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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 190.2 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

India vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Turkmenistan
2100 1,515,764,791 10,041,228
2099 1,523,450,562 10,070,007
2098 1,531,147,367 10,097,571
2097 1,538,780,583 10,123,813
2096 1,546,380,447 10,148,560
2095 1,553,964,615 10,172,371
2094 1,561,496,245 10,194,567
2093 1,568,975,448 10,215,533
2092 1,576,332,553 10,235,132
2091 1,583,655,135 10,253,189
2090 1,590,899,630 10,270,414
2089 1,598,026,427 10,285,963
2088 1,605,029,461 10,300,439
2087 1,611,883,136 10,313,629
2086 1,618,654,560 10,325,212
2085 1,625,282,641 10,335,299
2084 1,631,712,094 10,343,821
2083 1,637,989,363 10,350,710
2082 1,644,062,886 10,356,526
2081 1,649,962,836 10,360,689
2080 1,655,654,966 10,363,394
2079 1,661,116,882 10,364,229
2078 1,666,332,415 10,363,113
2077 1,671,298,348 10,360,467
2076 1,676,004,895 10,356,079
2075 1,680,459,350 10,349,863
2074 1,684,595,952 10,342,496
2073 1,688,431,647 10,333,532
2072 1,691,990,872 10,322,776
2071 1,695,203,041 10,310,748
2070 1,698,107,519 10,297,702
2069 1,700,664,858 10,283,723
2068 1,702,876,723 10,268,779
2067 1,704,723,837 10,252,681
2066 1,706,198,000 10,235,535
2065 1,707,391,009 10,217,603
2064 1,708,212,818 10,198,228
2063 1,708,696,045 10,177,447
2062 1,708,862,369 10,155,121
2061 1,708,717,131 10,131,160
2060 1,708,195,453 10,105,616
2059 1,707,339,651 10,077,893
2058 1,706,165,210 10,047,185
2057 1,704,656,327 10,013,846
2056 1,702,865,262 9,977,699
2055 1,700,741,939 9,938,273
2054 1,698,325,374 9,895,840
2053 1,695,513,304 9,849,324
2052 1,692,384,182 9,799,331
2051 1,688,910,288 9,745,673
2050 1,685,088,884 9,688,197
2049 1,680,936,533 9,627,119
2048 1,676,430,514 9,562,502
2047 1,671,532,064 9,494,734
2046 1,666,226,180 9,423,990
2045 1,660,522,084 9,350,870
2044 1,654,412,346 9,275,707
2043 1,647,924,060 9,199,229
2042 1,640,993,579 9,121,705
2041 1,633,629,291 9,043,208
2040 1,625,848,393 8,964,374
2039 1,617,677,625 8,885,167
2038 1,609,097,629 8,805,836
2037 1,600,073,012 8,726,399
2036 1,590,593,050 8,646,796
2035 1,580,726,905 8,567,354
2034 1,570,491,868 8,487,651
2033 1,559,906,905 8,407,327
2032 1,548,963,391 8,326,172
2031 1,537,676,208 8,243,436
2030 1,526,059,268 8,158,380
2029 1,514,142,607 8,065,431
2028 1,501,971,477 7,964,546
2027 1,489,498,223 7,856,302
2026 1,476,782,637 7,740,924
2025 1,463,865,525 7,618,847
2024 1,450,935,791 7,494,498
2023 1,438,069,596 7,364,438
2022 1,425,423,212 7,230,193
2021 1,414,203,896 7,092,043
2020 1,402,617,695 6,949,912
2019 1,389,030,312 6,803,944
2018 1,374,659,064 6,655,524
2017 1,359,657,400 6,507,061
2016 1,343,944,296 6,360,041
2015 1,328,024,498 6,215,770
2014 1,312,277,191 6,075,283
2013 1,295,829,511 5,939,341
2012 1,278,674,502 5,808,546
2011 1,261,224,954 5,683,417
2010 1,243,481,564 5,564,356
2009 1,225,524,753 5,451,592
2008 1,207,930,964 5,345,029
2007 1,190,676,021 5,244,046
2006 1,172,878,890 5,147,105
2005 1,154,676,322 5,052,257
2004 1,135,991,513 4,958,093
2003 1,116,803,006 4,863,865
2002 1,097,600,380 4,769,465
2001 1,077,898,575 4,675,409
2000 1,057,922,733 4,582,677
1999 1,038,225,823 4,492,170
1998 1,018,665,080 4,410,507
1997 999,133,762 4,336,730
1996 979,678,458 4,263,819
1995 960,301,044 4,191,203
1994 941,163,767 4,116,662
1993 922,118,387 4,032,407
1992 902,957,070 3,944,689
1991 883,927,600 3,855,894
1990 864,972,221 3,760,562
1989 846,039,529 3,662,459
1988 827,342,990 3,559,363
1987 808,931,270 3,452,731
1986 790,689,978 3,347,809
1985 772,647,793 3,247,534
1984 754,875,449 3,154,079
1983 737,372,681 3,067,534
1982 720,313,473 2,985,557
1981 703,696,250 2,907,187
