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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 36.9 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 18.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

India vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Ukraine
2100 1,515,897,176 15,493,960
2099 1,523,583,618 15,751,557
2098 1,531,281,096 16,012,938
2097 1,538,914,978 16,278,602
2096 1,546,515,506 16,547,938
2095 1,554,100,337 16,820,897
2094 1,561,632,624 17,098,910
2093 1,569,112,481 17,381,822
2092 1,576,470,228 17,669,049
2091 1,583,793,450 17,960,681
2090 1,591,038,578 18,257,867
2089 1,598,165,996 18,559,027
2088 1,605,169,643 18,865,031
2087 1,612,023,916 19,176,483
2086 1,618,795,931 19,492,606
2085 1,625,424,591 19,812,584
2084 1,631,854,605 20,138,855
2083 1,638,132,423 20,468,747
2082 1,644,206,476 20,803,241
2081 1,650,106,942 21,140,953
2080 1,655,799,569 21,482,498
2079 1,661,261,962 21,827,152
2078 1,666,477,951 22,175,099
2077 1,671,444,317 22,525,846
2076 1,676,151,275 22,879,896
2075 1,680,606,119 23,236,521
2074 1,684,743,082 23,596,095
2073 1,688,579,113 23,957,807
2072 1,692,138,648 24,319,928
2071 1,695,351,098 24,685,370
2070 1,698,255,829 25,053,352
2069 1,700,813,392 25,423,272
2068 1,703,025,450 25,794,560
2067 1,704,872,725 26,168,072
2066 1,706,347,017 26,543,206
2065 1,707,540,131 26,920,121
2064 1,708,362,011 27,298,592
2063 1,708,845,280 27,677,528
2062 1,709,011,618 28,056,960
2061 1,708,866,368 28,437,884
2060 1,708,344,645 28,818,343
2059 1,707,488,768 29,198,891
2058 1,706,314,224 29,580,044
2057 1,704,805,210 29,958,884
2056 1,703,013,988 30,335,136
2055 1,700,890,479 30,710,041
2054 1,698,473,703 31,080,334
2053 1,695,661,388 31,447,868
2052 1,692,531,993 31,811,171
2051 1,689,057,795 32,170,929
2050 1,685,236,057 32,525,262
2049 1,681,083,344 32,875,483
2048 1,676,576,931 33,217,836
2047 1,671,678,054 33,556,749
2046 1,666,371,707 33,892,646
2045 1,660,667,112 34,221,999
2044 1,654,556,840 34,547,153
2043 1,648,067,988 34,869,270
2042 1,641,136,901 35,189,550
2041 1,633,771,970 35,507,946
2040 1,625,990,392 35,823,225
2039 1,617,818,911 36,141,658
2038 1,609,238,166 36,457,134
2037 1,600,212,760 36,772,578
2036 1,590,731,970 37,084,252
2035 1,580,864,963 37,396,243
2034 1,570,629,033 37,706,533
2033 1,560,043,145 38,015,585
2032 1,549,098,676 38,322,554
2031 1,537,810,507 38,630,259
2030 1,526,192,552 38,935,791
2029 1,514,274,850 39,238,099
2028 1,502,102,657 39,537,815
2027 1,489,628,314 39,830,895
2026 1,476,911,618 40,125,599
2025 1,463,993,377 38,707,520
2024 1,450,935,791 37,860,221
2023 1,438,069,596 37,732,836
2022 1,425,423,212 41,048,766
2021 1,414,203,896 44,298,640
2020 1,402,617,695 44,680,014
2019 1,389,030,312 44,957,458
2018 1,374,659,064 45,208,907
2017 1,359,657,400 45,436,041
2016 1,343,944,296 45,616,832
2015 1,328,024,498 45,784,896
2014 1,312,277,191 45,972,380
2013 1,295,829,511 46,126,770
2012 1,278,674,502 46,210,056
2011 1,261,224,954 46,307,853
2010 1,243,481,564 46,456,003
2009 1,225,524,753 46,623,731
2008 1,207,930,964 46,819,175
2007 1,190,676,021 47,062,798
2006 1,172,878,890 47,278,694
2005 1,154,676,322 47,585,556
2004 1,135,991,513 47,979,507
2003 1,116,803,006 48,315,136
2002 1,097,600,380 48,677,281
2001 1,077,898,575 49,106,855
2000 1,057,922,733 49,556,660
1999 1,038,225,823 49,976,446
1998 1,018,665,080 50,379,731
1997 999,133,762 50,786,885
1996 979,678,458 51,226,109
1995 960,301,044 51,665,539
1994 941,163,767 52,075,998
1993 922,118,387 52,350,126
1992 902,957,070 52,323,671
1991 883,927,600 52,170,961
1990 864,972,221 52,054,092
1989 846,039,529 51,917,817
1988 827,342,990 51,724,853
1987 808,931,270 51,515,732
1986 790,689,978 51,318,745
1985 772,647,793 51,108,770
1984 754,875,449 50,887,599
1983 737,372,681 50,637,029
