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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 42.3 times bigger than Peru's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 18.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

India vs Peru: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Peru
2100 1,515,764,791 38,442,430
2099 1,523,450,562 38,609,486
2098 1,531,147,367 38,774,265
2097 1,538,780,583 38,937,509
2096 1,546,380,447 39,098,598
2095 1,553,964,615 39,257,494
2094 1,561,496,245 39,413,146
2093 1,568,975,448 39,567,920
2092 1,576,332,553 39,718,895
2091 1,583,655,135 39,867,036
2090 1,590,899,630 40,012,169
2089 1,598,026,427 40,153,701
2088 1,605,029,461 40,292,740
2087 1,611,883,136 40,428,045
2086 1,618,654,560 40,558,786
2085 1,625,282,641 40,685,268
2084 1,631,712,094 40,807,007
2083 1,637,989,363 40,923,102
2082 1,644,062,886 41,034,801
2081 1,649,962,836 41,140,743
2080 1,655,654,966 41,241,207
2079 1,661,116,882 41,334,845
2078 1,666,332,415 41,422,439
2077 1,671,298,348 41,503,511
2076 1,676,004,895 41,578,164
2075 1,680,459,350 41,645,808
2074 1,684,595,952 41,706,491
2073 1,688,431,647 41,759,277
2072 1,691,990,872 41,804,713
2071 1,695,203,041 41,842,534
2070 1,698,107,519 41,873,019
2069 1,700,664,858 41,895,381
2068 1,702,876,723 41,909,248
2067 1,704,723,837 41,914,729
2066 1,706,198,000 41,912,112
2065 1,707,391,009 41,901,353
2064 1,708,212,818 41,882,691
2063 1,708,696,045 41,855,037
2062 1,708,862,369 41,819,132
2061 1,708,717,131 41,774,412
2060 1,708,195,453 41,721,225
2059 1,707,339,651 41,659,921
2058 1,706,165,210 41,590,180
2057 1,704,656,327 41,511,131
2056 1,702,865,262 41,423,914
2055 1,700,741,939 41,327,613
2054 1,698,325,374 41,223,066
2053 1,695,513,304 41,109,699
2052 1,692,384,182 40,988,952
2051 1,688,910,288 40,860,060
2050 1,685,088,884 40,722,627
2049 1,680,936,533 40,577,434
2048 1,676,430,514 40,424,258
2047 1,671,532,064 40,261,875
2046 1,666,226,180 40,090,240
2045 1,660,522,084 39,910,095
2044 1,654,412,346 39,720,613
2043 1,647,924,060 39,523,731
2042 1,640,993,579 39,318,023
2041 1,633,629,291 39,103,923
2040 1,625,848,393 38,882,017
2039 1,617,677,625 38,652,110
2038 1,609,097,629 38,414,521
2037 1,600,073,012 38,168,782
2036 1,590,593,050 37,914,498
2035 1,580,726,905 37,652,693
2034 1,570,491,868 37,382,554
2033 1,559,906,905 37,105,048
2032 1,548,963,391 36,820,835
2031 1,537,676,208 36,529,111
2030 1,526,059,268 36,228,701
2029 1,514,142,607 35,919,668
2028 1,501,971,477 35,600,666
2027 1,489,498,223 35,271,163
2026 1,476,782,637 34,930,183
2025 1,463,865,525 34,576,665
2024 1,450,935,791 34,217,848
2023 1,438,069,596 33,845,617
2022 1,425,423,212 33,475,438
2021 1,414,203,896 33,155,882
2020 1,402,617,695 32,838,579
2019 1,389,030,312 32,449,303
2018 1,374,659,064 31,897,584
2017 1,359,657,400 31,324,637
2016 1,343,944,296 30,866,494
2015 1,328,024,498 30,457,600
2014 1,312,277,191 30,115,826
2013 1,295,829,511 29,817,919
2012 1,278,674,502 29,550,366
2011 1,261,224,954 29,304,086
2010 1,243,481,564 29,086,019
2009 1,225,524,753 28,896,811
2008 1,207,930,964 28,719,041
2007 1,190,676,021 28,530,699
2006 1,172,878,890 28,324,491
2005 1,154,676,322 28,101,180
2004 1,135,991,513 27,852,190
2003 1,116,803,006 27,580,490
2002 1,097,600,380 27,288,217
2001 1,077,898,575 26,964,601
2000 1,057,922,733 26,598,331
1999 1,038,225,823 26,186,504
1998 1,018,665,080 25,738,095
1997 999,133,762 25,274,147
1996 979,678,458 24,811,171
1995 960,301,044 24,348,919
1994 941,163,767 23,881,493
1993 922,118,387 23,413,783
1992 902,957,070 22,946,340
1991 883,927,600 22,483,775
1990 864,972,221 22,014,771
1989 846,039,529 21,532,589
1988 827,342,990 21,054,702
1987 808,931,270 20,582,320
1986 790,689,978 20,117,122
1985 772,647,793 19,648,204
1984 754,875,449 19,174,716
1983 737,372,681 18,705,957
1982 720,313,473 18,246,503
1981 703,696,250 17,798,805
1980 687,354,025 17,360,949
1979 671,155,747 16,933,139
1978 655,728,229 16,516,059
1977 640,801,103 16,109,806
1976 625,861,883 15,716,809
1975 611,309,535 15,333,957
1974 597,041,391 14,956,552
1973 583,465,598 14,582,867
1972 570,482,142 14,210,147
1971 558,096,387 13,838,067
1970 545,864,268 13,501,237
1969 533,880,544 13,166,767
1968 522,716,889 12,803,993
1967 511,606,372 12,448,814
1966 500,740,247 12,101,297
1965 490,140,146 11,761,085
1964 479,229,598 11,427,978
1963 468,138,575 11,102,099
1962 457,283,090 10,784,612
1961 446,564,729 10,475,123
1960 435,990,338 10,174,127

