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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 227.9 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

India vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Serbia
2100 1,515,897,176 3,621,418
2099 1,523,583,618 3,649,584
2098 1,531,281,096 3,677,789
2097 1,538,914,978 3,706,279
2096 1,546,515,506 3,734,933
2095 1,554,100,337 3,763,769
2094 1,561,632,624 3,792,851
2093 1,569,112,481 3,822,147
2092 1,576,470,228 3,851,865
2091 1,583,793,450 3,881,833
2090 1,591,038,578 3,911,964
2089 1,598,165,996 3,942,571
2088 1,605,169,643 3,973,274
2087 1,612,023,916 4,004,485
2086 1,618,795,931 4,036,066
2085 1,625,424,591 4,068,021
2084 1,631,854,605 4,100,403
2083 1,638,132,423 4,133,391
2082 1,644,206,476 4,166,924
2081 1,650,106,942 4,200,811
2080 1,655,799,569 4,235,306
2079 1,661,261,962 4,270,442
2078 1,666,477,951 4,306,246
2077 1,671,444,317 4,342,382
2076 1,676,151,275 4,378,754
2075 1,680,606,119 4,415,505
2074 1,684,743,082 4,452,888
2073 1,688,579,113 4,490,589
2072 1,692,138,648 4,528,672
2071 1,695,351,098 4,567,167
2070 1,698,255,829 4,606,212
2069 1,700,813,392 4,645,524
2068 1,703,025,450 4,685,090
2067 1,704,872,725 4,724,796
2066 1,706,347,017 4,764,445
2065 1,707,540,131 4,804,405
2064 1,708,362,011 4,844,434
2063 1,708,845,280 4,884,574
2062 1,709,011,618 4,924,899
2061 1,708,866,368 4,964,985
2060 1,708,344,645 5,005,138
2059 1,707,488,768 5,045,125
2058 1,706,314,224 5,085,292
2057 1,704,805,210 5,125,901
2056 1,703,013,988 5,166,530
2055 1,700,890,479 5,207,137
2054 1,698,473,703 5,247,793
2053 1,695,661,388 5,288,369
2052 1,692,531,993 5,329,487
2051 1,689,057,795 5,371,281
2050 1,685,236,057 5,413,067
2049 1,681,083,344 5,455,402
2048 1,676,576,931 5,498,031
2047 1,671,678,054 5,541,158
2046 1,666,371,707 5,584,824
2045 1,660,667,112 5,629,108
2044 1,654,556,840 5,673,908
2043 1,648,067,988 5,719,287
2042 1,641,136,901 5,765,400
2041 1,633,771,970 5,811,936
2040 1,625,990,392 5,858,464
2039 1,617,818,911 5,905,404
2038 1,609,238,166 5,952,107
2037 1,600,212,760 5,998,763
2036 1,590,731,970 6,045,097
2035 1,580,864,963 6,091,385
2034 1,570,629,033 6,137,447
2033 1,560,043,145 6,183,536
2032 1,549,098,676 6,229,136
2031 1,537,810,507 6,274,395
2030 1,526,192,552 6,319,422
2029 1,514,274,850 6,363,799
2028 1,502,102,657 6,407,914
2027 1,489,628,314 6,451,609
2026 1,476,911,618 6,494,521
2025 1,463,993,377 6,543,364
2024 1,450,935,791 6,586,476
2023 1,438,069,596 6,623,183
2022 1,425,423,212 6,664,449
2021 1,414,203,896 6,834,326
2020 1,402,617,695 6,899,126
2019 1,389,030,312 6,945,235
2018 1,374,659,064 6,982,604
2017 1,359,657,400 7,020,858
2016 1,343,944,296 7,058,322
2015 1,328,024,498 7,095,383
2014 1,312,277,191 7,131,787
2013 1,295,829,511 7,166,553
2012 1,278,674,502 7,201,497
2011 1,261,224,954 7,236,519
2010 1,243,481,564 7,291,436
2009 1,225,524,753 7,320,807
2008 1,207,930,964 7,350,222
2007 1,190,676,021 7,381,579
2006 1,172,878,890 7,411,569
2005 1,154,676,322 7,440,769
2004 1,135,991,513 7,463,157
2003 1,116,803,006 7,480,591
2002 1,097,600,380 7,500,031
2001 1,077,898,575 7,503,433
2000 1,057,922,733 7,516,346
1999 1,038,225,823 7,540,401
1998 1,018,665,080 7,567,745
1997 999,133,762 7,598,538
1996 979,678,458 7,622,185
1995 960,301,044 7,628,264
1994 941,163,767 7,622,711
1993 922,118,387 7,614,328
1992 902,957,070 7,604,063
1991 883,927,600 7,595,636
1990 864,972,221 7,897,937
1989 846,039,529 7,893,787
1988 827,342,990 7,884,218
1987 808,931,270 7,868,027
1986 790,689,978 7,853,824
1985 772,647,793 7,835,902
1984 754,875,449 7,813,549
1983 737,372,681 7,788,100
1982 720,313,473 7,763,335
1981 703,696,250 7,736,787
1980 687,354,025 7,709,544
1979 671,155,747 7,541,997
1978 655,728,229 7,504,017
