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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 134.1 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 18% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

India vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Tajikistan
2100 1,515,897,176 20,390,053
2099 1,523,583,618 20,381,074
2098 1,531,281,096 20,367,161
2097 1,538,914,978 20,348,897
2096 1,546,515,506 20,324,869
2095 1,554,100,337 20,297,885
2094 1,561,632,624 20,265,966
2093 1,569,112,481 20,234,160
2092 1,576,470,228 20,192,937
2091 1,583,793,450 20,148,873
2090 1,591,038,578 20,103,798
2089 1,598,165,996 20,056,079
2088 1,605,169,643 20,005,521
2087 1,612,023,916 19,950,317
2086 1,618,795,931 19,895,606
2085 1,625,424,591 19,836,988
2084 1,631,854,605 19,773,272
2083 1,638,132,423 19,706,082
2082 1,644,206,476 19,639,516
2081 1,650,106,942 19,572,596
2080 1,655,799,569 19,499,390
2079 1,661,261,962 19,425,502
2078 1,666,477,951 19,347,261
2077 1,671,444,317 19,265,447
2076 1,676,151,275 19,175,355
2075 1,680,606,119 19,083,859
2074 1,684,743,082 18,988,290
2073 1,688,579,113 18,889,470
2072 1,692,138,648 18,785,103
2071 1,695,351,098 18,674,697
2070 1,698,255,829 18,559,138
2069 1,700,813,392 18,437,873
2068 1,703,025,450 18,315,011
2067 1,704,872,725 18,187,508
2066 1,706,347,017 18,054,404
2065 1,707,540,131 17,921,674
2064 1,708,362,011 17,783,801
2063 1,708,845,280 17,641,066
2062 1,709,011,618 17,498,306
2061 1,708,866,368 17,356,130
2060 1,708,344,645 17,206,922
2059 1,707,488,768 17,056,085
2058 1,706,314,224 16,903,532
2057 1,704,805,210 16,749,284
2056 1,703,013,988 16,595,691
2055 1,700,890,479 16,441,650
2054 1,698,473,703 16,285,520
2053 1,695,661,388 16,130,235
2052 1,692,531,993 15,967,770
2051 1,689,057,795 15,805,253
2050 1,685,236,057 15,638,613
2049 1,681,083,344 15,468,883
2048 1,676,576,931 15,292,499
2047 1,671,678,054 15,112,083
2046 1,666,371,707 14,928,123
2045 1,660,667,112 14,739,540
2044 1,654,556,840 14,544,544
2043 1,648,067,988 14,349,357
2042 1,641,136,901 14,147,892
2041 1,633,771,970 13,945,694
2040 1,625,990,392 13,741,587
2039 1,617,818,911 13,536,704
2038 1,609,238,166 13,331,490
2037 1,600,212,760 13,125,051
2036 1,590,731,970 12,917,110
2035 1,580,864,963 12,714,184
2034 1,570,629,033 12,515,962
2033 1,560,043,145 12,321,294
2032 1,549,098,676 12,128,060
2031 1,537,810,507 11,938,351
2030 1,526,192,552 11,749,706
2029 1,514,274,850 11,559,235
2028 1,502,102,657 11,369,414
2027 1,489,628,314 11,178,605
2026 1,476,911,618 10,986,242
2025 1,463,993,377 10,791,246
2024 1,450,935,791 10,590,927
2023 1,438,069,596 10,389,799
2022 1,425,423,212 10,182,222
2021 1,414,203,896 9,966,908
2020 1,402,617,695 9,749,310
2019 1,389,030,312 9,529,966
2018 1,374,659,064 9,307,333
2017 1,359,657,400 9,085,946
2016 1,343,944,296 8,865,631
2015 1,328,024,498 8,643,840
2014 1,312,277,191 8,425,552
2013 1,295,829,511 8,216,724
2012 1,278,674,502 8,014,084
2011 1,261,224,954 7,824,785
2010 1,243,481,564 7,652,141
2009 1,225,524,753 7,490,230
2008 1,207,930,964 7,338,403
2007 1,190,676,021 7,194,477
2006 1,172,878,890 7,057,566
2005 1,154,676,322 6,924,720
2004 1,135,991,513 6,790,547
2003 1,116,803,006 6,658,575
2002 1,097,600,380 6,531,669
2001 1,077,898,575 6,407,377
2000 1,057,922,733 6,284,735
1999 1,038,225,823 6,208,370
1998 1,018,665,080 6,176,397
1997 999,133,762 6,139,829
1996 979,678,458 6,066,523
1995 960,301,044 5,948,584
1994 941,163,767 5,825,368
1993 922,118,387 5,724,993
1992 902,957,070 5,649,400
1991 883,927,600 5,541,205
1990 864,972,221 5,398,768
1989 846,039,529 5,267,249
1988 827,342,990 5,114,989
1987 808,931,270 4,939,059
1986 790,689,978 4,772,139
1985 772,647,793 4,619,003
1984 754,875,449 4,480,026
1983 737,372,681 4,350,874
