The population of India is expected to grow by 13,194,000 in 2025 and reach 1,464,726,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 400,000 people yearly. On average there are 24,546,073 births and 11,109,396 deaths in India per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.93 percent per year. The population density of India has changed from 234.4 in 1980 to 479.3 in 2023.
| Current population | 1,458,295,167 people at present (Wednesday 2nd of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 32.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | |
| Population density | 488.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,451,829,000 | 13,194,000 (0.9%) | -400,000 | 32.0 | 2.14 | 488 | 537,714,000 (37.0%) |
| 2024 | 1,438,635,000 | 13,477,000 (0.9%) | -400,000 | 31.7 | 484 | 526,095,000 (36.6%) | |
| 2023 | 1,425,158,000 | 13,743,000 (1.0%) | -400,000 | 31.5 | 479 | 514,625,000 (36.1%) | |
| 2022 | 1,411,415,000 | 13,992,000 (1.0%) | -400,000 | 31.2 | 475 | 503,297,000 (35.7%) | |
| 2021 | 1,397,423,000 | 14,225,000 (1.0%) | -400,000 | 31.0 | 470 | 492,130,000 (35.2%) | |
| 2020 | 1,383,198,000 | 14,460,000 (1.1%) | -400,000 | 30.8 | 2.24 | 465 | 481,118,000 (34.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -490,000 | 30.5 | 2.26 | 460 | 470,271,000 (34.4%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -490,000 | 30.3 | 2.29 | 455 | 459,592,000 (33.9%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -490,000 | 30.0 | 2.31 | 450 | 449,094,000 (33.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2024 the population of India was 1,438,635,000 and the average age increased from 24.2 in 1960 to 31.7. Urban population has increased from 291,347,596 (27.7%) in 2000 to 537,714,000 (37.0%) in the current year. The population density of India has changed from 234.4 in 1980 to 479.3 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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%) |
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 demographics of India constitutes of 700,884,000 women and 750,945,000 men, which means there are 1,071 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.4% of population (485,056,069) is 19 or younger, 59.1% of population (857,595,390) is between age 20 and 64 and 7.5% of population (108,887,175) is over 65.