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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 133.9 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% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

India vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Tajikistan
2100 1,515,764,791 20,381,526
2099 1,523,450,562 20,372,551
2098 1,531,147,367 20,358,644
2097 1,538,780,583 20,340,387
2096 1,546,380,447 20,316,369
2095 1,553,964,615 20,289,397
2094 1,561,496,245 20,257,491
2093 1,568,975,448 20,225,699
2092 1,576,332,553 20,184,493
2091 1,583,655,135 20,140,447
2090 1,590,899,630 20,095,391
2089 1,598,026,427 20,047,692
2088 1,605,029,461 19,997,155
2087 1,611,883,136 19,941,974
2086 1,618,654,560 19,887,286
2085 1,625,282,641 19,828,693
2084 1,631,712,094 19,765,003
2083 1,637,989,363 19,697,841
2082 1,644,062,886 19,631,303
2081 1,649,962,836 19,564,411
2080 1,655,654,966 19,491,236
2079 1,661,116,882 19,417,379
2078 1,666,332,415 19,339,170
2077 1,671,298,348 19,257,390
2076 1,676,004,895 19,167,336
2075 1,680,459,350 19,075,879
2074 1,684,595,952 18,980,350
2073 1,688,431,647 18,881,571
2072 1,691,990,872 18,777,247
2071 1,695,203,041 18,666,888
2070 1,698,107,519 18,551,377
2069 1,700,664,858 18,430,162
2068 1,702,876,723 18,307,352
2067 1,704,723,837 18,179,902
2066 1,706,198,000 18,046,854
2065 1,707,391,009 17,914,179
2064 1,708,212,818 17,776,364
2063 1,708,696,045 17,633,689
2062 1,708,862,369 17,490,989
2061 1,708,717,131 17,348,872
2060 1,708,195,453 17,199,727
2059 1,707,339,651 17,048,953
2058 1,706,165,210 16,896,463
2057 1,704,656,327 16,742,280
2056 1,702,865,262 16,588,751
2055 1,700,741,939 16,434,774
2054 1,698,325,374 16,278,710
2053 1,695,513,304 16,123,490
2052 1,692,384,182 15,961,093
2051 1,688,910,288 15,798,643
2050 1,685,088,884 15,632,073
2049 1,680,936,533 15,462,414
2048 1,676,430,514 15,286,104
2047 1,671,532,064 15,105,763
2046 1,666,226,180 14,921,881
2045 1,660,522,084 14,733,376
2044 1,654,412,346 14,538,462
2043 1,647,924,060 14,343,357
2042 1,640,993,579 14,141,976
2041 1,633,629,291 13,939,862
2040 1,625,848,393 13,735,841
2039 1,617,677,625 13,531,043
2038 1,609,097,629 13,325,915
2037 1,600,073,012 13,119,563
2036 1,590,593,050 12,911,709
2035 1,580,726,905 12,708,867
2034 1,570,491,868 12,510,728
2033 1,559,906,905 12,316,142
2032 1,548,963,391 12,122,988
2031 1,537,676,208 11,933,358
2030 1,526,059,268 11,744,792
2029 1,514,142,607 11,554,401
2028 1,501,971,477 11,364,659
2027 1,489,498,223 11,173,930
2026 1,476,782,637 10,981,648
2025 1,463,865,525 10,786,734
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% 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 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

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 0.89% 1.85%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

India Tajikistan
Current population
1483314140
11080415
Population rank 1/197 88/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.13%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
2.69 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.96 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +536
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 58/197
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 13,630,090 -630,830 219,677 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 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 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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