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India in numbers

Open statistics on India: population, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

27 figures 1950–2025 Updated 21 Oct 2026

Overview · India

The main numbers at a glance.

+9.6% since 2012

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · India · World
−3.4 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator India 5-year change Trend
Population 135Cr2022 +5.4%
Median age 28.12023 +1.7
GDP per person ₹2.2L2023 +53%
Unemployment rate 4.2%2025 −3.6 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · United Nations, World Population Prospects · World Bank — World Development Indicators

People · India

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

Median age, 1950 – 2023 years · India · World
+3.5 since 2013
India World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

+9.6% since 2012

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · India · World
+1.9 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · India · World
−0.31 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator India 5-year change Trend
Population 135Cr2022 +5.4%
Population growth 0.89%2025 −0.09 pp
Population density 4272022 +5.4%
Median age 28.12023 +1.7
Children under 15 24.2%2025 −2.2 pp
Residents 65 and over 7.4%2025 +1.0 pp
Life expectancy 72.22024 +1.5
Births per woman 1.962024 −0.16
Birth rate 16.02024 −1.4
Infant mortality 23.32024 −6.5
Net migration -0.72023 −0.3
Born abroad 0.3%2024 −0.1 pp
Urban population 35.7%2025 +1.6 pp

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · India

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

+145% since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2001 – 2023

GDP per person (PPP), 2001 – 2023 international dollars (PPP)
+109% since 2013

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2001 – 2023

Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · India · World
−3.4 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025

+88% since 2015

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator India 5-year change Trend
GDP per person ₹2.2L2023 +53%
GDP per person (PPP) $10,7842023 +55%
Gross domestic product $4LCr2025 +48%
Economic growth 7.6%2025
Inflation 2.4%2025
Unemployment rate 4.2%2025 −3.6 pp
Youth unemployment 16.0%2025 −8.6 pp
Labour force participation 55.7%2025 +4.1 pp
Income inequality (Gini) 23.02023 −20%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Education & commute · India

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Literacy rate, 1981 – 2024 percent · India · World
+8.3 pp since 2012
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · India · World
+55.1 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

University enrolment, 1971 – 2025 percent · India · World
+7.2 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2025

Access to electricity, 1993 – 2024 percent · India · World
+14.8 pp since 2014
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator India 5-year change Trend
Literacy rate 78.2%2024 +3.3 pp
University enrolment 34.4%2025 +4.6 pp
Internet users 70.0%2025 +26.6 pp
Access to electricity 99.9%2024 +4.0 pp

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

Climate · India

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator India 5-year change Trend
CO₂ emissions per person 2.22024 +0.3

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators