India vs Korea: Population projections

India
1.69 billion Persons
in 2070
Korea
37.18 million Persons
in 2070
India rank
1st
Korea rank
1st

Population projections over time

  • India
  • Korea
0500.0M1.0B1.5B202420472070

How they compare

India currently reports 1.69 billion Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 1.65 billion Persons.

That makes India's figure about 45.4 times Korea's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Korea ranks 1st of 43 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Korea Difference Ahead
2020s 1.48 billion Persons 51.57 million Persons 1.43 billion Persons India
2030s 1.57 billion Persons 50.84 million Persons 1.52 billion Persons India
2040s 1.65 billion Persons 48.90 million Persons 1.60 billion Persons India
2050s 1.69 billion Persons 45.05 million Persons 1.65 billion Persons India
2060s 1.70 billion Persons 39.96 million Persons 1.66 billion Persons India
2070s 1.69 billion Persons 37.18 million Persons 1.65 billion Persons India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, India or Korea?
India, at 1.69 billion Persons against 37.18 million Persons in Korea as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between India and Korea?
1.65 billion Persons, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do India and Korea rank globally for population projections?
India ranks 1st and Korea ranks 1st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.