India (2024)
1,450,935,791
persons
+12,866,195 YoY
YoY Change
+12,866,195
persons
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

YearpersonsYoY Change
20241,450,935,791+12,866,195
20231,438,069,596+12,646,384
20221,425,423,212+11,219,316
20211,414,203,896+11,586,201
20201,402,617,695+13,587,383
20191,389,030,312+14,371,248
20181,374,659,064+15,001,664
20171,359,657,400+15,713,104
20161,343,944,296+15,919,798
20151,328,024,498+15,747,307
20141,312,277,191+16,447,680
20131,295,829,511+17,155,009
20121,278,674,502+17,449,548
20111,261,224,954+17,743,390
20101,243,481,564+17,956,811
20091,225,524,753+17,593,789
20081,207,930,964+17,254,943
20071,190,676,021+17,797,131
20061,172,878,890+18,202,568
20051,154,676,322n/a

About this Dataset

India recorded 1,450,935,791 persons in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was +12,866,195. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 1,450,935,791 in 2024 and a trough of 864,972,221 in 1990.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks india total population in India, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
The series peaked at 1,450,935,791 persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 864,972,221 in 1990. The latest reading of 1,450,935,791 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of +12,866,195.