India vs United States

India vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.09 billion people, or 4.19 times that in United States.

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India vs United States: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.44 billion people in India and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in India, by 1.09 billion people, or 4.19 times that in United States.
IndiaUnited StatesEstimates, 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 United States ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts India at 1.51 billion people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearIndiaUnited StatesWorld
20231.44 billion344 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion342 million8.02 billion
20211.41 billion340 million7.95 billion
20201.4 billion339 million7.89 billion
20191.39 billion338 million7.81 billion
20181.38 billion335 million7.73 billion
20171.36 billion332 million7.65 billion
20161.34 billion329 million7.56 billion
20151.33 billion326 million7.47 billion
20141.31 billion323 million7.38 billion
20131.3 billion320 million7.29 billion
20121.28 billion317 million7.2 billion
20111.26 billion314 million7.11 billion
20101.24 billion311 million7.02 billion
20091.23 billion308 million6.93 billion
20081.21 billion305 million6.84 billion
20071.19 billion302 million6.76 billion
20061.17 billion299 million6.67 billion
20051.16 billion296 million6.59 billion
20041.14 billion293 million6.5 billion
20031.12 billion290 million6.42 billion
20021.1 billion287 million6.34 billion
20011.08 billion284 million6.26 billion
20001.06 billion282 million6.17 billion
19991.04 billion279 million6.09 billion
19981.02 billion276 million6.01 billion
1997999 million274 million5.93 billion
1996980 million271 million5.84 billion
1995960 million268 million5.76 billion
1994941 million266 million5.68 billion
1993922 million263 million5.59 billion
1992903 million260 million5.51 billion
1991884 million257 million5.42 billion
1990865 million253 million5.33 billion
1989846 million251 million5.23 billion
1988827 million248 million5.14 billion
1987809 million246 million5.05 billion
1986791 million244 million4.96 billion
1985773 million242 million4.87 billion
1984755 million239 million4.78 billion
1983737 million237 million4.7 billion
1982720 million235 million4.61 billion
1981704 million232 million4.53 billion
1980687 million230 million4.45 billion
1979671 million228 million4.37 billion
1978656 million225 million4.29 billion
1977641 million223 million4.22 billion
1976626 million221 million4.14 billion
1975611 million219 million4.07 billion
1974597 million217 million4 billion
1973584 million215 million3.92 billion
1972571 million213 million3.85 billion
1971558 million210 million3.77 billion
1970546 million208 million3.7 billion
1969534 million205 million3.62 billion
1968523 million203 million3.55 billion
1967512 million201 million3.47 billion
1966501 million198 million3.4 billion
1965490 million196 million3.34 billion
1964479 million193 million3.26 billion
1963468 million190 million3.19 billion
1962457 million187 million3.12 billion
1961447 million184 million3.07 billion
1960436 million180 million3.02 billion
1959426 million177 million2.97 billion
1958416 million174 million2.91 billion
1957406 million172 million2.85 billion
1956397 million169 million2.8 billion
1955388 million166 million2.74 billion
1954379 million164 million2.69 billion
1953370 million161 million2.63 billion
1952362 million159 million2.58 billion
1951354 million157 million2.54 billion
1950346 million154 million2.49 billion
1949356 million146 million–
1948357 million144 million–
1947359 million142 million–
1946362 million140 million–
1945365 million138 million–
1944368 million136 million–
1943370 million134 million–
1942373 million133 million–
1941374 million131 million–
1940374 million129 million–
1939372 million128 million–
1938368 million127 million–
1937363 million126 million–
1936358 million125 million–
1935353 million124 million–
1934348 million124 million–
1933343 million123 million–
1932339 million122 million–
1931334 million121 million–
1930330 million120 million–
1929326 million118 million–
1928323 million117 million–
1927320 million115 million–
1926317 million113 million–
1925314 million112 million–
1924311 million110 million–
1923308 million109 million–
1922305 million107 million–
1921303 million105 million–
1920301 million104 million–
1919299 million102 million–
1918298 million101 million–
1917298 million99.6 million–
1916298 million98.2 million–
