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Population in India compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 820 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

India vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India North Macedonia
2100 1,515,897,176 866,884
2099 1,523,583,618 877,788
2098 1,531,281,096 888,715
2097 1,538,914,978 899,716
2096 1,546,515,506 910,709
2095 1,554,100,337 921,559
2094 1,561,632,624 932,633
2093 1,569,112,481 943,984
2092 1,576,470,228 955,335
2091 1,583,793,450 966,773
2090 1,591,038,578 978,130
2089 1,598,165,996 989,666
2088 1,605,169,643 1,001,224
2087 1,612,023,916 1,012,831
2086 1,618,795,931 1,024,787
2085 1,625,424,591 1,036,668
2084 1,631,854,605 1,048,876
2083 1,638,132,423 1,061,031
2082 1,644,206,476 1,073,408
2081 1,650,106,942 1,085,823
2080 1,655,799,569 1,098,127
2079 1,661,261,962 1,110,614
2078 1,666,477,951 1,123,398
2077 1,671,444,317 1,136,448
2076 1,676,151,275 1,149,787
2075 1,680,606,119 1,163,080
2074 1,684,743,082 1,176,671
2073 1,688,579,113 1,190,351
2072 1,692,138,648 1,204,015
2071 1,695,351,098 1,217,691
2070 1,698,255,829 1,231,978
2069 1,700,813,392 1,246,408
2068 1,703,025,450 1,260,869
2067 1,704,872,725 1,275,289
2066 1,706,347,017 1,289,439
2065 1,707,540,131 1,303,917
2064 1,708,362,011 1,318,161
2063 1,708,845,280 1,332,807
2062 1,709,011,618 1,347,540
2061 1,708,866,368 1,362,299
2060 1,708,344,645 1,376,807
2059 1,707,488,768 1,390,921
2058 1,706,314,224 1,404,982
2057 1,704,805,210 1,419,185
2056 1,703,013,988 1,433,595
2055 1,700,890,479 1,447,857
2054 1,698,473,703 1,462,210
2053 1,695,661,388 1,476,351
2052 1,692,531,993 1,489,905
2051 1,689,057,795 1,503,526
2050 1,685,236,057 1,516,629
2049 1,681,083,344 1,529,608
2048 1,676,576,931 1,542,390
2047 1,671,678,054 1,555,085
2046 1,666,371,707 1,568,151
2045 1,660,667,112 1,581,115
2044 1,654,556,840 1,593,878
2043 1,648,067,988 1,606,930
2042 1,641,136,901 1,619,941
2041 1,633,771,970 1,632,704
2040 1,625,990,392 1,645,446
2039 1,617,818,911 1,658,034
2038 1,609,238,166 1,670,347
2037 1,600,212,760 1,682,850
2036 1,590,731,970 1,695,204
2035 1,580,864,963 1,707,302
2034 1,570,629,033 1,719,193
2033 1,560,043,145 1,730,723
2032 1,549,098,676 1,742,288
2031 1,537,810,507 1,753,729
2030 1,526,192,552 1,765,162
2029 1,514,274,850 1,775,815
2028 1,502,102,657 1,786,051
2027 1,489,628,314 1,795,945
2026 1,476,911,618 1,805,954
2025 1,463,993,377 1,815,368
2024 1,450,935,791 1,824,359
2023 1,438,069,596 1,827,816
2022 1,425,423,212 1,831,712
2021 1,414,203,896 1,837,114
2020 1,402,617,695 1,856,124
2019 1,389,030,312 1,876,262
2018 1,374,659,064 1,889,051
2017 1,359,657,400 1,898,657
2016 1,343,944,296 1,906,313
2015 1,328,024,498 1,912,430
2014 1,312,277,191 1,917,557
2013 1,295,829,511 1,922,716
2012 1,278,674,502 1,929,821
2011 1,261,224,954 1,937,398
2010 1,243,481,564 1,946,298
2009 1,225,524,753 1,958,782
2008 1,207,930,964 1,971,493
2007 1,190,676,021 1,982,933
2006 1,172,878,890 1,994,287
2005 1,154,676,322 2,005,330
2004 1,135,991,513 2,016,186
2003 1,116,803,006 2,022,725
2002 1,097,600,380 2,020,157
2001 1,077,898,575 2,034,882
2000 1,057,922,733 2,026,350
1999 1,038,225,823 2,017,142
1998 1,018,665,080 2,007,523
1997 999,133,762 1,996,869
1996 979,678,458 2,012,553
1995 960,301,044 1,998,534
1994 941,163,767 1,992,666
1993 922,118,387 2,006,854
1992 902,957,070 2,032,523
1991 883,927,600 2,055,994
1990 864,972,221 2,063,689
1989 846,039,529 2,055,649
1988 827,342,990 2,045,737
1987 808,931,270 2,035,157
1986 790,689,978 2,024,732
1985 772,647,793 2,014,331
1984 754,875,449 2,003,399
1983 737,372,681 1,991,901
1982 720,313,473 1,978,956
1981 703,696,250 1,959,065
1980 687,354,025 1,933,038
1979 671,155,747 1,906,523
1978 655,728,229 1,879,847
