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India

Population

1,480,750,116

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
1st
Share of world
17.79%
Annual change
+12,760,0510.87%

Population of India

500M1B1.5B2B2.5B95% prediction intervalProjected peak20261.5B2050 projection1.7B↑ 13% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 1,480,750,116. 2050 projection: 1,679,589,259.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for India. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20261,476,625,5760.87%1
20251,463,865,5250.89%1
20201,402,617,6950.98%2
20191,389,030,3121.05%2
20181,374,659,0641.10%2
20171,359,657,4001.17%2
20151,328,024,4981.20%2
20101,243,481,5641.47%2
20051,154,676,3221.64%2
20001,057,922,7331.90%2

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Population by City

Delhi is home to 23,390,383 people, 1.58% of India's population.

City population20M10M5M
Delhi 23.4M+ Ghaziabad 5.0MAhmedabad 10.6MSurat 9.6MMumbai 21.8MPune 7.9MBengaluru 15.6MHyderabad 11.9MChennai 13.1MKolkata 15.4M
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Delhi23.4M1.58%
2Mumbai21.8M1.48%
3Bengaluru15.6M1.05%
4Kolkata15.4M1.05%
5Chennai13.1M0.89%
6Hyderabad11.9M0.80%
7Ahmedabad10.6M0.72%
8Surat9.6M0.65%
9Pune7.9M0.53%
10Ghaziabad5.0M0.34%

India by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
India is home to an estimated 1,480,750,116 people, the 1st largest population in the world.
Daily change
India has a net population change of approximately 34,660 people per day, driven by 62,939 births, 27,073 deaths, and net emigration of 1,206 people.
Share of world
India makes up 17.79% of the world's population and 29.5% of Asia's.
Density
496.6 people per km² of land (1,286.3 per mi²), ranking 28th among countries and territories.
Urban living
35.69% of people live in urban areas.

India Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 16,622100+ years, female: 26,17495–99 years, male: 140,55595–99 years, female: 210,32590–94 years, male: 667,27790–94 years, female: 993,03085–89 years, male: 2,010,38385–89 years, female: 2,772,21680–84 years, male: 4,463,06880–84 years, female: 5,556,51275–79 years, male: 8,977,22475–79 years, female: 10,234,93570–74 years, male: 15,488,42270–74 years, female: 16,643,67765–69 years, male: 21,788,58365–69 years, female: 22,369,26460–64 years, male: 27,760,32560–64 years, female: 27,753,21455–59 years, male: 33,664,48855–59 years, female: 33,056,21350–54 years, male: 40,160,95350–54 years, female: 38,637,18245–49 years, male: 46,665,77545–49 years, female: 43,954,21640–44 years, male: 54,063,25240–44 years, female: 50,289,52235–39 years, male: 59,419,67535–39 years, female: 55,046,50130–34 years, male: 63,103,64630–34 years, female: 57,719,01025–29 years, male: 66,396,38425–29 years, female: 60,183,47020–24 years, male: 67,577,59820–24 years, female: 61,386,46515–19 years, male: 66,102,26715–19 years, female: 60,111,40110–14 years, male: 63,758,12610–14 years, female: 58,280,8255–9 years, male: 60,517,2685–9 years, female: 55,818,7810–4 years, male: 58,377,9100–4 years, female: 54,462,846100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–420M20M40M40M60M60M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

72.7 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

51.54%

Female

48.46%

Life expectancy 71.2Life expectancy 74.4

Ethnicity

72%

Indo-Aryan

  • Indo-Aryan72%
  • Dravidian25%
  • Mongoloid and Other3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2000 est.

Religion

79.8%

Hindu, the largest religion

  • Hindu79.8%
  • Muslim14.2%
  • Christian2.3%
  • Other and Unspecified2%
  • Sikh1.7%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Other and Unspecified: includes Buddhist, Jain, Parsi

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - India United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Portal of India
  5. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation