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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 5,413,596 people in Palestine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 5,563,879 in Palestine.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 266.6 times bigger than Palestine's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.07% for Palestine.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.39% in Palestine.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.41M to 5.56M (63.3% growth).

India vs Palestine: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Palestine
2100 1,515,764,791 11,215,819
2099 1,523,450,562 11,205,757
2098 1,531,147,367 11,192,283
2097 1,538,780,583 11,175,117
2096 1,546,380,447 11,158,746
2095 1,553,964,615 11,138,752
2094 1,561,496,245 11,119,812
2093 1,568,975,448 11,097,071
2092 1,576,332,553 11,073,029
2091 1,583,655,135 11,047,567
2090 1,590,899,630 11,020,998
2089 1,598,026,427 10,994,862
2088 1,605,029,461 10,963,888
2087 1,611,883,136 10,934,344
2086 1,618,654,560 10,901,130
2085 1,625,282,641 10,866,652
2084 1,631,712,094 10,828,231
2083 1,637,989,363 10,788,662
2082 1,644,062,886 10,744,562
2081 1,649,962,836 10,694,184
2080 1,655,654,966 10,643,741
2079 1,661,116,882 10,595,541
2078 1,666,332,415 10,542,808
2077 1,671,298,348 10,485,940
2076 1,676,004,895 10,425,009
2075 1,680,459,350 10,360,406
2074 1,684,595,952 10,296,803
2073 1,688,431,647 10,231,098
2072 1,691,990,872 10,162,543
2071 1,695,203,041 10,087,031
2070 1,698,107,519 10,011,609
2069 1,700,664,858 9,934,922
2068 1,702,876,723 9,859,053
2067 1,704,723,837 9,776,883
2066 1,706,198,000 9,697,923
2065 1,707,391,009 9,614,104
2064 1,708,212,818 9,528,739
2063 1,708,696,045 9,441,399
2062 1,708,862,369 9,355,323
2061 1,708,717,131 9,263,409
2060 1,708,195,453 9,170,607
2059 1,707,339,651 9,079,745
2058 1,706,165,210 8,990,271
2057 1,704,656,327 8,896,743
2056 1,702,865,262 8,802,019
2055 1,700,741,939 8,709,444
2054 1,698,325,374 8,615,281
2053 1,695,513,304 8,516,567
2052 1,692,384,182 8,414,954
2051 1,688,910,288 8,311,546
2050 1,685,088,884 8,205,177
2049 1,680,936,533 8,098,984
2048 1,676,430,514 7,992,341
2047 1,671,532,064 7,883,102
2046 1,666,226,180 7,771,995
2045 1,660,522,084 7,656,634
2044 1,654,412,346 7,540,346
2043 1,647,924,060 7,423,169
2042 1,640,993,579 7,304,164
2041 1,633,629,291 7,184,590
2040 1,625,848,393 7,065,128
2039 1,617,677,625 6,944,514
2038 1,609,097,629 6,828,736
2037 1,600,073,012 6,712,604
2036 1,590,593,050 6,597,804
2035 1,580,726,905 6,481,168
2034 1,570,491,868 6,367,252
2033 1,559,906,905 6,253,701
2032 1,548,963,391 6,144,167
2031 1,537,676,208 6,035,613
2030 1,526,059,268 5,928,640
2029 1,514,142,607 5,823,343
2028 1,501,971,477 5,719,323
2027 1,489,498,223 5,615,205
2026 1,476,782,637 5,509,670
2025 1,463,865,525 5,413,596
2024 1,450,935,791 5,289,152
2023 1,438,069,596 5,165,775
2022 1,425,423,212 5,043,612
2021 1,414,203,896 4,922,749
2020 1,402,617,695 4,803,269
2019 1,389,030,312 4,685,306
2018 1,374,659,064 4,569,087
2017 1,359,657,400 4,454,805
2016 1,343,944,296 4,367,088
2015 1,328,024,498 4,270,092
2014 1,312,277,191 4,173,398
2013 1,295,829,511 4,076,708
2012 1,278,674,502 3,979,998
2011 1,261,224,954 3,882,986
2010 1,243,481,564 3,786,161
2009 1,225,524,753 3,689,099
2008 1,207,930,964 3,591,977
2007 1,190,676,021 3,494,496
2006 1,172,878,890 3,406,334
2005 1,154,676,322 3,320,396
2004 1,135,991,513 3,236,626
2003 1,116,803,006 3,154,969
2002 1,097,600,380 3,075,373
2001 1,077,898,575 2,997,784
2000 1,057,922,733 2,922,153
1999 1,038,225,823 2,848,431
1998 1,018,665,080 2,776,568
1997 999,133,762 2,706,518
1996 979,678,458 2,587,997
1995 960,301,044 2,474,666
1994 941,163,767 2,366,298
1993 922,118,387 2,262,676
1992 902,957,070 2,163,591
1991 883,927,600 2,068,845
1990 864,972,221 1,978,248
1989 846,039,529 -
1988 827,342,990 -
1987 808,931,270 -
1986 790,689,978 -
1985 772,647,793 -
1984 754,875,449 -
1983 737,372,681 -
1982 720,313,473 -
1981 703,696,250 -
1980 687,354,025 -
1979 671,155,747 -
1978 655,728,229 -
1977 640,801,103 -
1976 625,861,883 -
1975 611,309,535 -
1974 597,041,391 -
1973 583,465,598 -
1972 570,482,142 -
1971 558,096,387 -
1970 545,864,268 -
1969 533,880,544 -
1968 522,716,889 -
1967 511,606,372 -
1966 500,740,247 -
1965 490,140,146 -
1964 479,229,598 -
1963 468,138,575 -
1962 457,283,090 -
1961 446,564,729 -
1960 435,990,338 -

