🇮🇳 India Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of India is 1,476,625,576, ranking #1 in the world (17.79% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.86% per year. The biggest city is Mumbai with 12,691,836 inhabitants.
Live estimate
1,476,917,646
Growth rate
0.86%
Density
497
people / km² (1286 / mi²)
Median age
29.2
Fertility rate
1.93
births per woman
Life expectancy
72.7
years
India population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of India is projected to reach 1,679,589,259, and 1,505,251,761 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2061 at 1,701,283,707, then decline.
India population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,476,625,576 | 0.86% | 496.6 | 29.2 |
| 2025 | 1,463,865,525 | 0.88% | 492.4 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 1,450,935,791 | 0.90% | 488.0 | 28.4 |
| 2023 | 1,438,069,596 | 0.89% | 483.7 | 28.1 |
| 2022 | 1,425,423,212 | 0.88% | 479.4 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 1,414,203,896 | 0.70% | 475.7 | 27.3 |
| 2020 | 1,402,617,695 | 0.95% | 471.8 | 27.0 |
| 2019 | 1,389,030,312 | 1.00% | 467.2 | 26.7 |
| 2018 | 1,374,659,064 | 1.08% | 462.4 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | 1,359,657,400 | 1.11% | 457.3 | 26.0 |
| 2016 | 1,343,944,296 | 1.21% | 452.0 | 25.6 |
| 2015 | 1,328,024,498 | 1.17% | 446.7 | 25.3 |
| 2014 | 1,312,277,191 | 1.22% | 441.4 | 24.9 |
| 2013 | 1,295,829,511 | 1.31% | 435.8 | 24.6 |
| 2012 | 1,278,674,502 | 1.36% | 430.1 | 24.3 |
| 2011 | 1,261,224,954 | 1.39% | 424.2 | 23.9 |
| 2010 | 1,243,481,564 | 1.44% | 418.2 | 23.6 |
| 2009 | 1,225,524,753 | 1.47% | 412.2 | 23.3 |
| 2008 | 1,207,930,964 | 1.43% | 406.3 | 23.1 |
| 2007 | 1,190,676,021 | 1.45% | 400.5 | 22.8 |
| 2006 | 1,172,878,890 | 1.56% | 394.5 | 22.5 |
| 2005 | 1,154,676,322 | 1.57% | 388.4 | 22.2 |
| 2004 | 1,135,991,513 | 1.70% | 382.1 | 22.0 |
| 2003 | 1,116,803,006 | 1.71% | 375.6 | 21.8 |
| 2002 | 1,097,600,380 | 1.76% | 369.2 | 21.6 |
| 2001 | 1,077,898,575 | 1.87% | 362.5 | 21.4 |
| 2000 | 1,057,922,733 | 1.88% | 355.8 | 21.2 |
| 1999 | 1,038,225,823 | 1.88% | 349.2 | 21.0 |
| 1998 | 1,018,665,080 | 1.92% | 342.6 | 20.8 |
| 1997 | 999,133,762 | 1.95% | 336.0 | 20.7 |
| 1996 | 979,678,458 | 1.98% | 329.5 | 20.5 |
| 1995 | 960,301,044 | 2.01% | 323.0 | 20.3 |
| 1994 | 941,163,767 | 2.01% | 316.6 | 20.2 |
| 1993 | 922,118,387 | 2.08% | 310.1 | 20.0 |
| 1992 | 902,957,070 | 2.12% | 303.7 | 19.9 |
| 1991 | 883,927,600 | 2.14% | 297.3 | 19.8 |
| 1990 | 864,972,222 | 2.20% | 290.9 | 19.7 |
| 1989 | 846,039,529 | 2.23% | 284.6 | 19.6 |
| 1988 | 827,342,990 | 2.24% | 278.3 | 19.5 |
| 1987 | 808,931,270 | 2.26% | 272.1 | 19.4 |
| 1986 | 790,689,978 | 2.30% | 265.9 | 19.3 |
| 1985 | 772,647,793 | 2.31% | 259.9 | 19.3 |
| 1984 | 754,875,449 | 2.34% | 253.9 | 19.2 |
| 1983 | 737,372,680 | 2.35% | 248.0 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 720,313,473 | 2.33% | 242.3 | 19.0 |
| 1981 | 703,696,250 | 2.34% | 236.7 | 19.0 |
| 1980 | 687,354,026 | 2.36% | 231.2 | 18.9 |
| 1979 | 671,155,746 | 2.41% | 225.7 | 18.8 |
| 1978 | 655,728,229 | 2.24% | 220.5 | 18.7 |
| 1977 | 640,801,103 | 2.37% | 215.5 | 18.6 |
| 1976 | 625,861,883 | 2.35% | 210.5 | 18.5 |
| 1975 | 611,309,535 | 2.35% | 205.6 | 18.4 |
| 1974 | 597,041,391 | 2.37% | 200.8 | 18.3 |
| 1973 | 583,465,598 | 2.23% | 196.2 | 18.2 |
| 1972 | 570,482,142 | 2.27% | 191.9 | 18.2 |
| 1971 | 558,096,387 | 2.12% | 187.7 | 18.1 |
| 1970 | 545,864,268 | 2.32% | 183.6 | 18.1 |
| 1969 | 533,880,544 | 2.12% | 179.6 | 18.1 |
| 1968 | 522,716,888 | 2.11% | 175.8 | 18.1 |
| 1967 | 511,606,372 | 2.19% | 172.1 | 18.2 |
| 1966 | 500,740,247 | 2.10% | 168.4 | 18.3 |
| 1965 | 490,140,146 | 2.18% | 164.9 | 18.5 |
| 1964 | 479,229,598 | 2.33% | 161.2 | 18.6 |
| 1963 | 468,138,575 | 2.36% | 157.5 | 18.8 |
| 1962 | 457,283,090 | 2.33% | 153.8 | 18.9 |
| 1961 | 446,564,729 | 2.41% | 150.2 | 19.1 |
| 1960 | 435,990,338 | 2.38% | 146.6 | 19.2 |
| 1959 | 425,780,669 | 2.36% | 143.2 | 19.3 |
| 1958 | 415,777,442 | 2.40% | 139.8 | 19.4 |
| 1957 | 406,253,888 | 2.23% | 136.6 | 19.5 |
| 1956 | 396,988,903 | 2.38% | 133.5 | 19.6 |
| 1955 | 387,700,887 | 2.35% | 130.4 | 19.7 |
| 1954 | 378,687,138 | 2.35% | 127.4 | 19.8 |
| 1953 | 370,104,574 | 2.23% | 124.5 | 19.9 |
| 1952 | 361,874,903 | 2.27% | 121.7 | 19.9 |
| 1951 | 353,870,057 | 2.21% | 119.0 | 20.0 |
| 1950 | 346,278,821 | 2.13% | 116.5 | 20.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1,489,164,674 | 0.83% | 500.9 | 29.6 |
| 2028 | 1,501,432,739 | 0.81% | 505.0 | 30.0 |
| 2029 | 1,513,423,731 | 0.78% | 509.0 | 30.4 |
| 2030 | 1,525,138,844 | 0.76% | 513.0 | 30.8 |
| 2031 | 1,536,540,602 | 0.73% | 516.8 | 31.1 |
| 2032 | 1,547,607,124 | 0.70% | 520.5 | 31.5 |
| 2033 | 1,558,324,080 | 0.68% | 524.1 | 31.9 |
| 2034 | 1,568,688,353 | 0.65% | 527.6 | 32.3 |
| 2035 | 1,578,694,796 | 0.62% | 531.0 | 32.7 |
| 2036 | 1,588,325,359 | 0.59% | 534.2 | 33.1 |
| 2037 | 1,597,537,007 | 0.56% | 537.3 | 33.5 |
| 2038 | 1,606,300,648 | 0.53% | 540.3 | 33.9 |
| 2039 | 1,614,639,241 | 0.50% | 543.1 | 34.3 |
| 2040 | 1,622,580,039 | 0.48% | 545.7 | 34.7 |
| 2041 | 1,630,119,369 | 0.45% | 548.3 | 35.1 |
| 2042 | 1,637,235,357 | 0.42% | 550.7 | 35.4 |
| 2043 | 1,643,915,269 | 0.39% | 552.9 | 35.8 |
| 2044 | 1,650,186,612 | 0.37% | 555.0 | 36.1 |
| 2045 | 1,656,067,582 | 0.34% | 557.0 | 36.5 |
| 2046 | 1,661,548,391 | 0.32% | 558.8 | 36.9 |
| 2047 | 1,666,628,146 | 0.29% | 560.6 | 37.2 |
| 2048 | 1,671,309,726 | 0.27% | 562.1 | 37.6 |
| 2049 | 1,675,619,894 | 0.25% | 563.6 | 37.9 |
| 2050 | 1,679,589,259 | 0.23% | 564.9 | 38.3 |
| 2051 | 1,683,220,886 | 0.20% | 566.1 | 38.6 |
| 2052 | 1,686,507,891 | 0.18% | 567.2 | 38.9 |
| 2053 | 1,689,465,438 | 0.17% | 568.2 | 39.3 |
| 2054 | 1,692,068,272 | 0.14% | 569.1 | 39.6 |
| 2055 | 1,694,328,245 | 0.13% | 569.9 | 39.9 |