1915298 million96.9 million–
1914297 million95.5 million–
1913297 million94.2 million–
1912297 million93 million–
1911296 million91.6 million–
1910296 million90.2 million–
1909294 million88.7 million–
1908293 million87.1 million–
1907291 million85.4 million–
1906290 million83.8 million–
1905288 million82.3 million–
1904286 million80.7 million–
1903285 million79.2 million–
1902283 million77.7 million–
1901282 million76.3 million–
1900281 million74.8 million–
1899280 million73.5 million–
1898279 million72.1 million–
1897279 million70.8 million–
1896278 million69.5 million–
1895278 million68.2 million–
1894278 million67 million–
1893277 million65.8 million–
1892277 million64.6 million–
1891276 million63.4 million–
1890275 million62.1 million–
1889274 million60.8 million–
1888272 million59.6 million–
1887270 million58.2 million–
1886267 million57 million–
1885265 million55.7 million–
1884263 million54.5 million–
1883261 million53.3 million–
1882259 million52.1 million–
1881257 million51 million–
1880256 million49.8 million–
1879255 million48.8 million–
1878254 million47.7 million–
1877254 million46.6 million–
1876253 million45.6 million–
1875253 million44.6 million–
1874253 million43.6 million–
1873252 million42.7 million–
1872252 million41.7 million–
1871252 million40.8 million–
1870251 million39.9 million–
1869251 million39 million–
1868250 million38.1 million–
1867249 million37.3 million–
1866248 million36.4 million–
1865247 million35.6 million–
1864247 million34.8 million–
1863246 million34 million–
1862245 million33.2 million–
1861244 million32.4 million–
1860244 million31.6 million–
1859243 million30.8 million–
1858242 million29.9 million–
1857241 million29 million–
1856240 million28.2 million–
1855240 million27.4 million–
1854239 million26.6 million–
1853238 million25.8 million–
1852237 million25 million–
1851237 million24.3 million–
1850236 million23.6 million–
1849235 million22.9 million–
1848234 million22.2 million–
1847233 million21.6 million–
1846232 million20.9 million–
1845231 million20.3 million–
1844230 million19.7 million–
1843229 million19.1 million–
1842228 million18.5 million–
1841227 million18 million–
1840227 million17.5 million–
1839226 million17 million–
1838225 million16.5 million–
1837224 million16.1 million–
1836223 million15.6 million–
1835222 million15.2 million–
1834221 million14.8 million–
1833220 million14.4 million–
1832219 million14 million–
1831219 million13.6 million–
1830218 million13.3 million–
1829217 million12.9 million–
1828216 million12.5 million–
1827215 million12.2 million–
1826214 million11.8 million–
1825213 million11.5 million–
1824212 million11.2 million–
1823212 million10.9 million–
1822211 million10.6 million–
1821210 million10.3 million–
1820210 million9.97 million–
1819209 million9.67 million–
1818209 million9.37 million–
1817208 million9.07 million–
1816208 million8.79 million–
1815207 million8.51 million–
1814207 million8.24 million–
1813206 million7.98 million–
1812206 million7.73 million–
1811205 million7.5 million–
1810205 million7.3 million–
1809204 million7.11 million–
1808204 million6.97 million–
1807204 million6.84 million–
1806203 million6.72 million–
1805203 million6.59 million–
1804202 million6.47 million–
1803202 million6.35 million–
1802202 million6.23 million–
1801201 million6.11 million–
1800201 million6 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearIndiaUnited StatesWorld
20241.45 billion1.45 billion–1.45 billion345 million345 million–346 million8.16 billion
20251.46 billion1.46 billion–1.47 billion347 million346 million–348 million8.23 billion
20261.48 billion1.47 billion–1.49 billion349 million347 million–351 million8.3 billion
20271.49 billion1.47 billion–1.51 billion351 million348 million–354 million8.37 billion
20281.5 billion1.48 billion–1.53 billion352 million349 million–356 million8.44 billion
20291.51 billion1.49 billion–1.54 billion354 million349 million–359 million8.5 billion
20301.53 billion1.49 billion–1.56 billion356 million350 million–362 million8.57 billion
20311.54 billion1.5 billion–1.58 billion357 million350 million–365 million8.63 billion
20321.55 billion1.5 billion–1.59 billion359 million351 million–367 million8.7 billion
20331.56 billion1.5 billion–1.61 billion360 million351 million–370 million8.76 billion
20341.57 billion1.51 billion–1.63 billion362 million351 million–373 million8.82 billion
20351.58 billion1.51 billion–1.64 billion363 million351 million–376 million8.89 billion
20361.59 billion1.51 billion–1.66 billion365 million351 million–379 million8.95 billion