1980 687,354,025 2,832,203
1979 671,155,747 2,760,358
1978 655,728,229 2,691,088
1977 640,801,103 2,623,948
1976 625,861,883 2,558,521
1975 611,309,535 2,494,570
1974 597,041,391 2,432,028
1973 583,465,598 2,370,919
1972 570,482,142 2,311,430
1971 558,096,387 2,253,119
1970 545,864,268 2,195,616
1969 533,880,544 2,139,024
1968 522,716,889 2,083,069
1967 511,606,372 2,027,403
1966 500,740,247 1,971,737
1965 490,140,146 1,915,916
1964 479,229,598 1,859,997
1963 468,138,575 1,804,272
1962 457,283,090 1,749,214
1961 446,564,729 1,695,400
1960 435,990,338 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Turkmenistan
2100 -0.5% -0.29%
2099 -0.5% -0.27%
2098 -0.5% -0.26%
2097 -0.49% -0.24%
2096 -0.49% -0.23%
2095 -0.48% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.21%
2093 -0.47% -0.19%
2092 -0.46% -0.18%
2091 -0.46% -0.17%
2090 -0.45% -0.15%
2089 -0.44% -0.14%
2088 -0.43% -0.13%
2087 -0.42% -0.11%
2086 -0.41% -0.1%
2085 -0.39% -0.08%
2084 -0.38% -0.07%
2083 -0.37% -0.06%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.34% -0.03%
2080 -0.33% -0.008%
2079 -0.31% 0.01%
2078 -0.3% 0.03%
2077 -0.28% 0.04%
2076 -0.27% 0.06%
2075 -0.25% 0.07%
2074 -0.23% 0.09%
2073 -0.21% 0.1%
2072 -0.19% 0.12%
2071 -0.17% 0.13%
2070 -0.15% 0.14%
2069 -0.13% 0.15%
2068 -0.11% 0.16%
2067 -0.09% 0.17%
2066 -0.07% 0.18%
2065 -0.05% 0.19%
2064 -0.03% 0.2%
2063 -0.01% 0.22%
2062 0.008% 0.24%
2061 0.03% 0.25%
2060 0.05% 0.28%
2059 0.07% 0.31%
2058 0.09% 0.33%
2057 0.11% 0.36%
2056 0.12% 0.4%
2055 0.14% 0.43%
2054 0.17% 0.47%
2053 0.18% 0.51%
2052 0.21% 0.55%
2051 0.23% 0.59%
2050 0.25% 0.63%
2049 0.27% 0.68%
2048 0.29% 0.71%
2047 0.32% 0.75%
2046 0.34% 0.78%
2045 0.37% 0.81%
2044 0.39% 0.83%
2043 0.42% 0.85%
2042 0.45% 0.87%
2041 0.48% 0.88%
2040 0.51% 0.89%
2039 0.53% 0.9%
2038 0.56% 0.91%
2037 0.6% 0.92%
2036 0.62% 0.93%
2035 0.65% 0.94%
2034 0.68% 0.96%
2033 0.71% 0.97%
2032 0.73% 1%
2031 0.76% 1.04%
2030 0.79% 1.15%
2029 0.81% 1.27%
2028 0.84% 1.38%
2027 0.86% 1.49%
2026 0.88% 1.6%
2025 0.89% 1.66%
2024 0.89% 1.77%
2023 0.89% 1.86%
2022 0.79% 1.95%
2021 0.83% 2.05%
2020 0.98% 2.15%
2019 1.05% 2.23%
2018 1.1% 2.28%
2017 1.17% 2.31%
2016 1.2% 2.32%
2015 1.2% 2.31%
2014 1.27% 2.29%
2013 1.34% 2.25%
2012 1.38% 2.2%
2011 1.43% 2.14%
2010 1.47% 2.07%
2009 1.46% 1.99%
2008 1.45% 1.93%
2007 1.52% 1.88%
2006 1.58% 1.88%
2005 1.64% 1.9%
2004 1.72% 1.94%
2003 1.75% 1.98%
2002 1.83% 2.01%
2001 1.89% 2.02%
2000 1.9% 2.01%
1999 1.92% 1.85%
1998 1.95% 1.7%
1997 1.99% 1.71%
1996 2.02% 1.73%
1995 2.03% 1.81%
1994 2.07% 2.09%
1993 2.12% 2.22%
1992 2.15% 2.3%
1991 2.19% 2.54%
1990 2.24% 2.68%
1989 2.26% 2.9%
1988 2.28% 3.09%
1987 2.31% 3.13%
1986 2.34% 3.09%
1985 2.35% 2.96%
1984 2.37% 2.82%
1983 2.37% 2.75%
1982 2.36% 2.7%
1981 2.38% 2.65%
1980 2.41% 2.6%
1979 2.35% 2.57%
1978 2.33% 2.56%
1977 2.39% 2.56%
1976 2.38% 2.56%
1975 2.39% 2.57%
1974 2.33% 2.58%
1973 2.28% 2.57%
1972 2.22% 2.59%
1971 2.24% 2.62%
1970 2.24% 2.65%
1969 2.14% 2.69%
1968 2.17% 2.75%
1967 2.17% 2.82%
1966 2.16% 2.91%
1965 2.28% 3.01%
1964 2.37% 3.09%
1963 2.37% 3.15%
1962 2.4% 3.17%
1961 2.43% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

India Turkmenistan
Current population
1483314140
7800189
Population rank 1/197 104/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.09%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +341
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +13,268
Net migration rank 195/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 13,268
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 112,942 14,646
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 117,529 15,005
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 121,814 14,141
