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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 438 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

India vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Uruguay
2100 1,515,897,176 2,256,741
2099 1,523,583,618 2,279,899
2098 1,531,281,096 2,303,351
2097 1,538,914,978 2,326,987
2096 1,546,515,506 2,350,799
2095 1,554,100,337 2,374,835
2094 1,561,632,624 2,398,960
2093 1,569,112,481 2,423,269
2092 1,576,470,228 2,447,646
2091 1,583,793,450 2,472,126
2090 1,591,038,578 2,496,514
2089 1,598,165,996 2,520,852
2088 1,605,169,643 2,545,052
2087 1,612,023,916 2,569,100
2086 1,618,795,931 2,592,974
2085 1,625,424,591 2,616,629
2084 1,631,854,605 2,640,001
2083 1,638,132,423 2,663,150
2082 1,644,206,476 2,686,021
2081 1,650,106,942 2,708,594
2080 1,655,799,569 2,730,883
2079 1,661,261,962 2,752,831
2078 1,666,477,951 2,774,432
2077 1,671,444,317 2,795,709
2076 1,676,151,275 2,816,677
2075 1,680,606,119 2,837,308
2074 1,684,743,082 2,857,709
2073 1,688,579,113 2,877,721
2072 1,692,138,648 2,897,543
2071 1,695,351,098 2,917,097
2070 1,698,255,829 2,936,478
2069 1,700,813,392 2,955,616
2068 1,703,025,450 2,974,445
2067 1,704,872,725 2,992,987
2066 1,706,347,017 3,011,309
2065 1,707,540,131 3,029,441
2064 1,708,362,011 3,047,343
2063 1,708,845,280 3,065,064
2062 1,709,011,618 3,082,642
2061 1,708,866,368 3,100,006
2060 1,708,344,645 3,117,149
2059 1,707,488,768 3,133,952
2058 1,706,314,224 3,150,250
2057 1,704,805,210 3,166,055
2056 1,703,013,988 3,181,373
2055 1,700,890,479 3,196,072
2054 1,698,473,703 3,210,110
2053 1,695,661,388 3,223,395
2052 1,692,531,993 3,235,973
2051 1,689,057,795 3,247,888
2050 1,685,236,057 3,259,108
2049 1,681,083,344 3,269,675
2048 1,676,576,931 3,279,610
2047 1,671,678,054 3,288,969
2046 1,666,371,707 3,297,696
2045 1,660,667,112 3,305,917
2044 1,654,556,840 3,313,556
2043 1,648,067,988 3,320,565
2042 1,641,136,901 3,326,955
2041 1,633,771,970 3,332,884
2040 1,625,990,392 3,338,277
2039 1,617,818,911 3,343,295
2038 1,609,238,166 3,347,790
2037 1,600,212,760 3,351,911
2036 1,590,731,970 3,355,671
2035 1,580,864,963 3,359,126
2034 1,570,629,033 3,362,276
2033 1,560,043,145 3,365,250
2032 1,549,098,676 3,368,057
2031 1,537,810,507 3,370,727
2030 1,526,192,552 3,373,273
2029 1,514,274,850 3,375,805
2028 1,502,102,657 3,378,198
2027 1,489,628,314 3,380,504
2026 1,476,911,618 3,382,789
2025 1,463,993,377 3,384,805
2024 1,450,935,791 3,386,588
2023 1,438,069,596 3,388,081
2022 1,425,423,212 3,390,913
2021 1,414,203,896 3,396,695
2020 1,402,617,695 3,398,968
2019 1,389,030,312 3,397,206
2018 1,374,659,064 3,394,534
2017 1,359,657,400 3,388,438
2016 1,343,944,296 3,379,283
2015 1,328,024,498 3,368,017
2014 1,312,277,191 3,356,334
2013 1,295,829,511 3,345,337
2012 1,278,674,502 3,335,401
2011 1,261,224,954 3,326,825
2010 1,243,481,564 3,318,580
2009 1,225,524,753 3,310,091
2008 1,207,930,964 3,302,177
2007 1,190,676,021 3,295,153
2006 1,172,878,890 3,289,506
2005 1,154,676,322 3,285,771
2004 1,135,991,513 3,283,148
2003 1,116,803,006 3,281,186
2002 1,097,600,380 3,278,867
2001 1,077,898,575 3,274,251
2000 1,057,922,733 3,266,206
1999 1,038,225,823 3,254,015
1998 1,018,665,080 3,239,280
1997 999,133,762 3,223,345
1996 979,678,458 3,206,324
1995 960,301,044 3,189,440
1994 941,163,767 3,172,834
1993 922,118,387 3,156,345
1992 902,957,070 3,139,702
1991 883,927,600 3,122,354
1990 864,972,221 3,104,403
1989 846,039,529 3,086,255
1988 827,342,990 3,067,961
1987 808,931,270 3,049,896
1986 790,689,978 3,032,845
1985 772,647,793 3,017,037
1984 754,875,449 3,002,488
1983 737,372,681 2,988,778
1982 720,313,473 2,975,492
1981 703,696,250 2,963,246
1980 687,354,025 2,951,953
1979 671,155,747 2,939,903
