Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

India Population (LIVE)

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India Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of India is 1,432,019,742 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
India 2023 population is estimated at 1,428,627,663 people at mid year.
India population is equivalent to 17.76% of the total world population.
India ranks number 1 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in India is 481 per Km² (1,244 people per mi²).
The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles)
36.3 % of the population is urban (518,239,122 people in 2023)
The median age in India is 28.2 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of India (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	India Global Rank
2023	1,428,627,663	0.81 %	11,454,490	-486,136	28.2	2.00	481	36.3 %	518,239,122	17.76 %	8,045,311,447	1
2022	1,417,173,173	0.68 %	9,609,331	-487,303	27.9	2.01	477	35.7 %	506,304,869	17.77 %	7,975,105,156	2
2020	1,396,387,127	0.96 %	13,275,077	-34,772	27.3	2.05	470	34.6 %	483,098,640	17.81 %	7,840,952,880	2
2015	1,322,866,505	1.29 %	16,450,577	-475,094	25.5	2.29	445	32.4 %	429,069,459	17.81 %	7,426,597,537	2
2010	1,240,613,620	1.45 %	17,194,981	-380,087	24.0	2.60	417	30.7 %	380,744,554	17.76 %	6,985,603,105	2
2005	1,154,638,713	1.73 %	19,001,008	-550,186	22.6	2.96	388	29.0 %	334,479,406	17.61 %	6,558,176,119	2
2000	1,059,633,675	1.90 %	19,070,909	-149,966	21.6	3.35	356	27.5 %	291,350,282	17.23 %	6,148,898,975	2
1995	964,279,129	2.07 %	18,765,393	-57,139	20.7	3.65	324	26.5 %	255,558,824	16.79 %	5,743,219,454	2
1990	870,452,165	2.21 %	18,042,016	108,465	20.0	4.05	293	25.5 %	222,296,728	16.37 %	5,316,175,862	2
1985	780,242,084	2.29 %	16,682,740	-112,781	19.5	4.43	262	24.4 %	190,321,782	16.05 %	4,861,730,613	2
1980	696,828,385	2.25 %	14,660,833	202,323	19.0	4.78	234	23.1 %	160,941,941	15.68 %	4,444,007,706	2
1975	623,524,219	2.26 %	13,204,584	-225,989	18.6	5.20	210	21.3 %	132,533,810	15.32 %	4,069,437,231	2
1970	557,501,301	2.20 %	11,477,391	-45,792	18.3	5.62	188	19.6 %	109,388,950	15.09 %	3,695,390,336	2
1965	500,114,346	2.32 %	10,831,953	19,077	18.5	5.94	168	18.7 %	93,493,844	14.99 %	3,337,111,983	2
1960	445,954,579	2.27 %	9,475,317	52,264	19.2	5.92	150	18.1 %	80,565,723	14.77 %	3,019,233,434	2
1955	398,577,992	2.23 %	8,311,378	-115,107	19.7	5.91	134	18.1 %	71,958,495	14.51 %	2,746,072,141	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

India Population Forecast

-495,884

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	India Global Rank
2025	1,454,606,724	0.82 %	11,643,919	-486,077	29.0	1.97	489	37.3 %	542,742,539	17.76 %	8,191,988,453	1
2030	1,514,994,080	0.82 %	12,077,471	-486,942	30.9	1.91	510	40.1 %	607,341,981	17.73 %	8,546,141,327	1
2035	1,567,802,259	0.69 %	10,561,636	-496,692	32.8	1.86	527	43.1 %	675,456,367	17.66 %	8,879,397,401	1
2040	1,611,676,333	0.55 %	8,774,815	-496,507	34.6	1.83	542	46.2 %	744,380,367	17.54 %	9,188,250,492	1
2045	1,645,863,187	0.42 %	6,837,371	-495,892	36.4	1.81	554	49.3 %	811,749,463	17.38 %	9,467,543,575	1
2050	1,670,490,596	0.30 %	4,925,482		38.1	1.78	562	52.5 %	876,613,025	17.20 %	9,709,491,761	1

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

India Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of India

Life Expectancy

72.03 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

24.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

30.5

(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	5,104,047
4	Kolkata	4,631,392
5	Chennai	4,328,063
6	Ahmedabad	3,719,710
7	Hyderabad	3,597,816
8	Pune	2,935,744
9	Surat	2,894,504
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	Indore	1,837,041
16	Patna	1,599,920
17	Bhopal	1,599,914
18	Ludhiana	1,545,368
19	Tirunelveli	1,435,844
20	Agra	1,430,055
21	Vadodara	1,409,476
22	Gorakhpur	1,324,570
23	Nashik	1,289,497
24	Pimpri	1,284,606
25	Kalyan	1,262,255
26	Thane	1,261,517
27	Meerut	1,223,184
28	Nowrangapur	1,220,946
29	Faridabad	1,220,229
30	Ghaziabad	1,199,191
31	Dombivli	1,193,000
32	Rajkot	1,177,362
33	Varanasi	1,164,404
34	Amritsar	1,092,450
35	Allahabad	1,073,438
36	Visakhapatnam	1,063,178
37	Teni	1,034,724
38	Jabalpur	1,030,168
39	Haora	1,027,672
40	Aurangabad	1,016,441
41	Shivaji Nagar	1,000,000
42	Solapur	997,281
43	Srinagar	975,857
44	Chandigarh	960,787
45	Coimbatore	959,823
46	Jodhpur	921,476
47	Madurai	909,908
48	Guwahati	899,094
49	Gwalior	882,458
50	Vijayawada	874,587
51	Mysore	868,313
52	Ranchi	846,454
53	Hubli	840,214
54	Jalandhar	785,178
55	Thiruvananthapuram	784,153
56	Salem	778,396
57	Tiruchirappalli	775,484
58	Kota	763,088
59	Bhubaneshwar	762,243
60	Aligarh	753,207
61	Bareilly	745,435
62	Moradabad	721,139
63	Bhiwandi	707,035
64	Raipur	679,995
65	Gorakhpur	674,246
66	Bhilai	625,138
67	Jamshedpur	616,338
68	Borivli	609,617
69	Cochin	604,696
70	Amravati	603,837

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 2022 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.