| 2056 | 1,696,276,842 | 0.10% | 570.5 | 40.2 |
| 2057 | 1,697,919,569 | 0.09% | 571.1 | 40.5 |
| 2058 | 1,699,255,337 | 0.07% | 571.5 | 40.8 |
| 2059 | 1,700,265,999 | 0.05% | 571.9 | 41.0 |
| 2060 | 1,700,951,714 | 0.03% | 572.1 | 41.3 |
| 2061 | 1,701,283,707 | 0.01% | 572.2 | 41.6 |
| 2062 | 1,701,273,211 | -0.01% | 572.2 | 41.8 |
| 2063 | 1,700,949,862 | -0.03% | 572.1 | 42.1 |
| 2064 | 1,700,300,211 | -0.05% | 571.9 | 42.3 |
| 2065 | 1,699,297,227 | -0.07% | 571.5 | 42.5 |
| 2066 | 1,697,969,498 | -0.09% | 571.1 | 42.7 |
| 2067 | 1,696,316,154 | -0.11% | 570.5 | 42.9 |
| 2068 | 1,694,295,580 | -0.13% | 569.9 | 43.2 |
| 2069 | 1,691,921,452 | -0.15% | 569.1 | 43.4 |
| 2070 | 1,689,202,539 | -0.17% | 568.1 | 43.6 |
| 2071 | 1,686,157,650 | -0.19% | 567.1 | 43.8 |
| 2072 | 1,682,786,825 | -0.21% | 566.0 | 44.0 |
| 2073 | 1,679,105,606 | -0.23% | 564.7 | 44.2 |
| 2074 | 1,675,136,968 | -0.25% | 563.4 | 44.4 |
| 2075 | 1,670,860,308 | -0.27% | 562.0 | 44.6 |
| 2076 | 1,666,299,927 | -0.28% | 560.4 | 44.8 |
| 2077 | 1,661,484,930 | -0.30% | 558.8 | 44.9 |
| 2078 | 1,656,416,560 | -0.31% | 557.1 | 45.1 |
| 2079 | 1,651,101,286 | -0.33% | 555.3 | 45.3 |
| 2080 | 1,645,548,761 | -0.34% | 553.5 | 45.5 |
| 2081 | 1,639,778,180 | -0.36% | 551.5 | 45.6 |
| 2082 | 1,633,817,741 | -0.37% | 549.5 | 45.8 |
| 2083 | 1,627,669,471 | -0.38% | 547.4 | 45.9 |
| 2084 | 1,621,344,018 | -0.40% | 545.3 | 46.1 |
| 2085 | 1,614,843,929 | -0.41% | 543.1 | 46.2 |
| 2086 | 1,608,173,606 | -0.42% | 540.9 | 46.4 |
| 2087 | 1,601,390,982 | -0.43% | 538.6 | 46.5 |
| 2088 | 1,594,493,060 | -0.44% | 536.3 | 46.6 |
| 2089 | 1,587,459,178 | -0.45% | 533.9 | 46.7 |
| 2090 | 1,580,305,096 | -0.46% | 531.5 | 46.9 |
| 2091 | 1,573,053,552 | -0.46% | 529.1 | 47.0 |
| 2092 | 1,565,745,949 | -0.47% | 526.6 | 47.1 |
| 2093 | 1,558,360,380 | -0.48% | 524.1 | 47.2 |
| 2094 | 1,550,887,932 | -0.48% | 521.6 | 47.3 |
| 2095 | 1,543,363,232 | -0.49% | 519.1 | 47.4 |
| 2096 | 1,535,804,565 | -0.49% | 516.6 | 47.4 |
| 2097 | 1,528,221,481 | -0.50% | 514.0 | 47.5 |
| 2098 | 1,520,590,140 | -0.50% | 511.4 | 47.6 |
| 2099 | 1,512,932,636 | -0.51% | 508.9 | 47.7 |
| 2100 | 1,505,251,761 | -0.51% | 506.3 | 47.8 |
States & provinces of India by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 199,812,341 | 13.5% |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 112,374,333 | 7.6% |
| 3 | Bihar | 104,099,452 | 7.0% |
| 4 | West Bengal | 91,276,115 | 6.2% |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 72,626,809 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 72,147,030 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 68,548,437 | 4.6% |
| 8 | Karnataka | 61,095,297 | 4.1% |
| 9 | Gujarat | 60,439,692 | 4.1% |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 49,386,799 | 3.3% |
