India vs Singapore

India vs Singapore: Population

Population in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 5.79 million people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.43 billion people, or 250 times that in Singapore.

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India vs Singapore: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 5.79 million people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.43 billion people, or 250 times that in Singapore.
IndiaSingaporeEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, India ranked 1 and Singapore ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts India at 1.51 billion people and Singapore at 4.16 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIndiaSingaporeWorld
20231.44 billion5.79 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion5.65 million8.02 billion
20211.41 billion5.55 million7.95 billion
20201.4 billion5.62 million7.89 billion
20191.39 billion5.67 million7.81 billion
20181.38 billion5.63 million7.73 billion
20171.36 billion5.6 million7.65 billion
20161.34 billion5.58 million7.56 billion
20151.33 billion5.53 million7.47 billion
20141.31 billion5.46 million7.38 billion
20131.3 billion5.39 million7.29 billion
20121.28 billion5.29 million7.2 billion
20111.26 billion5.18 million7.11 billion
20101.24 billion5.08 million7.02 billion
20091.23 billion4.97 million6.93 billion
20081.21 billion4.81 million6.84 billion
20071.19 billion4.6 million6.76 billion
20061.17 billion4.41 million6.67 billion
20051.16 billion4.27 million6.59 billion
20041.14 billion4.17 million6.5 billion
20031.12 billion4.14 million6.42 billion
20021.1 billion4.15 million6.34 billion
20011.08 billion4.12 million6.26 billion
20001.06 billion4.04 million6.17 billion
19991.04 billion3.97 million6.09 billion
19981.02 billion3.9 million6.01 billion
1997999 million3.8 million5.93 billion
1996980 million3.67 million5.84 billion
1995960 million3.53 million5.76 billion
1994941 million3.42 million5.68 billion
1993922 million3.32 million5.59 billion
1992903 million3.23 million5.51 billion
1991884 million3.14 million5.42 billion
1990865 million3.04 million5.33 billion
1989846 million2.94 million5.23 billion
1988827 million2.85 million5.14 billion
1987809 million2.78 million5.05 billion
1986791 million2.75 million4.96 billion
1985773 million2.74 million4.87 billion
1984755 million2.72 million4.78 billion
1983737 million2.69 million4.7 billion
1982720 million2.63 million4.61 billion
1981704 million2.53 million4.53 billion
1980687 million2.44 million4.45 billion
1979671 million2.39 million4.37 billion
1978656 million2.36 million4.29 billion
1977641 million2.33 million4.22 billion
1976626 million2.3 million4.14 billion
1975611 million2.27 million4.07 billion
1974597 million2.24 million4 billion
1973584 million2.2 million3.92 billion
1972571 million2.16 million3.85 billion
1971558 million2.13 million3.77 billion
1970546 million2.09 million3.7 billion
1969534 million2.05 million3.62 billion
1968523 million2.01 million3.55 billion
1967512 million1.97 million3.47 billion
1966501 million1.92 million3.4 billion
1965490 million1.87 million3.34 billion
1964479 million1.82 million3.26 billion
1963468 million1.77 million3.19 billion
1962457 million1.72 million3.12 billion
1961447 million1.67 million3.07 billion
1960436 million1.62 million3.02 billion
1959426 million1.57 million2.97 billion
1958416 million1.52 million2.91 billion
1957406 million1.46 million2.85 billion
1956397 million1.39 million2.8 billion
1955388 million1.32 million2.74 billion
1954379 million1.25 million2.69 billion
