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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 30.3 times bigger than Spain's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 18.4% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

India vs Spain: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Spain
2100 1,515,897,176 33,862,981
2099 1,523,583,618 34,039,965
2098 1,531,281,096 34,215,187
2097 1,538,914,978 34,387,116
2096 1,546,515,506 34,552,002
2095 1,554,100,337 34,719,411
2094 1,561,632,624 34,882,039
2093 1,569,112,481 35,044,043
2092 1,576,470,228 35,204,657
2091 1,583,793,450 35,366,895
2090 1,591,038,578 35,535,838
2089 1,598,165,996 35,707,942
2088 1,605,169,643 35,877,681
2087 1,612,023,916 36,043,209
2086 1,618,795,931 36,210,710
2085 1,625,424,591 36,386,207
2084 1,631,854,605 36,564,622
2083 1,638,132,423 36,749,680
2082 1,644,206,476 36,936,644
2081 1,650,106,942 37,133,976
2080 1,655,799,569 37,337,517
2079 1,661,261,962 37,551,557
2078 1,666,477,951 37,771,135
2077 1,671,444,317 38,002,963
2076 1,676,151,275 38,249,247
2075 1,680,606,119 38,506,040
2074 1,684,743,082 38,777,715
2073 1,688,579,113 39,056,249
2072 1,692,138,648 39,348,447
2071 1,695,351,098 39,642,346
2070 1,698,255,829 39,949,413
2069 1,700,813,392 40,256,590
2068 1,703,025,450 40,575,543
2067 1,704,872,725 40,893,798
2066 1,706,347,017 41,218,263
2065 1,707,540,131 41,543,254
2064 1,708,362,011 41,878,338
2063 1,708,845,280 42,208,320
2062 1,709,011,618 42,542,893
2061 1,708,866,368 42,874,096
2060 1,708,344,645 43,191,452
2059 1,707,488,768 43,506,737
2058 1,706,314,224 43,809,907
2057 1,704,805,210 44,112,668
2056 1,703,013,988 44,415,689
2055 1,700,890,479 44,691,749
2054 1,698,473,703 44,958,971
2053 1,695,661,388 45,223,225
2052 1,692,531,993 45,470,541
2051 1,689,057,795 45,695,307
2050 1,685,236,057 45,911,520
2049 1,681,083,344 46,127,777
2048 1,676,576,931 46,322,244
2047 1,671,678,054 46,510,152
2046 1,666,371,707 46,687,914
2045 1,660,667,112 46,858,778
2044 1,654,556,840 47,016,278
2043 1,648,067,988 47,158,325
2042 1,641,136,901 47,301,091
2041 1,633,771,970 47,434,593
2040 1,625,990,392 47,563,236
2039 1,617,818,911 47,685,343
2038 1,609,238,166 47,798,797
2037 1,600,212,760 47,910,899
2036 1,590,731,970 48,020,350
2035 1,580,864,963 48,124,430
2034 1,570,629,033 48,220,051
2033 1,560,043,145 48,311,842
2032 1,549,098,676 48,402,470
2031 1,537,810,507 48,495,278
2030 1,526,192,552 48,579,920
2029 1,514,274,850 48,648,699
2028 1,502,102,657 48,707,969
2027 1,489,628,314 48,758,200
2026 1,476,911,618 48,806,901
2025 1,463,993,377 48,838,057
2024 1,450,935,791 48,848,840
2023 1,438,069,596 48,352,528
2022 1,425,423,212 47,786,102
2021 1,414,203,896 47,443,821
2020 1,402,617,695 47,359,424
2019 1,389,030,312 47,118,501
2018 1,374,659,064 46,782,011
2017 1,359,657,400 46,571,232
2016 1,343,944,296 46,458,139
2015 1,328,024,498 46,422,303
2014 1,312,277,191 46,460,733
2013 1,295,829,511 46,604,197
2012 1,278,674,502 46,773,055
2011 1,261,224,954 46,742,697
2010 1,243,481,564 46,576,897
2009 1,225,524,753 46,362,946
2008 1,207,930,964 45,954,106
2007 1,190,676,021 45,226,803
2006 1,172,878,890 44,397,319
2005 1,154,676,322 43,653,155
2004 1,135,991,513 42,921,895
2003 1,116,803,006 42,187,645
2002 1,097,600,380 41,431,558
2001 1,077,898,575 40,850,412
2000 1,057,922,733 40,567,864
1999 1,038,225,823 40,386,875
1998 1,018,665,080 40,223,509
1997 999,133,762 40,057,389
1996 979,678,458 39,889,852
1995 960,301,044 39,724,050
1994 941,163,767 39,549,108
1993 922,118,387 39,361,262
1992 902,957,070 39,157,685
1991 883,927,600 38,966,376
1990 864,972,221 38,867,322
1989 846,039,529 38,827,764
1988 827,342,990 38,766,939
1987 808,931,270 38,684,815
1986 790,689,978 38,584,624
1985 772,647,793 38,469,512
1984 754,875,449 38,330,364