1982 720,313,473 4,227,171
1981 703,696,250 4,109,022
1980 687,354,025 3,995,256
1979 671,155,747 3,882,691
1978 655,728,229 3,768,508
1977 640,801,103 3,653,265
1976 625,861,883 3,540,076
1975 611,309,535 3,430,425
1974 597,041,391 3,324,499
1973 583,465,598 3,222,290
1972 570,482,142 3,123,691
1971 558,096,387 3,028,837
1970 545,864,268 2,936,779
1969 533,880,544 2,845,273
1968 522,716,889 2,753,848
1967 511,606,372 2,664,130
1966 500,740,247 2,577,184
1965 490,140,146 2,492,998
1964 479,229,598 2,411,260
1963 468,138,575 2,331,736
1962 457,283,090 2,255,026
1961 446,564,729 2,181,805
1960 435,990,338 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Tajikistan
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.5% 0.07%
2098 -0.5% 0.09%
2097 -0.49% 0.12%
2096 -0.49% 0.13%
2095 -0.48% 0.16%
2094 -0.48% 0.16%
2093 -0.47% 0.2%
2092 -0.46% 0.22%
2091 -0.46% 0.22%
2090 -0.45% 0.24%
2089 -0.44% 0.25%
2088 -0.43% 0.28%
2087 -0.42% 0.27%
2086 -0.41% 0.3%
2085 -0.39% 0.32%
2084 -0.38% 0.34%
2083 -0.37% 0.34%
2082 -0.36% 0.34%
2081 -0.34% 0.38%
2080 -0.33% 0.38%
2079 -0.31% 0.4%
2078 -0.3% 0.42%
2077 -0.28% 0.47%
2076 -0.27% 0.48%
2075 -0.25% 0.5%
2074 -0.23% 0.52%
2073 -0.21% 0.56%
2072 -0.19% 0.59%
2071 -0.17% 0.62%
2070 -0.15% 0.66%
2069 -0.13% 0.67%
2068 -0.11% 0.7%
2067 -0.09% 0.74%
2066 -0.07% 0.74%
2065 -0.05% 0.78%
2064 -0.03% 0.81%
2063 -0.01% 0.82%
2062 0.008% 0.82%
2061 0.03% 0.87%
2060 0.05% 0.88%
2059 0.07% 0.9%
2058 0.09% 0.92%
2057 0.11% 0.93%
2056 0.12% 0.94%
2055 0.14% 0.96%
2054 0.17% 0.96%
2053 0.18% 1.02%
2052 0.21% 1.03%
2051 0.23% 1.07%
2050 0.25% 1.1%
2049 0.27% 1.15%
2048 0.29% 1.19%
2047 0.32% 1.23%
2046 0.34% 1.28%
2045 0.37% 1.34%
2044 0.39% 1.36%
2043 0.42% 1.42%
2042 0.45% 1.45%
2041 0.48% 1.49%
2040 0.51% 1.51%
2039 0.53% 1.54%
2038 0.56% 1.57%
2037 0.6% 1.61%
2036 0.62% 1.6%
2035 0.65% 1.58%
2034 0.68% 1.58%
2033 0.71% 1.59%
2032 0.73% 1.59%
2031 0.76% 1.61%
2030 0.79% 1.65%
2029 0.81% 1.67%
2028 0.84% 1.71%
2027 0.86% 1.75%
2026 0.88% 1.81%
2025 0.9% 1.89%
2024 0.89% 1.94%
2023 0.89% 2.04%
2022 0.79% 2.16%
2021 0.83% 2.23%
2020 0.98% 2.3%
2019 1.05% 2.39%
2018 1.1% 2.44%
2017 1.17% 2.49%
2016 1.2% 2.57%
2015 1.2% 2.59%
2014 1.27% 2.54%
2013 1.34% 2.53%
2012 1.38% 2.42%
2011 1.43% 2.26%
2010 1.47% 2.16%
2009 1.46% 2.07%
2008 1.45% 2%
2007 1.52% 1.94%
2006 1.58% 1.92%
2005 1.64% 1.98%
2004 1.72% 1.98%
2003 1.75% 1.94%
2002 1.83% 1.94%
2001 1.89% 1.95%
2000 1.9% 1.23%
1999 1.92% 0.52%
1998 1.95% 0.6%
1997 1.99% 1.21%
1996 2.02% 1.98%
1995 2.03% 2.12%
1994 2.07% 1.75%
1993 2.12% 1.34%
1992 2.15% 1.95%
1991 2.19% 2.64%
1990 2.24% 2.5%
1989 2.26% 2.98%
1988 2.28% 3.56%
1987 2.31% 3.5%
1986 2.34% 3.32%
1985 2.35% 3.1%
1984 2.37% 2.97%
1983 2.37% 2.93%
1982 2.36% 2.88%
1981 2.38% 2.85%
1980 2.41% 2.9%
1979 2.35% 3.03%
1978 2.33% 3.15%
1977 2.39% 3.2%
1976 2.38% 3.2%
1975 2.39% 3.19%
1974 2.33% 3.17%
1973 2.28% 3.16%
1972 2.22% 3.13%
1971 2.24% 3.13%
1970 2.24% 3.22%
1969 2.14% 3.32%
1968 2.17% 3.37%
1967 2.17% 3.37%
1966 2.16% 3.38%
1965 2.28% 3.39%
1964 2.37% 3.41%
1963 2.37% 3.4%
1962 2.4% 3.36%
1961 2.43% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

India Tajikistan
Current population
1480351380
11038274
Population rank 1/197 88/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.13%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
2.61 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +551
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -21,606
Net migration rank 195/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -21,606
2024 - -630,830 - -21,236
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 223,828 -19,999
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 228,336 -17,001
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 222,850 -3,564
