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Population in India compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 21.1 times bigger than the United Kingdom's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 18.7% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

India vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India United Kingdom
2100 1,515,897,176 74,700,585
2099 1,523,583,618 74,831,175
2098 1,531,281,096 74,950,267
2097 1,538,914,978 75,064,397
2096 1,546,515,506 75,176,691
2095 1,554,100,337 75,287,063
2094 1,561,632,624 75,383,856
2093 1,569,112,481 75,482,205
2092 1,576,470,228 75,575,769
2091 1,583,793,450 75,666,091
2090 1,591,038,578 75,753,129
2089 1,598,165,996 75,835,723
2088 1,605,169,643 75,907,614
2087 1,612,023,916 75,978,712
2086 1,618,795,931 76,046,742
2085 1,625,424,591 76,105,680
2084 1,631,854,605 76,156,223
2083 1,638,132,423 76,205,894
2082 1,644,206,476 76,246,844
2081 1,650,106,942 76,274,040
2080 1,655,799,569 76,306,205
2079 1,661,261,962 76,334,949
2078 1,666,477,951 76,353,484
2077 1,671,444,317 76,371,123
2076 1,676,151,275 76,373,520
2075 1,680,606,119 76,386,071
2074 1,684,743,082 76,397,426
2073 1,688,579,113 76,406,554
2072 1,692,138,648 76,398,941
2071 1,695,351,098 76,388,223
2070 1,698,255,829 76,378,505
2069 1,700,813,392 76,371,827
2068 1,703,025,450 76,370,973
2067 1,704,872,725 76,363,548
2066 1,706,347,017 76,356,638
2065 1,707,540,131 76,355,841
2064 1,708,362,011 76,352,770
2063 1,708,845,280 76,353,175
2062 1,709,011,618 76,346,535
2061 1,708,866,368 76,344,206
2060 1,708,344,645 76,344,725
2059 1,707,488,768 76,345,215
2058 1,706,314,224 76,326,961
2057 1,704,805,210 76,307,006
2056 1,703,013,988 76,274,247
2055 1,700,890,479 76,235,304
2054 1,698,473,703 76,167,710
2053 1,695,661,388 76,094,051
2052 1,692,531,993 76,001,979
2051 1,689,057,795 75,895,690
2050 1,685,236,057 75,777,445
2049 1,681,083,344 75,646,044
2048 1,676,576,931 75,499,380
2047 1,671,678,054 75,338,951
2046 1,666,371,707 75,171,300
2045 1,660,667,112 74,993,186
2044 1,654,556,840 74,807,530
2043 1,648,067,988 74,607,485
2042 1,641,136,901 74,407,783
2041 1,633,771,970 74,203,292
2040 1,625,990,392 73,994,525
2039 1,617,818,911 73,782,112
2038 1,609,238,166 73,559,085
2037 1,600,212,760 73,335,723
2036 1,590,731,970 73,101,646
2035 1,580,864,963 72,850,722
2034 1,570,629,033 72,597,177
2033 1,560,043,145 72,322,802
2032 1,549,098,676 72,046,316
2031 1,537,810,507 71,757,868
2030 1,526,192,552 71,442,811
2029 1,514,274,850 71,123,782
2028 1,502,102,657 70,783,199
2027 1,489,628,314 70,421,923
2026 1,476,911,618 70,055,911
2025 1,463,993,377 69,658,188
2024 1,450,935,791 69,226,000
2023 1,438,069,596 68,492,000
2022 1,425,423,212 67,604,000
2021 1,414,203,896 66,984,000
2020 1,402,617,695 66,744,000
2019 1,389,030,312 66,631,000
2018 1,374,659,064 66,289,000
2017 1,359,657,400 65,966,000
2016 1,343,944,296 65,607,000
2015 1,328,024,498 65,088,000
2014 1,312,277,191 64,620,000
2013 1,295,829,511 64,139,000
2012 1,278,674,502 63,711,000
2011 1,261,224,954 63,258,810
2010 1,243,481,564 62,766,365
2009 1,225,524,753 62,276,270
2008 1,207,930,964 61,806,995
2007 1,190,676,021 61,322,463
2006 1,172,878,890 60,846,820
2005 1,154,676,322 60,401,206
2004 1,135,991,513 59,987,905
2003 1,116,803,006 59,647,577
2002 1,097,600,380 59,370,479
2001 1,077,898,575 59,119,673
2000 1,057,922,733 58,892,514
1999 1,038,225,823 58,682,466
1998 1,018,665,080 58,487,141
1997 999,133,762 58,316,954
1996 979,678,458 58,166,950
1995 960,301,044 58,019,030
1994 941,163,767 57,865,745
1993 922,118,387 57,718,614
1992 902,957,070 57,580,402
1991 883,927,600 57,424,897
1990 864,972,221 57,247,586
1989 846,039,529 57,076,711
1988 827,342,990 56,928,327
1987 808,931,270 56,802,050
1986 790,689,978 56,681,396
