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Population growth in India
1961 – 2025 · 65 data points
15 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
0.89%
−0.00 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
15 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.31 pp
vs World
−0.02 pp
World: 0.91% · 2025
Population growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · India · World
−0.31 pp since 2015
0%
1%
2%
3%
1961
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
India
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Compared with Population growth · percent
India
0.89%
World
0.91%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1961 – 2025
Latest value
0.89% · 2025
First value
2.40% · 1961
Highest
2.40% · 1961
Lowest
0.79% · 2022
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1961 – 2025
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.89% | −0.00 pp | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.89% | +0.01 pp | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.88% | +0.09 pp | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.79% | −0.03 pp | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.82% | −0.15 pp | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.97% | −0.07 pp | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1.04% | −0.06 pp | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1.10% | −0.07 pp | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 1.16% | −0.03 pp | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 1.19% | −0.00 pp | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 1.19% | −0.07 pp | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 1.26% | −0.07 pp | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 1.33% | −0.04 pp | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.37% | −0.04 pp | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 1.42% | −0.04 pp | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 1.45% | +0.01 pp | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 1.45% | +0.01 pp | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 1.44% | −0.07 pp | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.51% | −0.06 pp | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1.56% | −0.07 pp | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 1.63% | −0.07 pp | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 1.70% | −0.03 pp | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 1.73% | −0.08 pp | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 1.81% | −0.06 pp | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 1.87% | −0.01 pp | 1.34% |
| 2000 | 1.88% | −0.02 pp | 1.36% |
| 1999 | 1.90% | −0.03 pp | 1.40% |
| 1998 | 1.94% | −0.03 pp | 1.44% |
| 1997 | 1.97% | −0.03 pp | 1.46% |
| 1996 | 2.00% | −0.02 pp | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 2.01% | −0.03 pp | 1.50% |
| 1994 | 2.04% | −0.06 pp | 1.54% |
| 1993 | 2.10% | −0.03 pp | 1.59% |
| 1992 | 2.13% | −0.04 pp | 1.63% |
| 1991 | 2.17% | −0.05 pp | 1.67% |
| 1990 | 2.21% | −0.02 pp | 1.74% |
| 1989 | 2.23% | −0.02 pp | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 2.25% | −0.03 pp | 1.78% |
| 1987 | 2.28% | −0.03 pp | 1.79% |
| 1986 | 2.31% | −0.02 pp | 1.78% |
| 1985 | 2.33% | −0.02 pp | 1.76% |
| 1984 | 2.35% | +0.01 pp | 1.76% |
| 1983 | 2.34% | +0.01 pp | 1.80% |
| 1982 | 2.33% | −0.02 pp | 1.81% |
| 1981 | 2.35% | −0.04 pp | 1.77% |
| 1980 | 2.38% | +0.06 pp | 1.76% |
| 1979 | 2.33% | +0.02 pp | 1.77% |
| 1978 | 2.30% | −0.06 pp | 1.75% |
| 1977 | 2.36% | +0.01 pp | 1.75% |
| 1976 | 2.35% | −0.01 pp | 1.80% |
| 1975 | 2.36% | +0.06 pp | 1.86% |
| 1974 | 2.30% | +0.05 pp | 1.93% |
| 1973 | 2.25% | +0.06 pp | 1.98% |
| 1972 | 2.20% | −0.02 pp | 2.00% |
| 1971 | 2.22% | −0.00 pp | 2.10% |
| 1970 | 2.22% | +0.11 pp | 2.08% |
| 1969 | 2.11% | −0.04 pp | 2.08% |
| 1968 | 2.15% | +0.00 pp | 2.05% |
| 1967 | 2.15% | +0.01 pp | 2.04% |
| 1966 | 2.14% | −0.11 pp | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 2.25% | −0.09 pp | 2.06% |
| 1964 | 2.34% | −0.00 pp | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 2.35% | −0.03 pp | 2.12% |
| 1962 | 2.37% | −0.02 pp | 1.77% |
| 1961 | 2.40% | 1.36% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 4.63% | |
| 2 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.20% | |
| 3 | Yemen | 2.89% | |
| 4 | Congo - Brazzaville | 2.36% | |
| 5 | Gabon | 2.11% | |
| 6 | Liberia | 2.09% | |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 2.04% | |
| 8 | Honduras | 1.65% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 1.56% | |
| 10 | Algeria | 1.32% | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1.22% | |
| 12 | Spain | 1.03% | |
| 13 | Colombia | 1.01% | |
| 14 | Canada | 0.94% | |
| 15 | India | 0.89% | |
| 16 | Ecuador | 0.85% | |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.83% | |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.81% | |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0.78% | |
| 20 | Lebanon | 0.75% | |
| 21 | Norway | 0.69% | |
| 22 | United States | 0.52% | |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0.52% | |
| 24 | Chile | 0.48% | |
| 25 | Finland | 0.47% | |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.42% | |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.38% | |
| 28 | Argentina | 0.34% | |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.30% | |
| 30 | France | 0.25% | |
| 31 | Greece | 0.08% | |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.02% | |
| 33 | Germany | -0.03% | |
| 34 | Italy | -0.06% | |
| 35 | Russia | -0.11% | |
| 36 | Bulgaria | -0.13% | |
| 37 | South Korea | -0.13% | |
| 38 | Romania | -0.17% | |
| 39 | Czechia | -0.17% | |
| 40 | China | -0.17% | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | -0.34% | |
| 42 | Poland | -0.34% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025
What it means
How fast the population changes from one year to the next.
How it is calculated
Change in the number of residents over the year, as a percentage of the population at the start.
People
India in numbers
Population
135Cr
2022
Population density
427
2022
Median age
28.1
2023
Children under 15
24.2%
2025
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2
2024
Births per woman
1.96
2024
Birth rate
16.0
2024
Infant mortality
23.3
2024
Net migration
-0.7
2023
Born abroad
0.3%
2024
Urban population
35.7%
2025