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 Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Peru
2100 -0.5% -0.43%
2099 -0.5% -0.42%
2098 -0.5% -0.42%
2097 -0.49% -0.41%
2096 -0.49% -0.4%
2095 -0.48% -0.39%
2094 -0.48% -0.39%
2093 -0.47% -0.38%
2092 -0.46% -0.37%
2091 -0.46% -0.36%
2090 -0.45% -0.35%
2089 -0.44% -0.35%
2088 -0.43% -0.33%
2087 -0.42% -0.32%
2086 -0.41% -0.31%
2085 -0.39% -0.3%
2084 -0.38% -0.28%
2083 -0.37% -0.27%
2082 -0.36% -0.26%
2081 -0.34% -0.24%
2080 -0.33% -0.23%
2079 -0.31% -0.21%
2078 -0.3% -0.2%
2077 -0.28% -0.18%
2076 -0.27% -0.16%
2075 -0.25% -0.15%
2074 -0.23% -0.13%
2073 -0.21% -0.11%
2072 -0.19% -0.09%
2071 -0.17% -0.07%
2070 -0.15% -0.05%
2069 -0.13% -0.03%
2068 -0.11% -0.01%
2067 -0.09% 0.006%
2066 -0.07% 0.03%
2065 -0.05% 0.04%
2064 -0.03% 0.07%
2063 -0.01% 0.09%
2062 0.008% 0.11%
2061 0.03% 0.13%
2060 0.05% 0.15%
2059 0.07% 0.17%
2058 0.09% 0.19%
2057 0.11% 0.21%
2056 0.12% 0.23%
2055 0.14% 0.25%
2054 0.17% 0.28%
2053 0.18% 0.29%
2052 0.21% 0.32%
2051 0.23% 0.34%
2050 0.25% 0.36%
2049 0.27% 0.38%
2048 0.29% 0.4%
2047 0.32% 0.43%
2046 0.34% 0.45%
2045 0.37% 0.48%
2044 0.39% 0.5%
2043 0.42% 0.52%
2042 0.45% 0.55%
2041 0.48% 0.57%
2040 0.51% 0.59%
2039 0.53% 0.62%
2038 0.56% 0.64%
2037 0.6% 0.67%
2036 0.62% 0.7%
2035 0.65% 0.72%
2034 0.68% 0.75%
2033 0.71% 0.77%
2032 0.73% 0.8%
2031 0.76% 0.83%
2030 0.79% 0.86%
2029 0.81% 0.9%
2028 0.84% 0.93%
2027 0.86% 0.98%
2026 0.88% 1.02%
2025 0.89% 1.05%
2024 0.89% 1.1%
2023 0.89% 1.11%
2022 0.79% 0.96%
2021 0.83% 0.97%
2020 0.98% 1.2%
2019 1.05% 1.73%
2018 1.1% 1.83%
2017 1.17% 1.48%
2016 1.2% 1.34%
2015 1.2% 1.13%
2014 1.27% 1%
2013 1.34% 0.91%
2012 1.38% 0.84%
2011 1.43% 0.75%
2010 1.47% 0.65%
2009 1.46% 0.62%
2008 1.45% 0.66%
2007 1.52% 0.73%
2006 1.58% 0.79%
2005 1.64% 0.89%
2004 1.72% 0.99%
2003 1.75% 1.07%
2002 1.83% 1.2%
2001 1.89% 1.38%
2000 1.9% 1.57%
1999 1.92% 1.74%
1998 1.95% 1.84%
1997 1.99% 1.87%
1996 2.02% 1.9%
1995 2.03% 1.96%
1994 2.07% 2%
1993 2.12% 2.04%
1992 2.15% 2.06%
1991 2.19% 2.13%
1990 2.24% 2.24%
1989 2.26% 2.27%
1988 2.28% 2.3%
1987 2.31% 2.31%
1986 2.34% 2.39%
1985 2.35% 2.47%
1984 2.37% 2.51%
1983 2.37% 2.52%
1982 2.36% 2.52%
1981 2.38% 2.52%
1980 2.41% 2.53%
1979 2.35% 2.53%
1978 2.33% 2.52%
1977 2.39% 2.5%
1976 2.38% 2.5%
1975 2.39% 2.52%
1974 2.33% 2.56%
1973 2.28% 2.62%
1972 2.22% 2.69%
1971 2.24% 2.49%
1970 2.24% 2.54%
1969 2.14% 2.83%
1968 2.17% 2.85%
1967 2.17% 2.87%
1966 2.16% 2.89%
1965 2.28% 2.91%
1964 2.37% 2.94%
1963 2.37% 2.94%
1962 2.4% 2.95%
1961 2.43% 2.96%