1977 640,801,103 7,462,783
1976 625,861,883 7,418,973
1975 611,309,535 7,368,717
1974 597,041,391 7,326,043
1973 583,465,598 7,283,902
1972 570,482,142 7,252,012
1971 558,096,387 7,211,716
1970 545,864,268 7,164,993
1969 533,880,544 7,123,249
1968 522,716,889 7,007,586
1967 511,606,372 6,966,522
1966 500,740,247 6,927,969
1965 490,140,146 6,876,624
1964 479,229,598 6,832,855
1963 468,138,575 6,787,950
1962 457,283,090 6,740,264
1961 446,564,729 6,689,077
1960 435,990,338 6,638,992

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 Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Serbia
2100 -0.5% -0.77%
2099 -0.5% -0.77%
2098 -0.5% -0.77%
2097 -0.49% -0.77%
2096 -0.49% -0.77%
2095 -0.48% -0.77%
2094 -0.48% -0.77%
2093 -0.47% -0.77%
2092 -0.46% -0.77%
2091 -0.46% -0.77%
2090 -0.45% -0.78%
2089 -0.44% -0.77%
2088 -0.43% -0.78%
2087 -0.42% -0.78%
2086 -0.41% -0.79%
2085 -0.39% -0.79%
2084 -0.38% -0.8%
2083 -0.37% -0.8%
2082 -0.36% -0.81%
2081 -0.34% -0.81%
2080 -0.33% -0.82%
2079 -0.31% -0.83%
2078 -0.3% -0.83%
2077 -0.28% -0.83%
2076 -0.27% -0.83%
2075 -0.25% -0.84%
2074 -0.23% -0.84%
2073 -0.21% -0.84%
2072 -0.19% -0.84%
2071 -0.17% -0.85%
2070 -0.15% -0.85%
2069 -0.13% -0.84%
2068 -0.11% -0.84%
2067 -0.09% -0.83%
2066 -0.07% -0.83%
2065 -0.05% -0.83%
2064 -0.03% -0.82%
2063 -0.01% -0.82%
2062 0.008% -0.81%
2061 0.03% -0.8%
2060 0.05% -0.79%
2059 0.07% -0.79%
2058 0.09% -0.79%
2057 0.11% -0.79%
2056 0.12% -0.78%
2055 0.14% -0.77%
2054 0.17% -0.77%
2053 0.18% -0.77%
2052 0.21% -0.78%
2051 0.23% -0.77%
2050 0.25% -0.78%
2049 0.27% -0.78%
2048 0.29% -0.78%
2047 0.32% -0.78%
2046 0.34% -0.79%
2045 0.37% -0.79%
2044 0.39% -0.79%
2043 0.42% -0.8%
2042 0.45% -0.8%
2041 0.48% -0.79%
2040 0.51% -0.79%
2039 0.53% -0.78%
2038 0.56% -0.78%
2037 0.6% -0.77%
2036 0.62% -0.76%
2035 0.65% -0.75%
2034 0.68% -0.75%
2033 0.71% -0.73%
2032 0.73% -0.72%
2031 0.76% -0.71%
2030 0.79% -0.7%
2029 0.81% -0.69%
2028 0.84% -0.68%
2027 0.86% -0.66%
2026 0.88% -0.75%
2025 0.9% -0.65%
2024 0.89% -0.55%
2023 0.89% -0.62%
2022 0.79% -2.49%
2021 0.83% -0.94%
2020 0.98% -0.66%
2019 1.05% -0.54%
2018 1.1% -0.54%
2017 1.17% -0.53%
2016 1.2% -0.52%
2015 1.2% -0.51%
2014 1.27% -0.49%
2013 1.34% -0.49%
2012 1.38% -0.48%
2011 1.43% -0.75%
2010 1.47% -0.4%
2009 1.46% -0.4%
2008 1.45% -0.42%
2007 1.52% -0.4%
2006 1.58% -0.39%
2005 1.64% -0.3%
2004 1.72% -0.23%
2003 1.75% -0.26%
2002 1.83% -0.05%
2001 1.89% -0.17%
2000 1.9% -0.32%
1999 1.92% -0.36%
1998 1.95% -0.41%
1997 1.99% -0.31%
1996 2.02% -0.08%
1995 2.03% 0.07%
1994 2.07% 0.11%
1993 2.12% 0.13%
1992 2.15% 0.11%
1991 2.19% -3.83%
1990 2.24% 0.05%
1989 2.26% 0.12%
1988 2.28% 0.21%
1987 2.31% 0.18%
1986 2.34% 0.23%
1985 2.35% 0.29%
1984 2.37% 0.33%
1983 2.37% 0.32%
1982 2.36% 0.34%
1981 2.38% 0.35%
1980 2.41% 2.22%
1979 2.35% 0.51%
1978 2.33% 0.55%
1977 2.39% 0.59%
1976 2.38% 0.68%
1975 2.39% 0.58%
1974 2.33% 0.58%
1973 2.28% 0.44%
1972 2.22% 0.56%
1971 2.24% 0.65%
1970 2.24% 0.59%
1969 2.14% 1.65%
1968 2.17% 0.59%
1967 2.17% 0.56%
1966 2.16% 0.75%
1965 2.28% 0.64%
1964 2.37% 0.66%
1963 2.37% 0.71%
1962 2.4% 0.77%
1961 2.43% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

India Serbia
Current population
1480351380
6494521
Population rank 1/197 110/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.08%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -101
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 189/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -13,086
Net migration rank 195/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -13,086
2024 - -630,830 - -8,132
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -36,427 4,348
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -46,651 40,118
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -74,494 -8,974
