Population in India
The population of India was 1,463,865,525 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
India, 2025
1,463,865,525
Change from 2024
+0.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
1st of 217
Population in India over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,463,865,525 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 1,450,935,791 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,328,024,498 people, the figure has changed by +10.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, India has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for India
All statistics for India
Population growth
0.89%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,438,069,596 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.98 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.89%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
7.4%
2025 · World Bank