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 Palestine gained 960,754 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,196,791 people (a 27.4% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2006 and ranked 121st 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 Palestine will increase by 47.5% to 8,205,177 people and rank change from 121st to 112th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 11.2M people in 2100 for Palestine.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Palestine
2100 -0.5% 0.09%
2099 -0.5% 0.12%
2098 -0.5% 0.15%
2097 -0.49% 0.15%
2096 -0.49% 0.18%
2095 -0.48% 0.17%
2094 -0.48% 0.2%
2093 -0.47% 0.22%
2092 -0.46% 0.23%
2091 -0.46% 0.24%
2090 -0.45% 0.24%
2089 -0.44% 0.28%
2088 -0.43% 0.27%
2087 -0.42% 0.3%
2086 -0.41% 0.32%
2085 -0.39% 0.35%
2084 -0.38% 0.37%
2083 -0.37% 0.41%
2082 -0.36% 0.47%
2081 -0.34% 0.47%
2080 -0.33% 0.45%
2079 -0.31% 0.5%
2078 -0.3% 0.54%
2077 -0.28% 0.58%
2076 -0.27% 0.62%
2075 -0.25% 0.62%
2074 -0.23% 0.64%
2073 -0.21% 0.67%
2072 -0.19% 0.75%
2071 -0.17% 0.75%
2070 -0.15% 0.77%
2069 -0.13% 0.77%
2068 -0.11% 0.84%
2067 -0.09% 0.81%
2066 -0.07% 0.87%
2065 -0.05% 0.9%
2064 -0.03% 0.93%
2063 -0.01% 0.92%
2062 0.008% 0.99%
2061 0.03% 1.01%
2060 0.05% 1%
2059 0.07% 1%
2058 0.09% 1.05%
2057 0.11% 1.08%
2056 0.12% 1.06%
2055 0.14% 1.09%
2054 0.17% 1.16%
2053 0.18% 1.21%
2052 0.21% 1.24%
2051 0.23% 1.3%
2050 0.25% 1.31%
2049 0.27% 1.33%
2048 0.29% 1.39%
2047 0.32% 1.43%
2046 0.34% 1.51%
2045 0.37% 1.54%
2044 0.39% 1.58%
2043 0.42% 1.63%
2042 0.45% 1.66%
2041 0.48% 1.69%
2040 0.51% 1.74%
2039 0.53% 1.7%
2038 0.56% 1.73%
2037 0.6% 1.74%
2036 0.62% 1.8%
2035 0.65% 1.79%
2034 0.68% 1.82%
2033 0.71% 1.78%
2032 0.73% 1.8%
2031 0.76% 1.8%
2030 0.79% 1.81%
2029 0.81% 1.82%
2028 0.84% 1.85%
2027 0.86% 1.92%
2026 0.88% 1.77%
2025 0.89% 2.35%
2024 0.89% 2.39%
2023 0.89% 2.42%
2022 0.79% 2.46%
2021 0.83% 2.49%
2020 0.98% 2.52%
2019 1.05% 2.54%
2018 1.1% 2.57%
2017 1.17% 2.01%
2016 1.2% 2.27%
2015 1.2% 2.32%
2014 1.27% 2.37%
2013 1.34% 2.43%
2012 1.38% 2.5%
2011 1.43% 2.56%
2010 1.47% 2.63%
2009 1.46% 2.7%
2008 1.45% 2.79%
2007 1.52% 2.59%
2006 1.58% 2.59%
2005 1.64% 2.59%
2004 1.72% 2.59%
2003 1.75% 2.59%
2002 1.83% 2.59%
2001 1.89% 2.59%
2000 1.9% 2.59%
1999 1.92% 2.59%
1998 1.95% 2.59%
1997 1.99% 4.58%
1996 2.02% 4.58%
1995 2.03% 4.58%
1994 2.07% 4.58%
1993 2.12% 4.58%
1992 2.15% 4.58%
1991 2.19% 4.58%
1990 2.24% -
1989 2.26% -
1988 2.28% -
1987 2.31% -
1986 2.34% -
1985 2.35% -
1984 2.37% -
1983 2.37% -
1982 2.36% -
1981 2.38% -
1980 2.41% -
1979 2.35% -
1978 2.33% -
1977 2.39% -
1976 2.38% -
1975 2.39% -
1974 2.33% -
1973 2.28% -
1972 2.22% -
1971 2.24% -
1970 2.24% -
1969 2.14% -
1968 2.17% -
1967 2.17% -
1966 2.16% -
1965 2.28% -
1964 2.37% -
1963 2.37% -
1962 2.4% -
1961 2.43% -

