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Population in India
1991 – 2022 · 21 data points
2 of 11 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
1,35,26,95,000
+1.0%
since 2021
Countries · 2022
2 of 11
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012
+9.6%
+1.5% a year on average
share of World
16.5%
World: 8,21,54,24,893 · 2025
Population, 1991 – 2022 people
+9.6% since 2012
0
50Cr
100Cr
150Cr
1991
2000
2005
2010
2022
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022
Compared with Population · people
India 135Cr
World 822Cr · 2025
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1991 – 2022
Latest value
1,35,26,95,000 · 2022
First value
84,64,21,000 · 1991
Highest
1,35,26,95,000 · 2022
Lowest
84,64,21,000 · 1991
Average change
+1.5% a year on average
Data points
21
By year
All years · 1991 – 2022
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,35,26,95,000 | +1.0% | 799Cr |
| 2021 | 1,33,97,41,000 | +1.0% | 792Cr |
| 2020 | 1,32,61,55,000 | +1.1% | 785Cr |
| 2019 | 1,31,22,40,000 | +1.1% | 778Cr |
| 2018 | 1,29,80,41,000 | +1.1% | 770Cr |
| 2017 | 1,28,36,00,000 | +2.4% | 761Cr |
| 2015 | 1,25,40,17,000 | +0.3% | 744Cr |
| 2013 | 1,25,02,48,000 | +1.3% | 727Cr |
| 2012 | 1,23,42,08,000 | +1.6% | 718Cr |
| 2011 | 1,21,44,20,000 | +1.1% | 709Cr |
| 2010 | 1,20,11,33,000 | +1.9% | 700Cr |
| 2009 | 1,17,82,10,000 | +1.4% | 692Cr |
| 2008 | 1,16,20,77,000 | +1.6% | 683Cr |
| 2007 | 1,14,37,24,000 | +1.0% | 674Cr |
| 2006 | 1,13,26,50,000 | +1.5% | 666Cr |
| 2005 | 1,11,56,18,000 | +1.6% | 658Cr |
| 2004break in series | 1,09,82,78,000 | +2.2% | 649Cr |
| 2003estimate | 1,07,50,98,000 | +2.2% | 641Cr |
| 2002estimate | 1,05,19,18,000 | +2.3% | 633Cr |
| 2001 | 1,02,87,37,000 | +22% | 624Cr |
| 1991 | 84,64,21,000 | 539Cr |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chile | 2Cr | |
| 10 | Canada | 3.9Cr | |
| 9 | Argentina | 4.6Cr | |
| 8 | South Korea | 5.1Cr | |
| 7 | Colombia | 5.2Cr | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 6.8Cr | |
| 5 | Mexico | 13Cr | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 28Cr | |
| 3 | United States | 33Cr | |
| 2 | India | 135Cr | |
| 1 | China | 141Cr |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022
What it means
How many people live here — residents, not visitors.
How it is calculated
Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.
People
India in numbers
Population growth
0.89%
2025
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