India Population (LIVE)

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India Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of India is 1,455,732,164 as of Thursday, November 14, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • India 2024 population is estimated at 1,450,935,791 people at mid year.
  • India population is equivalent to 17.78% of the total world population.
  • India ranks number 1 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in India is 488 per Km2 (1,264 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles).
  • 36.6 % of the population is urban (530,387,142 people in 2024).
  • The median age in India is 28.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of India (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIndia
Global Rank
2024 1,450,935,791 0.89 % 12,866,195 -630,830 28.4 1.96 488 36.6 % 530,387,142 17.78 % 8,161,972,572 1
2023 1,438,069,596 0.89 % 12,646,384 -979,179 28.1 1.98 484 36.0 % 518,239,122 17.77 % 8,091,734,930 1
2022 1,425,423,212 0.79 % 11,219,316 -1,353,478 27.7 1.99 479 35.5 % 506,304,869 17.77 % 8,021,407,192 1
2020 1,402,617,695 0.98 % 13,587,383 -73,806 27.0 2.05 472 34.4 % 483,098,640 17.78 % 7,887,001,292 2
2015 1,328,024,498 1.32 % 16,908,587 -655,085 25.3 2.29 447 32.3 % 429,069,459 17.78 % 7,470,491,872 2
2010 1,243,481,564 1.49 % 17,761,048 -50,905 23.6 2.60 418 30.6 % 380,744,554 17.71 % 7,021,732,148 2
2005 1,154,676,322 1.77 % 19,350,718 -929,454 22.2 2.96 388 29.0 % 334,479,406 17.53 % 6,586,970,132 2
2000 1,057,922,733 1.96 % 19,524,338-143,960 21.2 3.35 356 27.5 % 291,350,282 17.14 % 6,171,702,993 2
1995 960,301,044 2.11 % 19,065,765 -57,297 20.3 3.65 323 26.6 % 255,558,824 16.68 % 5,758,878,982 2
1990 864,972,221 2.28 % 18,464,886 125,514 19.7 4.05 291 25.7 % 222,296,728 16.24 % 5,327,803,110 2
1985 772,647,793 2.37 % 17,058,754 -89,991 19.3 4.43 260 24.6 % 190,321,782 15.87 % 4,868,943,465 2
1980 687,354,025 2.37 % 15,208,898 210,914 18.9 4.78 231 23.4 % 160,941,941 15.45 % 4,447,606,236 2
1975 611,309,535 2.29 % 13,089,053 434,205 18.4 5.20 206 21.7 % 132,533,810 15.02 % 4,070,735,277 2
1970 545,864,268 2.18 % 11,144,824 233,782 18.1 5.62 184 20.0 % 109,388,950 14.77 % 3,694,683,794 2
1965 490,140,146 2.37 % 10,829,962 -248,299 18.5 5.94 165 19.1 % 93,493,844 14.70 % 3,334,533,703 2
1960 435,990,338 2.38 % 9,657,890 146,955 19.2 5.92 147 18.5 % 80,565,723 14.46 % 3,015,470,894 2
1955 387,700,887 2.29 % 8,284,413 70,393 19.7 5.91 130 18.6 % 71,958,495 14.15 % 2,740,213,792 2
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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India Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationIndia
Global Rank
2025 1,463,865,525 0.86 % 12,249,566 -495,753 28.8 1.94 492 37.1 % 542,742,539 17.78 % 8,231,613,070 1
2030 1,525,138,844 0.82 % 12,254,664 -388,547 30.8 1.88 513 39.8 % 607,341,981 17.80 % 8,569,124,911 1
2035 1,578,694,796 0.69 % 10,711,190 -370,451 32.7 1.84 531 42.8 % 675,456,367 17.77 % 8,885,210,181 1
2040 1,622,580,039 0.55 % 8,777,049 -399,517 34.7 1.80 546 45.9 % 744,380,367 17.68 % 9,177,190,203 1
2045 1,656,067,583 0.41 % 6,697,509 -368,009 36.5 1.78 557 49.0 % 811,749,463 17.54 % 9,439,639,668 1
2050 1,679,589,259 0.28 % 4,704,335   38.3 1.77 565 52.2 % 876,613,025 17.38 % 9,664,378,587 1
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

India Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of India
Life Expectancy
72.24 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
22.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
28.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in India

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Mumbai 12,691,836
2 Delhi 10,927,986
3 Bengaluru 8,443,675
4 Hyderabad 6,809,970
5 Ahmedabad 6,357,693
6 Chennai 4,681,087
7 Kolkata 4,631,392
8 Surat 4,591,246
9 Pune 3,124,458
10 Kanpur 2,823,249
11 Jaipur 2,711,758
12 Navi Mumbai 2,600,000
13 Lucknow 2,472,011
14 Nagpur 2,228,018
15 Coimbatore 2,136,916
16 Indore 1,837,041
17 Vadodara 1,822,221
18 Kallakurichi 1,682,687
19 Patna 1,599,920
20 Bhopal 1,599,914
21 Ludhiana 1,545,368
22 Madurai 1,465,625
23 Tirunelveli 1,435,844
24 Agra 1,430,055
25 Rajkot 1,390,640
26 Najafgarh 1,365,000
27 Jamshedpur 1,339,438
28 Gorakhpur 1,324,570
29 Nashik 1,289,497
30 Pimpri 1,284,606
31 Kalyan 1,262,255
32 Thane 1,261,517
33 Meerut 1,223,184
34 Nowrangapur 1,220,946
35 Faridabad 1,220,229
36 Ghaziabad 1,199,191
37 Dhanbad 1,196,214
38 Dombivli 1,193,000
39 Varanasi 1,164,404
40 Ranchi 1,120,374
41 Amritsar 1,092,450
42 Prayagraj 1,073,438
43 Visakhapatnam 1,063,178
44 Teni 1,034,724
45 Jabalpur 1,030,168
46 Haora 1,027,672
47 Tiruchirappalli 1,022,518
48 Sambhaji Nagar 1,016,441
49 Shivaji Nagar 1,000,000
50 Sholapur 997,281
51 Srinagar 975,857
52 Tiruppur 963,173
53 Chandigarh 960,787
54 Jodhpur 921,476
55 Salem 917,414
56 Guwahati 899,094
57 Gwalior 882,458
58 Vijayawada 874,587
59 Bhiwandi 874,032
60 Mysore 868,313
61 Rohini 860,000
62 Kanayannur 851,406
63 Hubli 840,214
64 Bhubaneswar 837,000
65 Narela 800,000
66 Jalandhar 785,178
67 Thiruvananthapuram 784,153
68 Kota 763,088
69 Aligarh 753,207
70 Bareilly 745,435

See also

Notes

The India Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of India delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of India (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by India in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.