1983 737,372,681 38,171,525
1982 720,313,473 37,986,012
1981 703,696,250 37,758,631
1980 687,354,025 37,491,165
1979 671,155,747 37,191,330
1978 655,728,229 36,864,898
1977 640,801,103 36,511,638
1976 625,861,883 36,137,812
1975 611,309,535 35,757,900
1974 597,041,391 35,373,335
1973 583,465,598 34,988,947
1972 570,482,142 34,604,469
1971 558,096,387 34,224,490
1970 545,864,268 33,814,531
1969 533,880,544 33,441,054
1968 522,716,889 33,113,134
1967 511,606,372 32,682,947
1966 500,740,247 32,283,194
1965 490,140,146 31,954,292
1964 479,229,598 31,609,195
1963 468,138,575 31,296,651
1962 457,283,090 31,023,366
1961 446,564,729 30,739,250
1960 435,990,338 30,455,000

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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Spain
2100 -0.5% -0.52%
2099 -0.5% -0.51%
2098 -0.5% -0.5%
2097 -0.49% -0.48%
2096 -0.49% -0.48%
2095 -0.48% -0.47%
2094 -0.48% -0.46%
2093 -0.47% -0.46%
2092 -0.46% -0.46%
2091 -0.46% -0.48%
2090 -0.45% -0.48%
2089 -0.44% -0.47%
2088 -0.43% -0.46%
2087 -0.42% -0.46%
2086 -0.41% -0.48%
2085 -0.39% -0.49%
2084 -0.38% -0.5%
2083 -0.37% -0.51%
2082 -0.36% -0.53%
2081 -0.34% -0.55%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.31% -0.58%
2078 -0.3% -0.61%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.27% -0.67%
2075 -0.25% -0.7%
2074 -0.23% -0.71%
2073 -0.21% -0.74%
2072 -0.19% -0.74%
2071 -0.17% -0.77%
2070 -0.15% -0.76%
2069 -0.13% -0.79%
2068 -0.11% -0.78%
2067 -0.09% -0.79%
2066 -0.07% -0.78%
2065 -0.05% -0.8%
2064 -0.03% -0.78%
2063 -0.01% -0.79%
2062 0.008% -0.77%
2061 0.03% -0.73%
2060 0.05% -0.72%
2059 0.07% -0.69%
2058 0.09% -0.69%
2057 0.11% -0.68%
2056 0.12% -0.62%
2055 0.14% -0.59%
2054 0.17% -0.58%
2053 0.18% -0.54%
2052 0.21% -0.49%
2051 0.23% -0.47%
2050 0.25% -0.47%
2049 0.27% -0.42%
2048 0.29% -0.4%
2047 0.32% -0.38%
2046 0.34% -0.36%
2045 0.37% -0.33%
2044 0.39% -0.3%
2043 0.42% -0.3%
2042 0.45% -0.28%
2041 0.48% -0.27%
2040 0.51% -0.26%
2039 0.53% -0.24%
2038 0.56% -0.23%
2037 0.6% -0.23%
2036 0.62% -0.22%
2035 0.65% -0.2%
2034 0.68% -0.19%
2033 0.71% -0.19%
2032 0.73% -0.19%
2031 0.76% -0.17%
2030 0.79% -0.14%
2029 0.81% -0.12%
2028 0.84% -0.1%
2027 0.86% -0.1%
2026 0.88% -0.06%
2025 0.9% -0.02%
2024 0.89% 1.03%
2023 0.89% 1.19%
2022 0.79% 0.72%
2021 0.83% 0.18%
2020 0.98% 0.51%
2019 1.05% 0.72%
2018 1.1% 0.45%
2017 1.17% 0.24%
2016 1.2% 0.08%
2015 1.2% -0.08%
2014 1.27% -0.31%
2013 1.34% -0.36%
2012 1.38% 0.06%
2011 1.43% 0.36%
2010 1.47% 0.46%
2009 1.46% 0.89%
2008 1.45% 1.61%
2007 1.52% 1.87%
2006 1.58% 1.7%
2005 1.64% 1.7%
2004 1.72% 1.74%
2003 1.75% 1.82%
2002 1.83% 1.42%
2001 1.89% 0.7%
2000 1.9% 0.45%
1999 1.92% 0.41%
1998 1.95% 0.41%
1997 1.99% 0.42%
1996 2.02% 0.42%
1995 2.03% 0.44%
1994 2.07% 0.48%
1993 2.12% 0.52%
1992 2.15% 0.49%
1991 2.19% 0.25%
1990 2.24% 0.1%
1989 2.26% 0.16%
1988 2.28% 0.21%
1987 2.31% 0.26%
1986 2.34% 0.3%
1985 2.35% 0.36%
1984 2.37% 0.42%
1983 2.37% 0.49%
1982 2.36% 0.6%
1981 2.38% 0.71%
1980 2.41% 0.81%
1979 2.35% 0.89%
1978 2.33% 0.97%
1977 2.39% 1.03%
1976 2.38% 1.06%
1975 2.39% 1.09%
1974 2.33% 1.1%
1973 2.28% 1.11%
1972 2.22% 1.11%
1971 2.24% 1.21%
1970 2.24% 1.12%
1969 2.14% 0.99%
1968 2.17% 1.32%
1967 2.17% 1.24%
1966 2.16% 1.03%
1965 2.28% 1.09%
1964 2.37% 1%
1963 2.37% 0.88%
1962 2.4% 0.92%
1961 2.43% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

India Spain
Current population
1480351380
48806901
Population rank 1/197 32/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.59%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +96,630
Net migration rank 195/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 96,630
2024 - -630,830 - 111,674
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -111,211 119,099
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -133,801 299,779