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 219,467 -3,564
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 231,817 -9,041
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 228,597 -6,111
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 224,396 -4,093
2016 16,202,593 81,248 228,547 -8,210
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 230,903 -7,660
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 227,304 -13,962
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 220,693 -16,362
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 213,078 -12,132
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 208,429 -30,783
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 201,389 -33,733
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 192,851 -36,677
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 182,337 -34,855
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 173,200 -32,831
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 164,046 -30,591
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 160,189 -27,954
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 161,201 -25,082
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 150,391 -22,562
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 146,492 -20,526
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 142,276 -19,657
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 136,549 -13,871
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 147,622 -117,571
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 153,508 -119,621
1997 19,494,098 880 149,825 -110,572
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 138,287 -30,922
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 168,934 -40,418
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 167,590 -49,668
1993 19,152,399 2,364 157,975 -75,147
1992 19,132,757 35,155 163,652 -95,280
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 177,585 -29,553
1990 18,893,588 125,514 178,429 -41,596
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 179,212 -53,020
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 172,805 5,523
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 163,611 9,923
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 155,987 4,321
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 145,720 247
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 139,145 -7,152
1983 17,219,127 119,694 133,280 -6,972
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 127,838 -6,730
1981 16,422,159 33,243 121,418 -6,221
1980 16,018,786 210,914 117,888 -5,557
1979 15,392,957 774,094 114,496 -1,703
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 110,564 5,006
1977 14,575,662 590,626 106,920 7,999
1976 14,435,504 275,984 103,777 7,679
1975 13,958,642 434,205 100,604 7,237
1974 13,795,836 347,869 97,481 6,531
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 94,523 5,876
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 91,677 5,123
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 88,618 4,293
1970 12,417,866 233,782 85,645 5,559
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 82,931 8,886
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 80,698 10,323
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 78,733 9,670
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 76,702 8,796
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 75,139 7,744
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 74,030 6,568
1963 11,016,705 21,640 73,065 5,379
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 70,700 4,270
1961 10,468,816 295,177 68,182 3,291
1960 10,237,489 146,955 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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