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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 5,731,206 people in Liberia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 5,916,561 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 250.7 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.92M (69.5% growth).

India vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Liberia
2100 1,515,764,791 12,784,957
2099 1,523,450,562 12,772,345
2098 1,531,147,367 12,753,452
2097 1,538,780,583 12,724,773
2096 1,546,380,447 12,692,036
2095 1,553,964,615 12,667,207
2094 1,561,496,245 12,641,522
2093 1,568,975,448 12,603,995
2092 1,576,332,553 12,579,473
2091 1,583,655,135 12,554,066
2090 1,590,899,630 12,509,480
2089 1,598,026,427 12,457,316
2088 1,605,029,461 12,425,766
2087 1,611,883,136 12,390,938
2086 1,618,654,560 12,328,007
2085 1,625,282,641 12,262,605
2084 1,631,712,094 12,214,581
2083 1,637,989,363 12,160,106
2082 1,644,062,886 12,118,849
2081 1,649,962,836 12,051,465
2080 1,655,654,966 11,973,445
2079 1,661,116,882 11,895,628
2078 1,666,332,415 11,820,198
2077 1,671,298,348 11,742,459
2076 1,676,004,895 11,653,806
2075 1,680,459,350 11,568,384
2074 1,684,595,952 11,466,229
2073 1,688,431,647 11,370,364
2072 1,691,990,872 11,284,839
2071 1,695,203,041 11,184,212
2070 1,698,107,519 11,094,537
2069 1,700,664,858 10,998,944
2068 1,702,876,723 10,915,300
2067 1,704,723,837 10,810,752
2066 1,706,198,000 10,718,452
2065 1,707,391,009 10,614,227
2064 1,708,212,818 10,517,857
2063 1,708,696,045 10,413,073
2062 1,708,862,369 10,305,739
2061 1,708,717,131 10,197,474
2060 1,708,195,453 10,088,502
2059 1,707,339,651 9,957,059
2058 1,706,165,210 9,854,358
2057 1,704,656,327 9,742,349
2056 1,702,865,262 9,621,132
2055 1,700,741,939 9,503,970
2054 1,698,325,374 9,399,455
2053 1,695,513,304 9,282,047
2052 1,692,384,182 9,170,319
2051 1,688,910,288 9,057,504
2050 1,685,088,884 8,948,808
2049 1,680,936,533 8,825,716
2048 1,676,430,514 8,702,515
2047 1,671,532,064 8,579,329
2046 1,666,226,180 8,453,730
2045 1,660,522,084 8,340,339
2044 1,654,412,346 8,218,270
2043 1,647,924,060 8,103,979
2042 1,640,993,579 7,969,742
2041 1,633,629,291 7,826,944
2040 1,625,848,393 7,696,136
2039 1,617,677,625 7,551,738
2038 1,609,097,629 7,419,716
2037 1,600,073,012 7,289,124
2036 1,590,593,050 7,144,012
2035 1,580,726,905 7,008,708
2034 1,570,491,868 6,881,558
2033 1,559,906,905 6,748,513
2032 1,548,963,391 6,617,506
2031 1,537,676,208 6,490,837
2030 1,526,059,268 6,374,102
2029 1,514,142,607 6,245,907
2028 1,501,971,477 6,118,823
2027 1,489,498,223 5,979,243
2026 1,476,782,637 5,850,359
2025 1,463,865,525 5,731,206
2024 1,450,935,791 5,612,817
2023 1,438,069,596 5,493,031
2022 1,425,423,212 5,373,294
2021 1,414,203,896 5,259,323
2020 1,402,617,695 5,149,463
2019 1,389,030,312 5,043,721
2018 1,374,659,064 4,944,726
2017 1,359,657,400 4,848,925
2016 1,343,944,296 4,755,608
2015 1,328,024,498 4,659,431
2014 1,312,277,191 4,564,293
2013 1,295,829,511 4,470,239
2012 1,278,674,502 4,373,043
2011 1,261,224,954 4,221,178
2010 1,243,481,564 4,058,890
2009 1,225,524,753 3,943,028
2008 1,207,930,964 3,821,003
2007 1,190,676,021 3,669,050
2006 1,172,878,890 3,490,787
2005 1,154,676,322 3,301,015
2004 1,135,991,513 3,156,892
2003 1,116,803,006 3,119,532
2002 1,097,600,380 3,094,782
2001 1,077,898,575 3,015,338
2000 1,057,922,733 2,928,117
1999 1,038,225,823 2,821,684
1998 1,018,665,080 2,670,124
1997 999,133,762 2,412,989
1996 979,678,458 2,232,289
1995 960,301,044 2,169,162
1994 941,163,767 2,149,928
1993 922,118,387 2,155,126
1992 902,957,070 2,072,461
1991 883,927,600 1,956,518
1990 864,972,221 2,223,667
1989 846,039,529 2,517,858
1988 827,342,990 2,446,941
1987 808,931,270 2,377,229
1986 790,689,978 2,308,511
1985 772,647,793 2,240,539
1984 754,875,449 2,173,312
1983 737,372,681 2,107,113
1982 720,313,473 2,045,073
1981 703,696,250 1,986,867
1980 687,354,025 1,929,253
1979 671,155,747 1,872,713