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -113,865 144,385
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -151,551 236,854
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -56,542 464,783
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -56,139 337,467
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -32,600 201,135
2016 16,202,593 81,248 0 106,474
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -4,642 -1,979
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 32,522 -97,870
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 37,284 -250,741
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 51,450 -153,486
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 84,137 60,761
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 102,469 69,406
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 106,635 129,557
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 133,267 434,135
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 108,545 772,317
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 110,994 659,720
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 78,576 629,803
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 85,844 661,158
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 54,844 658,428
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 53,861 737,880
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 44,936 181,307
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 36,512 176,269
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 8,077 178,559
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 4,022 182,926
1997 19,494,098 880 20,028 165,345
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 11,967 162,704
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 15,889 162,434
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 31,639 160,407
1993 19,152,399 2,364 47,234 160,907
1992 19,132,757 35,155 62,652 177,544
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 58,450 122,841
1990 18,893,588 125,514 66,075 -30,684
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 81,538 -25,892
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 100,794 -17,663
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 116,054 -12,681
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 131,188 -13,540
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 146,184 -589
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 172,487 2,754
1983 17,219,127 119,694 183,223 1,241
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 231,714 -7,384
1981 16,422,159 33,243 237,879 2,563
1980 16,018,786 210,914 281,184 20,166
1979 15,392,957 774,094 312,407 -5,929
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 339,157 -2,504
1977 14,575,662 590,626 361,465 -1,332
1976 14,435,504 275,984 375,834 2,804
1975 13,958,642 434,205 371,882 -218
1974 13,795,836 347,869 396,182 105,838
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 374,381 8,624
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 391,030 7,935
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 369,625 7,363
1970 12,417,866 233,782 378,723 -60,580
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 367,851 -49,956
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 387,423 -46,088
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 402,001 -42,344
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 397,084 -41,467
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 405,819 -42,476
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 429,885 -41,461
1963 11,016,705 21,640 394,338 -44,446
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 384,690 -45,211
1961 10,468,816 295,177 396,537 -46,517
1960 10,237,489 146,955 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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