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -55,193 -10,220
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -36,810 -18,891
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -37,707 -18,883
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -39,317 -18,651
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -35,998 -18,322
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -37,605 -18,789
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 -34,946 -18,846
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -34,399 -17,866
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 -35,288 -18,513
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 -36,906 611
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 -34,999 3,632
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 -33,676 6,043
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 -33,590 7,070
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 -34,693 7,045
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 -31,870 8,018
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -34,227 7,945
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 -26,121 7,300
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -24,686 6,854
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -24,750 1,562
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 -20,259 -12,007
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 -30,065 -14,368
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 -29,408 -4,073
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 -23,006 -5,665
1997 19,494,098 880 -18,389 -5,817
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 -16,007 -5,598
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 -7,628 -6,019
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 -7,157 -5,934
1993 19,152,399 2,364 -5,703 -5,972
1992 19,132,757 35,155 -3,779 -4,415
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 2,210 -8,483
1990 18,893,588 125,514 7,416 -16,260
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 11,872 -16,360
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 13,852 -15,715
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 16,711 -16,686
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 19,407 -17,990
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 22,090 -17,646
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 23,815 -15,567
1983 17,219,127 119,694 27,515 -15,301
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 30,603 -13,550
1981 16,422,159 33,243 34,304 -8,531
1980 16,018,786 210,914 36,273 287
1979 15,392,957 774,094 39,022 -960
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 43,636 -1,481
1977 14,575,662 590,626 48,105 -1,953
1976 14,435,504 275,984 51,399 -2,744
1975 13,958,642 434,205 52,502 -3,490
1974 13,795,836 347,869 51,583 -3,525
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 49,596 -2,396
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 48,248 -348
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 47,424 1,655
1970 12,417,866 233,782 48,343 1,861
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 50,304 4,112
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 51,653 5,430
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 53,120 6,114
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 53,338 7,037
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 53,383 7,957
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 54,185 8,045
1963 11,016,705 21,640 55,580 8,276
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 59,307 6,064
1961 10,468,816 295,177 61,065 6,422
1960 10,237,489 146,955 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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