 0.72%
2054 0.17% 0.77%
2053 0.18% 0.78%
2052 0.21% 0.8%
2051 0.23% 0.81%
2050 0.25% 0.82%
2049 0.27% 0.88%
2048 0.29% 0.91%
2047 0.32% 0.91%
2046 0.34% 0.93%
2045 0.37% 0.94%
2044 0.39% 0.94%
2043 0.42% 0.94%
2042 0.45% 0.94%
2041 0.48% 0.97%
2040 0.51% 0.94%
2039 0.53% 0.95%
2038 0.56% 0.94%
2037 0.6% 0.96%
2036 0.62% 0.97%
2035 0.65% 0.98%
2034 0.68% 0.99%
2033 0.71% 1.03%
2032 0.73% 1%
2031 0.76% 1.03%
2030 0.79% 1.05%
2029 0.81% 1.08%
2028 0.84% 1.09%
2027 0.86% 1.12%
2026 0.88% 1.19%
2025 0.9% 1.25%
2024 0.89% 1.29%
2023 0.89% 1.47%
2022 0.79% 1.47%
2021 0.83% 1.34%
2020 0.98% 1.42%
2019 1.05% 1.46%
2018 1.1% 1.51%
2017 1.17% 1.57%
2016 1.2% 1.55%
2015 1.2% 1.5%
2014 1.27% 1.48%
2013 1.34% 1.45%
2012 1.38% 1.41%
2011 1.43% 1.36%
2010 1.47% 1.31%
2009 1.46% 1.18%
2008 1.45% 1.04%
2007 1.52% 0.95%
2006 1.58% 0.85%
2005 1.64% 0.74%
2004 1.72% 0.65%
2003 1.75% 0.58%
2002 1.83% 0.52%
2001 1.89% 0.48%
2000 1.9% 0.29%
1999 1.92% -1.23%
1998 1.95% -2.46%
1997 1.99% -2.27%
1996 2.02% -1.88%
1995 2.03% -1.84%
1994 2.07% -1.34%
1993 2.12% -0.34%
1992 2.15% 0.31%
1991 2.19% 0.73%
1990 2.24% 0.92%
1989 2.26% 1.29%
1988 2.28% 1.53%
1987 2.31% 1.63%
1986 2.34% 1.44%
1985 2.35% 1.18%
1984 2.37% 1.14%
1983 2.37% 1.12%
1982 2.36% 1.11%
1981 2.38% 1.12%
1980 2.41% 1.16%
1979 2.35% 1.82%
1978 2.33% 2.5%
1977 2.39% 2.53%
1976 2.38% 2.17%
1975 2.39% 1.83%
1974 2.33% 1.87%
1973 2.28% 1.98%
1972 2.22% 2.1%
1971 2.24% 2.14%
1970 2.24% 2.16%
1969 2.14% 2.33%
1968 2.17% 2.54%
1967 2.17% 2.62%
1966 2.16% 2.69%
1965 2.28% 2.83%
1964 2.37% 3.01%
1963 2.37% 3.17%
1962 2.4% 3.25%
1961 2.43% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

India Kazakhstan
Current population
1480351380
21161809
Population rank 1/197 65/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.26%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
2 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.28 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +719
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 82/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -8,834
Net migration rank 195/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -8,834
2024 - -630,830 - -7,368
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 273,013 -4,822
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 277,019 45,755
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 269,026 -9,804
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 272,458 -8,716
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 278,788 2,594
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 278,917 -6,644
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 268,066 21,248
2016 16,202,593 81,248 277,878 9,478
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 273,523 -2,011
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 274,406 -10,170
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 259,239 -3,925
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 249,987 -4,512
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 237,883 -3,160
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 230,479 -6,840
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 218,036 -7,758
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 214,169 -37,796
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 188,486 -26,237
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 166,480 -21,728
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 146,619 -20,171
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 132,286 -22,841
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 112,137 -16,027
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 93,564 -8,272
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 84,279 -7,333
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 80,699 -8,754
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 79,536 -61,031
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 85,735 -488,075
1997 19,494,098 880 92,778 -481,380
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 112,384 -469,331
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 140,721 -412,775
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 165,631 -520,028
1993 19,152,399 2,364 185,649 -292,682
1992 19,132,757 35,155 204,785 -214,015
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 221,581 -104,271
1990 18,893,588 125,514 235,113 -103,336
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 254,394 -72,096
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 275,278 -25,892
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 290,227 -32,724
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 295,818 -23,297
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 293,834 -103,115
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 278,485 -96,266
1983 17,219,127 119,694 260,471 -84,566
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 246,983 -76,976
1981 16,422,159 33,243 243,652 -74,624
1980 16,018,786 210,914 238,977 -67,731
1979 15,392,957 774,094 237,442 -60,198
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 225,895 131,248
1977 14,575,662 590,626 224,284 135,047
1976 14,435,504 275,984 221,992 127,735
1975 13,958,642 434,205 219,748 26,332
1974 13,795,836 347,869 217,668 28,807
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 215,940 30,467
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 212,319 53,914
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 202,450 65,291
1970 12,417,866 233,782 191,775 72,000
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 184,118 77,805
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 186,254 105,890
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 191,536 105,830
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 191,506 101,999
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 194,470 103,626
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 208,899 98,761
1963 11,016,705 21,640 223,105 94,932
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 228,177 90,842
1961 10,468,816 295,177 228,686 85,981
1960 10,237,489 146,955 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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