India Demographics

Population of India (2024)

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India Population
1,450,935,791
Yearly Change
+ 0.89%
Global Share
17.78%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in India is 28.4 years (2024).

Fertility in India

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
2.0
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in India

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Both Sexes
72.2 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
73.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in India

Infant Mortality
22.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
28.2
(per 1,000 live births)

India Urban Population

Currently, 36.6 % of the population of India is urban (530,387,142 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in India is 488 people per Km2 (1,264 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in India

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Mumbai 12,691,836
2 Delhi 10,927,986
3 Bengaluru 8,443,675
4 Hyderabad 6,809,970
5 Ahmedabad 6,357,693
6 Chennai 4,681,087
7 Kolkata 4,631,392
8 Surat 4,591,246
9 Pune 3,124,458
10 Kanpur 2,823,249
11 Jaipur 2,711,758
12 Navi Mumbai 2,600,000
13 Lucknow 2,472,011
14 Nagpur 2,228,018
15 Coimbatore 2,136,916
16 Indore 1,837,041
17 Vadodara 1,822,221
18 Kallakurichi 1,682,687
19 Patna 1,599,920
20 Bhopal 1,599,914
21 Ludhiana 1,545,368
22 Madurai 1,465,625
23 Tirunelveli 1,435,844
24 Agra 1,430,055
25 Rajkot 1,390,640
26 Najafgarh 1,365,000
27 Jamshedpur 1,339,438
28 Gorakhpur 1,324,570
29 Nashik 1,289,497
30 Pimpri 1,284,606

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Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.