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2019

India Population clock (live)

1,383,130,481 Current population

Current male
714,146,785
population (51.6%)
Current female
668,983,696
population (48.4%)

21,207,498 Births this year

63,107 Births today

7,699,537 Deaths this year

22,911 Deaths today

-426,020 Net migration this year

-1,268 Net migration today

13,081,940 Population growth this year

38,928 Population growth today

04-10-2019 19:46:11

Source : United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division .

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Contents
1. Population clock
2. Population fact sheet
3. Population 2019
4. Demographics 2018
5. Population density
6. Religion in India
7. Urbanization in India
8. Age structure
9. Age dependency ratio
o Child dependency ratio
o Aged dependency ratio
10. Life expectancy
11. Literacy
12. Historical population

Quick facts about the population of India

Current population (as of Friday, October 04, 2019)

1,383,091,553

Population rank

2 (17.87% of world population)

Total area

3,287,260 km2 (1,269,218 mi2)

Population density

420.7 per km2 (1,089.7 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

1.07 (714,145,223 men to 668,982,233 women)

Median age

26.7 years

Life expectancy

66.8 years (65.8 - men, 68.0 - women)

Literacy
 72.1 %

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters (countrymeters.info) based on the latest United Nations data)

India historical population (1951 - 2019)

The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.

1951195519591963196719711975197919831987199119951999200320072011201520190500,000,00
01,000,000,0001,500,000,000historical population
Year India historical population
1951 379,278,124
1952 385,373,400
1953 391,826,727
1954 398,601,806
1955 405,673,056
1956 413,025,849
1957 420,656,508
1958 428,571,375
1959 436,784,957
1960 445,315,276
1961 454,176,666
1962 463,372,801
1963 472,892,052
1964 482,710,036
1965 492,805,192
1966 503,161,589
1967 513,782,489
1968 524,718,399
1969 536,059,789
1970 547,894,037
1971 560,274,314
1972 573,203,017
1973 586,626,261
1974 600,449,204
1975 614,575,080
1976 628,943,226
1977 643,545,185
1978 658,421,997
1979 673,647,494
1980 689,294,149
1981 705,395,576
1982 721,932,434
Year India historical population
1983 738,839,159
1984 756,019,567
1985 773,374,703
1986 790,846,181
1987 808,419,738
1988 826,088,319
1989 843,840,279
1990 861,668,968
1991 879,557,823
1992 897,487,614
1993 915,468,496
1994 933,539,922
1995 951,739,597
1996 970,082,707
1997 988,553,841
1998 1,007,110,079
1999 1,025,689,767
2000 1,044,228,849
2001 1,062,684,631
2002 1,081,038,774
2003 1,099,279,468
2004 1,117,394,449
2005 1,135,372,807
2006 1,153,207,299
2007 1,170,886,968
2008 1,188,377,870
2009 1,205,626,146
2010 1,222,583,343
2011 1,239,215,258
2012 1,255,517,825
2013 1,271,544,257
2014 1,287,395,209
2015 1,303,171,035
2016 1,319,577,958
2017 1,336,191,444
2018 1,353,014,094
2019 1,370,048,541

India population 2019

During 2019 India population is projected to increase by 17,248,911 people and reach
1,387,297,452 in the beginning of 2020. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the
number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 17,810,631. If external migration will
remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 561,720 due to the migration
reasons. It means that the number of people who leave India to settle permanently in another
country (emigrants) will prevail over the number of people who move into the country (to which
they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants).

Population change rates in 2019

According to our estimations, daily change rates of India population in 2019 will be the following:

 76,610 live births average per day (3,192.09 in an hour)

 27,814 deaths average per day (1,158.91 in an hour)
 -1,539 emigrants average per day (-64.12 in an hour)

The population of India will be increasing by 47,257 persons daily in 2019.

Demographics of India 2018

As of 1 January 2019, the population of India was estimated to be 1,370,048,541 people. This is
an increase of 1.26 % (17,034,447 people) compared to population of 1,353,014,094 the year
before. In 2018 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of
deaths by 17,589,183. Due to external migration, the population declined by 554,736. The sex
ratio of the total population was 1.070 (1,070 males per 1 000 females) which is higher than global
sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1 016 males to 1 000 females as of
2018.

Below are the key figures for India population in 2018:

 27,615,018 live births

 10,025,834 deaths
 Natural increase: 17,589,183 people
 Net migration: -554,736 people
 708,189,342 males as of 31 December 2018
 661,859,199 females as of 31 December 2018

Growth Rate 1952 - 2019

195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220161.01.52.02.5Growt
h Rate %
Year Growth Rate
1952 1.61
1953 1.67
1954 1.73
1955 1.77
1956 1.81
1957 1.85
1958 1.88
1959 1.92
Year Growth Rate
1960 1.95
1961 1.99
1962 2.02
1963 2.05
1964 2.08
1965 2.09
1966 2.1
1967 2.11
1968 2.13
1969 2.16
1970 2.21
1971 2.26
1972 2.31
1973 2.34
1974 2.36
1975 2.35
1976 2.34
1977 2.32
1978 2.31
1979 2.31
1980 2.32
1981 2.34
1982 2.34
1983 2.34
1984 2.33
1985 2.3
1986 2.26
1987 2.22
1988 2.19
1989 2.15
1990 2.11
1991 2.08
1992 2.04
1993 2
1994 1.97
1995 1.95
1996 1.93
1997 1.9
1998 1.88
1999 1.84
Year Growth Rate
2000 1.81
2001 1.77
2002 1.73
2003 1.69
2004 1.65
2005 1.61
2006 1.57
2007 1.53
2008 1.49
2009 1.45
2010 1.41
2011 1.36
2012 1.32
2013 1.28
2014 1.25
2015 1.23
2016 1.26
2017 1.26
2018 1.26
2019 1.26

India population density

India population density is 416.8 people per square kilometer (1,079.4/mi2) as of October 2019.
Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of India divided by total area
of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and
coastlines of India. The total area of India is 3,287,260 km2 (1,269,218 mi2) according to the
United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in India
According to 2011 Census Data almost 80% (more than 1 billion people) of the population in
India adheres to Hinduism. This is about 94% of all Hindus living in the World. Another 14.2%
are Muslims, 2.3% are Christians, 1.7% adheres to Sikhism and less than 1% are Buddhists.

