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India vs United States: Population

India
1.44 billion people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
India rank
1st
United States rank
3rd

Population over time

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  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.44 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States, a difference of 1.09 billion people.

That makes India's figure about 4.2 times United States's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1000s 112.49 million people 1.22 million people 111.28 million people India
1100s 116.24 million people 1.31 million people 114.93 million people India
1200s 119.99 million people 1.45 million people 118.54 million people India
1300s 123.74 million people 1.57 million people 122.17 million people India
1400s 127.49 million people 1.74 million people 125.75 million people India
1500s 131.24 million people 1.89 million people 129.36 million people India
1600s 134.99 million people 778,503 people 134.21 million people India
1700s 164.99 million people 927,076 people 164.06 million people India
1710s 168.66 million people 1.37 million people 167.29 million people India
1720s 172.32 million people 1.82 million people 170.51 million people India
1730s 175.99 million people 2.26 million people 173.73 million people India
1740s 179.66 million people 2.71 million people 176.95 million people India
1750s 183.32 million people 3.16 million people 180.17 million people India
1760s 186.99 million people 3.60 million people 183.39 million people India
1770s 190.66 million people 4.05 million people 186.61 million people India
1780s 194.32 million people 4.49 million people 189.83 million people India
1790s 197.99 million people 4.94 million people 193.05 million people India
1800s 202.52 million people 6.54 million people 195.98 million people India
1810s 206.87 million people 8.42 million people 198.46 million people India
1820s 212.96 million people 11.38 million people 201.58 million people India
1830s 221.57 million people 15.05 million people 206.52 million people India
1840s 230.66 million people 20.07 million people 210.58 million people India
1850s 239.23 million people 27.06 million people 212.17 million people India
1860s 247.01 million people 35.24 million people 211.77 million people India
1870s 252.90 million people 44.20 million people 208.70 million people India
1880s 264.33 million people 55.20 million people 209.13 million people India
1890s 277.72 million people 67.69 million people 210.02 million people India
1900s 287.35 million people 81.59 million people 205.76 million people India
1910s 297.43 million people 96.24 million people 201.18 million people India
1920s 312.69 million people 111.00 million people 201.69 million people India
1930s 350.90 million people 123.98 million people 226.92 million people India
1940s 365.73 million people 137.35 million people 228.39 million people India
1950s 384.33 million people 165.22 million people 219.12 million people India
1960s 484.63 million people 193.61 million people 291.02 million people India
1970s 605.98 million people 217.97 million people 388.01 million people India
1980s 764.93 million people 240.39 million people 524.54 million people India
1990s 951.12 million people 266.50 million people 684.62 million people India
2000s 1.14 billion people 294.48 million people 849.31 million people India
2010s 1.32 billion people 324.59 million people 994.09 million people India
2020s 1.42 billion people 341.15 million people 1.08 billion people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, India or United States?
India, at 1.44 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between India and United States?
1.09 billion people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for population?
India ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.