India - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in India was 1,380,004,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,380,004,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 450,547,700 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 450,547,700
1961 459,642,200
1962 469,077,200
1963 478,825,600
1964 488,848,100
1965 499,123,300
1966 509,631,500
1967 520,400,600
1968 531,513,800
1969 543,084,400
1970 555,189,800
1971 567,868,000
1972 581,087,200
1973 594,770,100
1974 608,802,600
1975 623,102,900
1976 637,630,100
1977 652,408,800
1978 667,499,800
1979 682,995,300
1980 698,952,800
1981 715,385,000
1982 732,239,500
1983 749,428,900
1984 766,833,400
1985 784,360,000
1986 801,975,200
1987 819,682,100
1988 837,468,900
1989 855,334,700
1990 873,277,800
1991 891,273,200
1992 909,307,000
1993 927,403,800
1994 945,601,900
1995 963,922,600
1996 982,365,200
1997 1,000,900,000
1998 1,019,484,000
1999 1,038,058,000
2000 1,056,576,000
2001 1,075,000,000
2002 1,093,317,000
2003 1,111,523,000
2004 1,129,623,000
2005 1,147,610,000
2006 1,165,486,000
2007 1,183,209,000
2008 1,200,670,000
2009 1,217,726,000
2010 1,234,281,000
2011 1,250,288,000
2012 1,265,780,000
2013 1,280,842,000
2014 1,295,601,000
2015 1,310,152,000
2016 1,324,517,000
2017 1,338,677,000
2018 1,352,642,000
2019 1,366,418,000
2020 1,380,004,000

Population, female

The value for Population, female in India was 662,903,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 662,903,400 in 2020 and a minimum value of 218,042,900 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 218,042,900
1961 222,328,700
1962 226,780,700
1963 231,387,200
1964 236,130,800
1965 241,002,400
1966 245,993,500
1967 251,117,400
1968 256,413,000
1969 261,932,700
1970 267,712,800
1971 273,769,700
1972 280,088,800
1973 286,636,600
1974 293,363,000
1975 300,231,600
1976 307,224,300
1977 314,349,700
1978 321,629,400
1979 329,097,300
1980 336,773,400
1981 344,660,900
1982 352,736,200
1983 360,959,400
1984 369,276,900
1985 377,646,900
1986 386,054,100
1987 394,498,800
1988 402,975,500
1989 411,482,900
1990 420,020,400
1991 428,576,100
1992 437,144,400
1993 445,740,100
1994 454,384,900
1995 463,092,000
1996 471,862,700
1997 480,682,700
1998 489,529,500
1999 498,372,800
2000 507,187,700
2001 515,957,200
2002 524,676,500
2003 533,346,700
2004 541,974,000
2005 550,557,700
2006 559,099,800
2007 567,580,000
2008 575,948,800
2009 584,142,700
2010 592,117,000
2011 599,851,300
2012 607,359,900
2013 614,676,500
2014 621,853,000
2015 628,929,100
2016 635,912,600
2017 642,796,300
2018 649,586,700
2019 656,288,200
2020 662,903,400

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in India was 48.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.40 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.97 in 2008.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.40
1961 48.37
1962 48.35
1963 48.32
1964 48.30
1965 48.29
1966 48.27
1967 48.25
1968 48.24
1969 48.23
1970 48.22
1971 48.21
1972 48.20
1973 48.19
1974 48.19
1975 48.18
1976 48.18
1977 48.18
1978 48.18
1979 48.18
1980 48.18
1981 48.18
1982 48.17
1983 48.16
1984 48.16
1985 48.15
1986 48.14
1987 48.13
1988 48.12
1989 48.11
1990 48.10
1991 48.09
1992 48.07
1993 48.06
1994 48.05
1995 48.04
1996 48.03
1997 48.03
1998 48.02
1999 48.01
2000 48.00
2001 48.00
2002 47.99
2003 47.98
2004 47.98
2005 47.97
2006 47.97
2007 47.97
2008 47.97
2009 47.97
2010 47.97
2011 47.98
2012 47.98
2013 47.99
2014 48.00
2015 48.00
2016 48.01
2017 48.02
2018 48.02
2019 48.03
2020 48.04

Population, male

The value for Population, male in India was 717,101,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 717,101,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 232,504,700 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 232,504,700
1961 237,313,400
1962 242,296,400
1963 247,438,400
1964 252,717,300
1965 258,120,900
1966 263,638,000
1967 269,283,200
1968 275,100,800
1969 281,151,600
1970 287,477,100
1971 294,098,400
1972 300,998,400
1973 308,133,600
1974 315,439,600
1975 322,871,300
1976 330,405,800
1977 338,059,100
1978 345,870,400
1979 353,898,000
1980 362,179,400
1981 370,724,100
1982 379,503,300
1983 388,469,500
1984 397,556,500
1985 406,713,100
1986 415,921,200
1987 425,183,200
1988 434,493,500
1989 443,851,800
1990 453,257,400
1991 462,697,200
1992 472,162,600
1993 481,663,800
1994 491,216,900
1995 500,830,600
1996 510,502,600
1997 520,217,300
1998 529,954,000
1999 539,685,400
2000 549,387,800
2001 559,042,800
2002 568,640,600
2003 578,176,500
2004 587,649,500
2005 597,052,200
2006 606,386,500
2007 615,629,500
2008 624,721,000
2009 633,583,600
2010 642,164,200
2011 650,436,600
2012 658,420,400
2013 666,165,600
2014 673,747,800
2015 681,223,400
2016 688,604,700
2017 695,880,500
2018 703,055,600
2019 710,129,600
2020 717,101,000

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in India was 51.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.03 in 2008, while its lowest value was 51.60 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.60
1961 51.63
1962 51.65
1963 51.68
1964 51.70
1965 51.71
1966 51.73
1967 51.75
1968 51.76
1969 51.77
1970 51.78
1971 51.79
1972 51.80
1973 51.81
1974 51.81
1975 51.82
1976 51.82
1977 51.82
1978 51.82
1979 51.82
1980 51.82
1981 51.82
1982 51.83
1983 51.84
1984 51.84
1985 51.85
1986 51.86
1987 51.87
1988 51.88
1989 51.89
1990 51.90
1991 51.91
1992 51.93
1993 51.94
1994 51.95
1995 51.96
1996 51.97
1997 51.97
1998 51.98
1999 51.99
2000 52.00
2001 52.00
2002 52.01
2003 52.02
2004 52.02
2005 52.03
2006 52.03
2007 52.03
2008 52.03
2009 52.03
2010 52.03
2011 52.02
2012 52.02
2013 52.01
2014 52.00
2015 52.00
2016 51.99
2017 51.98
2018 51.98
2019 51.97
2020 51.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population