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Population in India compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 126,311 in the Seychelles.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 11,720 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (49.3% growth).

India vs Seychelles: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Seychelles
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Seychelles
2100 1,515,897,176 109,110
2099 1,523,583,618 109,510
2098 1,531,281,096 109,913
2097 1,538,914,978 110,312
2096 1,546,515,506 110,717
2095 1,554,100,337 111,137
2094 1,561,632,624 111,560
2093 1,569,112,481 111,974
2092 1,576,470,228 112,405
2091 1,583,793,450 112,843
2090 1,591,038,578 113,275
2089 1,598,165,996 113,749
2088 1,605,169,643 114,211
2087 1,612,023,916 114,718
2086 1,618,795,931 115,228
2085 1,625,424,591 115,767
2084 1,631,854,605 116,310
2083 1,638,132,423 116,872
2082 1,644,206,476 117,458
2081 1,650,106,942 118,047
2080 1,655,799,569 118,661
2079 1,661,261,962 119,278
2078 1,666,477,951 119,911
2077 1,671,444,317 120,545
2076 1,676,151,275 121,166
2075 1,680,606,119 121,799
2074 1,684,743,082 122,420
2073 1,688,579,113 123,045
2072 1,692,138,648 123,657
2071 1,695,351,098 124,267
2070 1,698,255,829 124,877
2069 1,700,813,392 125,451
2068 1,703,025,450 126,032
2067 1,704,872,725 126,595
2066 1,706,347,017 127,164
2065 1,707,540,131 127,724
2064 1,708,362,011 128,261
2063 1,708,845,280 128,787
2062 1,709,011,618 129,273
2061 1,708,866,368 129,740
2060 1,708,344,645 130,177
2059 1,707,488,768 130,590
2058 1,706,314,224 130,975
2057 1,704,805,210 131,354
2056 1,703,013,988 131,694
2055 1,700,890,479 132,015
2054 1,698,473,703 132,318
2053 1,695,661,388 132,565
2052 1,692,531,993 132,802
2051 1,689,057,795 133,030
2050 1,685,236,057 133,232
2049 1,681,083,344 133,432
2048 1,676,576,931 133,589
2047 1,671,678,054 133,724
2046 1,666,371,707 133,833
2045 1,660,667,112 133,889
2044 1,654,556,840 133,942
2043 1,648,067,988 133,957
2042 1,641,136,901 133,946
2041 1,633,771,970 133,922
2040 1,625,990,392 133,838
2039 1,617,818,911 133,754
2038 1,609,238,166 133,660
2037 1,600,212,760 133,525
2036 1,590,731,970 133,366
2035 1,580,864,963 133,166
2034 1,570,629,033 132,941
2033 1,560,043,145 132,686
2032 1,549,098,676 132,396
2031 1,537,810,507 132,047
2030 1,526,192,552 131,685
2029 1,514,274,850 130,774
2028 1,502,102,657 129,428
2027 1,489,628,314 127,725
2026 1,476,911,618 125,787
2025 1,463,993,377 123,629
2024 1,450,935,791 121,354
2023 1,438,069,596 119,773
2022 1,425,423,212 119,878
2021 1,414,203,896 99,258
2020 1,402,617,695 98,462
2019 1,389,030,312 97,625
2018 1,374,659,064 96,762
2017 1,359,657,400 95,843
2016 1,343,944,296 94,677
2015 1,328,024,498 93,419
2014 1,312,277,191 91,359
2013 1,295,829,511 89,949
2012 1,278,674,502 88,303
2011 1,261,224,954 87,441
2010 1,243,481,564 89,770
2009 1,225,524,753 87,298
2008 1,207,930,964 86,956
2007 1,190,676,021 85,033
2006 1,172,878,890 84,600
2005 1,154,676,322 82,858
2004 1,135,991,513 82,475
2003 1,116,803,006 82,781
2002 1,097,600,380 83,723
2001 1,077,898,575 81,202
2000 1,057,922,733 81,131
1999 1,038,225,823 80,410
1998 1,018,665,080 78,846
1997 999,133,762 77,319
1996 979,678,458 76,417
1995 960,301,044 75,304
1994 941,163,767 74,205
1993 922,118,387 72,253
1992 902,957,070 70,763
1991 883,927,600 70,439
1990 864,972,221 69,507
1989 846,039,529 69,167
1988 827,342,990 68,755
1987 808,931,270 68,499
1986 790,689,978 65,652
1985 772,647,793 65,244
1984 754,875,449 64,717
1983 737,372,681 64,335
1982 720,313,473 64,413
1981 703,696,250 64,035
1980 687,354,025 63,261
1979 671,155,747 62,686
1978 655,728,229 62,150
1977 640,801,103 61,786
1976 625,861,883 60,504
1975 611,309,535 59,292
1974 597,041,391 57,937
1973 583,465,598 56,892
1972 570,482,142 56,029
1971 558,096,387 54,695
1970 545,864,268 53,600
1969 533,880,544 52,365
1968 522,716,889 51,134
1967 511,606,372 49,911
1966 500,740,247 48,699
1965 490,140,146 47,500
1964 479,229,598 46,322
1963 468,138,575 45,176
1962 457,283,090 44,042
1961 446,564,729 42,889
1960 435,990,338 41,700

