India Population (LIVE)

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India Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of India is 1,480,877,858 as of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • India 2026 population is estimated at 1,476,625,576 people at mid-year.
  • India population is equivalent to 17.8% of the total world population .
  • India ranks number 1 in the list of countries and other entities by population .
  • The population density in India is 497 per km² (1,286 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 2,973,193 km² (1,147,956 sq. miles).
  • 36.0% of the population is urban (531,562,167 people in 2026)2
  • The median age in India is 29.2 years .
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant). 2. Statutory places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, and places satisfying all three of the following criteria: 5,000 inhabitants or more, at least 75 per cent of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, and at least 400 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Population of India (2026 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly % ChangeYearly ChangeMigrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/km²)Urban Pop %Urban PopulationCountry's Share of World PopWorld PopulationIndia Global Rank
20261,476,625,576+0.87%12,760,051−440,45629.21.9349736.0%531,562,16717.8%8,300,678,3961
20251,463,865,525+0.89%12,929,734−495,75328.81.9449235.7%522,441,24817.8%8,231,613,0701
20241,450,935,791+0.89%12,866,195−630,83028.41.9648835.4%513,325,08217.8%8,161,972,5721
20231,438,069,596+0.89%12,646,384−979,17928.11.9848435.1%504,297,81417.8%8,091,734,9301
20221,425,423,212+0.79%11,219,316−1,353,47827.71.9947934.8%495,413,92517.8%8,021,407,1921
20211,414,203,896+0.83%11,586,201−348,91627.32.0147634.4%487,087,90817.8%7,954,448,3922
20201,402,617,695+1.10%14,918,639−73,80627.02.0547234.1%478,694,80117.8%7,887,001,2922
20151,328,024,498+1.32%16,908,587−655,08525.32.2944732.5%432,236,10417.8%7,470,491,8722
20101,243,481,564+1.49%17,761,048−50,90523.62.6041830.9%384,288,26717.7%7,021,732,1482
20051,154,676,322+1.77%19,350,718−929,45422.22.9638829.1%335,947,87717.5%6,586,970,1322
20001,057,922,733+1.96%19,524,338−143,96021.23.3535627.6%292,484,32917.1%6,171,702,9942
1995960,301,044+2.11%19,065,764−57,29720.33.6532326.6%255,115,27716.7%5,758,878,9822
1990864,972,222+2.28%18,464,886125,51419.74.0429125.6%221,246,07016.2%5,327,803,1102
1985772,647,793+2.37%17,058,753−89,99119.34.4326024.7%190,494,99115.9%4,868,943,4662
1980687,354,026+2.37%15,208,898210,91418.94.7823123.5%161,586,53415.5%4,447,606,2362
1975611,309,535+2.29%13,089,053434,20518.45.1920621.5%131,285,87515.0%4,070,735,2782
1970545,864,268+2.18%11,144,824233,78218.15.6218419.7%107,624,47614.8%3,694,683,7942
1965490,140,146+2.37%10,829,962−248,29918.55.9416518.6%91,262,71914.7%3,334,533,7032
1960435,990,338+2.38%9,657,890146,95519.25.9214717.9%78,151,30014.5%3,015,470,8942
1955387,700,887+2.29%8,284,41370,39319.75.9113017.6%68,322,96314.1%2,740,213,7922

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).

India Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly % ChangeYearly ChangeMigrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/km²)Urban Pop %Urban PopulationCountry's Share of World PopWorld PopulationIndia Global Rank
20301,525,138,844+0.82%12,254,664−388,54730.81.8851337.2%567,737,08617.8%8,569,124,9111
20351,578,694,796+0.69%10,711,190−370,45132.71.8453138.7%611,484,46917.8%8,885,210,1811
20401,622,580,039+0.55%8,777,049−399,51734.71.8054640.2%652,447,54217.7%9,177,190,2031
20451,656,067,582+0.41%6,697,509−368,00936.51.7855741.7%689,796,17117.5%9,439,639,6681
20501,679,589,259+0.28%4,704,335−371,95638.31.7656543.1%723,173,20317.4%9,664,378,5871

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).

India Demographics (2026)

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Life Expectancy
72.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
20.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
26.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Largest Agglomerations and Cities in India

The 70 largest of 322 agglomerations and cities, ranked by population at the census of March 1, 2011 (by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India and Delimitation Commission of India). An agglomeration counts a city together with the built-up suburbs around it, as one place.

RankAgglomeration or CityPopulation
1Mumbai18,394,912
2Delhi16,349,831
3Kolkata14,057,991
4Chennai8,653,521
5Bengaluru8,520,435
6Hyderabad7,677,018
7Ahmedabad6,357,693
8Pune5,057,709
9Surat4,591,246
10Jaipur3,046,163
11Kanpur2,920,496
12Lucknow2,902,920
13Nagpur2,497,870
14Ghaziabad2,375,820
15Indore2,170,295
16Coimbatore2,136,916
17Kochi2,119,724
18Patna2,049,156
19Kozhikode2,028,399
20Bhopal1,886,100
21Thrissur1,861,269
22Vadodara1,822,221
23Agra1,760,285
24Visakhapatnam1,728,128
25Malappuram1,699,060
26Thiruvananthapuram1,679,754
27Kannur1,640,986
28Ludhiana1,618,879
29Nashik1,561,809
30Vijayawada1,476,931
31Madurai1,465,625
32Varanasi1,432,280
33Meerut1,420,902
34FaridabadNew Township1,414,050
35Rajkot1,390,640
36Jamshedpur1,339,438
37Jabalpur1,268,848
38Srinagar1,264,202
39Asansol1,243,414
40Vasai-Virar1,222,390
41Allahabad1,212,395
42Dhanbad1,196,214
43Aurangabad1,193,167
44Amritsar1,183,549
45Jodhpur1,138,300
46Raipur1,123,558
47Ranchi1,120,374
48Kollam1,110,668
49Gwalior1,102,884
50Bhilai1,064,222
51Chandigarh1,026,459
52Tiruchirappalli1,022,518
53Kota1,001,694
54Mysore990,900
55Bareilly985,752
56Tiruppur963,173
57Guwahati962,334
58Solapur951,558
59Hubli-Dharwar943,788
60Salem917,414
61Aligarh911,223
62Gurgaon902,112
63Moradabad887,871
64Bhubaneswar885,363
65Jalandhar874,412
66Warangal753,438
67Bhiwandi735,681
68Dehra Dun706,124
69Siliguri705,579
70Saharanpur705,478
See all 322 agglomerations and cities in India

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Notes

The India Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of India delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm , which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of India (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. For years before 2021, this value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2021 to 2026: percentage change in total population over the year before (from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the year indicated). For earlier years and for forecast years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2021 to 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the year before (from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the year indicated). For earlier years and for forecast years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants in the year indicated. A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by India in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.