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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 20.2 times bigger than Tanzania's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 18.7% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

India vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Tanzania
2100 1,515,897,176 265,496,854
2099 1,523,583,618 263,162,785
2098 1,531,281,096 260,809,535
2097 1,538,914,978 258,412,520
2096 1,546,515,506 255,996,677
2095 1,554,100,337 253,567,416
2094 1,561,632,624 251,119,386
2093 1,569,112,481 248,628,881
2092 1,576,470,228 246,107,108
2091 1,583,793,450 243,557,182
2090 1,591,038,578 241,002,065
2089 1,598,165,996 238,416,591
2088 1,605,169,643 235,797,530
2087 1,612,023,916 233,167,455
2086 1,618,795,931 230,496,041
2085 1,625,424,591 227,800,292
2084 1,631,854,605 225,111,530
2083 1,638,132,423 222,421,279
2082 1,644,206,476 219,718,263
2081 1,650,106,942 216,995,478
2080 1,655,799,569 214,255,926
2079 1,661,261,962 211,486,253
2078 1,666,477,951 208,708,063
2077 1,671,444,317 205,918,120
2076 1,676,151,275 203,106,125
2075 1,680,606,119 200,297,474
2074 1,684,743,082 197,468,017
2073 1,688,579,113 194,642,633
2072 1,692,138,648 191,824,103
2071 1,695,351,098 188,992,017
2070 1,698,255,829 186,152,377
2069 1,700,813,392 183,311,218
2068 1,703,025,450 180,475,586
2067 1,704,872,725 177,639,469
2066 1,706,347,017 174,803,090
2065 1,707,540,131 171,913,445
2064 1,708,362,011 169,064,549
2063 1,708,845,280 166,217,933
2062 1,709,011,618 163,370,044
2061 1,708,866,368 160,537,159
2060 1,708,344,645 157,722,273
2059 1,707,488,768 154,920,005
2058 1,706,314,224 152,120,539
2057 1,704,805,210 149,325,489
2056 1,703,013,988 146,519,472
2055 1,700,890,479 143,736,540
2054 1,698,473,703 140,983,905
2053 1,695,661,388 138,262,668
2052 1,692,531,993 135,553,723
2051 1,689,057,795 132,851,383
2050 1,685,236,057 130,157,751
2049 1,681,083,344 127,495,278
2048 1,676,576,931 124,821,109
2047 1,671,678,054 122,158,290
2046 1,666,371,707 119,522,516
2045 1,660,667,112 116,914,785
2044 1,654,556,840 114,329,740
2043 1,648,067,988 111,776,234
2042 1,641,136,901 109,241,835
2041 1,633,771,970 106,748,632
2040 1,625,990,392 104,272,418
2039 1,617,818,911 101,814,304
2038 1,609,238,166 99,380,232
2037 1,600,212,760 96,983,729
2036 1,590,731,970 94,601,865
2035 1,580,864,963 92,257,269
2034 1,570,629,033 89,929,444
2033 1,560,043,145 87,654,982
2032 1,549,098,676 85,409,993
2031 1,537,810,507 83,180,507
2030 1,526,192,552 80,997,163
2029 1,514,274,850 78,838,461
2028 1,502,102,657 76,730,649
2027 1,489,628,314 74,647,063
2026 1,476,911,618 72,589,279
2025 1,463,993,377 70,552,589
2024 1,450,935,791 68,560,157
2023 1,438,069,596 66,617,606
2022 1,425,423,212 64,711,821
2021 1,414,203,896 62,830,412
2020 1,402,617,695 60,972,798
2019 1,389,030,312 59,174,891
2018 1,374,659,064 57,437,145
2017 1,359,657,400 55,652,890
2016 1,343,944,296 53,824,013
2015 1,328,024,498 52,020,962
2014 1,312,277,191 50,351,512
2013 1,295,829,511 48,824,128
2012 1,278,674,502 47,374,260
2011 1,261,224,954 46,029,367
2010 1,243,481,564 44,758,488
2009 1,225,524,753 43,633,982
2008 1,207,930,964 42,570,728
2007 1,190,676,021 41,435,512
2006 1,172,878,890 40,294,902
2005 1,154,676,322 39,182,076
2004 1,135,991,513 38,109,668
2003 1,116,803,006 37,089,555
2002 1,097,600,380 36,121,304