1978 655,728,229 1,818,247
1977 640,801,103 1,766,019
1976 625,861,883 1,717,060
1975 611,309,535 1,670,913
1974 597,041,391 1,626,362
1973 583,465,598 1,583,588
1972 570,482,142 1,542,670
1971 558,096,387 1,504,077
1970 545,864,268 1,466,676
1969 533,880,544 1,429,605
1968 522,716,889 1,393,530
1967 511,606,372 1,358,435
1966 500,740,247 1,324,383
1965 490,140,146 1,291,156
1964 479,229,598 1,258,745
1963 468,138,575 1,227,414
1962 457,283,090 1,197,039
1961 446,564,729 1,167,717
1960 435,990,338 1,139,522

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Liberia will increase by 51.3% to 8,948,808 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Liberia
2100 -0.5% 0.1%
2099 -0.5% 0.15%
2098 -0.5% 0.23%
2097 -0.49% 0.26%
2096 -0.49% 0.2%
2095 -0.48% 0.2%
2094 -0.48% 0.3%
2093 -0.47% 0.19%
2092 -0.46% 0.2%
2091 -0.46% 0.36%
2090 -0.45% 0.42%
2089 -0.44% 0.25%
2088 -0.43% 0.28%
2087 -0.42% 0.51%
2086 -0.41% 0.53%
2085 -0.39% 0.39%
2084 -0.38% 0.45%
2083 -0.37% 0.34%
2082 -0.36% 0.56%
2081 -0.34% 0.65%
2080 -0.33% 0.65%
2079 -0.31% 0.64%
2078 -0.3% 0.66%
2077 -0.28% 0.76%
2076 -0.27% 0.74%
2075 -0.25% 0.89%
2074 -0.23% 0.84%
2073 -0.21% 0.76%
2072 -0.19% 0.9%
2071 -0.17% 0.81%
2070 -0.15% 0.87%
2069 -0.13% 0.77%
2068 -0.11% 0.97%
2067 -0.09% 0.86%
2066 -0.07% 0.98%
2065 -0.05% 0.92%
2064 -0.03% 1.01%
2063 -0.01% 1.04%
2062 0.008% 1.06%
2061 0.03% 1.08%
2060 0.05% 1.32%
2059 0.07% 1.04%
2058 0.09% 1.15%
2057 0.11% 1.26%
2056 0.12% 1.23%
2055 0.14% 1.11%
2054 0.17% 1.26%
2053 0.18% 1.22%
2052 0.21% 1.25%
2051 0.23% 1.21%
2050 0.25% 1.39%
2049 0.27% 1.42%
2048 0.29% 1.44%
2047 0.32% 1.49%
2046 0.34% 1.36%
2045 0.37% 1.49%
2044 0.39% 1.41%
2043 0.42% 1.68%
2042 0.45% 1.82%
2041 0.48% 1.7%
2040 0.51% 1.91%
2039 0.53% 1.78%
2038 0.56% 1.79%
2037 0.6% 2.03%
2036 0.62% 1.93%
2035 0.65% 1.85%
2034 0.68% 1.97%
2033 0.71% 1.98%
2032 0.73% 1.95%
2031 0.76% 1.83%
2030 0.79% 2.05%
2029 0.81% 2.08%
2028 0.84% 2.33%
2027 0.86% 2.2%
2026 0.88% 2.08%
2025 0.89% 2.11%
2024 0.89% 2.18%
2023 0.89% 2.23%
2022 0.79% 2.17%
2021 0.83% 2.13%
2020 0.98% 2.1%
2019 1.05% 2%
2018 1.1% 1.98%
2017 1.17% 1.96%
2016 1.2% 2.06%
2015 1.2% 2.08%
2014 1.27% 2.1%
2013 1.34% 2.22%
2012 1.38% 3.6%
2011 1.43% 4%
2010 1.47% 2.94%
2009 1.46% 3.19%
2008 1.45% 4.14%
2007 1.52% 5.11%
2006 1.58% 5.75%
2005 1.64% 4.57%
2004 1.72% 1.2%
2003 1.75% 0.8%
2002 1.83% 2.63%
2001 1.89% 2.98%
2000 1.9% 3.77%
1999 1.92% 5.68%
1998 1.95% 10.7%
1997 1.99% 8.09%
1996 2.02% 2.91%
1995 2.03% 0.89%
1994 2.07% -0.24%
1993 2.12% 3.99%
1992 2.15% 5.93%
1991 2.19% -12%
1990 2.24% -11.7%
1989 2.26% 2.9%
1988 2.28% 2.93%
1987 2.31% 2.98%
1986 2.34% 3.03%
1985 2.35% 3.09%
1984 2.37% 3.14%
1983 2.37% 3.03%
1982 2.36% 2.93%
1981 2.38% 2.99%
1980 2.41% 3.02%
1979 2.35% 3%
1978 2.33% 2.96%
1977 2.39% 2.85%
1976 2.38% 2.76%
1975 2.39% 2.74%
1974 2.33% 2.7%
1973 2.28% 2.65%
1972 2.22% 2.57%
1971 2.24% 2.55%
1970 2.24% 2.59%
1969 2.14% 2.59%
1968 2.17% 2.58%
1967 2.17% 2.57%
1966 2.16% 2.57%
1965 2.28% 2.57%
1964 2.37% 2.55%
1963 2.37% 2.54%
1962 2.4% 2.51%
1961 2.43% 2.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.11%.

Live population counters

India Liberia
Current population
1483314140
5916561
Population rank 1/197 116/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.07%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.45 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.06 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
11.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +324
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +118,389
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.11%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 44/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -9,870
Net migration rank 195/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -9,870
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 126,631 -7,779
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 125,730 -5,002
