India vs United States of America: The global population hockey stick
India
1.44 billion people
in 2023
United States of America
343.48 million people
in 2023
India rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- India
- United States of America
How they compare
India currently reports 1.44 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States of America, a difference of 1.09 billion people.
That makes India's figure about 4.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 239 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 112.49 million people | 1.22 million people | 111.28 million people | India |
| 1100s | 116.24 million people | 1.31 million people | 114.93 million people | India |
| 1200s | 119.99 million people | 1.45 million people | 118.54 million people | India |
| 1300s | 123.74 million people | 1.57 million people | 122.17 million people | India |
| 1400s | 127.49 million people | 1.74 million people | 125.75 million people | India |
| 1500s | 131.24 million people | 1.89 million people | 129.36 million people | India |
| 1600s | 134.99 million people | 778,503 people | 134.21 million people | India |
| 1700s | 164.99 million people | 927,076 people | 164.06 million people | India |
| 1710s | 168.66 million people | 1.37 million people | 167.29 million people | India |
| 1720s | 172.32 million people | 1.82 million people | 170.51 million people | India |
| 1730s | 175.99 million people | 2.26 million people | 173.73 million people | India |
| 1740s | 179.66 million people | 2.71 million people | 176.95 million people | India |
| 1750s | 183.32 million people | 3.16 million people | 180.17 million people | India |
| 1760s | 186.99 million people | 3.60 million people | 183.39 million people | India |
| 1770s | 190.66 million people | 4.05 million people | 186.61 million people | India |
| 1780s | 194.32 million people | 4.49 million people | 189.83 million people | India |
| 1790s | 197.99 million people | 4.94 million people | 193.05 million people | India |
| 1800s | 202.52 million people | 6.54 million people | 195.98 million people | India |
| 1810s | 206.87 million people | 8.42 million people | 198.46 million people | India |
| 1820s | 212.96 million people | 11.38 million people | 201.58 million people | India |
| 1830s | 221.57 million people | 15.05 million people | 206.52 million people | India |
| 1840s | 230.66 million people | 20.07 million people | 210.58 million people | India |
| 1850s | 239.23 million people | 27.06 million people | 212.17 million people | India |
| 1860s | 247.01 million people | 35.24 million people | 211.77 million people | India |
| 1870s | 252.90 million people | 44.20 million people | 208.70 million people | India |
| 1880s | 264.33 million people | 55.20 million people | 209.13 million people | India |
| 1890s | 277.72 million people | 67.69 million people | 210.02 million people | India |
| 1900s | 287.35 million people | 81.59 million people | 205.76 million people | India |
| 1910s | 297.43 million people | 96.24 million people | 201.18 million people | India |
| 1920s | 312.69 million people | 111.00 million people | 201.69 million people | India |
| 1930s | 350.90 million people | 123.98 million people | 226.92 million people | India |
| 1940s | 365.73 million people | 137.35 million people | 228.39 million people | India |
| 1950s | 384.33 million people | 165.22 million people | 219.12 million people | India |
| 1960s | 484.63 million people | 193.61 million people | 291.02 million people | India |
| 1970s | 605.98 million people | 217.97 million people | 388.01 million people | India |
| 1980s | 764.93 million people | 240.39 million people | 524.54 million people | India |
| 1990s | 951.12 million people | 266.50 million people | 684.62 million people | India |
| 2000s | 1.14 billion people | 294.48 million people | 849.31 million people | India |
| 2010s | 1.32 billion people | 324.59 million people | 994.09 million people | India |
| 2020s | 1.42 billion people | 341.15 million people | 1.08 billion people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, India or United States of America?
- India, at 1.44 billion people against 343.48 million people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between India and United States of America?
- 1.09 billion people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do India and United States of America rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- India ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.