Population projections in India
India: Population projections was 1.69 billion Persons in 2070. β² Rising
Population projections in India, 2024β2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population projections in India is 1.69 billion Persons, measured in 2070.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in India peaked at 1.70 billion Persons in 2061 and was at its lowest, 1.45 billion Persons, in 2024.
India ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.48 billion Persons | 1.45 billion Persons | 1.51 billion Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 1.57 billion Persons | 1.53 billion Persons | 1.61 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.65 billion Persons | 1.62 billion Persons | 1.68 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.69 billion Persons | 1.68 billion Persons | 1.70 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.70 billion Persons | 1.69 billion Persons | 1.70 billion Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.69 billion Persons | 1.69 billion Persons | 1.69 billion Persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More population data for India
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7665 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.67 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7662 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in India?
- Population projections in India was 1.69 billion Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 billion Persons in 2061.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 billion Persons in 2024.
- How does India rank for population projections?
- India ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.