1953370 million1.19 million2.63 billion
1952362 million1.13 million2.58 billion
1951354 million1.07 million2.54 billion
1950346 million1.01 million2.49 billion
1949356 million969,200–
1948357 million936,400–
1947359 million908,000–
1946362 million880,400–
1945365 million853,700–
1944368 million827,800–
1943370 million802,700–
1942373 million778,300–
1941374 million755,800–
1940374 million735,000–
1939372 million715,900–
1938368 million698,400–
1937363 million682,500–
1936358 million666,900–
1935353 million651,600–
1934348 million636,800–
1933343 million622,200–
1932339 million608,000–
1931334 million592,000–
1930330 million574,200–
1929326 million555,000–
1928323 million534,200–
1927320 million512,200–
1926317 million491,000–
1925314 million470,800–
1924311 million451,300–
1923308 million432,700–
1922305 million414,900–
1921303 million399,400–
1920301 million386,300–
1919299 million375,400–
1918298 million366,500–
1917298 million359,600–
1916298 million352,900–
1915298 million346,400–
1914297 million340,000–
1913297 million333,700–
1912297 million327,500–
1911296 million320,100–
1910296 million311,600–
1909294 million302,000–
1908293 million291,400–
1907291 million279,900–
1906290 million268,800–
1905288 million258,200–
1904286 million248,000–
1903285 million238,200–
1902283 million228,800–
1901282 million220,200–
1900281 million212,200–
1899280 million204,900–
1898279 million198,300–
1897279 million192,200–
1896278 million186,300–
1895278 million180,600–
1894278 million175,100–
1893277 million169,800–
1892277 million164,600–
1891276 million159,500–
1890275 million154,700–
1889274 million150,000–
1888272 million145,400–
1887270 million141,000–
1886267 million136,700–
1885265 million132,500–
1884263 million128,500–
1883261 million124,600–
1882259 million120,800–
1881257 million117,100–
1880256 million113,600–
1879255 million110,100–
1878254 million106,800–
1877254 million103,500–
1876253 million100,400–
1875253 million97,340–
1874253 million94,380–
1873252 million91,510–
1872252 million88,730–
1871252 million86,210–
1870251 million83,940–
1869251 million81,920–
1868250 million80,120–
1867249 million78,540–
1866248 million77,000–
1865247 million75,480–
1864247 million74,000–
1863246 million72,540–
1862245 million71,110–
1861244 million69,710–
1860244 million68,340–
1859243 million67,000–
1858242 million65,680–
1857241 million64,390–
1856240 million63,120–
1855240 million61,880–
1854239 million60,660–
1853238 million59,470–
1852237 million58,300–
1851237 million57,140–
1850236 million56,010–
1849235 million54,870–
1848234 million53,740–
1847233 million52,630–
1846232 million51,550–
1845231 million50,490–
1844230 million49,450–
1843229 million48,430–
1842228 million47,430–
1841227 million46,460–
1840227 million45,500–
1839226 million44,560–
1838225 million43,650–
1837224 million42,750–
1836223 million41,870–
1835222 million41,010–
1834221 million40,160–
1833220 million39,330–
1832219 million38,520–
1831219 million37,730–
1830218 million36,950–
1829217 million36,190–
1828216 million35,450–
1827215 million34,720–
1826214 million34,000–
1825213 million33,300–
1824212 million32,620–
1823212 million31,950–
1822211 million31,290–
1821210 million30,770–
1820210 million30,380–
1819209 million30,130–
1818209 million30,000–
1817208 million30,000–
1816208 million30,000–
1815207 million30,000–
1814207 million30,000–
1813206 million30,000–
1812206 million30,000–
1811205 million30,000–
1810205 million30,000–
1809204 million30,000–
1808204 million30,000–
1807204 million30,000–
1806203 million30,000–
1805203 million30,000–
