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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 85.3 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 +1.03% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

India vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Zimbabwe
2100 1,515,897,176 37,483,053
2099 1,523,583,618 37,412,398
2098 1,531,281,096 37,328,255
2097 1,538,914,978 37,235,542
2096 1,546,515,506 37,142,915
2095 1,554,100,337 37,032,129
2094 1,561,632,624 36,912,747
2093 1,569,112,481 36,810,893
2092 1,576,470,228 36,688,511
2091 1,583,793,450 36,567,262
2090 1,591,038,578 36,425,606
2089 1,598,165,996 36,280,973
2088 1,605,169,643 36,141,446
2087 1,612,023,916 35,977,638
2086 1,618,795,931 35,808,135
2085 1,625,424,591 35,637,092
2084 1,631,854,605 35,456,207
2083 1,638,132,423 35,268,035
2082 1,644,206,476 35,078,904
2081 1,650,106,942 34,873,129
2080 1,655,799,569 34,658,962
2079 1,661,261,962 34,439,720
2078 1,666,477,951 34,217,295
2077 1,671,444,317 33,982,909
2076 1,676,151,275 33,739,228
2075 1,680,606,119 33,495,867
2074 1,684,743,082 33,244,838
2073 1,688,579,113 32,978,488
2072 1,692,138,648 32,706,059
2071 1,695,351,098 32,445,747
2070 1,698,255,829 32,181,119
2069 1,700,813,392 31,906,793
2068 1,703,025,450 31,631,000
2067 1,704,872,725 31,345,338
2066 1,706,347,017 31,062,884
2065 1,707,540,131 30,766,830
2064 1,708,362,011 30,479,939
2063 1,708,845,280 30,176,104
2062 1,709,011,618 29,867,679
2061 1,708,866,368 29,557,068
2060 1,708,344,645 29,252,423
2059 1,707,488,768 28,945,088
2058 1,706,314,224 28,631,679
2057 1,704,805,210 28,307,305
2056 1,703,013,988 27,990,713
2055 1,700,890,479 27,658,887
2054 1,698,473,703 27,331,920
2053 1,695,661,388 26,986,935
2052 1,692,531,993 26,643,553
2051 1,689,057,795 26,287,592
2050 1,685,236,057 25,934,893
2049 1,681,083,344 25,585,239
2048 1,676,576,931 25,228,082
2047 1,671,678,054 24,874,649
2046 1,666,371,707 24,513,443
2045 1,660,667,112 24,147,637
2044 1,654,556,840 23,783,088
2043 1,648,067,988 23,401,965
2042 1,641,136,901 23,035,288
2041 1,633,771,970 22,647,950
2040 1,625,990,392 22,273,520
2039 1,617,818,911 21,902,980
2038 1,609,238,166 21,530,130
2037 1,600,212,760 21,159,664
2036 1,590,731,970 20,791,034
2035 1,580,864,963 20,413,656
2034 1,570,629,033 20,048,019
2033 1,560,043,145 19,676,339
2032 1,549,098,676 19,311,985
2031 1,537,810,507 18,959,300
2030 1,526,192,552 18,613,738
2029 1,514,274,850 18,270,049
2028 1,502,102,657 17,933,466
2027 1,489,628,314 17,600,984
2026 1,476,911,618 17,273,208
2025 1,463,993,377 16,949,303
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 (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 Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% 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 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 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 0.9% 1.89%
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 (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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

India Zimbabwe
Current population
1480351380
17361868
Population rank 1/197 74/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.21%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +804
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 60/197
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 - -630,830 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 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 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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 (1960–2024, 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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