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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 63.7 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

India vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Taiwan
2100 1,515,897,176 10,150,338
2099 1,523,583,618 10,273,881
2098 1,531,281,096 10,399,680
2097 1,538,914,978 10,527,804
2096 1,546,515,506 10,657,536
2095 1,554,100,337 10,789,978
2094 1,561,632,624 10,925,075
2093 1,569,112,481 11,062,491
2092 1,576,470,228 11,202,670
2091 1,583,793,450 11,346,131
2090 1,591,038,578 11,494,369
2089 1,598,165,996 11,644,743
2088 1,605,169,643 11,799,177
2087 1,612,023,916 11,956,109
2086 1,618,795,931 12,116,149
2085 1,625,424,591 12,281,248
2084 1,631,854,605 12,451,872
2083 1,638,132,423 12,625,681
2082 1,644,206,476 12,803,442
2081 1,650,106,942 12,986,931
2080 1,655,799,569 13,174,137
2079 1,661,261,962 13,366,920
2078 1,666,477,951 13,564,788
2077 1,671,444,317 13,765,770
2076 1,676,151,275 13,969,802
2075 1,680,606,119 14,178,904
2074 1,684,743,082 14,391,331
2073 1,688,579,113 14,606,033
2072 1,692,138,648 14,824,987
2071 1,695,351,098 15,045,310
2070 1,698,255,829 15,266,143
2069 1,700,813,392 15,488,280
2068 1,703,025,450 15,714,125
2067 1,704,872,725 15,940,945
2066 1,706,347,017 16,167,553
2065 1,707,540,131 16,396,032
2064 1,708,362,011 16,625,600
2063 1,708,845,280 16,854,355
2062 1,709,011,618 17,084,600
2061 1,708,866,368 17,314,450
2060 1,708,344,645 17,541,998
2059 1,707,488,768 17,767,014
2058 1,706,314,224 17,988,239
2057 1,704,805,210 18,208,151
2056 1,703,013,988 18,423,453
2055 1,700,890,479 18,639,554
2054 1,698,473,703 18,853,384
2053 1,695,661,388 19,063,428
2052 1,692,531,993 19,270,076
2051 1,689,057,795 19,474,323
2050 1,685,236,057 19,677,203
2049 1,681,083,344 19,878,438
2048 1,676,576,931 20,073,645
2047 1,671,678,054 20,267,326
2046 1,666,371,707 20,454,154
2045 1,660,667,112 20,640,565
2044 1,654,556,840 20,819,477
2043 1,648,067,988 20,995,111
2042 1,641,136,901 21,166,213
2041 1,633,771,970 21,331,710
2040 1,625,990,392 21,491,361
2039 1,617,818,911 21,645,911
2038 1,609,238,166 21,794,529
2037 1,600,212,760 21,939,617
2036 1,590,731,970 22,077,701
2035 1,580,864,963 22,211,115
2034 1,570,629,033 22,340,809
2033 1,560,043,145 22,463,465
2032 1,549,098,676 22,582,449
2031 1,537,810,507 22,698,460
2030 1,526,192,552 22,809,605
2029 1,514,274,850 22,916,803
2028 1,502,102,657 23,022,058
2027 1,489,628,314 23,127,410
2026 1,476,911,618 23,229,461
2025 1,463,993,377 23,331,886
2024 1,450,935,791 23,410,331
2023 1,438,069,596 23,342,541
2022 1,425,423,212 23,319,977
2021 1,414,203,896 23,468,275
2020 1,402,617,695 23,582,179
2019 1,389,030,312 23,596,027
2018 1,374,659,064 23,580,080
2017 1,359,657,400 23,555,522
2016 1,343,944,296 23,515,945
2015 1,328,024,498 23,462,914
2014 1,312,277,191 23,403,635
2013 1,295,829,511 23,344,670
2012 1,278,674,502 23,270,367
2011 1,261,224,954 23,193,518
2010 1,243,481,564 23,140,948
2009 1,225,524,753 23,078,402
2008 1,207,930,964 22,997,696
2007 1,190,676,021 22,917,444
2006 1,172,878,890 22,823,455
2005 1,154,676,322 22,729,753
2004 1,135,991,513 22,646,836
2003 1,116,803,006 22,562,663
2002 1,097,600,380 22,463,172
2001 1,077,898,575 22,341,120
2000 1,057,922,733 22,184,530
1999 1,038,225,823 22,010,489
1998 1,018,665,080 21,835,703
1997 999,133,762 21,634,124
1996 979,678,458 21,441,432
1995 960,301,044 21,267,653
1994 941,163,767 21,086,645
1993 922,118,387 20,899,019
1992 902,957,070 20,704,227
1991 883,927,600 20,503,568
1990 864,972,221 20,278,946
1989 846,039,529 20,055,492
1988 827,342,990 19,839,704