1982 720,313,473 50,402,724
1981 703,696,250 50,189,281
1980 687,354,025 49,955,152
1979 671,155,747 49,721,381
1978 655,728,229 49,521,243
1977 640,801,103 49,336,481
1976 625,861,883 49,120,842
1975 611,309,535 48,865,229
1974 597,041,391 48,576,570
1973 583,465,598 48,277,121
1972 570,482,142 47,946,893
1971 558,096,387 47,573,287
1970 545,864,268 47,261,306
1969 533,880,544 46,976,256
1968 522,716,889 46,614,325
1967 511,606,372 46,215,988
1966 500,740,247 45,802,519
1965 490,140,146 45,386,892
1964 479,229,598 44,951,156
1963 468,138,575 44,462,372
1962 457,283,090 43,943,674
1961 446,564,729 43,399,766
1960 435,990,338 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Ukraine
2100 -0.5% -1.64%
2099 -0.5% -1.63%
2098 -0.5% -1.63%
2097 -0.49% -1.63%
2096 -0.49% -1.62%
2095 -0.48% -1.63%
2094 -0.48% -1.63%
2093 -0.47% -1.63%
2092 -0.46% -1.62%
2091 -0.46% -1.63%
2090 -0.45% -1.62%
2089 -0.44% -1.62%
2088 -0.43% -1.62%
2087 -0.42% -1.62%
2086 -0.41% -1.62%
2085 -0.39% -1.62%
2084 -0.38% -1.61%
2083 -0.37% -1.61%
2082 -0.36% -1.6%
2081 -0.34% -1.59%
2080 -0.33% -1.58%
2079 -0.31% -1.57%
2078 -0.3% -1.56%
2077 -0.28% -1.55%
2076 -0.27% -1.53%
2075 -0.25% -1.52%
2074 -0.23% -1.51%
2073 -0.21% -1.49%
2072 -0.19% -1.48%
2071 -0.17% -1.47%
2070 -0.15% -1.46%
2069 -0.13% -1.44%
2068 -0.11% -1.43%
2067 -0.09% -1.41%
2066 -0.07% -1.4%
2065 -0.05% -1.39%
2064 -0.03% -1.37%
2063 -0.01% -1.35%
2062 0.008% -1.34%
2061 0.03% -1.32%
2060 0.05% -1.3%
2059 0.07% -1.29%
2058 0.09% -1.26%
2057 0.11% -1.24%
2056 0.12% -1.22%
2055 0.14% -1.19%
2054 0.17% -1.17%
2053 0.18% -1.14%
2052 0.21% -1.12%
2051 0.23% -1.09%
2050 0.25% -1.07%
2049 0.27% -1.03%
2048 0.29% -1.01%
2047 0.32% -0.99%
2046 0.34% -0.96%
2045 0.37% -0.94%
2044 0.39% -0.92%
2043 0.42% -0.91%
2042 0.45% -0.9%
2041 0.48% -0.88%
2040 0.51% -0.88%
2039 0.53% -0.87%
2038 0.56% -0.86%
2037 0.6% -0.84%
2036 0.62% -0.83%
2035 0.65% -0.82%
2034 0.68% -0.81%
2033 0.71% -0.8%
2032 0.73% -0.8%
2031 0.76% -0.78%
2030 0.79% -0.77%
2029 0.81% -0.76%
2028 0.84% -0.74%
2027 0.86% -0.73%
2026 0.88% 3.66%
2025 0.9% 2.24%
2024 0.89% 0.34%
2023 0.89% -8.08%
2022 0.79% -7.34%
2021 0.83% -0.85%
2020 0.98% -0.62%
2019 1.05% -0.56%
2018 1.1% -0.5%
2017 1.17% -0.4%
2016 1.2% -0.37%
2015 1.2% -0.41%
2014 1.27% -0.33%
2013 1.34% -0.18%
2012 1.38% -0.21%
2011 1.43% -0.32%
2010 1.47% -0.36%
2009 1.46% -0.42%
2008 1.45% -0.52%
2007 1.52% -0.46%
2006 1.58% -0.64%
2005 1.64% -0.82%
2004 1.72% -0.69%
2003 1.75% -0.74%
2002 1.83% -0.87%
2001 1.89% -0.91%
2000 1.9% -0.84%
1999 1.92% -0.8%
1998 1.95% -0.8%
1997 1.99% -0.86%
1996 2.02% -0.85%
1995 2.03% -0.79%
1994 2.07% -0.52%
1993 2.12% 0.05%
1992 2.15% 0.29%
1991 2.19% 0.22%
1990 2.24% 0.26%
1989 2.26% 0.37%
1988 2.28% 0.41%
1987 2.31% 0.38%
1986 2.34% 0.41%
1985 2.35% 0.43%
1984 2.37% 0.49%
1983 2.37% 0.46%
1982 2.36% 0.43%
1981 2.38% 0.47%
1980 2.41% 0.47%
1979 2.35% 0.4%
1978 2.33% 0.37%
1977 2.39% 0.44%
1976 2.38% 0.52%
1975 2.39% 0.59%
1974 2.33% 0.62%
1973 2.28% 0.69%
1972 2.22% 0.79%
1971 2.24% 0.66%
1970 2.24% 0.61%
1969 2.14% 0.78%
1968 2.17% 0.86%
1967 2.17% 0.9%
1966 2.16% 0.92%
1965 2.28% 0.97%
1964 2.37% 1.1%
1963 2.37% 1.18%
1962 2.4% 1.25%
1961 2.43% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

India Ukraine
Current population
1480351380
40125599
Population rank 1/197 40/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.48%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +349
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -495,753 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 195/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 1,702,358
2024 - -630,830 - 1,146,012
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -283,185 -299,961
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -449,941 -1,129