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/india/seychelles | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,634 people (a 33.4% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.48% to 133,232 people and will still be ranked 181st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 134K people in 2043 for the Seychelles.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Seychelles
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Seychelles
2100 -0.5% -0.37%
2099 -0.5% -0.37%
2098 -0.5% -0.36%
2097 -0.49% -0.37%
2096 -0.49% -0.38%
2095 -0.48% -0.38%
2094 -0.48% -0.37%
2093 -0.47% -0.38%
2092 -0.46% -0.39%
2091 -0.46% -0.38%
2090 -0.45% -0.42%
2089 -0.44% -0.4%
2088 -0.43% -0.44%
2087 -0.42% -0.44%
2086 -0.41% -0.47%
2085 -0.39% -0.47%
2084 -0.38% -0.48%
2083 -0.37% -0.5%
2082 -0.36% -0.5%
2081 -0.34% -0.52%
2080 -0.33% -0.52%
2079 -0.31% -0.53%
2078 -0.3% -0.53%
2077 -0.28% -0.51%
2076 -0.27% -0.52%
2075 -0.25% -0.51%
2074 -0.23% -0.51%
2073 -0.21% -0.5%
2072 -0.19% -0.49%
2071 -0.17% -0.49%
2070 -0.15% -0.46%
2069 -0.13% -0.46%
2068 -0.11% -0.45%
2067 -0.09% -0.45%
2066 -0.07% -0.44%
2065 -0.05% -0.42%
2064 -0.03% -0.41%
2063 -0.01% -0.38%
2062 0.008% -0.36%
2061 0.03% -0.34%
2060 0.05% -0.32%
2059 0.07% -0.29%
2058 0.09% -0.29%
2057 0.11% -0.26%
2056 0.12% -0.24%
2055 0.14% -0.23%
2054 0.17% -0.19%
2053 0.18% -0.18%
2052 0.21% -0.17%
2051 0.23% -0.15%
2050 0.25% -0.15%
2049 0.27% -0.12%
2048 0.29% -0.1%
2047 0.32% -0.08%
2046 0.34% -0.04%
2045 0.37% -0.04%
2044 0.39% -0.01%
2043 0.42% 0.008%
2042 0.45% 0.02%
2041 0.48% 0.06%
2040 0.51% 0.06%
2039 0.53% 0.07%
2038 0.56% 0.1%
2037 0.6% 0.12%
2036 0.62% 0.15%
2035 0.65% 0.17%
2034 0.68% 0.19%
2033 0.71% 0.22%
2032 0.73% 0.26%
2031 0.76% 0.27%
2030 0.79% 0.7%
2029 0.81% 1.04%
2028 0.84% 1.33%
2027 0.86% 1.54%
2026 0.88% 1.75%
2025 0.9% 1.88%
2024 0.89% 1.32%
2023 0.89% -0.09%
2022 0.79% 20.8%
2021 0.83% 0.81%
2020 0.98% 0.86%
2019 1.05% 0.89%
2018 1.1% 0.96%
2017 1.17% 1.23%
2016 1.2% 1.35%
2015 1.2% 2.25%
2014 1.27% 1.57%
2013 1.34% 1.86%
2012 1.38% 0.99%
2011 1.43% -2.59%
2010 1.47% 2.83%
2009 1.46% 0.39%
2008 1.45% 2.26%
2007 1.52% 0.51%
2006 1.58% 2.1%
2005 1.64% 0.46%
2004 1.72% -0.37%
2003 1.75% -1.13%
2002 1.83% 3.1%
2001 1.89% 0.09%
2000 1.9% 0.9%
1999 1.92% 1.98%
1998 1.95% 1.97%
1997 1.99% 1.18%
1996 2.02% 1.48%
1995 2.03% 1.48%
1994 2.07% 2.7%
1993 2.12% 2.11%
1992 2.15% 0.46%
1991 2.19% 1.34%
1990 2.24% 0.49%
1989 2.26% 0.6%
1988 2.28% 0.37%
1987 2.31% 4.34%
1986 2.34% 0.63%
1985 2.35% 0.81%
1984 2.37% 0.59%
1983 2.37% -0.12%
1982 2.36% 0.59%
1981 2.38% 1.22%
1980 2.41% 0.92%
1979 2.35% 0.86%
1978 2.33% 0.59%
1977 2.39% 2.12%
1976 2.38% 2.04%
1975 2.39% 2.34%
1974 2.33% 1.84%
1973 2.28% 1.54%
1972 2.22% 2.44%
1971 2.24% 2.04%
1970 2.24% 2.36%
1969 2.14% 2.41%
1968 2.17% 2.45%
1967 2.17% 2.49%
1966 2.16% 2.52%
1965 2.28% 2.54%
1964 2.37% 2.54%
1963 2.37% 2.57%
1962 2.4% 2.69%
1961 2.43% 2.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/india/seychelles | CC BY