1987 808,931,270 19,617,046
1986 790,689,978 19,411,454
1985 772,647,793 19,191,510
1984 754,875,449 18,929,866
1983 737,372,681 18,653,146
1982 720,313,473 18,354,855
1981 703,696,250 18,029,982
1980 687,354,025 17,704,538
1979 671,155,747 17,372,779
1978 655,728,229 17,042,272
1977 640,801,103 16,730,895
1976 625,861,883 16,401,413
1975 611,309,535 16,075,128
1974 597,041,391 15,784,817
1973 583,465,598 15,505,121
1972 570,482,142 15,220,495
1971 558,096,387 14,913,564
1970 545,864,268 14,582,944
1969 533,880,544 14,068,984
1968 522,716,889 13,548,537
1967 511,606,372 13,210,344
1966 500,740,247 12,874,153
1965 490,140,146 12,511,863
1964 479,229,598 12,137,143
1963 468,138,575 11,762,101
1962 457,283,090 11,392,513
1961 446,564,729 11,030,385
1960 435,990,338 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Taiwan
2100 -0.5% -1.2%
2099 -0.5% -1.21%
2098 -0.5% -1.22%
2097 -0.49% -1.22%
2096 -0.49% -1.23%
2095 -0.48% -1.24%
2094 -0.48% -1.24%
2093 -0.47% -1.25%
2092 -0.46% -1.26%
2091 -0.46% -1.29%
2090 -0.45% -1.29%
2089 -0.44% -1.31%
2088 -0.43% -1.31%
2087 -0.42% -1.32%
2086 -0.41% -1.34%
2085 -0.39% -1.37%
2084 -0.38% -1.38%
2083 -0.37% -1.39%
2082 -0.36% -1.41%
2081 -0.34% -1.42%
2080 -0.33% -1.44%
2079 -0.31% -1.46%
2078 -0.3% -1.46%
2077 -0.28% -1.46%
2076 -0.27% -1.47%
2075 -0.25% -1.48%
2074 -0.23% -1.47%
2073 -0.21% -1.48%
2072 -0.19% -1.46%
2071 -0.17% -1.45%
2070 -0.15% -1.43%
2069 -0.13% -1.44%
2068 -0.11% -1.42%
2067 -0.09% -1.4%
2066 -0.07% -1.39%
2065 -0.05% -1.38%
2064 -0.03% -1.36%
2063 -0.01% -1.35%
2062 0.008% -1.33%
2061 0.03% -1.3%
2060 0.05% -1.27%
2059 0.07% -1.23%
2058 0.09% -1.21%
2057 0.11% -1.17%
2056 0.12% -1.16%
2055 0.14% -1.13%
2054 0.17% -1.1%
2053 0.18% -1.07%
2052 0.21% -1.05%
2051 0.23% -1.03%
2050 0.25% -1.01%
2049 0.27% -0.97%
2048 0.29% -0.96%
2047 0.32% -0.91%
2046 0.34% -0.9%
2045 0.37% -0.86%
2044 0.39% -0.84%
2043 0.42% -0.81%
2042 0.45% -0.78%
2041 0.48% -0.74%
2040 0.51% -0.71%
2039 0.53% -0.68%
2038 0.56% -0.66%
2037 0.6% -0.63%
2036 0.62% -0.6%
2035 0.65% -0.58%
2034 0.68% -0.55%
2033 0.71% -0.53%
2032 0.73% -0.51%
2031 0.76% -0.49%
2030 0.79% -0.47%
2029 0.81% -0.46%
2028 0.84% -0.46%
2027 0.86% -0.44%
2026 0.88% -0.44%
2025 0.9% -0.34%
2024 0.89% 0.29%
2023 0.89% 0.1%
2022 0.79% -0.63%
2021 0.83% -0.48%
2020 0.98% -0.06%
2019 1.05% 0.07%
2018 1.1% 0.1%
2017 1.17% 0.17%
2016 1.2% 0.23%
2015 1.2% 0.25%
2014 1.27% 0.25%
2013 1.34% 0.32%
2012 1.38% 0.33%
2011 1.43% 0.23%
2010 1.47% 0.27%
2009 1.46% 0.35%
2008 1.45% 0.35%
2007 1.52% 0.41%
2006 1.58% 0.41%
2005 1.64% 0.37%
2004 1.72% 0.37%
2003 1.75% 0.44%
2002 1.83% 0.55%
2001 1.89% 0.71%
2000 1.9% 0.79%
1999 1.92% 0.8%
1998 1.95% 0.93%
1997 1.99% 0.9%
1996 2.02% 0.82%
1995 2.03% 0.86%
1994 2.07% 0.9%
1993 2.12% 0.94%
1992 2.15% 0.98%
1991 2.19% 1.11%
1990 2.24% 1.11%
1989 2.26% 1.09%
1988 2.28% 1.14%
1987 2.31% 1.06%
1986 2.34% 1.15%
1985 2.35% 1.38%
1984 2.37% 1.48%
1983 2.37% 1.63%
1982 2.36% 1.8%
1981 2.38% 1.84%
1980 2.41% 1.91%
1979 2.35% 1.94%
1978 2.33% 1.86%
1977 2.39% 2.01%
1976 2.38% 2.03%
1975 2.39% 1.84%
1974 2.33% 1.8%
1973 2.28% 1.87%
1972 2.22% 2.06%
1971 2.24% 2.27%
1970 2.24% 3.65%
1969 2.14% 3.84%
1968 2.17% 2.56%
1967 2.17% 2.61%
1966 2.16% 2.9%
1965 2.28% 3.09%
1964 2.37% 3.19%
1963 2.37% 3.24%
1962 2.4% 3.28%
1961 2.43% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

India Taiwan
Current population
1480351380
23229461
Population rank 1/197 60/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.28%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -215
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 180/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +47,029
