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

India

99.51 million people

in 2023

United States

59.81 million people

in 2023

India rank

2nd

United States rank

3rd

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

India currently reports 99.51 million people against 59.81 million people in United States, a difference of 39.70 million people.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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