India's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 1,450.9 million in 2021.
The population of India grew at 0.8% in the last year and is ranked the 1st most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of China.
India last conducted a national census in 2011 and 89.1% of births in India are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how India compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
India's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London