Net migration rank 195/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -
2024 - -630,830 -67,188 47,029
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -69,794 225,599
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -68,327 -42,430
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -30,039 -156,010
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -7,782 -33,978
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 1,416 12,718
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 8,725 8,888
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 22,613 8,809
2016 16,202,593 81,248 35,980 11,707
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 49,741 8,581
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 - -
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 - -
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 - -
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 43,836 19,077
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 - -
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 - -
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 - -
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 - -
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 - -
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 - -
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 - -
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 - -
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 - -
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 132,707 -3,811
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 - -
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 - -
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 - -
1997 19,494,098 880 - -
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 - -
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 - -
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 - -
1993 19,152,399 2,364 - -
1992 19,132,757 35,155 - -
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 215,698 -12,128
1990 18,893,588 125,514 - -
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 - -
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 - -
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 - -
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 - -
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 - -
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 - -
1983 17,219,127 119,694 - -
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 - -
1981 16,422,159 33,243 326,883 4,508
1980 16,018,786 210,914 - -
1979 15,392,957 774,094 - -
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 - -
1977 14,575,662 590,626 - -
1976 14,435,504 275,984 - -
1975 13,958,642 434,205 - -
1974 13,795,836 347,869 - -
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 - -
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 - -
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 - -
1970 12,417,866 233,782 - -
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 - -
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 - -
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 - -
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 346,958 18,774
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 - -
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 - -
1963 11,016,705 21,640 - -
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 - -
1961 10,468,816 295,177 - -
1960 10,237,489 146,955 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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