1804202 million30,000–
1803202 million30,000–
1802202 million30,000–
1801201 million30,000–
1800201 million30,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIndiaSingaporeWorld
20241.45 billion1.45 billion–1.45 billion5.83 million5.69 million–6.33 million8.16 billion
20251.46 billion1.46 billion–1.47 billion5.87 million5.53 million–6.92 million8.23 billion
20261.48 billion1.47 billion–1.49 billion5.91 million5.43 million–7.05 million8.3 billion
20271.49 billion1.47 billion–1.51 billion5.94 million5.34 million–7.19 million8.37 billion
20281.5 billion1.48 billion–1.53 billion5.97 million5.26 million–7.34 million8.44 billion
20291.51 billion1.49 billion–1.54 billion6 million5.17 million–7.46 million8.5 billion
20301.53 billion1.49 billion–1.56 billion6.03 million5.07 million–7.56 million8.57 billion
20311.54 billion1.5 billion–1.58 billion6.06 million4.98 million–7.69 million8.63 billion
20321.55 billion1.5 billion–1.59 billion6.09 million4.89 million–7.86 million8.7 billion
20331.56 billion1.5 billion–1.61 billion6.11 million4.81 million–8.05 million8.76 billion
20341.57 billion1.51 billion–1.63 billion6.14 million4.73 million–8.21 million8.82 billion
20351.58 billion1.51 billion–1.64 billion6.15 million4.62 million–8.33 million8.89 billion
20361.59 billion1.51 billion–1.66 billion6.17 million4.54 million–8.46 million8.95 billion
20371.6 billion1.52 billion–1.68 billion6.18 million4.47 million–8.62 million9.01 billion
20381.61 billion1.52 billion–1.69 billion6.19 million4.39 million–8.74 million9.06 billion
20391.62 billion1.52 billion–1.71 billion6.19 million4.32 million–8.91 million9.12 billion
20401.62 billion1.52 billion–1.72 billion6.2 million4.23 million–9.11 million9.18 billion
20411.63 billion1.52 billion–1.73 billion6.19 million4.15 million–9.27 million9.23 billion
20421.64 billion1.53 billion–1.75 billion6.19 million4.1 million–9.4 million9.29 billion
20431.64 billion1.53 billion–1.76 billion6.18 million4.03 million–9.52 million9.34 billion
20441.65 billion1.52 billion–1.77 billion6.17 million3.95 million–9.63 million9.39 billion
20451.66 billion1.52 billion–1.79 billion6.16 million3.89 million–9.74 million9.44 billion
20461.66 billion1.52 billion–1.8 billion6.14 million3.83 million–9.9 million9.49 billion
20471.67 billion1.52 billion–1.81 billion6.13 million3.73 million–10.1 million9.54 billion
20481.67 billion1.52 billion–1.82 billion6.11 million3.64 million–10.2 million9.58 billion
20491.68 billion1.51 billion–1.84 billion6.1 million3.57 million–10.3 million9.62 billion
20501.68 billion1.51 billion–1.85 billion6.08 million3.51 million–10.4 million9.66 billion
20511.68 billion1.51 billion–1.86 billion6.07 million3.43 million–10.5 million9.7 billion
20521.69 billion1.5 billion–1.87 billion6.05 million3.34 million–10.7 million9.74 billion
20531.69 billion1.5 billion–1.88 billion6.04 million3.25 million–10.9 million9.78 billion
20541.69 billion1.49 billion–1.89 billion6.02 million3.17 million–11.1 million9.81 billion
20551.69 billion1.49 billion–1.91 billion6 million3.09 million–11.3 million9.85 billion
20561.7 billion1.48 billion–1.92 billion5.98 million3.01 million–11.4 million9.88 billion
20571.7 billion1.48 billion–1.93 billion5.96 million2.95 million–11.5 million9.91 billion
20581.7 billion1.47 billion–1.95 billion5.95 million2.9 million–11.7 million9.94 billion
20591.7 billion1.46 billion–1.96 billion5.92 million2.83 million–11.9 million9.96 billion
20601.7 billion1.46 billion–1.97 billion5.9 million2.76 million–12 million9.99 billion
20611.7 billion1.45 billion–1.98 billion5.88 million2.73 million–12.1 million10 billion