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 Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

India Peru
Current population
1483314140
35105331
Population rank 1/197 48/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.42%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.47 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
58.5 seconds
One death every
3.3 seconds
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +983
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +11,931
Net migration rank 195/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 11,931
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 347,517 18,406
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 353,788 24,783
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 327,859 33,982
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 235,440 41,868
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 301,950 55,375
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 346,981 74,270
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 343,123 339,067
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 349,333 114,382
2016 16,202,593 81,248 355,859 96,740
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 362,781 2,421
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 368,708 -50,383
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 372,694 -95,214
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 376,501 -118,863
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 383,268 -148,339
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 382,510 -181,302
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 396,522 -219,314
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 413,640 -235,307
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 435,122 -236,745
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 445,884 -231,851
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 454,199 -221,652
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 459,617 -194,171
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 459,243 -181,276
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 463,709 -157,158
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 470,154 -129,481
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 484,222 -92,353
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 487,095 -55,325
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 489,436 -24,388
1997 19,494,098 880 495,348 -32,515
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 501,855 -38,749
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 507,894 -46,499
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 512,735 -39,299
1993 19,152,399 2,364 513,769 -51,775
1992 19,132,757 35,155 514,618 -41,702
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 513,867 -61,645
1990 18,893,588 125,514 515,233 -29,437
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 512,152 -33,569
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 508,429 -31,238
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 502,229 -34,651
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 496,712 -33,891
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 488,887 -13,887
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 477,968 -6,007
1983 17,219,127 119,694 469,781 -4,243
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 461,107 -7,748
1981 16,422,159 33,243 453,158 -11,123
1980 16,018,786 210,914 445,100 -11,446
1979 15,392,957 774,094 439,110 -17,148
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 432,127 -19,939
1977 14,575,662 590,626 425,428 -25,117
1976 14,435,504 275,984 420,284 -34,602
1975 13,958,642 434,205 414,400 -34,382
1974 13,795,836 347,869 408,299 -33,493
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 400,752 -28,191
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 396,960 -24,100
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 391,506 -20,209
1970 12,417,866 233,782 318,022 -15,653
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 379,347 -12,776
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 372,379 -13,389
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 365,224 -13,837
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 356,819 -13,166
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 349,245 -12,470
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 341,570 -12,129
1963 11,016,705 21,640 332,352 -10,040
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 321,716 -9,051
1961 10,468,816 295,177 313,385 -7,063
1960 10,237,489 146,955 302,924 -7,236

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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