Religion Number of followers Percentage of total population

Hinduism 1,103,707,059 79.8 %

Islam 196,399,001 14.2 %

Christianity 31,811,106 2.3 %

Sikhism 23,512,556 1.7 %

Buddhism 9,681,641 0.7 %

 Other 17,980,190 1.3 %

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: 2011 Census Data .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Friday, October 04 2019).

India age structure

As of the beginning of 2019 according to our estimates India had the following population age
distribution:

29.7 64.9 5.5

- percentage of population under 15

- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

 406,534,504 young people under 15 years old ( 215,960,752 males / 190,573,752

females)
 888,818,991 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 459,404,677 males / 429,414,314
females)
 74,695,046 persons above 64 years old ( 35,525,359 males / 39,169,688 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into
3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15
and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of
years.

As we can see the India population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is
common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy,
as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population
age distribution model.

Source: The estimation data for section "India age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by
United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the
dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part
includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of
population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of
population.

The total dependency ratio of population in India is 54.1 %.

What does this value mean? It shows that the dependent part of population is more than a half of
the working part. It means that the working population (labor force) in India must provide goods
for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons (this population is more than a half
of working population). The value of more than 50% shows that the pressure on productive
population in India is relatively high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a
country.

Child dependency ratio in India is 45.7 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in India is 8.4 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "India age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social
statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy
Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number
of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same
level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for India is 66.8 years.
This is below the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years
(according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United
Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 65.8 years.

Female life expectancy at birth is 68 years.

Literacy of population
According to our estimates 695,088,940 persons or 72.14% of adult population (aged 15 years and
above) in India are able to read and write. Accordingly about 268,425,098 adults are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult male population is 80.95% (400,626,067 persons). 94,303,969 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 62.84% (294,462,873 persons). 174,121,129 are
illiterate.

Youth literacy rates are 91.83% and 87.24% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth
literacy rate is 89.65%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15
to 24 years.

Source: The estimation data for section "India population literacy" is based on the latest data published by UNESCO
Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .

India population history

Year Population Growth Rate

1951 379,278,124 N/A %

1952 385,373,400 1.61 %

1953 391,826,727 1.67 %

1954 398,601,806 1.73 %

1955 405,673,056 1.77 %

1956 413,025,849 1.81 %

1957 420,656,508 1.85 %

1958 428,571,375 1.88 %

1959 436,784,957 1.92 %

1960 445,315,276 1.95 %

1961 454,176,666 1.99 %

1962 463,372,801 2.02 %

1963 472,892,052 2.05 %

1964 482,710,036 2.08 %

1965 492,805,192 2.09 %

1966 503,161,589 2.10 %

1967 513,782,489 2.11 %

1968 524,718,399 2.13 %

1969 536,059,789 2.16 %

1970 547,894,037 2.21 %

1971 560,274,314 2.26 %

1972 573,203,017 2.31 %

1973 586,626,261 2.34 %

1974 600,449,204 2.36 %

1975 614,575,080 2.35 %

1976 628,943,226 2.34 %

1977 643,545,185 2.32 %

1978 658,421,997 2.31 %

1979 673,647,494 2.31 %

1980 689,294,149 2.32 %

1981 705,395,576 2.34 %

1982 721,932,434 2.34 %

1983 738,839,159 2.34 %

1984 756,019,567 2.33 %

1985 773,374,703 2.30 %

1986 790,846,181 2.26 %

1987 808,419,738 2.22 %

1988 826,088,319 2.19 %

1989 843,840,279 2.15 %

1990 861,668,968 2.11 %

1991 879,557,823 2.08 %

1992 897,487,614 2.04 %

1993 915,468,496 2.00 %

1994 933,539,922 1.97 %

1995 951,739,597 1.95 %

1996 970,082,707 1.93 %

1997 988,553,841 1.90 %

1998 1,007,110,079 1.88 %

1999 1,025,689,767 1.84 %

2000 1,044,228,849 1.81 %

2001 1,062,684,631 1.77 %

2002 1,081,038,774 1.73 %

2003 1,099,279,468 1.69 %

2004 1,117,394,449 1.65 %

2005 1,135,372,807 1.61 %

2006 1,153,207,299 1.57 %

2007 1,170,886,968 1.53 %

 2008 1,188,377,870 1.49 %

2009 1,205,626,146 1.45 %

2010 1,222,583,343 1.41 %

2011 1,239,215,258 1.36 %

2012 1,255,517,825 1.32 %

2013 1,271,544,257 1.28 %

2014 1,287,395,209 1.25 %

2015 1,303,171,035 1.23 %

2016 1,319,577,958 1.26 %

2017 1,336,191,444 1.26 %

2018 1,353,014,094 1.26 %

2019 1,370,048,541 1.26 %

The data is given as of 1st of January of an year.