Population growth rate with and without migration in India
India: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.885 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate with and without migration in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in India is 0.885, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in India peaked at 2.41 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.699, in 2021.
That places India 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.13 | — |
| 1951 | 2.21 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 2.27 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 2.23 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.35 | +5.4% |
| 1955 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.38 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.23 | -6.2% |
| 1958 | 2.4 | +7.3% |
| 1959 | 2.36 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 2.38 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.41 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.33 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.36 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.33 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.18 | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 2.19 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.11 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.12 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.32 | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 2.12 | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 2.27 | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 2.23 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.37 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.35 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.37 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.24 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 2.41 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.36 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.34 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.33 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.35 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.34 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.3 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.26 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.24 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.23 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.14 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.08 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.98 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.95 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.92 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.88 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.71 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.56 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.36 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.999 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.948 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.699 | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.881 | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.885 | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.885 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.885 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.637, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +26.0% | 0.699 | 0.881 |
| 2021 | -26.3% | 0.948 | 0.699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.29 | 2.13 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 2.1 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 2.12 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.31 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 | 1.88 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.43 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 0.999 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8532 | 0.699 | 0.948 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in India?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in India was 0.885 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 in 2021.
- How does India rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- India ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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