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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 17,443,108 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 85 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

India vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Zimbabwe
2100 1,515,764,791 37,486,352
2099 1,523,450,562 37,415,690
2098 1,531,147,367 37,331,540
2097 1,538,780,583 37,238,819
2096 1,546,380,447 37,146,184
2095 1,553,964,615 37,035,388
2094 1,561,496,245 36,915,996
2093 1,568,975,448 36,814,133
2092 1,576,332,553 36,691,740
2091 1,583,655,135 36,570,481
2090 1,590,899,630 36,428,812
2089 1,598,026,427 36,284,166
2088 1,605,029,461 36,144,627
2087 1,611,883,136 35,980,805
2086 1,618,654,560 35,811,286
2085 1,625,282,641 35,640,228
2084 1,631,712,094 35,459,328
2083 1,637,989,363 35,271,139
2082 1,644,062,886 35,081,992
2081 1,649,962,836 34,876,198
2080 1,655,654,966 34,662,013
2079 1,661,116,882 34,442,751
2078 1,666,332,415 34,220,306
2077 1,671,298,348 33,985,899
2076 1,676,004,895 33,742,198
2075 1,680,459,350 33,498,815
2074 1,684,595,952 33,247,764
2073 1,688,431,647 32,981,390
2072 1,691,990,872 32,708,937
2071 1,695,203,041 32,448,602
2070 1,698,107,519 32,183,952
2069 1,700,664,858 31,909,601
2068 1,702,876,723 31,633,783
2067 1,704,723,837 31,348,096
2066 1,706,198,000 31,065,618
2065 1,707,391,009 30,769,538
2064 1,708,212,818 30,482,622
2063 1,708,696,045 30,178,760
2062 1,708,862,369 29,870,308
2061 1,708,717,131 29,559,670
2060 1,708,195,453 29,254,998
2059 1,707,339,651 28,947,636
2058 1,706,165,210 28,634,199
2057 1,704,656,327 28,309,796
2056 1,702,865,262 27,993,176
2055 1,700,741,939 27,661,321
2054 1,698,325,374 27,334,325
2053 1,695,513,304 26,989,310
2052 1,692,384,182 26,645,898
2051 1,688,910,288 26,289,905
2050 1,685,088,884 25,937,176
2049 1,680,936,533 25,587,491
2048 1,676,430,514 25,230,302
2047 1,671,532,064 24,876,838
2046 1,666,226,180 24,515,600
2045 1,660,522,084 24,149,762
2044 1,654,412,346 23,785,181
2043 1,647,924,060 23,404,024
2042 1,640,993,579 23,037,316
2041 1,633,629,291 22,649,943
2040 1,625,848,393 22,275,480
2039 1,617,677,625 21,904,908
2038 1,609,097,629 21,532,024
2037 1,600,073,012 21,161,527
2036 1,590,593,050 20,792,863
2035 1,580,726,905 20,415,452
2034 1,570,491,868 20,049,783
2033 1,559,906,905 19,678,070
2032 1,548,963,391 19,313,685
2031 1,537,676,208 18,960,968
2030 1,526,059,268 18,615,376
2029 1,514,142,607 18,271,657
2028 1,501,971,477 17,935,044
2027 1,489,498,223 17,602,533
2026 1,476,782,637 17,274,728
2025 1,463,865,525 16,950,795
2024 1,450,935,791 16,634,373
2023 1,438,069,596 16,340,822
2022 1,425,423,212 16,069,056
2021 1,414,203,896 15,797,210
2020 1,402,617,695 15,526,888
2019 1,389,030,312 15,271,368
2018 1,374,659,064 15,034,452
2017 1,359,657,400 14,812,482
2016 1,343,944,296 14,600,294
2015 1,328,024,498 14,399,013
2014 1,312,277,191 14,207,359
2013 1,295,829,511 14,013,808
2012 1,278,674,502 13,817,887
2011 1,261,224,954 13,595,424
2010 1,243,481,564 13,356,548
2009 1,225,524,753 13,142,790
2008 1,207,930,964 12,959,149
2007 1,190,676,021 12,804,058
2006 1,172,878,890 12,636,445
2005 1,154,676,322 12,483,432
2004 1,135,991,513 12,365,896
2003 1,116,803,006 12,232,323
2002 1,097,600,380 12,087,653
2001 1,077,898,575 11,971,901
2000 1,057,922,733 11,892,055
1999 1,038,225,823 11,783,458
1998 1,018,665,080 11,594,297
1997 999,133,762 11,369,827
1996 979,678,458 11,158,360
1995 960,301,044 10,974,599
1994 941,163,767 10,873,148
1993 922,118,387 10,860,288
1992 902,957,070 10,702,700
1991 883,927,600 10,404,816
1990 864,972,221 10,137,281
1989 846,039,529 9,864,798
1988 827,342,990 9,583,094
1987 808,931,270 9,284,644
1986 790,689,978 8,982,578
1985 772,647,793 8,686,813
1984 754,875,449 8,391,488
1983 737,372,681 8,098,404
1982 720,313,473 7,796,496
