Population ages 0-14, total in India
India: Population ages 0-14, total was 354.19 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in India, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in India stood at 354.19 million.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in India peaked at 389.74 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 176.94 million, in 1960.
That places India 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200.56 million | 176.94 million | 221.49 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 246.48 million | 225.76 million | 268.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 300.53 million | 273.55 million | 327.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 355.14 million | 333.54 million | 373.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 385.14 million | 376.12 million | 389.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 383.48 million | 372.71 million | 389.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.83 million | 354.19 million | 369.52 million | 6 |
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More health data for India
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 11.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in India?
- Population ages 0-14, total in India was 354.19 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 389.74 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.94 million in 1960.
- How does India rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- India ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.