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -307,533 -4,167
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 -236,296 -6,908
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 -227,491 -32,220
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 -158,390 -36,155
2016 16,202,593 81,248 -135,710 -31,340
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 -147,107 -21,992
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 -140,216 -65,678
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 -129,662 26,781
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 -130,451 66,768
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 -158,372 26,457
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 -180,388 16,030
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 -197,918 26,796
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 -229,086 9,312
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 -282,659 15,237
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 -300,787 136,442
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 -337,857 -111,493
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 -344,157 5,644
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 -351,299 18,540
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 -364,544 -26,991
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 -374,734 -92,847
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 -364,143 -67,865
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 -348,286 -59,247
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 -318,299 -80,684
1997 19,494,098 880 -306,549 -108,735
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 -305,154 -158,008
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 -281,629 -134,053
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 -238,820 -166,380
1993 19,152,399 2,364 -169,405 26,357
1992 19,132,757 35,155 -95,857 291,788
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 -16,486 125,962
1990 18,893,588 125,514 48,463 75,760
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 106,431 36,978
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 162,002 75,637
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 198,850 -18,275
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 225,751 -12,369
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 201,011 5,546
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 222,430 13,340
1983 17,219,127 119,694 241,741 23,608
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 194,101 9,096
1981 16,422,159 33,243 182,839 40,807
1980 16,018,786 210,914 197,223 47,406
1979 15,392,957 774,094 197,294 25,635
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 206,554 -29,180
1977 14,575,662 590,626 216,932 -24,745
1976 14,435,504 275,984 247,323 -8,219
1975 13,958,642 434,205 256,787 15,336
1974 13,795,836 347,869 273,486 31,725
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 274,938 18,777
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 309,785 56,928
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 305,849 74,604
1970 12,417,866 233,782 291,839 -48,335
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 274,858 51,763
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 295,162 102,096
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 313,899 85,527
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 337,794 89,737
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 334,365 69,354
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 391,120 76,650
1963 11,016,705 21,640 449,648 60,178
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 481,887 45,712
1961 10,468,816 295,177 508,602 51,625
1960 10,237,489 146,955 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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