India vs Russia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

India
99.51 million people
in 2023
Russia
24.14 million people
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

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  • Russia
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How they compare

India currently reports 99.51 million people against 24.14 million people in Russia, a difference of 75.37 million people.

That makes India's figure about 4.1 times Russia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 12.43 million people 6.00 million people 6.42 million people India
1960s 16.98 million people 8.31 million people 8.67 million people India
1970s 23.16 million people 11.82 million people 11.33 million people India
1980s 30.50 million people 13.96 million people 16.54 million people India
1990s 39.79 million people 17.04 million people 22.75 million people India
2000s 53.20 million people 19.16 million people 34.04 million people India
2010s 72.32 million people 19.66 million people 52.66 million people India
2020s 94.37 million people 23.28 million people 71.10 million people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, India or Russia?
India, at 99.51 million people against 24.14 million people in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between India and Russia?
75.37 million people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Russia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.