Population and migration
Population, fertility and working age
Population, fertility and working age: 1.45 billion in 2024
1.45 billion
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Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
Annual population, fertility and working-age shares. These are historical estimates, not population projections.
Publication cadence: Annual. Missing observations are not zero.
Population, fertility and working age · Population
Population, fertility and working age · Population: 65 observations shown, from 1960 through 2024.
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 435.99 million |
| 1961 | 446.56 million |
| 1962 | 457.28 million |
| 1963 | 468.14 million |
| 1964 | 479.23 million |
| 1965 | 490.14 million |
| 1966 | 500.74 million |
| 1967 | 511.61 million |
| 1968 | 522.72 million |
| 1969 | 533.88 million |
| 1970 | 545.86 million |
| 1971 | 558.1 million |
| 1972 | 570.48 million |
| 1973 | 583.47 million |
| 1974 | 597.04 million |
| 1975 | 611.31 million |
| 1976 | 625.86 million |
| 1977 | 640.8 million |
| 1978 | 655.73 million |
| 1979 | 671.16 million |
| 1980 | 687.35 million |
| 1981 | 703.7 million |
| 1982 | 720.31 million |
| 1983 | 737.37 million |
| 1984 | 754.88 million |
| 1985 | 772.65 million |
| 1986 | 790.69 million |
| 1987 | 808.93 million |
| 1988 | 827.34 million |
| 1989 | 846.04 million |
| 1990 | 864.97 million |
| 1991 | 883.93 million |
| 1992 | 902.96 million |
| 1993 | 922.12 million |
| 1994 | 941.16 million |
| 1995 | 960.3 million |
| 1996 | 979.68 million |
| 1997 | 999.13 million |
| 1998 | 1.02 billion |
| 1999 | 1.04 billion |
| 2000 | 1.06 billion |
| 2001 | 1.08 billion |
| 2002 | 1.1 billion |
| 2003 | 1.12 billion |
| 2004 | 1.14 billion |
| 2005 | 1.15 billion |
| 2006 | 1.17 billion |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion |
| 2008 | 1.21 billion |
| 2009 | 1.23 billion |
| 2010 | 1.24 billion |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion |
| 2012 | 1.28 billion |
| 2013 | 1.3 billion |
| 2014 | 1.31 billion |
| 2015 | 1.33 billion |
| 2016 | 1.34 billion |
| 2017 | 1.36 billion |
| 2018 | 1.37 billion |
| 2019 | 1.39 billion |
| 2020 | 1.4 billion |
| 2021 | 1.41 billion |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion |
| 2023 | 1.44 billion |
| 2024 | 1.45 billion |
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Population, fertility and working age
| Year | Population | Fertility rate | Working age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.45 billion | 1.962 | 68.23% |
| 2023 | 1.44 billion | 1.975 | 68.02% |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion | 1.994 | 67.81% |
| 2021 | 1.41 billion | 2.014 | 67.55% |
| 2020 | 1.4 billion | 2.047 | 67.24% |
| 2019 | 1.39 billion | 2.12 | 66.94% |
| 2018 | 1.37 billion | 2.184 | 66.65% |
| 2017 | 1.36 billion | 2.193 | 66.33% |
| 2016 | 1.34 billion | 2.284 | 65.97% |
| 2015 | 1.33 billion | 2.289 | 65.62% |
| 2014 | 1.31 billion | 2.293 | 65.26% |
| 2013 | 1.3 billion | 2.399 | 64.88% |
| 2012 | 1.28 billion | 2.47 | 64.49% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion | 2.532 | 64.11% |
| 2010 | 1.24 billion | 2.598 | 63.72% |
| 2009 | 1.23 billion | 2.674 | 63.32% |
| 2008 | 1.21 billion | 2.711 | 62.94% |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion | 2.775 | 62.55% |
| 2006 | 1.17 billion | 2.867 | 62.15% |
| 2005 | 1.15 billion | 2.958 | 61.76% |
| 2004 | 1.14 billion | 3.046 | 61.39% |
| 2003 | 1.12 billion | 3.122 | 61.04% |
| 2002 | 1.1 billion | 3.217 | 60.7% |
| 2001 | 1.08 billion | 3.303 | 60.37% |
| 2000 | 1.06 billion | 3.35 | 60.04% |
| 1999 | 1.04 billion | 3.383 | 59.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 billion | 3.446 | 59.37% |
| 1997 | 999.13 million | 3.514 | 59.05% |
| 1996 | 979.68 million | 3.582 | 58.75% |
| 1995 | 960.3 million | 3.651 | 58.47% |
| 1994 | 941.16 million | 3.723 | 58.22% |
| 1993 | 922.12 million | 3.799 | 58% |
| 1992 | 902.96 million | 3.877 | 57.79% |
| 1991 | 883.93 million | 3.959 | 57.59% |
| 1990 | 864.97 million | 4.045 | 57.4% |
| 1989 | 846.04 million | 4.132 | 57.23% |
| 1988 | 827.34 million | 4.222 | 57.07% |
| 1987 | 808.93 million | 4.311 | 56.93% |
| 1986 | 790.69 million | 4.399 | 56.82% |
| 1985 | 772.65 million | 4.432 | 56.73% |
| 1984 | 754.88 million | 4.516 | 56.65% |
| 1983 | 737.37 million | 4.565 | 56.55% |
| 1982 | 720.31 million | 4.62 | 56.45% |
| 1981 | 703.7 million | 4.698 | 56.36% |
| 1980 | 687.35 million | 4.775 | 56.26% |
| 1979 | 671.16 million | 4.808 | 56.11% |
| 1978 | 655.73 million | 4.888 | 55.96% |
| 1977 | 640.8 million | 5.007 | 55.8% |
| 1976 | 625.86 million | 5.13 | 55.64% |
| 1975 | 611.31 million | 5.195 | 55.49% |
| 1974 | 597.04 million | 5.325 | 55.35% |
| 1973 | 583.47 million | 5.402 | 55.25% |
| 1972 | 570.48 million | 5.482 | 55.16% |
| 1971 | 558.1 million | 5.565 | 55.07% |
| 1970 | 545.86 million | 5.624 | 54.98% |
| 1969 | 533.88 million | 5.684 | 54.88% |
| 1968 | 522.72 million | 5.76 | 54.84% |
| 1967 | 511.61 million | 5.825 | 54.79% |
| 1966 | 500.74 million | 5.881 | 54.76% |
| 1965 | 490.14 million | 5.941 | 54.78% |
| 1964 | 479.23 million | 5.979 | 54.86% |
| 1963 | 468.14 million | 5.969 | 55.09% |
| 1962 | 457.28 million | 5.953 | 55.44% |
| 1961 | 446.56 million | 5.937 | 55.79% |
| 1960 | 435.99 million | 5.921 | 56.12% |
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Source: World Bank, India Dispatch Research
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India by the numbers, Population, fertility and working age, 2024. 1.45 billion. Source: World Bank. https://data.indiadispatch.com/world/population
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