India vs OECD: Historical population data

India
1.46 billion Persons
in 2025
OECD
1.41 billion Persons
in 2025
India rank
1st
OECD rank
3rd

Historical population data over time

  • India
  • OECD
250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1.5B195019872025

How they compare

India currently reports 1.46 billion Persons against 1.41 billion Persons in OECD, a difference of 58.77 million Persons.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was OECD ahead.

India ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 43 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and OECD in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade India OECD Difference Ahead
1950s 384.33 million Persons 753.70 million Persons 369.37 million Persons OECD
1960s 484.63 million Persons 861.54 million Persons 376.91 million Persons OECD
1970s 605.98 million Persons 966.34 million Persons 360.36 million Persons OECD
1980s 764.93 million Persons 1.06 billion Persons 294.02 million Persons OECD
1990s 951.12 million Persons 1.15 billion Persons 201.34 million Persons OECD
2000s 1.14 billion Persons 1.24 billion Persons 98.08 million Persons OECD
2010s 1.32 billion Persons 1.33 billion Persons 10.03 million Persons OECD
2020s 1.43 billion Persons 1.39 billion Persons 45.37 million Persons India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, India or OECD?
India, at 1.46 billion Persons against 1.41 billion Persons in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between India and OECD?
58.77 million Persons, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do India and OECD rank globally for historical population data?
India ranks 1st and OECD ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.