1981 703,696,250 7,498,635
1980 687,354,025 7,041,303
1979 671,155,747 6,647,556
1978 655,728,229 6,543,575
1977 640,801,103 6,449,512
1976 625,861,883 6,287,105
1975 611,309,535 6,098,658
1974 597,041,391 5,908,328
1973 583,465,598 5,720,404
1972 570,482,142 5,542,445
1971 558,096,387 5,374,712
1970 545,864,268 5,215,918
1969 533,880,544 5,058,181
1968 522,716,889 4,900,440
1967 511,606,372 4,748,307
1966 500,740,247 4,601,217
1965 490,140,146 4,458,462
1964 479,229,598 4,320,006
1963 468,138,575 4,185,877
1962 457,283,090 4,055,959
1961 446,564,729 3,930,401
1960 435,990,338 3,809,389

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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Zimbabwe
2100 -0.5% 0.19%
2099 -0.5% 0.23%
2098 -0.5% 0.25%
2097 -0.49% 0.25%
2096 -0.49% 0.3%
2095 -0.48% 0.32%
2094 -0.48% 0.28%
2093 -0.47% 0.33%
2092 -0.46% 0.33%
2091 -0.46% 0.39%
2090 -0.45% 0.4%
2089 -0.44% 0.39%
2088 -0.43% 0.46%
2087 -0.42% 0.47%
2086 -0.41% 0.48%
2085 -0.39% 0.51%
2084 -0.38% 0.53%
2083 -0.37% 0.54%
2082 -0.36% 0.59%
2081 -0.34% 0.62%
2080 -0.33% 0.64%
2079 -0.31% 0.65%
2078 -0.3% 0.69%
2077 -0.28% 0.72%
2076 -0.27% 0.73%
2075 -0.25% 0.76%
2074 -0.23% 0.81%
2073 -0.21% 0.83%
2072 -0.19% 0.8%
2071 -0.17% 0.82%
2070 -0.15% 0.86%
2069 -0.13% 0.87%
2068 -0.11% 0.91%
2067 -0.09% 0.91%
2066 -0.07% 0.96%
2065 -0.05% 0.94%
2064 -0.03% 1.01%
2063 -0.01% 1.03%
2062 0.008% 1.05%
2061 0.03% 1.04%
2060 0.05% 1.06%
2059 0.07% 1.09%
2058 0.09% 1.15%
2057 0.11% 1.13%
2056 0.12% 1.2%
2055 0.14% 1.2%
2054 0.17% 1.28%
2053 0.18% 1.29%
2052 0.21% 1.35%
2051 0.23% 1.36%
2050 0.25% 1.37%
2049 0.27% 1.42%
2048 0.29% 1.42%
2047 0.32% 1.47%
2046 0.34% 1.51%
2045 0.37% 1.53%
2044 0.39% 1.63%
2043 0.42% 1.59%
2042 0.45% 1.71%
2041 0.48% 1.68%
2040 0.51% 1.69%
2039 0.53% 1.73%
2038 0.56% 1.75%
2037 0.6% 1.77%
2036 0.62% 1.85%
2035 0.65% 1.82%
2034 0.68% 1.89%
2033 0.71% 1.89%
2032 0.73% 1.86%
2031 0.76% 1.86%
2030 0.79% 1.88%
2029 0.81% 1.88%
2028 0.84% 1.89%
2027 0.86% 1.9%
2026 0.88% 1.91%
2025 0.89% 1.9%
2024 0.89% 1.8%
2023 0.89% 1.69%
2022 0.79% 1.72%
2021 0.83% 1.74%
2020 0.98% 1.67%
2019 1.05% 1.58%
2018 1.1% 1.5%
2017 1.17% 1.45%
2016 1.2% 1.4%
2015 1.2% 1.35%
2014 1.27% 1.38%
2013 1.34% 1.42%
2012 1.38% 1.64%
2011 1.43% 1.79%
2010 1.47% 1.63%
2009 1.46% 1.42%
2008 1.45% 1.21%
2007 1.52% 1.33%
2006 1.58% 1.23%
2005 1.64% 0.95%
2004 1.72% 1.09%
2003 1.75% 1.2%
2002 1.83% 0.97%
2001 1.89% 0.67%
2000 1.9% 0.92%
1999 1.92% 1.63%
1998 1.95% 1.97%
1997 1.99% 1.9%
1996 2.02% 1.67%
1995 2.03% 0.93%
1994 2.07% 0.12%
1993 2.12% 1.47%
1992 2.15% 2.86%
1991 2.19% 2.64%
1990 2.24% 2.76%
1989 2.26% 2.94%
1988 2.28% 3.21%
1987 2.31% 3.36%
1986 2.34% 3.4%
1985 2.35% 3.52%
1984 2.37% 3.62%
1983 2.37% 3.87%
1982 2.36% 3.97%
1981 2.38% 6.49%
1980 2.41% 5.92%
1979 2.35% 1.59%
1978 2.33% 1.46%
1977 2.39% 2.58%
1976 2.38% 3.09%
1975 2.39% 3.22%
1974 2.33% 3.29%
1973 2.28% 3.21%
1972 2.22% 3.12%
1971 2.24% 3.04%
1970 2.24% 3.12%
1969 2.14% 3.22%
1968 2.17% 3.2%
1967 2.17% 3.2%
1966 2.16% 3.2%
1965 2.28% 3.2%
1964 2.37% 3.2%
1963 2.37% 3.2%
1962 2.4% 3.19%
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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

India Zimbabwe
Current population
1483314140
17443108
Population rank 1/197 74/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.21%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.67 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +867
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -54,555
Net migration rank 195/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -54,555
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 372,494 -60,528
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 372,505 -97,380
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 371,243 -102,828
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 349,908 -74,623
