India vs Pakistan: Population by world region
India
1.51 billion people
in 2100
Pakistan
511.00 million people
in 2100
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Population by world region over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 1.51 billion people against 511.00 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 994.25 million people.
That makes India's figure about 2.9 times Pakistan's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 112.49 million people | 6.54 million people | 105.95 million people | India |
| 1100s | 116.24 million people | 6.80 million people | 109.44 million people | India |
| 1200s | 119.99 million people | 7.05 million people | 112.94 million people | India |
| 1300s | 123.74 million people | 7.05 million people | 116.69 million people | India |
| 1400s | 127.49 million people | 7.99 million people | 119.50 million people | India |
| 1500s | 131.24 million people | 8.50 million people | 122.74 million people | India |
| 1600s | 134.99 million people | 11.05 million people | 123.94 million people | India |
| 1700s | 164.99 million people | 13.60 million people | 151.39 million people | India |
| 1710s | 168.66 million people | 13.74 million people | 154.92 million people | India |
| 1720s | 172.32 million people | 14.02 million people | 158.30 million people | India |
| 1730s | 175.99 million people | 14.31 million people | 161.69 million people | India |
| 1740s | 179.66 million people | 14.60 million people | 165.06 million people | India |
| 1750s | 183.32 million people | 14.90 million people | 168.43 million people | India |
| 1760s | 186.99 million people | 15.20 million people | 171.79 million people | India |
| 1770s | 190.66 million people | 15.51 million people | 175.15 million people | India |
| 1780s | 194.32 million people | 15.83 million people | 178.50 million people | India |
| 1790s | 197.99 million people | 16.15 million people | 181.84 million people | India |
| 1800s | 202.52 million people | 13.24 million people | 189.29 million people | India |
| 1810s | 206.87 million people | 13.52 million people | 193.36 million people | India |
| 1820s | 212.96 million people | 13.86 million people | 199.10 million people | India |
| 1830s | 221.57 million people | 14.32 million people | 207.25 million people | India |
| 1840s | 230.66 million people | 14.80 million people | 215.86 million people | India |
| 1850s | 239.23 million people | 15.24 million people | 223.99 million people | India |
| 1860s | 247.01 million people | 15.64 million people | 231.37 million people | India |
| 1870s | 252.90 million people | 16.20 million people | 236.70 million people | India |
| 1880s | 264.33 million people | 16.98 million people | 247.35 million people | India |
| 1890s | 277.72 million people | 17.80 million people | 259.92 million people | India |
| 1900s | 287.35 million people | 18.66 million people | 268.70 million people | India |
| 1910s | 297.43 million people | 20.27 million people | 277.16 million people | India |
| 1920s | 312.69 million people | 23.62 million people | 289.08 million people | India |
| 1930s | 350.90 million people | 28.34 million people | 322.57 million people | India |
| 1940s | 365.73 million people | 34.02 million people | 331.72 million people | India |
| 1950s | 384.33 million people | 39.84 million people | 344.49 million people | India |
| 1960s | 484.63 million people | 51.74 million people | 432.89 million people | India |
| 1970s | 605.98 million people | 68.88 million people | 537.10 million people | India |
| 1980s | 764.93 million people | 97.06 million people | 667.87 million people | India |
| 1990s | 951.12 million people | 133.03 million people | 818.09 million people | India |
| 2000s | 1.14 billion people | 173.93 million people | 969.86 million people | India |
| 2010s | 1.32 billion people | 215.44 million people | 1.10 billion people | India |
| 2020s | 1.46 billion people | 253.52 million people | 1.20 billion people | India |
| 2030s | 1.57 billion people | 298.33 million people | 1.27 billion people | India |
| 2040s | 1.65 billion people | 346.34 million people | 1.31 billion people | India |
| 2050s | 1.69 billion people | 391.43 million people | 1.30 billion people | India |
| 2060s | 1.70 billion people | 431.56 million people | 1.27 billion people | India |
| 2070s | 1.67 billion people | 464.87 million people | 1.21 billion people | India |
| 2080s | 1.62 billion people | 489.20 million people | 1.13 billion people | India |
| 2090s | 1.55 billion people | 505.15 million people | 1.04 billion people | India |
| 2100s | 1.51 billion people | 511.00 million people | 994.25 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 1.51 billion people against 511.00 million people in Pakistan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between India and Pakistan?
- 994.25 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for population by world region?
- India ranks 1st and Pakistan 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.