| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 26 Mar 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of India is projected at 1.441 billion, compared to 1.429 billion in 2023. It is the most populous country in the world. The Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.90 percent, which is the 103rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 743.39 million males and 698.33 million females in India. The percentage of the male population is 51.56%, compared to 48.44% of the female population. India has 45.07 million more males than females, which is the highest in the world. The sex ratio in India in 2024 will be 106.453 males per 100 females. India is in the 214th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
There will be 23 million births in India in 2024. That is 63,016 per day, which is the highest in the world. The crude birth rate is 15.95 per 1000 people. There will be 9.53 million deaths in India in 2024. That is 26,114 per day, which is the second highest in the world. The crude death rate is 6.61 per 1000 people.
530.39 million people are living in urban areas, which is 36.87 % of India's population. India is ranked 195th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 357,021,100 | 2.19 |
| 1955 | 398,577,992 | 2.25 |
| 1960 | 445,954,579 | 2.30 |
| 1965 | 500,114,346 | 2.17 |
| 1970 | 557,501,301 | 2.22 |
| 1975 | 623,524,219 | 2.22 |
| 1980 | 696,828,385 | 2.28 |
| 1985 | 780,242,084 | 2.24 |
| 1990 | 870,452,165 | 2.12 |
| 1995 | 964,279,129 | 1.97 |
| 2000 | 1,059,633,675 | 1.82 |
| 2005 | 1,154,638,713 | 1.56 |
| 2010 | 1,240,613,620 | 1.38 |
| 2015 | 1,322,866,505 | 1.17 |
| 2020 | 1,396,387,127 | 0.92 |
| 2021 | 1,407,563,842 | 0.68 |
| 2022 | 1,417,173,173 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 1,428,627,663 | 0.92 |
| 2024 | 1,441,719,852 | 0.90 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 7,942,496 | 15,651,496 | 22.246 | 43.838 |
| 1955 | 8,468,267 | 17,549,401 | 21.240 | 44.017 |
| 1960 | 8,756,300 | 18,957,618 | 19.633 | 42.506 |
| 1965 | 9,823,825 | 20,678,677 | 19.642 | 41.346 |
| 1970 | 9,606,005 | 22,042,928 | 17.228 | 39.533 |
| 1975 | 9,592,460 | 23,660,096 | 15.381 | 37.937 |
| 1980 | 9,529,884 | 25,235,028 | 13.676 | 36.214 |
| 1985 | 9,443,755 | 27,001,359 | 12.102 | 34.602 |
| 1990 | 9,305,873 | 27,692,243 | 10.691 | 31.816 |
| 1995 | 9,269,376 | 28,313,788 | 9.612 | 29.361 |
| 2000 | 9,220,819 | 28,614,635 | 8.701 | 27.001 |
| 2005 | 9,095,710 | 27,645,749 | 7.876 | 23.940 |
| 2010 | 9,162,368 | 26,598,911 | 7.385 | 21.438 |
| 2015 | 8,825,601 | 24,828,119 | 6.670 | 18.765 |
| 2020 | 10,262,275 | 23,138,532 | 7.350 | 16.572 |
| 2021 | 13,299,618 | 23,113,533 | 9.448 | 16.419 |
| 2022 | 12,862,015 | 23,056,027 | 9.074 | 16.267 |
| 2023 | 9,368,327 | 23,056,737 | 6.556 | 16.136 |
| 2024 | 9,531,792 | 23,000,685 | 6.610 | 15.951 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 64,134,136 | 312,191,064 | 17.042 |
| 1955 | 71,958,495 | 337,310,560 | 17.582 |
| 1960 | 80,565,723 | 368,914,885 | 17.924 |
| 1965 | 93,493,844 | 404,208,521 | 18.785 |
| 1970 | 109,388,950 | 444,189,563 | 19.760 |
| 1975 | 132,533,810 | 488,767,910 | 21.332 |
| 1980 | 160,941,941 | 535,841,576 | 23.098 |
| 1985 | 190,321,782 | 591,344,889 | 24.348 |
| 1990 | 222,296,728 | 647,836,752 | 25.547 |
| 1995 | 255,558,824 | 704,923,971 | 26.607 |
| 2000 | 291,350,282 | 761,700,630 | 27.667 |
| 2005 | 334,479,406 | 809,639,268 | 29.235 |
| 2010 | 380,744,554 | 850,236,137 | 30.930 |
| 2015 | 429,069,459 | 879,984,521 | 32.777 |
| 2020 | 483,098,640 | 900,099,113 | 34.926 |
| 2021 | 494,589,933 | 902,833,076 | 35.393 |
| 2022 | 506,304,869 | 905,110,427 | 35.872 |
| 2023 | 518,239,122 | 906,919,359 | 36.364 |
| 2024 | 530,387,142 | 908,248,225 | 36.867 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 58,221,719 | 54,104,743 | 112,326,463 | 7.79 | 107.609 |
| 05-09 | 61,134,173 | 56,124,418 | 117,258,591 | 8.13 | 108.926 |
| 10-14 | 64,526,351 | 58,723,677 | 123,250,028 | 8.55 | 109.881 |
| 15-19 | 65,919,167 | 59,818,395 | 125,737,563 | 8.72 | 110.199 |
| 20-24 | 67,224,177 | 60,903,007 | 128,127,183 | 8.89 | 110.379 |
| 25-29 | 64,675,372 | 58,595,270 | 123,270,641 | 8.55 | 110.376 |
| 30-34 | 61,035,691 | 56,229,568 | 117,265,259 | 8.13 | 108.547 |
| 35-39 | 57,058,808 | 53,071,151 | 110,129,958 | 7.64 | 107.514 |
| 40-44 | 51,051,768 | 47,685,298 | 98,737,067 | 6.85 | 107.060 |
| 45-49 | 44,400,274 | 42,058,381 | 86,458,655 | 6.00 | 105.568 |
| 50-54 | 38,680,442 | 37,177,829 | 75,858,270 | 5.26 | 104.042 |
| 55-59 | 32,557,032 | 31,804,208 | 64,361,240 | 4.46 | 102.367 |
| 60-64 | 26,728,208 | 26,754,715 | 53,482,923 | 3.71 | 99.901 |
| 65-69 | 20,776,289 | 21,392,772 | 42,169,062 | 2.92 | 97.118 |
| 70-74 | 14,655,711 | 15,553,578 | 30,209,289 | 2.10 | 94.227 |
| 75-79 | 8,021,464 | 9,282,612 | 17,304,076 | 1.20 | 86.414 |
| 80-84 | 4,157,958 | 5,329,948 | 9,487,906 | 0.66 | 78.011 |
| 85-89 | 1,824,083 | 2,594,431 | 4,418,514 | 0.31 | 70.308 |
| 90-94 | 588,946 | 889,165 | 1,478,111 | 0.10 | 66.236 |
| 95-99 | 136,289 | 204,678 | 340,967 | 0.02 | 66.587 |
| 100+ | 18,640 | 29,445 | 48,085 | 0.00 | 63.304 |
| Total | 743,392,562 | 698,327,289 | 1,441,719,851 | 106.453 | |