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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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