2001 1,077,898,575 35,198,299
2000 1,057,922,733 34,260,139
1999 1,038,225,823 33,300,330
1998 1,018,665,080 32,420,458
1997 999,133,762 31,578,089
1996 979,678,458 30,945,762
1995 960,301,044 30,383,497
1994 941,163,767 29,442,356
1993 922,118,387 28,332,692
1992 902,957,070 27,457,588
1991 883,927,600 26,780,436
1990 864,972,221 26,110,207
1989 846,039,529 25,438,759
1988 827,342,990 24,769,686
1987 808,931,270 24,030,378
1986 790,689,978 23,258,959
1985 772,647,793 22,501,693
1984 754,875,449 21,779,066
1983 737,372,681 21,079,874
1982 720,313,473 20,398,571
1981 703,696,250 19,784,703
1980 687,354,025 19,189,769
1979 671,155,747 18,592,038
1978 655,728,229 17,976,566
1977 640,801,103 17,352,929
1976 625,861,883 16,736,211
1975 611,309,535 16,138,361
1974 597,041,391 15,561,630
1973 583,465,598 15,010,101
1972 570,482,142 14,479,308
1971 558,096,387 13,971,451
1970 545,864,268 13,492,677
1969 533,880,544 13,036,700
1968 522,716,889 12,602,076
1967 511,606,372 12,200,109
1966 500,740,247 11,827,459
1965 490,140,146 11,470,728
1964 479,229,598 11,127,826
1963 468,138,575 10,799,528
1962 457,283,090 10,487,756
1961 446,564,729 10,187,886
1960 435,990,338 9,901,419

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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Tanzania
2100 -0.5% 0.89%
2099 -0.5% 0.9%
2098 -0.5% 0.93%
2097 -0.49% 0.94%
2096 -0.49% 0.96%
2095 -0.48% 0.97%
2094 -0.48% 1%
2093 -0.47% 1.02%
2092 -0.46% 1.05%
2091 -0.46% 1.06%
2090 -0.45% 1.08%
2089 -0.44% 1.11%
2088 -0.43% 1.13%
2087 -0.42% 1.16%
2086 -0.41% 1.18%
2085 -0.39% 1.19%
2084 -0.38% 1.21%
2083 -0.37% 1.23%
2082 -0.36% 1.25%
2081 -0.34% 1.28%
2080 -0.33% 1.31%
2079 -0.31% 1.33%
2078 -0.3% 1.35%
2077 -0.28% 1.38%
2076 -0.27% 1.4%
2075 -0.25% 1.43%
2074 -0.23% 1.45%
2073 -0.21% 1.47%
2072 -0.19% 1.5%
2071 -0.17% 1.53%
2070 -0.15% 1.55%
2069 -0.13% 1.57%
2068 -0.11% 1.6%
2067 -0.09% 1.62%
2066 -0.07% 1.68%
2065 -0.05% 1.69%
2064 -0.03% 1.71%
2063 -0.01% 1.74%
2062 0.008% 1.76%
2061 0.03% 1.78%
2060 0.05% 1.81%
2059 0.07% 1.84%
2058 0.09% 1.87%
2057 0.11% 1.92%
2056 0.12% 1.94%
2055 0.14% 1.95%
2054 0.17% 1.97%
2053 0.18% 2%
2052 0.21% 2.03%
2051 0.23% 2.07%
2050 0.25% 2.09%
2049 0.27% 2.14%
2048 0.29% 2.18%
2047 0.32% 2.21%
2046 0.34% 2.23%
2045 0.37% 2.26%
2044 0.39% 2.28%
2043 0.42% 2.32%
2042 0.45% 2.34%
2041 0.48% 2.37%
2040 0.51% 2.41%
2039 0.53% 2.45%
2038 0.56% 2.47%
2037 0.6% 2.52%
2036 0.62% 2.54%
2035 0.65% 2.59%
2034 0.68% 2.59%
2033 0.71% 2.63%
2032 0.73% 2.68%
2031 0.76% 2.7%
2030 0.79% 2.74%
2029 0.81% 2.75%
2028 0.84% 2.79%
2027 0.86% 2.83%
2026 0.88% 2.89%
2025 0.9% 2.91%
2024 0.89% 2.92%
2023 0.89% 2.95%
2022 0.79% 2.99%
2021 0.83% 3.05%
2020 0.98% 3.04%
2019 1.05% 3.03%
2018 1.1% 3.21%
2017 1.17% 3.4%
2016 1.2% 3.47%
2015 1.2% 3.32%
2014 1.27% 3.13%
2013 1.34% 3.06%
2012 1.38% 2.92%
2011 1.43% 2.84%
2010 1.47% 2.58%
2009 1.46% 2.5%
2008 1.45% 2.74%
2007 1.52% 2.83%
2006 1.58% 2.84%
2005 1.64% 2.81%
2004 1.72% 2.75%
2003 1.75% 2.68%
2002 1.83% 2.62%
2001 1.89% 2.74%
2000 1.9% 2.88%
1999 1.92% 2.71%
1998 1.95% 2.67%
1997 1.99% 2.04%
1996 2.02% 1.85%
1995 2.03% 3.2%
1994 2.07% 3.92%
1993 2.12% 3.19%
1992 2.15% 2.53%
1991 2.19% 2.57%
1990 2.24% 2.64%
1989 2.26% 2.7%
1988 2.28% 3.08%
1987 2.31% 3.32%
1986 2.34% 3.37%
1985 2.35% 3.32%
1984 2.37% 3.32%
1983 2.37% 3.34%
1982 2.36% 3.1%
1981 2.38% 3.1%
1980 2.41% 3.21%