1985 772,647,793 56,550,268
1984 754,875,449 56,422,072
1983 737,372,681 56,332,848
1982 720,313,473 56,313,641
1981 703,696,250 56,333,829
1980 687,354,025 56,314,216
1979 671,155,747 56,246,951
1978 655,728,229 56,196,504
1977 640,801,103 56,193,492
1976 625,861,883 56,211,968
1975 611,309,535 56,225,800
1974 597,041,391 56,229,974
1973 583,465,598 56,194,527
1972 570,482,142 56,086,065
1971 558,096,387 55,896,223
1970 545,864,268 55,663,250
1969 533,880,544 55,441,750
1968 522,716,889 55,211,700
1967 511,606,372 54,943,600
1966 500,740,247 54,648,500
1965 490,140,146 54,348,050
1964 479,229,598 54,000,000
1963 468,138,575 53,650,000
1962 457,283,090 53,250,000
1961 446,564,729 52,800,000
1960 435,990,338 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India United Kingdom
2100 -0.5% -0.17%
2099 -0.5% -0.16%
2098 -0.5% -0.15%
2097 -0.49% -0.15%
2096 -0.49% -0.15%
2095 -0.48% -0.13%
2094 -0.48% -0.13%
2093 -0.47% -0.12%
2092 -0.46% -0.12%
2091 -0.46% -0.11%
2090 -0.45% -0.11%
2089 -0.44% -0.09%
2088 -0.43% -0.09%
2087 -0.42% -0.09%
2086 -0.41% -0.08%
2085 -0.39% -0.07%
2084 -0.38% -0.07%
2083 -0.37% -0.05%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.34% -0.04%
2080 -0.33% -0.04%
2079 -0.31% -0.02%
2078 -0.3% -0.02%
2077 -0.28% -0.003%
2076 -0.27% -0.02%
2075 -0.25% -0.01%
2074 -0.23% -0.01%
2073 -0.21% 0.01%
2072 -0.19% 0.01%
2071 -0.17% 0.01%
2070 -0.15% 0.009%
2069 -0.13% 0.001%
2068 -0.11% 0.01%
2067 -0.09% 0.009%
2066 -0.07% 0.001%
2065 -0.05% 0.004%
2064 -0.03% -0%
2063 -0.01% 0.009%
2062 0.008% 0.003%
2061 0.03% -0.001%
2060 0.05% -0.001%
2059 0.07% 0.02%
2058 0.09% 0.03%
2057 0.11% 0.04%
2056 0.12% 0.05%
2055 0.14% 0.09%
2054 0.17% 0.1%
2053 0.18% 0.12%
2052 0.21% 0.14%
2051 0.23% 0.16%
2050 0.25% 0.17%
2049 0.27% 0.19%
2048 0.29% 0.21%
2047 0.32% 0.22%
2046 0.34% 0.24%
2045 0.37% 0.25%
2044 0.39% 0.27%
2043 0.42% 0.27%
2042 0.45% 0.28%
2041 0.48% 0.28%
2040 0.51% 0.29%
2039 0.53% 0.3%
2038 0.56% 0.3%
2037 0.6% 0.32%
2036 0.62% 0.34%
2035 0.65% 0.35%
2034 0.68% 0.38%
2033 0.71% 0.38%
2032 0.73% 0.4%
2031 0.76% 0.44%
2030 0.79% 0.45%
2029 0.81% 0.48%
2028 0.84% 0.51%
2027 0.86% 0.52%
2026 0.88% 0.57%
2025 0.9% 0.62%
2024 0.89% 1.07%
2023 0.89% 1.31%
2022 0.79% 0.93%
2021 0.83% 0.36%
2020 0.98% 0.17%
2019 1.05% 0.52%
2018 1.1% 0.49%
2017 1.17% 0.55%
2016 1.2% 0.8%
2015 1.2% 0.72%
2014 1.27% 0.75%
2013 1.34% 0.67%
2012 1.38% 0.71%
2011 1.43% 0.78%
2010 1.47% 0.79%
2009 1.46% 0.76%
2008 1.45% 0.79%
2007 1.52% 0.78%
2006 1.58% 0.74%
2005 1.64% 0.69%
2004 1.72% 0.57%
2003 1.75% 0.47%
2002 1.83% 0.42%
2001 1.89% 0.39%
2000 1.9% 0.36%
1999 1.92% 0.33%
1998 1.95% 0.29%
1997 1.99% 0.26%
1996 2.02% 0.25%
1995 2.03% 0.26%
1994 2.07% 0.25%
1993 2.12% 0.24%
1992 2.15% 0.27%
1991 2.19% 0.31%
1990 2.24% 0.3%
1989 2.26% 0.26%
1988 2.28% 0.22%
1987 2.31% 0.21%
1986 2.34% 0.23%
1985 2.35% 0.23%
1984 2.37% 0.16%
1983 2.37% 0.03%
1982 2.36% -0.04%
1981 2.38% 0.03%
1980 2.41% 0.12%
1979 2.35% 0.09%
1978 2.33% 0.005%
1977 2.39% -0.03%
1976 2.38% -0.02%
1975 2.39% -0.007%
1974 2.33% 0.06%
1973 2.28% 0.19%
1972 2.22% 0.34%
1971 2.24% 0.42%
1970 2.24% 0.4%
1969 2.14% 0.42%
1968 2.17% 0.49%
1967 2.17% 0.54%
1966 2.16% 0.55%
1965 2.28% 0.64%
1964 2.37% 0.65%
1963 2.37% 0.75%
1962 2.4% 0.85%
1961 2.43% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

India United Kingdom
Current population
1480351380
70154914
Population rank 1/197 22/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.85%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +389,911
Net migration rank 195/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 389,911
2024 - -630,830 - 417,114
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 34,589 445,523
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 39,751 487,029
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 30,612 462,967