1978 655,728,229 2,925,715
1977 640,801,103 2,909,461
1976 625,861,883 2,891,392
1975 611,309,535 2,872,320
1974 597,041,391 2,853,944
1973 583,465,598 2,837,133
1972 570,482,142 2,821,644
1971 558,096,387 2,806,462
1970 545,864,268 2,790,807
1969 533,880,544 2,773,974
1968 522,716,889 2,754,606
1967 511,606,372 2,732,277
1966 500,740,247 2,707,646
1965 490,140,146 2,681,169
1964 479,229,598 2,653,180
1963 468,138,575 2,623,766
1962 457,283,090 2,593,298
1961 446,564,729 2,562,044
1960 435,990,338 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Uruguay
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.5% -1.02%
2098 -0.5% -1.02%
2097 -0.49% -1.01%
2096 -0.49% -1.01%
2095 -0.48% -1.01%
2094 -0.48% -1%
2093 -0.47% -1%
2092 -0.46% -0.99%
2091 -0.46% -0.98%
2090 -0.45% -0.97%
2089 -0.44% -0.95%
2088 -0.43% -0.94%
2087 -0.42% -0.92%
2086 -0.41% -0.9%
2085 -0.39% -0.89%
2084 -0.38% -0.87%
2083 -0.37% -0.85%
2082 -0.36% -0.83%
2081 -0.34% -0.82%
2080 -0.33% -0.8%
2079 -0.31% -0.78%
2078 -0.3% -0.76%
2077 -0.28% -0.74%
2076 -0.27% -0.73%
2075 -0.25% -0.71%
2074 -0.23% -0.7%
2073 -0.21% -0.68%
2072 -0.19% -0.67%
2071 -0.17% -0.66%
2070 -0.15% -0.65%
2069 -0.13% -0.63%
2068 -0.11% -0.62%
2067 -0.09% -0.61%
2066 -0.07% -0.6%
2065 -0.05% -0.59%
2064 -0.03% -0.58%
2063 -0.01% -0.57%
2062 0.008% -0.56%
2061 0.03% -0.55%
2060 0.05% -0.54%
2059 0.07% -0.52%
2058 0.09% -0.5%
2057 0.11% -0.48%
2056 0.12% -0.46%
2055 0.14% -0.44%
2054 0.17% -0.41%
2053 0.18% -0.39%
2052 0.21% -0.37%
2051 0.23% -0.34%
2050 0.25% -0.32%
2049 0.27% -0.3%
2048 0.29% -0.28%
2047 0.32% -0.26%
2046 0.34% -0.25%
2045 0.37% -0.23%
2044 0.39% -0.21%
2043 0.42% -0.19%
2042 0.45% -0.18%
2041 0.48% -0.16%
2040 0.51% -0.15%
2039 0.53% -0.13%
2038 0.56% -0.12%
2037 0.6% -0.11%
2036 0.62% -0.1%
2035 0.65% -0.09%
2034 0.68% -0.09%
2033 0.71% -0.08%
2032 0.73% -0.08%
2031 0.76% -0.08%
2030 0.79% -0.08%
2029 0.81% -0.07%
2028 0.84% -0.07%
2027 0.86% -0.07%
2026 0.88% -0.06%
2025 0.9% -0.05%
2024 0.89% -0.04%
2023 0.89% -0.08%
2022 0.79% -0.17%
2021 0.83% -0.07%
2020 0.98% 0.05%
2019 1.05% 0.08%
2018 1.1% 0.18%
2017 1.17% 0.27%
2016 1.2% 0.33%
2015 1.2% 0.35%
2014 1.27% 0.33%
2013 1.34% 0.3%
2012 1.38% 0.26%
2011 1.43% 0.25%
2010 1.47% 0.26%
2009 1.46% 0.24%
2008 1.45% 0.21%
2007 1.52% 0.17%
2006 1.58% 0.11%
2005 1.64% 0.08%
2004 1.72% 0.06%
2003 1.75% 0.07%
2002 1.83% 0.14%
2001 1.89% 0.25%
2000 1.9% 0.37%
1999 1.92% 0.45%
1998 1.95% 0.49%
1997 1.99% 0.53%
1996 2.02% 0.53%
1995 2.03% 0.52%
1994 2.07% 0.52%
1993 2.12% 0.53%
1992 2.15% 0.56%
1991 2.19% 0.58%
1990 2.24% 0.59%
1989 2.26% 0.6%
1988 2.28% 0.59%
1987 2.31% 0.56%
1986 2.34% 0.52%
1985 2.35% 0.48%
1984 2.37% 0.46%
1983 2.37% 0.45%
1982 2.36% 0.41%
1981 2.38% 0.38%
1980 2.41% 0.41%
1979 2.35% 0.48%
1978 2.33% 0.56%
1977 2.39% 0.62%
1976 2.38% 0.66%
1975 2.39% 0.64%
1974 2.33% 0.59%
1973 2.28% 0.55%
1972 2.22% 0.54%
1971 2.24% 0.56%
1970 2.24% 0.61%
1969 2.14% 0.7%
1968 2.17% 0.82%
1967 2.17% 0.91%
1966 2.16% 0.99%
1965 2.28% 1.05%
1964 2.37% 1.12%
1963 2.37% 1.17%
1962 2.4% 1.22%
1961 2.43% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

India Uruguay
Current population
1480351380
3382789
Population rank 1/197 133/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.04%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.36 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -4
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 -1,338
Net migration rank 195/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -1,338
2024 - -630,830 - -1,348
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 298 -1,501
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -2,964 -1,501
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 -5,621 -1,482