1979 2.35% 3.42%
1978 2.33% 3.59%
1977 2.39% 3.68%
1976 2.38% 3.7%
1975 2.39% 3.71%
1974 2.33% 3.67%
1973 2.28% 3.67%
1972 2.22% 3.63%
1971 2.24% 3.55%
1970 2.24% 3.5%
1969 2.14% 3.45%
1968 2.17% 3.29%
1967 2.17% 3.15%
1966 2.16% 3.11%
1965 2.28% 3.08%
1964 2.37% 3.04%
1963 2.37% 2.97%
1962 2.4% 2.94%
1961 2.43% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

India Tanzania
Current population
1480351380
73145892
Population rank 1/197 20/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.88%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -12,730
Net migration rank 195/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -12,730
2024 - -630,830 - -29,865
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 1,726,909 119,142
2016 16,202,593 81,248 1,659,502 152,194
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 1,592,882 201,495
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 1,509,008 1,241
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 985,185 -9,701
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 948,659 -4,489
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 920,806 -105,184
1997 19,494,098 880 882,544 -13,400
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 868,524 -473,007
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 838,980 -109,971
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 803,953 349,348
1993 19,152,399 2,364 778,044 288,004
1992 19,132,757 35,155 767,961 -83,825
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 762,011 -91,851
1990 18,893,588 125,514 750,825 -80,529
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 743,854 -71,268
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 736,551 -71,012
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 718,580 94,498
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 705,677 24,101
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 697,867 86,864
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 687,435 -26,938
1983 17,219,127 119,694 679,720 58,161
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 662,627 -37,883
1981 16,422,159 33,243 645,496 -42,485
1980 16,018,786 210,914 629,444 -42,588
1979 15,392,957 774,094 613,388 -4,792
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 595,024 27,307
1977 14,575,662 590,626 574,938 49,997
1976 14,435,504 275,984 553,617 54,875
1975 13,958,642 434,205 533,906 53,290
1974 13,795,836 347,869 515,152 51,127
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 488,429 48,363
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 467,305 57,489
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 449,014 41,900
1970 12,417,866 233,782 427,988 38,635
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 408,322 37,006
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 389,467 34,455
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 374,763 5,265
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 360,229 5,049
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 343,456 4,742
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 328,527 9,090
1963 11,016,705 21,640 314,644 4,333
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 300,663 3,916
1961 10,468,816 295,177 286,839 8,338
1960 10,237,489 146,955 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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