Population and demographics
India's population, how fast it is growing and how many people live per square km, from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 and World Bank data.
In simple words
The most recent figure we have: Population is 146.4 crore, as of 1 Jul 2025 (UN World Population Prospects 2024 (mid-2025 estimate)).
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146.4crore
As of 1 Jul 2025UN World Population Prospects 2024 (mid-2025 estimate)
0.89%
As of 1 Jul 2025UN WPP 2024 via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.GROW, 2025)
483.7per km²
As of 1 Jul 2023World Bank WDI EN.POP.DNST (UN WPP population / FAO land area), 2023
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As of 1 Jul 2025UN World Population Prospects 2024
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