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South Asia · Country statistics

India

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population1.46B2025 · peopleGross domestic product$3.96T2025 · current US$GDP per capita$2.7K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth72.22024 · yearsInternet use70%2025 · % of populationForest area24.5%2023 · % of land area
Population
1,463,865,525

people·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
India2025 · 1.46B
0365.97M731.93M1.1B1.46B1960199320251960: 435,990,3381961: 446,564,7291962: 457,283,0901963: 468,138,5751964: 479,229,5981965: 490,140,1461966: 500,740,2471967: 511,606,3721968: 522,716,8891969: 533,880,5441970: 545,864,2681971: 558,096,3871972: 570,482,1421973: 583,465,5981974: 597,041,3911975: 611,309,5351976: 625,861,8831977: 640,801,1031978: 655,728,2291979: 671,155,7471980: 687,354,0251981: 703,696,2501982: 720,313,4731983: 737,372,6811984: 754,875,4491985: 772,647,7931986: 790,689,9781987: 808,931,2701988: 827,342,9901989: 846,039,5291990: 864,972,2211991: 883,927,6001992: 902,957,0701993: 922,118,3871994: 941,163,7671995: 960,301,0441996: 979,678,4581997: 999,133,7621998: 1,018,665,0801999: 1,038,225,8232000: 1,057,922,7332001: 1,077,898,5752002: 1,097,600,3802003: 1,116,803,0062004: 1,135,991,5132005: 1,154,676,3222006: 1,172,878,8902007: 1,190,676,0212008: 1,207,930,9642009: 1,225,524,7532010: 1,243,481,5642011: 1,261,224,9542012: 1,278,674,5022013: 1,295,829,5112014: 1,312,277,1912015: 1,328,024,4982016: 1,343,944,2962017: 1,359,657,4002018: 1,374,659,0642019: 1,389,030,3122020: 1,402,617,6952021: 1,414,203,8962022: 1,425,423,2122023: 1,438,069,5962024: 1,450,935,7912025: 1,463,865,525

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Reading the data

India's population in context

World Bank · World Development Indicators reports 1.46 billion residents in India for 2025. This is an annual midyear estimate, not a live count.

The estimate is 135.8 million more than in 2015. In the same reporting year, India's estimate is 57.3 million higher than China's.

The population definition includes residents regardless of citizenship or legal status. Changes in this series do not, by themselves, explain the contributions of births, deaths, migration or revisions.

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Country context

India in perspective

Region
South Asia
Capital
New Delhi
Country code
IND

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