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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 64.9 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

India vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Zambia
2100 1,515,764,791 65,204,593
2099 1,523,450,562 64,858,778
2098 1,531,147,367 64,503,193
2097 1,538,780,583 64,136,110
2096 1,546,380,447 63,764,760
2095 1,553,964,615 63,380,692
2094 1,561,496,245 62,980,254
2093 1,568,975,448 62,578,008
2092 1,576,332,553 62,163,693
2091 1,583,655,135 61,738,437
2090 1,590,899,630 61,309,330
2089 1,598,026,427 60,868,166
2088 1,605,029,461 60,422,781
2087 1,611,883,136 59,958,303
2086 1,618,654,560 59,487,524
2085 1,625,282,641 59,011,423
2084 1,631,712,094 58,524,337
2083 1,637,989,363 58,029,088
2082 1,644,062,886 57,527,347
2081 1,649,962,836 57,016,267
2080 1,655,654,966 56,495,299
2079 1,661,116,882 55,972,223
2078 1,666,332,415 55,438,864
2077 1,671,298,348 54,895,964
2076 1,676,004,895 54,350,375
2075 1,680,459,350 53,796,265
2074 1,684,595,952 53,236,297
2073 1,688,431,647 52,666,980
2072 1,691,990,872 52,090,884
2071 1,695,203,041 51,509,551
2070 1,698,107,519 50,921,590
2069 1,700,664,858 50,324,793
2068 1,702,876,723 49,727,689
2067 1,704,723,837 49,125,817
2066 1,706,198,000 48,520,891
2065 1,707,391,009 47,909,160
2064 1,708,212,818 47,290,430
2063 1,708,696,045 46,668,252
2062 1,708,862,369 46,039,755
2061 1,708,717,131 45,407,718
2060 1,708,195,453 44,768,534
2059 1,707,339,651 44,128,619
2058 1,706,165,210 43,485,891
2057 1,704,656,327 42,843,489
2056 1,702,865,262 42,198,591
2055 1,700,741,939 41,550,105
2054 1,698,325,374 40,898,440
2053 1,695,513,304 40,247,706
2052 1,692,384,182 39,596,094
2051 1,688,910,288 38,942,292
2050 1,685,088,884 38,287,070
2049 1,680,936,533 37,626,787
2048 1,676,430,514 36,964,032
2047 1,671,532,064 36,302,603
2046 1,666,226,180 35,638,852
2045 1,660,522,084 34,974,927
2044 1,654,412,346 34,310,227
2043 1,647,924,060 33,645,797
2042 1,640,993,579 32,984,164
2041 1,633,629,291 32,323,084
2040 1,625,848,393 31,658,029
2039 1,617,677,625 30,995,204
2038 1,609,097,629 30,329,691
2037 1,600,073,012 29,662,721
2036 1,590,593,050 28,994,556
2035 1,580,726,905 28,327,922
2034 1,570,491,868 27,665,749
2033 1,559,906,905 27,006,658
2032 1,548,963,391 26,351,393
2031 1,537,676,208 25,697,754
2030 1,526,059,268 25,050,285
2029 1,514,142,607 24,409,600
2028 1,501,971,477 23,776,128
2027 1,489,498,223 23,146,922
2026 1,476,782,637 22,525,308
2025 1,463,865,525 21,913,874
2024 1,450,935,791 21,314,956
2023 1,438,069,596 20,723,965
2022 1,425,423,212 20,152,938
2021 1,414,203,896 19,603,607
2020 1,402,617,695 19,059,395
2019 1,389,030,312 18,513,839
2018 1,374,659,064 17,973,569
2017 1,359,657,400 17,441,320
2016 1,343,944,296 16,914,423
2015 1,328,024,498 16,399,089
2014 1,312,277,191 15,895,315
2013 1,295,829,511 15,398,997
2012 1,278,674,502 14,913,629
2011 1,261,224,954 14,437,796
2010 1,243,481,564 13,965,594
2009 1,225,524,753 13,490,389
2008 1,207,930,964 13,021,324
2007 1,190,676,021 12,565,085
2006 1,172,878,890 12,129,553
2005 1,154,676,322 11,718,819
2004 1,135,991,513 11,338,198
2003 1,116,803,006 10,983,595
2002 1,097,600,380 10,647,949
2001 1,077,898,575 10,325,185
2000 1,057,922,733 10,017,631
1999 1,038,225,823 9,740,005
1998 1,018,665,080 9,482,408
1997 999,133,762 9,237,063
1996 979,678,458 9,004,053
1995 960,301,044 8,785,763
1994 941,163,767 8,576,269
1993 922,118,387 8,373,921
1992 902,957,070 8,176,680
1991 883,927,600 7,981,650
1990 864,972,221 7,786,169
1989 846,039,529 7,589,216
1988 827,342,990 7,391,440
1987 808,931,270 7,191,282
1986 790,689,978 6,986,471
1985 772,647,793 6,780,953
1984 754,875,449 6,580,490
1983 737,372,681 6,381,038
1982 720,313,473 6,178,637
1981 703,696,250 5,983,289
1980 687,354,025 5,802,833
1979 671,155,747 5,631,728
1978 655,728,229 5,465,374
1977 640,801,103 5,302,480
1976 625,861,883 5,143,842
1975 611,309,535 4,990,086
1974 597,041,391 4,842,746
1973 583,465,598 4,702,693
1972 570,482,142 4,569,309
1971 558,096,387 4,442,525
1970 545,864,268 4,321,718
1969 533,880,544 4,197,116
1968 522,716,889 4,065,593
1967 511,606,372 3,936,343
1966 500,740,247 3,812,003
1965 490,140,146 3,692,086
1964 479,229,598 3,577,017
1963 468,138,575 3,465,907
1962 457,283,090 3,358,099
1961 446,564,729 3,254,086
1960 435,990,338 3,153,729

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/india/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Zambia
2100 -0.5% 0.53%
2099 -0.5% 0.55%
2098 -0.5% 0.57%
2097 -0.49% 0.58%
2096 -0.49% 0.61%
2095 -0.48% 0.64%
2094 -0.48% 0.64%
2093 -0.47% 0.67%
2092 -0.46% 0.69%
2091 -0.46% 0.7%
2090 -0.45% 0.72%
2089 -0.44% 0.74%
2088 -0.43% 0.77%
2087 -0.42% 0.79%
2086 -0.41% 0.81%
2085 -0.39% 0.83%
2084 -0.38% 0.85%
2083 -0.37% 0.87%
2082 -0.36% 0.9%
2081 -0.34% 0.92%
2080 -0.33% 0.93%
2079 -0.31% 0.96%
2078 -0.3% 0.99%
2077 -0.28% 1%
2076 -0.27% 1.03%
2075 -0.25% 1.05%
2074 -0.23% 1.08%
2073 -0.21% 1.11%
2072 -0.19% 1.13%
2071 -0.17% 1.15%
2070 -0.15% 1.19%
2069 -0.13% 1.2%
2068 -0.11% 1.23%
2067 -0.09% 1.25%
2066 -0.07% 1.28%
2065 -0.05% 1.31%
2064 -0.03% 1.33%
2063 -0.01% 1.37%
2062 0.008% 1.39%
2061 0.03% 1.43%
2060 0.05% 1.45%
2059 0.07% 1.48%
2058 0.09% 1.5%
2057 0.11% 1.53%
2056 0.12% 1.56%
2055 0.14% 1.59%
2054 0.17% 1.62%
2053 0.18% 1.65%
2052 0.21% 1.68%
2051 0.23% 1.71%
2050 0.25% 1.75%
2049 0.27% 1.79%
2048 0.29% 1.82%
2047 0.32% 1.86%
2046 0.34% 1.9%
2045 0.37% 1.94%
2044 0.39% 1.97%
2043 0.42% 2.01%
2042 0.45% 2.05%
2041 0.48% 2.1%
2040 0.51% 2.14%
2039 0.53% 2.19%
2038 0.56% 2.25%
2037 0.6% 2.3%
2036 0.62% 2.35%
2035 0.65% 2.39%
2034 0.68% 2.44%
2033 0.71% 2.49%
2032 0.73% 2.54%
2031 0.76% 2.58%
2030 0.79% 2.62%
2029 0.81% 2.66%
2028 0.84% 2.72%
2027 0.86% 2.76%
2026 0.88% 2.79%
2025 0.89% 2.81%
2024 0.89% 2.85%
2023 0.89% 2.83%
2022 0.79% 2.8%
2021 0.83% 2.86%
2020 0.98% 2.95%
2019 1.05% 3.01%
2018 1.1% 3.05%
2017 1.17% 3.12%
2016 1.2% 3.14%
2015 1.2% 3.17%
2014 1.27% 3.22%
2013 1.34% 3.25%
2012 1.38% 3.3%
2011 1.43% 3.38%
2010 1.47% 3.52%
2009 1.46% 3.6%
2008 1.45% 3.63%
2007 1.52% 3.59%
2006 1.58% 3.5%
2005 1.64% 3.36%
2004 1.72% 3.23%
2003 1.75% 3.15%
2002 1.83% 3.13%
2001 1.89% 3.07%
2000 1.9% 2.85%
1999 1.92% 2.72%
1998 1.95% 2.66%
1997 1.99% 2.59%
1996 2.02% 2.48%
1995 2.03% 2.44%
1994 2.07% 2.42%
1993 2.12% 2.41%
1992 2.15% 2.44%
1991 2.19% 2.51%
1990 2.24% 2.6%
1989 2.26% 2.68%
1988 2.28% 2.78%
1987 2.31% 2.93%
1986 2.34% 3.03%
1985 2.35% 3.05%
1984 2.37% 3.13%
1983 2.37% 3.28%
1982 2.36% 3.26%
1981 2.38% 3.11%
1980 2.41% 3.04%
1979 2.35% 3.04%
1978 2.33% 3.07%
1977 2.39% 3.08%
1976 2.38% 3.08%
1975 2.39% 3.04%
1974 2.33% 2.98%
1973 2.28% 2.92%
1972 2.22% 2.85%
1971 2.24% 2.8%
1970 2.24% 2.97%
1969 2.14% 3.24%
1968 2.17% 3.28%
1967 2.17% 3.26%
1966 2.16% 3.25%
1965 2.28% 3.22%
1964 2.37% 3.21%
1963 2.37% 3.21%
1962 2.4% 3.2%
1961 2.43% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

India Zambia
Current population
1483314140
22844606
Population rank 1/197 62/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.27%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
52.8 seconds
One birth every
1.36 seconds
45.2 seconds
One death every
3.3 seconds
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 19/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 +6,562
Net migration rank 195/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 6,562
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 587,419 7,381
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 577,660 9,521
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 563,456 -8,566
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 535,629 8,143