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 -4,272 144,221
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 108,342 232,727
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 119,321 259,744
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 145,125 272,311
2016 16,202,593 81,248 177,139 324,649
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 175,738 347,839
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 206,784 306,091
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 198,830 237,272
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 248,473 172,088
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 259,361 228,773
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 251,066 274,811
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 230,422 249,639
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 216,325 263,390
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 196,232 309,385
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 176,455 288,923
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 144,963 308,279
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 131,974 276,077
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 89,471 211,846
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 65,308 203,577
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 65,032 175,133
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 70,671 153,917
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 64,551 152,653
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 87,730 125,541
1997 19,494,098 880 99,138 59,723
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 98,884 54,964
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 87,028 61,385
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 127,304 45,339
1993 19,152,399 2,364 103,893 27,403
1992 19,132,757 35,155 149,709 17,846
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 143,562 27,601
1990 18,893,588 125,514 154,569 57,132
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 119,861 49,586
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 136,628 13,952
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 136,325 8,266
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 90,690 41,836
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 79,170 83,164
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 84,633 71,107
1983 17,219,127 119,694 61,966 27,063
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 56,314 -61,152
1981 16,422,159 33,243 73,234 -83,876
1980 16,018,786 210,914 95,734 -25,187
1979 15,392,957 774,094 61,872 11,255
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 16,859 3,783
1977 14,575,662 590,626 0 -21,636
1976 14,435,504 275,984 -5,621 -19,135
1975 13,958,642 434,205 33,735 -40,241
1974 13,795,836 347,869 67,476 -65,710
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 112,389 -33,840
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 162,650 -1,406
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 257,123 1,175
1970 12,417,866 233,782 244,918 -15,254
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 260,577 -60,655
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 292,622 -38,852
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 346,145 -39,659
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 333,356 -27,935
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 364,132 -24,955
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 405,000 -23,885
1963 11,016,705 21,640 337,995 8,271
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 340,800 76,443
1961 10,468,816 295,177 311,519 52,295
1960 10,237,489 146,955 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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