What is population growth rate in India?

Population growth rate in India was 0.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population growth rate recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1961.

What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.

How does India rank for population growth rate?

India ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population growth rate rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this India data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population growth rate in India

Name: Population growth rate in India
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Population growth rate was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.9%

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

118th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.4%

in 1961

All-time low

0.7%

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2023

Population growth rate in India, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, population growth rate in India stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate in India peaked at 2.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

India ranks 118th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	2.3%	2.1%	2.4%	10
1960s	2.3%	2.1%	2.4%	10
1970s	2.3%	2.1%	2.4%	10
1980s	2.3%	2.2%	2.4%	10
1990s	2.0%	1.9%	2.2%	10
2000s	1.6%	1.4%	1.9%	10
2010s	1.2%	1.0%	1.4%	10
2020s	0.9%	0.7%	0.9%	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate in India?: Population growth rate in India was 0.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1961.
What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does India rank for population growth rate?: India ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.