20621.7 billion1.44 billion–1.99 billion5.86 million2.66 million–12.3 million10 billion
20631.7 billion1.43 billion–2 billion5.83 million2.58 million–12.5 million10.1 billion
20641.7 billion1.42 billion–2.01 billion5.81 million2.49 million–12.7 million10.1 billion
20651.7 billion1.41 billion–2.02 billion5.78 million2.42 million–13.1 million10.1 billion
20661.7 billion1.4 billion–2.03 billion5.75 million2.37 million–13.3 million10.1 billion
20671.7 billion1.39 billion–2.04 billion5.72 million2.32 million–13.5 million10.1 billion
20681.69 billion1.37 billion–2.05 billion5.69 million2.27 million–13.7 million10.2 billion
20691.69 billion1.36 billion–2.06 billion5.66 million2.21 million–13.8 million10.2 billion
20701.69 billion1.35 billion–2.07 billion5.63 million2.14 million–13.8 million10.2 billion
20711.69 billion1.34 billion–2.07 billion5.6 million2.07 million–13.9 million10.2 billion
20721.68 billion1.32 billion–2.08 billion5.57 million2.01 million–14 million10.2 billion
20731.68 billion1.31 billion–2.09 billion5.53 million1.94 million–14.1 million10.2 billion
20741.68 billion1.3 billion–2.1 billion5.49 million1.85 million–14.2 million10.2 billion
20751.67 billion1.29 billion–2.1 billion5.45 million1.76 million–14.5 million10.3 billion
20761.67 billion1.28 billion–2.11 billion5.4 million1.7 million–14.8 million10.3 billion
20771.66 billion1.27 billion–2.12 billion5.36 million1.63 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
20781.66 billion1.25 billion–2.13 billion5.31 million1.53 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
20791.65 billion1.24 billion–2.13 billion5.26 million1.44 million–15.2 million10.3 billion
20801.65 billion1.22 billion–2.14 billion5.21 million1.37 million–15.1 million10.3 billion
20811.64 billion1.21 billion–2.14 billion5.16 million1.3 million–15 million10.3 billion
20821.63 billion1.19 billion–2.15 billion5.1 million1.24 million–14.9 million10.3 billion
20831.63 billion1.18 billion–2.16 billion5.05 million1.17 million–15 million10.3 billion
20841.62 billion1.16 billion–2.17 billion4.99 million1.1 million–15.3 million10.3 billion
20851.62 billion1.15 billion–2.17 billion4.94 million1.03 million–15.4 million10.3 billion
20861.61 billion1.14 billion–2.18 billion4.88 million945,000–15.4 million10.3 billion
20871.6 billion1.12 billion–2.18 billion4.82 million892,200–15.7 million10.3 billion
20881.59 billion1.11 billion–2.19 billion4.77 million818,400–15.8 million10.3 billion
20891.59 billion1.09 billion–2.2 billion4.71 million732,000–15.9 million10.3 billion
20901.58 billion1.07 billion–2.2 billion4.65 million656,000–15.9 million10.3 billion
20911.57 billion1.06 billion–2.21 billion4.6 million575,300–16 million10.3 billion
20921.57 billion1.04 billion–2.21 billion4.54 million523,300–16.1 million10.3 billion
20931.56 billion1.03 billion–2.22 billion4.49 million494,100–16.1 million10.3 billion
20941.55 billion1.02 billion–2.23 billion4.44 million435,000–16.3 million10.2 billion
20951.54 billion997 million–2.24 billion4.39 million375,500–16.5 million10.2 billion
20961.54 billion980 million–2.25 billion4.34 million332,800–16.6 million10.2 billion
20971.53 billion965 million–2.27 billion4.29 million288,700–16.7 million10.2 billion
20981.52 billion951 million–2.28 billion4.25 million238,700–16.8 million10.2 billion
20991.51 billion937 million–2.29 billion4.2 million160,200–17.1 million10.2 billion
21001.51 billion924 million–2.3 billion4.16 million86,590–17.3 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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