The population of India is expected to grow by 14,872,000 in 2018 and reach 1,368,738,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 490,000 people yearly. On average there are 25,139,871 births and 9,982,884 deaths in India per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.12 percent per year. The population density of India has changed from 234.4 in 1980 to 445.4 in 2016.
| Current population | 1,368,174,701 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 30.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 69.1 years | |
| Population density | 455.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,354,052,000 | 14,872,000 (1.1%) | -490,000 | 30.3 | 2.29 | 455 | 459,592,000 (33.9%) |
| 2017 | 1,339,180,000 | 15,008,646 (1.1%) | -490,000 | 30.0 | 2.31 | 450 | 449,094,000 (33.5%) |
| 2016 | 1,324,171,354 | 15,117,374 (1.1%) | -490,000 | 29.8 | 2.33 | 445 | 438,777,420 (33.1%) |
| 2015 | 1,309,053,980 | 15,194,686 (1.2%) | -490,000 | 29.5 | 2.35 | 440 | 428,675,907 (32.7%) |
| 2010 | 1,230,980,691 | 16,710,559 (1.4%) | -515,643 | 28.3 | 2.60 | 414 | 380,742,328 (30.9%) |
| 2005 | 1,144,118,674 | 17,982,897 (1.6%) | -582,766 | 27.3 | 2.97 | 385 | 334,483,094 (29.2%) |
| 2000 | 1,053,050,912 | 18,511,698 (1.8%) | -390,182 | 26.4 | 3.31 | 354 | 291,347,596 (27.7%) |
| 1995 | 960,482,795 | 18,278,546 (1.9%) | -143,380 | 25.7 | 3.65 | 323 | 255,555,657 (26.6%) |
| 1990 | 870,133,480 | 17,863,446 (2.1%) | -110,587 | 25.1 | 4.05 | 293 | 222,293,000 (25.5%) |
| 1985 | 781,666,671 | 17,421,469 (2.2%) | 9,029 | 24.7 | 4.48 | 263 | 190,320,201 (24.3%) |
| 1980 | 696,783,517 | 15,867,713 (2.3%) | 116,619 | 24.5 | 4.83 | 234 | 160,943,057 (23.1%) |
| 1975 | 621,301,720 | 14,251,465 (2.3%) | 231,436 | 24.2 | 5.19 | 209 | 132,536,083 (21.3%) |
| 1970 | 553,578,513 | 12,073,437 (2.2%) | 428,664 | 24.1 | 5.59 | 186 | 109,387,114 (19.8%) |
| 1965 | 497,702,365 | 10,217,830 (2.1%) | -69,036 | 24.1 | 5.83 | 167 | 93,493,389 (18.8%) |
| 1960 | 449,480,608 | 9,014,355 (2.0%) | -17,076 | 24.2 | 5.91 | 151 | 80,564,904 (17.9%) |
In 2017 the population of India was 1,339,180,000 and the average age increased from 24.2 in 1960 to 30.0. Urban population has increased from 291,347,596 (27.7%) in 2000 to 459,592,000 (33.9%) in the current year. The population density of India has changed from 234.4 in 1980 to 445.4 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,383,198,000 | 14,460,000 (1.1%) | -400,000 | 30.8 | 2.24 | 465 | 481,118,000 (34.8%) |
| 2025 | 1,451,829,000 | 13,194,000 (0.9%) | -400,000 | 32.0 | 2.14 | 488 | 537,714,000 (37.0%) |
| 2030 | 1,512,985,000 | 11,523,000 (0.8%) | -400,000 | 33.2 | 2.06 | 509 | 597,493,000 (39.5%) |
| 2035 | 1,564,570,000 | 9,462,000 (0.6%) | -400,000 | 34.4 | 1.99 | 526 | 658,809,000 (42.1%) |
| 2040 | 1,605,356,000 | 7,345,000 (0.5%) | -400,000 | 35.7 | 1.93 | 540 | 719,215,000 (44.8%) |
| 2045 | 1,636,496,000 | 5,512,000 (0.3%) | -400,000 | 36.9 | 1.88 | 550 | 777,794,000 (47.5%) |
| 2050 | 1,658,978,000 | 3,825,000 (0.2%) | -400,000 | 38.0 | 1.84 | 558 | 833,968,000 (50.3%) |
Total India population should reach 1,383,198,000 by 2020 and should increase to 1,658,978,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 74.7 (72.5 years for male and 76.9 years for females). Population density will go up to 558.0 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.11% (15,008,646 residents, including 9,701,144 deaths). The demographics of India constitutes of 652,505,000 women and 701,547,000 men, which means there are 1,075 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 36.6% of population (496,124,653) is 19 or younger, 57.2% of population (774,382,339) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.2% of population (83,680,414) is over 65.