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 536,484 8,156
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 528,089 18,385
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 515,644 18,431
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 504,630 25,789
2016 16,202,593 81,248 497,521 25,860
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 491,021 16,261
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 483,663 16,574
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 476,846 15,542
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 469,406 8,958
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 459,743 13,569
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 448,337 22,761
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 434,458 44,867
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 419,560 39,249
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 403,729 49,945
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 387,891 29,517
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 368,756 35,316
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 349,352 7,819
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 331,189 20,845
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 316,041 3,206
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 302,682 23,582
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 293,186 -4,338
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 283,297 -16,888
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 275,568 -26,796
1997 19,494,098 880 268,198 -26,276
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 262,468 -38,358
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 257,897 -45,423
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 252,023 -45,504
1993 19,152,399 2,364 245,917 -47,739
1992 19,132,757 35,155 239,953 -43,656
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 237,957 -44,203
1990 18,893,588 125,514 235,835 -38,619
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 233,429 -36,736
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 230,118 -31,270
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 227,813 -26,338
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 224,768 -16,610
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 221,351 -18,474
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 216,695 -18,652
1983 17,219,127 119,694 212,712 -11,849
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 207,621 -3,676
1981 16,422,159 33,243 202,822 -16,072
1980 16,018,786 210,914 198,817 -24,664
1979 15,392,957 774,094 197,578 -29,515
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 194,933 -30,284
1977 14,575,662 590,626 191,557 -30,423
1976 14,435,504 275,984 186,762 -30,612
1975 13,958,642 434,205 182,258 -30,886
1974 13,795,836 347,869 174,484 -31,178
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 168,258 -31,472
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 161,648 -31,672
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 155,249 -31,651
1970 12,417,866 233,782 149,380 -31,370
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 142,660 -11,469
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 137,315 -5,447
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 131,938 -5,298
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 127,164 -5,129
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 122,814 -5,023
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 117,197 -4,851
1963 11,016,705 21,640 114,555 -4,676
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 110,173 -4,428
1961 10,468,816 295,177 106,318 -4,043
1960 10,237,489 146,955 102,335 -3,898

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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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