1977 640,801,103 1,853,138
1976 625,861,883 1,825,830
1975 611,309,535 1,797,972
1974 597,041,391 1,770,545
1973 583,465,598 1,743,816
1972 570,482,142 1,717,395
1971 558,096,387 1,691,216
1970 545,864,268 1,664,208
1969 533,880,544 1,636,345
1968 522,716,889 1,608,930
1967 511,606,372 1,582,492
1966 500,740,247 1,557,349
1965 490,140,146 1,533,466
1964 479,229,598 1,510,900
1963 468,138,575 1,488,737
1962 457,283,090 1,471,745
1961 446,564,729 1,455,171
1960 435,990,338 1,435,059

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 North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India North Macedonia
2100 -0.5% -1.24%
2099 -0.5% -1.23%
2098 -0.5% -1.22%
2097 -0.49% -1.21%
2096 -0.49% -1.18%
2095 -0.48% -1.19%
2094 -0.48% -1.2%
2093 -0.47% -1.19%
2092 -0.46% -1.18%
2091 -0.46% -1.16%
2090 -0.45% -1.17%
2089 -0.44% -1.15%
2088 -0.43% -1.15%
2087 -0.42% -1.17%
2086 -0.41% -1.15%
2085 -0.39% -1.16%
2084 -0.38% -1.15%
2083 -0.37% -1.15%
2082 -0.36% -1.14%
2081 -0.34% -1.12%
2080 -0.33% -1.12%
2079 -0.31% -1.14%
2078 -0.3% -1.15%
2077 -0.28% -1.16%
2076 -0.27% -1.14%
2075 -0.25% -1.15%
2074 -0.23% -1.15%
2073 -0.21% -1.13%
2072 -0.19% -1.12%
2071 -0.17% -1.16%
2070 -0.15% -1.16%
2069 -0.13% -1.15%
2068 -0.11% -1.13%
2067 -0.09% -1.1%
2066 -0.07% -1.11%
2065 -0.05% -1.08%
2064 -0.03% -1.1%
2063 -0.01% -1.09%
2062 0.008% -1.08%
2061 0.03% -1.05%
2060 0.05% -1.01%
2059 0.07% -1%
2058 0.09% -1%
2057 0.11% -1.01%
2056 0.12% -0.99%
2055 0.14% -0.98%
2054 0.17% -0.96%
2053 0.18% -0.91%
2052 0.21% -0.91%
2051 0.23% -0.86%
2050 0.25% -0.85%
2049 0.27% -0.83%
2048 0.29% -0.82%
2047 0.32% -0.83%
2046 0.34% -0.82%
2045 0.37% -0.8%
2044 0.39% -0.81%
2043 0.42% -0.8%
2042 0.45% -0.78%
2041 0.48% -0.77%
2040 0.51% -0.76%
2039 0.53% -0.74%
2038 0.56% -0.74%
2037 0.6% -0.73%
2036 0.62% -0.71%
2035 0.65% -0.69%
2034 0.68% -0.67%
2033 0.71% -0.66%
2032 0.73% -0.65%
2031 0.76% -0.65%
2030 0.79% -0.6%
2029 0.81% -0.57%
2028 0.84% -0.55%
2027 0.86% -0.55%
2026 0.88% -0.52%
2025 0.9% -0.49%
2024 0.89% -0.19%
2023 0.89% -0.21%
2022 0.79% -0.29%
2021 0.83% -1.02%
2020 0.98% -1.07%
2019 1.05% -0.68%
2018 1.1% -0.51%
2017 1.17% -0.4%
2016 1.2% -0.32%
2015 1.2% -0.27%
2014 1.27% -0.27%
2013 1.34% -0.37%
2012 1.38% -0.39%
2011 1.43% -0.46%
2010 1.47% -0.64%
2009 1.46% -0.64%
2008 1.45% -0.58%
2007 1.52% -0.57%
2006 1.58% -0.55%
2005 1.64% -0.54%
2004 1.72% -0.32%
2003 1.75% 0.13%
2002 1.83% -0.72%
2001 1.89% 0.42%
2000 1.9% 0.46%
1999 1.92% 0.48%
1998 1.95% 0.53%
1997 1.99% -0.78%
1996 2.02% 0.7%
1995 2.03% 0.29%
1994 2.07% -0.71%
1993 2.12% -1.26%
1992 2.15% -1.14%
1991 2.19% -0.37%
1990 2.24% 0.39%
1989 2.26% 0.48%
1988 2.28% 0.52%
1987 2.31% 0.51%
1986 2.34% 0.52%
1985 2.35% 0.55%
1984 2.37% 0.58%
1983 2.37% 0.65%
1982 2.36% 1.02%
1981 2.38% 1.35%
1980 2.41% 1.39%
1979 2.35% 1.42%
1978 2.33% 1.44%
1977 2.39% 1.5%
1976 2.38% 1.55%
1975 2.39% 1.55%
1974 2.33% 1.53%
1973 2.28% 1.54%
1972 2.22% 1.55%
1971 2.24% 1.62%
1970 2.24% 1.7%
1969 2.14% 1.7%
1968 2.17% 1.67%
1967 2.17% 1.61%
1966 2.16% 1.56%
1965 2.28% 1.49%
1964 2.37% 1.49%
1963 2.37% 1.15%
1962 2.4% 1.14%
1961 2.43% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

India North Macedonia
Current population
1480351380
1805954
Population rank 1/197 150/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.02%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
2.53 hours
One birth every
1.36 seconds
31.3 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -9
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 176/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 -5,645
Net migration rank 195/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -5,645
2024 - -630,830 - -5,728
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -3,290 -5,597
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -4,397 -5,296
