Population, total in India
India: Population, total was 1.46 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in India, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
India recorded 1.46 billion for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in India peaked at 1.46 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 435.99 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 | 484.63 million | 435.99 million | 533.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 605.98 million | 545.86 million | 671.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 764.93 million | 687.35 million | 846.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 951.12 million | 864.97 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 billion | 1.06 billion | 1.23 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 billion | 1.24 billion | 1.39 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 billion | 1.40 billion | 1.46 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 17.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 647.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 44.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 7.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.5% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in India?
- Population, total in India was 1.46 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 435.99 million in 1960.
- How does India rank for population, total?
- India ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.