| 11 | Odisha | 41,974,218 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Telangana | 35,193,978 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Kerala | 33,406,061 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 32,988,134 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Assam | 31,205,576 | 2.1% |
| 16 | Punjab | 27,743,338 | 1.9% |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | 25,545,198 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Haryana | 25,351,462 | 1.7% |
| 19 | Delhi | 16,787,941 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Jammu and Kashmir | 12,258,433 | 0.8% |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 10,086,292 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,864,602 | 0.5% |
| 23 | Tripura | 3,673,917 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 2,966,889 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Manipur | 2,855,794 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Nagaland | 1,978,502 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Goa | 1,458,545 | 0.1% |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,383,727 | 0.1% |
| 29 | Puducherry | 1,247,953 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Mizoram | 1,097,206 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 1,055,450 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Sikkim | 610,577 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 585,764 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Andaman and Nicobar | 380,581 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Ladakh | 275,000 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | 64,473 | 0.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in India
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 12,691,836 |
| 2 | Delhi | Delhi | 11,034,555 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 8,495,492 |
| 4 | Hyderabad | Telangana | 6,993,262 |
| 5 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 6,357,693 |
| 6 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 4,681,087 |
| 7 | Kolkata | West Bengal | 4,631,392 |
| 8 | Surat | Gujarat | 4,591,246 |
| 9 | Pune | Maharashtra | 3,124,458 |
| 10 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 3,046,163 |
| 11 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 2,823,249 |
| 12 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 2,472,011 |
| 13 | Nagpur | Maharashtra | 2,405,665 |
| 14 | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | 2,136,916 |
| 15 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1,994,397 |
FAQ
What is the population of India in 2026?
The population of India is 1,476,625,576 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in India?
Mumbai is the biggest city in India with 12,691,836 inhabitants; the capital is New Delhi.
Is the population of India growing or shrinking?
The population of India is growing at 0.86% per year, and is projected to peak in 2061 at 1,701,283,707.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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