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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 36.7 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 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

India vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Ukraine
2100 1,515,764,791 15,603,179
2099 1,523,450,562 15,862,593
2098 1,531,147,367 16,125,815
2097 1,538,780,583 16,393,353
2096 1,546,380,447 16,664,587
2095 1,553,964,615 16,939,471
2094 1,561,496,245 17,219,443
2093 1,568,975,448 17,504,349
2092 1,576,332,553 17,793,601
2091 1,583,655,135 18,087,289
2090 1,590,899,630 18,386,570
2089 1,598,026,427 18,689,852
2088 1,605,029,461 18,998,014
2087 1,611,883,136 19,311,662
2086 1,618,654,560 19,630,012
2085 1,625,282,641 19,952,247
2084 1,631,712,094 20,280,817
2083 1,637,989,363 20,613,034
2082 1,644,062,886 20,949,887
2081 1,649,962,836 21,289,979
2080 1,655,654,966 21,633,931
2079 1,661,116,882 21,981,015
2078 1,666,332,415 22,331,415
2077 1,671,298,348 22,684,635
2076 1,676,004,895 23,041,181
2075 1,680,459,350 23,400,319
2074 1,684,595,952 23,762,428
2073 1,688,431,647 24,126,690
2072 1,691,990,872 24,491,363
2071 1,695,203,041 24,859,381
2070 1,698,107,519 25,229,957
2069 1,700,664,858 25,602,485
2068 1,702,876,723 25,976,390
2067 1,704,723,837 26,352,535
2066 1,706,198,000 26,730,314
2065 1,707,391,009 27,109,886
2064 1,708,212,818 27,491,024
2063 1,708,696,045 27,872,631
2062 1,708,862,369 28,254,738
2061 1,708,717,131 28,638,347
2060 1,708,195,453 29,021,488
2059 1,707,339,651 29,404,719
2058 1,706,165,210 29,788,559
2057 1,704,656,327 30,170,070
2056 1,702,865,262 30,548,973
2055 1,700,741,939 30,926,521
2054 1,698,325,374 31,299,425
2053 1,695,513,304 31,669,550
2052 1,692,384,182 32,035,413
2051 1,688,910,288 32,397,707
2050 1,685,088,884 32,754,538
2049 1,680,936,533 33,107,228
2048 1,676,430,514 33,451,994
2047 1,671,532,064 33,793,296
2046 1,666,226,180 34,131,561
2045 1,660,522,084 34,463,236
2044 1,654,412,346 34,790,682
2043 1,647,924,060 35,115,069
2042 1,640,993,579 35,437,607
2041 1,633,629,291 35,758,248
2040 1,625,848,393 36,075,749
2039 1,617,677,625 36,396,426
2038 1,609,097,629 36,714,126
2037 1,600,073,012 37,031,794
2036 1,590,593,050 37,345,665
2035 1,580,726,905 37,659,856
2034 1,570,491,868 37,972,332
2033 1,559,906,905 38,283,563
2032 1,548,963,391 38,592,696
2031 1,537,676,208 38,902,570
2030 1,526,059,268 39,210,256
2029 1,514,142,607 39,514,695
2028 1,501,971,477 39,816,523
2027 1,489,498,223 40,111,670
2026 1,476,782,637 40,408,451
2025 1,463,865,525 38,980,376
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 (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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% 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 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 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 15.6M 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 0.89% 2.96%
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 (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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

India Ukraine
Current population
1483314140
40408451
Population rank 1/197 40/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.49%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
28.2 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 13/197
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 13,630,090 -630,830 -308,069 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 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 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
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 (1960–2025, 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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