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -9,737 -5,483
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -5,939 -23,458
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -375 -24,204
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 1,512 -24,878
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 1,329 -24,227
2016 16,202,593 81,248 2,374 -24,144
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 2,294 -23,010
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 3,644 -22,132
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 3,653 -20,297
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 3,087 -19,083
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 3,100 -17,871
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 4,866 -16,668
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 4,309 -15,455
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 3,746 -17,645
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 2,974 -15,705
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 3,988 -9,632
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 4,011 -2,244
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 5,444 -2,640
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 8,900 -2,880
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 9,697 -2,858
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 10,174 -922
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 12,159 -2,824
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 10,489 -1,261
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 12,446 -589
1997 19,494,098 880 12,979 -477
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 14,806 -397
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 17,239 -3,603
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 19,103 -21,006
1993 19,152,399 2,364 20,797 -47,273
1992 19,132,757 35,155 21,659 -46,509
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 23,387 -45,484
1990 18,893,588 125,514 22,868 -16,174
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 22,912 -13,528
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 24,064 -13,621
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 24,359 -13,635
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 23,720 -13,589
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 24,167 -13,492
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 24,436 -13,251
1983 17,219,127 119,694 24,690 -12,884
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 25,810 -11,716
1981 16,422,159 33,243 25,689 0
1980 16,018,786 210,914 26,547 -189
1979 15,392,957 774,094 27,096 -426
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 27,150 -462
1977 14,575,662 590,626 27,410 -683
1976 14,435,504 275,984 28,799 -911
1975 13,958,642 434,205 28,983 -1,147
1974 13,795,836 347,869 28,400 -1,376
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 28,032 -1,600
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 28,236 -1,834
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 28,010 -2,064
1970 12,417,866 233,782 28,022 60
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 27,464 181
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 28,378 -1,201
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 28,401 -2,696
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 28,766 -4,176
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 28,564 -5,385
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 27,889 -5,938
1963 11,016,705 21,640 28,124 -5,759
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 25,317 -13,702
1961 10,468,816 295,177 27,846 -6,309
1960 10,237,489 146,955 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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