In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while the Seychelles' population grew by 1.32%.

Live population counters

India Seychelles
Current population
1480351380
126311
Population rank 1/197 181/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.002%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.54 hours
One birth every
1.36 seconds
5.63 hours
One death every
3.32 seconds
10 hours
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +4
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +1,581
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.32%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 80/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
5.52 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 +1,590
Net migration rank 195/196 60/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 13,261
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 175/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 10.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 65/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Seychelles
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Seychelles
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 1,590
2024 - -630,830 - 1,747
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 683 1,809
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 635 1,788
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 744 2,086
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 886 1,726
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 811 1,770
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 842 1,733
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 901 1,693
2016 16,202,593 81,248 900 1,682
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 888 1,719
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 832 1,742
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 846 1,717
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 989 1,538
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 936 1,551
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 844 740
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 900 105
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 887 105
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 867 173
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 804 264
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 861 214
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 842 317
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 828 316
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 837 425
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 885 509
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 958 461
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 901 491
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 844 512
1997 19,494,098 880 873 -11
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 1,047 -266
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 1,054 -171
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 1,136 -231
1993 19,152,399 2,364 1,091 -316
1992 19,132,757 35,155 1,076 -289
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 1,162 -342
1990 18,893,588 125,514 1,070 -228
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 1,030 -206
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 1,135 -196
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 1,172 -363
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 1,222 -487
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 1,259 -458
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 1,255 -493
1983 17,219,127 119,694 1,209 -439
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 1,069 -357
1981 16,422,159 33,243 1,358 -565
1980 16,018,786 210,914 1,386 -587
1979 15,392,957 774,094 1,292 -509
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 1,330 -587
1977 14,575,662 590,626 1,125 140
1976 14,435,504 275,984 1,174 472
1975 13,958,642 434,205 1,376 259
1974 13,795,836 347,869 1,361 174
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 1,166 327
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 1,199 266
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 1,373 102
1970 12,417,866 233,782 1,087 69
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 1,119 43
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 1,145 54
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 1,217 -15
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 1,280 -94
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 1,165 -20
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 1,155 -74
1963 11,016,705 21,640 1,123 -107
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 1,083 -128
1961 10,468,816 295,177 1,040 -153
1960 10,237,489 146,955 977 -180

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 the Seychelles 31.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,122 people) and 68.6% is from migration (a gain of 17,748 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 13,261 people or 10.2% in the Seychelles.

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
Seychelles
City Population
Victoria 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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