COUNTRY POPULATION

India Population

Population figures, historical trends, annual change tables and source-backed analysis for India.

Latest annual change+1.25%
5-year change+6.57%
10-year change+13.68%
Population rank#1
LONG-TERM TREND

India population history

2000–2026
200020132026India population
NUMERIC MOVEMENT

Annual population change

2001: 13,870,7342002: 13,994,1062003: 14,064,4902004: 14,090,1802005: 14,084,2802006: 14,063,5402007: 14,046,8012008: 14,053,2052009: 14,100,3222010: 14,202,3832011: 14,368,8112012: 14,603,1672013: 14,902,6592014: 15,258,2582015: 15,655,4292016: 16,075,4292017: 16,497,0322018: 16,898,5722019: 17,260,0462020: 17,565,1382021: 17,802,9092022: 17,969,0142023: 18,066,3002024: 18,104,7082025: 18,100,4852026: 18,074,738Annual population change20002026
PERCENTAGE MOVEMENT

Annual change rate

200120132026Annual change rate
POPULATION ANALYSIS

What the population series shows

India population in 2026

The latest population shown for India is 1,465,772,736. Compared with the previous year, the population increased by +1.25%.

Population change over 10 years

Across the most recent ten-year period, India recorded a upward population movement of +13.68%, based only on the annual population series.

Historical high and low

The highest value in this series is 1,465,772,736 in 2026. The lowest is 1,058,000,000 in 2000.

world population ranking

India is currently listed at #1 in the available world population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.

YEAR-BY-YEAR DATA

Historical population table

HTML data table
YearPopulationAnnual changeNumeric change
20261,465,772,736——
20251,447,697,998-1.23%-18,074,738
20241,429,597,513-1.25%-18,100,485
20231,411,492,805-1.27%-18,104,708
20221,393,426,505-1.28%-18,066,300
20211,375,457,491-1.29%-17,969,014
20201,357,654,582-1.29%-17,802,909
20191,340,089,444-1.29%-17,565,138
20181,322,829,398-1.29%-17,260,046
20171,305,930,826-1.28%-16,898,572
20161,289,433,794-1.26%-16,497,032
20151,273,358,365-1.25%-16,075,429
20141,257,702,936-1.23%-15,655,429
20131,242,444,678-1.21%-15,258,258
20121,227,542,019-1.20%-14,902,659
20111,212,938,852-1.19%-14,603,167
20101,198,570,041-1.18%-14,368,811
20091,184,367,658-1.18%-14,202,383
20081,170,267,336-1.19%-14,100,322
20071,156,214,131-1.20%-14,053,205
20061,142,167,330-1.21%-14,046,801
20051,128,103,790-1.23%-14,063,540
20041,114,019,510-1.25%-14,084,280
20031,099,929,330-1.26%-14,090,180
20021,085,864,840-1.28%-14,064,490
20011,071,870,734-1.29%-13,994,106
20001,058,000,000-1.29%-13,870,734
POPULATION QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of India in 2026?

The population of India is 1,465,772,736 in the latest 2026 record shown on this page.

Is the population of India increasing or decreasing?

The latest annual series indicates that the population is increasing, with a year-over-year change of +1.25%.

What was the population of India 10 years ago?

Ten years before the latest record, the population was 1,289,433,794.

Where does India rank by population?

India is listed at #1 in the available world population ranking.