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 Palestine's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

India Palestine
Current population
1483314140
5563879
Population rank 1/197 121/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.07%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.75 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
16.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +341
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +124,444
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 33/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
22.8 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -23,156
Net migration rank 195/196 154/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 272,481
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 103/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 5%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 92/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Palestine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Palestine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -23,156
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 108,930 -23,145
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 102,613 -24,996
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 123,987 -5,006
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 120,396 -12,369
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 122,416 -12,369
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 124,508 -24,733
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 124,791 -25,141
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 125,688 -25,452
2016 16,202,593 81,248 126,698 -22,774
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 126,189 -22,903
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 120,724 -27,077
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 120,503 -26,979
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 119,185 -26,916
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 119,021 -26,662
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 117,674 -26,351
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 111,724 -25,906
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 108,395 -23,985
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 112,453 -20,337
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 111,728 -23,445
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 110,569 -28,161
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 110,045 -32,853
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 109,162 -35,968
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 108,560 -35,038
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 107,320 -25,652
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 106,367 -11,496
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 104,823 -13,860
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 103,566 -13,146
1997 19,494,098 880 102,307 10,417
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 98,085 9,810
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 94,037 8,763
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 90,156 7,434
1993 19,152,399 2,364 86,434 5,975
1992 19,132,757 35,155 82,865 4,411
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 79,444 2,116
1990 18,893,588 125,514 76,163 -476
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 - -3,026
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 - -3,008
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 - 50,702
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 - -21,071
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 - -31,640
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 - 9,108
1983 17,219,127 119,694 - 684
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 - -9,799
1981 16,422,159 33,243 - -13,892
1980 16,018,786 210,914 - -15,067
1979 15,392,957 774,094 - -16,058
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 - -16,654
1977 14,575,662 590,626 - -16,444
1976 14,435,504 275,984 - -14,515
1975 13,958,642 434,205 - -11,596
1974 13,795,836 347,869 - -8,670
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 - -6,736
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 - -7,848
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 - -17,235
1970 12,417,866 233,782 - -31,405
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 - -45,586
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 - -54,963
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 - -55,265
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 - -47,780
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 - -36,419
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 - -31,125
1963 11,016,705 21,640 - -21,220
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 - -18,971
1961 10,468,816 295,177 - -18,224
1960 10,237,489 146,955 - -17,662

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 Palestine 85.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,206,216 people) and 14.2% is from migration (a loss of 198,888 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 272,481 people or 5% in Palestine.

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
Palestine
City Population
Gaza 590K
Ashdod 220K
Hebron 215K
Nablus 178K
Ramallah 43.9K
Qalqilya 41.7K
Bethlehem 36K
Dura 6K

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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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