World population growth in India
India: World population growth was -0.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
155th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 1961
All-time low
-0.7%
in 1945
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in India, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in India stood at -0.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in India peaked at 2.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1945.
That places India 155th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3% | +62.8% |
| 1905 | 0.6% | +81.8% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | -34.4% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -77.8% |
| 1920 | 0.5% | +450.0% |
| 1925 | 1.0% | +110.8% |
| 1930 | 1.1% | +18.5% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | +22.7% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | -61.9% |
| 1945 | -0.7% | -240.1% |
| 1950 | 2.1% | -385.4% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 1955 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 1958 | 2.4% | +7.3% |
| 1959 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2026 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2027 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2028 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2029 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2030 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2031 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2032 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2033 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2034 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2035 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2036 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2037 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2038 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2039 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2040 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2042 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2043 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2044 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2045 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2046 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2047 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2048 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2051 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2052 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2053 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2054 | 0.1% | -14.5% |
| 2055 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2056 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 2057 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2058 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2059 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 2060 | 0.0% | -38.0% |
| 2061 | 0.0% | -74.2% |
| 2062 | -0.0% | -225.0% |
| 2063 | -0.0% | +180.0% |
| 2064 | -0.0% | +71.4% |
| 2065 | -0.1% | +45.8% |
| 2066 | -0.1% | +22.9% |
| 2067 | -0.1% | +25.6% |
| 2068 | -0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2069 | -0.1% | +15.4% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2073 | -0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2074 | -0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2076 | -0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2078 | -0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2080 | -0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2081 | -0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2082 | -0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2083 | -0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2084 | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2085 | -0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2086 | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2087 | -0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2088 | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2089 | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2090 | -0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2091 | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2092 | -0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2093 | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2094 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2095 | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2096 | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2097 | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2098 | -0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2099 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2100 | -0.5% | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's -0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- India's -0.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is -0.5%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +450.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1950 | +385.4% | -0.7% | 2.1% |
| 1945 | -240.1% | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2062 | -225.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2063 | -180.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1925 | +110.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in India?
- World population growth in India was -0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1945.
- How does India rank for world population growth?
- India ranks 155th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.