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 122,721 17,617
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 124,014 19,913
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 128,275 19,735
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 129,537 19,293
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 131,417 16,678
2016 16,202,593 81,248 132,581 13,365
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 132,663 9,936
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 129,677 8,696
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 126,217 7,287
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 120,957 7,125
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 115,197 6,992
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 109,318 6,621
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 102,931 6,656
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 96,815 6,734
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 92,038 6,388
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 87,840 7,613
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 83,968 10,263
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 79,850 14,242
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 76,737 17,625
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 75,639 18,803
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 76,682 16,982
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 76,875 14,925
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 76,362 12,859
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 77,342 -3,239
1997 19,494,098 880 79,045 -5,600
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 80,996 -8,627
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 86,289 -13,423
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 89,319 -13,094
1993 19,152,399 2,364 92,596 -312
1992 19,132,757 35,155 96,668 -13,517
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 99,297 -4,864
1990 18,893,588 125,514 101,099 -4,864
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 103,553 -3,576
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 104,802 1,408
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 103,885 3,161
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 100,930 1,878
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 95,890 1,861
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 90,591 -1,427
1983 17,219,127 119,694 85,183 -1,264
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 80,989 -961
1981 16,422,159 33,243 77,829 -1,102
1980 16,018,786 210,914 74,394 -1,152
1979 15,392,957 774,094 71,135 -677
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 68,437 -350
1977 14,575,662 590,626 66,318 -132
1976 14,435,504 275,984 64,513 160
1975 13,958,642 434,205 62,681 550
1974 13,795,836 347,869 60,925 924
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 59,169 1,194
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 57,326 1,293
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 56,666 1,348
1970 12,417,866 233,782 55,617 1,376
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 54,791 1,397
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 54,324 1,401
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 54,209 1,397
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 54,353 1,377
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 54,558 1,366
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 54,574 1,340
1963 11,016,705 21,640 54,203 1,332
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 53,248 1,337
1961 10,468,816 295,177 51,659 1,372
1960 10,237,489 146,955 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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