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 354,790 -89,440
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 348,798 -103,107
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 345,883 -117,758
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 344,035 -128,241
2016 16,202,593 81,248 348,772 -140,181
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 356,203 -162,220
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 366,350 -177,029
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 374,757 -176,972
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 371,135 -177,061
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 359,572 -108,714
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 335,570 -108,671
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 309,316 -108,689
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 280,527 -113,858
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 261,805 -118,299
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 248,963 -57,257
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 248,545 -134,212
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 248,307 -127,550
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 243,057 -96,667
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 244,170 -101,212
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 227,909 -139,361
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 236,343 -165,181
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 232,393 -86,343
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 225,614 6,645
1997 19,494,098 880 216,288 395
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 205,269 978
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 206,695 -45,428
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 216,343 -174,723
1993 19,152,399 2,364 228,045 -243,947
1992 19,132,757 35,155 255,291 75,788
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 260,943 3,749
1990 18,893,588 125,514 265,444 4,948
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 270,838 3,736
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 277,498 11,327
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 286,766 21,308
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 289,894 6,154
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 290,756 4,718
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 290,052 5,124
1983 17,219,127 119,694 286,545 4,456
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 279,934 32,899
1981 16,422,159 33,243 271,361 11,523
1980 16,018,786 210,914 241,179 390,593
1979 15,392,957 774,094 223,657 -67,937
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 222,979 -170,727
1977 14,575,662 590,626 225,139 -89,270
1976 14,435,504 275,984 221,419 -32,495
1975 13,958,642 434,205 216,947 -28,988
1974 13,795,836 347,869 208,806 -16,105
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 201,885 -18,733
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 193,725 -20,959
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 185,427 -22,719
1970 12,417,866 233,782 178,979 -24,102
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 172,626 -12,028
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 166,865 -11,997
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 161,205 -11,814
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 156,014 -11,211
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 151,164 -10,465
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 145,848 -9,631
1963 11,016,705 21,640 140,984 -8,936
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 136,317 -8,529
1961 10,468,816 295,177 131,531 -8,204
1960 10,237,489 146,955 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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