Population in India compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

India and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	India	Vatican	India	Vatican
1960	435,990,338	-	-	-
1961	446,564,729	-	2.43%	-
1962	457,283,090	-	2.4%	-
1963	468,138,575	-	2.37%	-
1964	479,229,598	-	2.37%	-
1965	490,140,146	-	2.28%	-
1966	500,740,247	-	2.16%	-
1967	511,606,372	-	2.17%	-
1968	522,716,889	-	2.17%	-
1969	533,880,544	-	2.14%	-
1970	545,864,268	-	2.24%	-
1971	558,096,387	-	2.24%	-
1972	570,482,142	-	2.22%	-
1973	583,465,598	-	2.28%	-
1974	597,041,391	-	2.33%	-
1975	611,309,535	-	2.39%	-
1976	625,861,883	-	2.38%	-
1977	640,801,103	-	2.39%	-
1978	655,728,229	-	2.33%	-
1979	671,155,747	-	2.35%	-
1980	687,354,025	-	2.41%	-
1981	703,696,250	-	2.38%	-
1982	720,313,473	-	2.36%	-
1983	737,372,681	-	2.37%	-
1984	754,875,449	-	2.37%	-
1985	772,647,793	-	2.35%	-
1986	790,689,978	-	2.34%	-
1987	808,931,270	-	2.31%	-
1988	827,342,990	-	2.28%	-
1989	846,039,529	-	2.26%	-
1990	864,972,221	-	2.24%	-
1991	883,927,600	-	2.19%	-
1992	902,957,070	-	2.15%	-
1993	922,118,387	-	2.12%	-
1994	941,163,767	-	2.07%	-
1995	960,301,044	-	2.03%	-
1996	979,678,458	-	2.02%	-
1997	999,133,762	-	1.99%	-
1998	1,018,665,080	-	1.95%	-
1999	1,038,225,823	-	1.92%	-
2000	1,057,922,733	880	1.9%	-
2001	1,077,898,575	890	1.89%	1.14%
2002	1,097,600,380	900	1.83%	1.12%
2003	1,116,803,006	911	1.75%	1.22%
2004	1,135,991,513	921	1.72%	1.1%
2005	1,154,676,322	921	1.64%	0%
2006	1,172,878,890	932	1.58%	1.19%
2007	1,190,676,021	821	1.52%	-11.9%
2008	1,207,930,964	824	1.45%	0.37%
2009	1,225,524,753	826	1.46%	0.24%
2010	1,243,481,564	829	1.47%	0.36%
2011	1,261,224,954	832	1.43%	0.36%
2012	1,278,674,502	836	1.38%	0.48%
2013	1,295,829,511	839	1.34%	0.36%
2014	1,312,277,191	842	1.27%	0.36%
2015	1,328,024,498	1,000	1.2%	18.8%
2016	1,343,944,296	-	1.2%	0%
2017	1,359,657,400	1,000	1.17%	0%
2018	1,374,659,064	-	1.1%	0%
2019	1,389,030,312	1,000	1.05%	0%
2020	1,402,617,695	987	0.98%	-1.29%
2021	1,414,203,896	970	0.83%	-1.68%
2022	1,425,423,212	944	0.79%	-2.66%
2023	1,438,069,596	922	0.89%	-2.34%
2024	1,450,935,791	933	0.89%	1.2%
2025	1,463,865,531	939	0.89%	0.59%
2026	1,476,625,576	952	0.87%	1.37%
2027	1,489,164,679	974	0.85%	2.32%
2028	1,501,432,748	985	0.82%	1.13%
2029	1,513,423,737	983	0.8%	-0.19%
2030	1,525,138,852	976	0.77%	-0.75%
2031	1,536,540,604	968	0.75%	-0.75%
2032	1,547,607,126	968	0.72%	0%
2033	1,558,324,087	988	0.69%	2.09%
2034	1,568,688,356	992	0.67%	0.37%
2035	1,578,694,799	1,000	0.64%	0.74%
2036	1,588,325,366	998	0.61%	-0.18%
2037	1,597,537,009	1,003	0.58%	0.55%
2038	1,606,300,646	1,022	0.55%	1.83%
2039	1,614,639,243	1,060	0.52%	3.78%
2040	1,622,580,052	1,095	0.49%	3.3%
2041	1,630,119,374	1,127	0.46%	2.86%
2042	1,637,235,363	1,149	0.44%	1.96%
2043	1,643,915,269	1,169	0.41%	1.76%
2044	1,650,186,610	1,186	0.38%	1.42%
2045	1,656,067,585	1,209	0.36%	2.02%
2046	1,661,548,400	1,224	0.33%	1.22%
2047	1,666,628,151	1,248	0.31%	1.95%
2048	1,671,309,727	1,272	0.28%	1.92%
2049	1,675,619,893	1,296	0.26%	1.88%
2050	1,679,589,268	1,325	0.24%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 132,818,319 (a 9.88% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.7% to 1,679,589,268 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.