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 123,747 -5,003
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 121,038 -11,852
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 120,632 -10,107
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 120,635 -19,678
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 120,231 -23,199
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 119,376 -24,807
2016 16,202,593 81,248 118,852 -26,796
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 115,479 -15,182
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 116,667 -26,690
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 120,138 -22,010
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 121,973 -25,710
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 115,496 91,981
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 114,249 2,850
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 113,429 1,187
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 112,032 17,404
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 109,165 65,306
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 104,099 77,946
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 96,478 101,019
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 91,755 -1,001
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 87,534 -103,564
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 88,643 -23,110
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 86,217 7,142
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 83,143 -2,060
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 78,130 53,643
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 72,146 99,203
1997 19,494,098 880 61,444 281,480
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 56,392 -37,922
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 53,407 54,372
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 52,101 -121,407
1993 19,152,399 2,364 51,609 7,300
1992 19,132,757 35,155 50,204 56,210
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 47,426 78,052
1990 18,893,588 125,514 52,770 -712,544
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 63,238 8,156
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 62,703 7,734
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 62,147 6,840
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 61,924 6,534
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 59,988 7,487
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 59,460 7,513
1983 17,219,127 119,694 57,562 7,861
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 56,127 2,530
1981 16,422,159 33,243 55,003 2,757
1980 16,018,786 210,914 53,452 4,016
1979 15,392,957 774,094 52,125 3,500
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 49,813 3,500
1977 14,575,662 590,626 47,582 3,555
1976 14,435,504 275,984 45,528 1,246
1975 13,958,642 434,205 43,478 2,037
1974 13,795,836 347,869 41,499 2,086
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 39,694 2,272
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 37,860 2,018
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 36,015 1,293
1970 12,417,866 233,782 35,196 2,285
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 34,677 1,982
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 33,536 1,964
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 32,519 2,177
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 31,454 1,953
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 30,618 2,431
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 29,592 2,189
1963 11,016,705 21,640 28,708 2,165
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 27,679 2,189
1961 10,468,816 295,177 26,670 2,115
1960 10,237,489 146,955 25,713 1,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Liberia 89% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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