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 4,048 -1,482
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 3,873 -2,899
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 7,322 -2,963
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 10,907 -3,091
2016 16,202,593 81,248 14,008 -3,506
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 16,194 -4,157
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 16,238 -4,919
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 16,318 -5,647
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 15,520 -6,317
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 14,934 -6,982
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 16,231 -7,696
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 16,947 -8,510
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 16,838 -9,458
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 17,422 -10,750
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 17,783 -13,161
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 18,926 -16,086
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 18,067 -15,668
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 18,628 -17,105
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 20,073 -16,957
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 20,729 -14,620
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 21,060 -11,076
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 21,844 -7,441
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 22,114 -7,048
1997 19,494,098 880 23,737 -6,938
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 24,635 -7,397
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 24,872 -8,339
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 24,637 -7,955
1993 19,152,399 2,364 24,212 -7,922
1992 19,132,757 35,155 24,847 -7,850
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 25,422 -7,714
1990 18,893,588 125,514 25,699 -7,499
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 25,322 -7,229
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 25,071 -6,582
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 24,469 -6,833
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 24,505 -8,046
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 23,988 -8,832
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 23,684 -9,730
1983 17,219,127 119,694 24,146 -10,671
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 25,224 -12,131
1981 16,422,159 33,243 24,968 -13,577
1980 16,018,786 210,914 25,451 -14,252
1979 15,392,957 774,094 27,456 -14,552
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 30,076 -14,611
1977 14,575,662 590,626 31,321 -14,280
1976 14,435,504 275,984 33,199 -14,096
1975 13,958,642 434,205 33,393 -14,350
1974 13,795,836 347,869 32,221 -14,512
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 30,213 -14,312
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 28,896 -13,817
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 28,584 -13,288
1970 12,417,866 233,782 28,737 -12,727
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 28,805 -11,149
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 29,103 -8,028
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 29,514 -5,938
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 30,293 -4,599
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 30,807 -3,542
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 31,340 -2,623
1963 11,016,705 21,640 31,824 -1,707
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 31,441 -623
1961 10,468,816 295,177 30,975 703
1960 10,237,489 146,955 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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