20371.6 billion1.52 billion–1.68 billion366 million351 million–382 million9.01 billion
20381.61 billion1.52 billion–1.69 billion368 million351 million–385 million9.06 billion
20391.62 billion1.52 billion–1.71 billion369 million350 million–388 million9.12 billion
20401.62 billion1.52 billion–1.72 billion370 million350 million–391 million9.18 billion
20411.63 billion1.52 billion–1.73 billion372 million349 million–394 million9.23 billion
20421.64 billion1.53 billion–1.75 billion373 million349 million–397 million9.29 billion
20431.64 billion1.53 billion–1.76 billion374 million348 million–400 million9.34 billion
20441.65 billion1.52 billion–1.77 billion375 million347 million–403 million9.39 billion
20451.66 billion1.52 billion–1.79 billion376 million346 million–406 million9.44 billion
20461.66 billion1.52 billion–1.8 billion377 million346 million–409 million9.49 billion
20471.67 billion1.52 billion–1.81 billion378 million344 million–411 million9.54 billion
20481.67 billion1.52 billion–1.82 billion379 million343 million–414 million9.58 billion
20491.68 billion1.51 billion–1.84 billion380 million343 million–417 million9.62 billion
20501.68 billion1.51 billion–1.85 billion381 million342 million–420 million9.66 billion
20511.68 billion1.51 billion–1.86 billion382 million341 million–423 million9.7 billion
20521.69 billion1.5 billion–1.87 billion383 million340 million–425 million9.74 billion
20531.69 billion1.5 billion–1.88 billion383 million339 million–428 million9.78 billion
20541.69 billion1.49 billion–1.89 billion384 million337 million–431 million9.81 billion
20551.69 billion1.49 billion–1.91 billion385 million336 million–434 million9.85 billion
20561.7 billion1.48 billion–1.92 billion386 million335 million–436 million9.88 billion
20571.7 billion1.48 billion–1.93 billion386 million333 million–440 million9.91 billion
20581.7 billion1.47 billion–1.95 billion387 million332 million–443 million9.94 billion
20591.7 billion1.46 billion–1.96 billion388 million331 million–446 million9.96 billion
20601.7 billion1.46 billion–1.97 billion389 million329 million–449 million9.99 billion
20611.7 billion1.45 billion–1.98 billion390 million327 million–452 million10 billion
20621.7 billion1.44 billion–1.99 billion391 million325 million–455 million10 billion
20631.7 billion1.43 billion–2 billion392 million325 million–458 million10.1 billion
20641.7 billion1.42 billion–2.01 billion392 million324 million–462 million10.1 billion
20651.7 billion1.41 billion–2.02 billion393 million322 million–465 million10.1 billion
20661.7 billion1.4 billion–2.03 billion394 million320 million–469 million10.1 billion
20671.7 billion1.39 billion–2.04 billion395 million319 million–474 million10.1 billion
20681.69 billion1.37 billion–2.05 billion396 million317 million–478 million10.2 billion
20691.69 billion1.36 billion–2.06 billion397 million315 million–481 million10.2 billion
20701.69 billion1.35 billion–2.07 billion398 million313 million–485 million10.2 billion
20711.69 billion1.34 billion–2.07 billion399 million311 million–489 million10.2 billion
20721.68 billion1.32 billion–2.08 billion400 million309 million–493 million10.2 billion
20731.68 billion1.31 billion–2.09 billion401 million307 million–497 million10.2 billion
20741.68 billion1.3 billion–2.1 billion402 million305 million–502 million10.2 billion
20751.67 billion1.29 billion–2.1 billion403 million304 million–506 million10.3 billion
20761.67 billion1.28 billion–2.11 billion404 million302 million–510 million10.3 billion
20771.66 billion1.27 billion–2.12 billion405 million300 million–515 million10.3 billion
20781.66 billion1.25 billion–2.13 billion406 million298 million–520 million10.3 billion
20791.65 billion1.24 billion–2.13 billion406 million297 million–525 million10.3 billion
20801.65 billion1.22 billion–2.14 billion407 million295 million–530 million10.3 billion
20811.64 billion1.21 billion–2.14 billion408 million293 million–535 million10.3 billion
20821.63 billion1.19 billion–2.15 billion409 million292 million–538 million10.3 billion
20831.63 billion1.18 billion–2.16 billion409 million291 million–542 million10.3 billion
20841.62 billion1.16 billion–2.17 billion410 million289 million–547 million10.3 billion
20851.62 billion1.15 billion–2.17 billion411 million286 million–552 million10.3 billion
20861.61 billion1.14 billion–2.18 billion412 million284 million–558 million10.3 billion
20871.6 billion1.12 billion–2.18 billion412 million282 million–564 million10.3 billion
20881.59 billion1.11 billion–2.19 billion413 million280 million–568 million10.3 billion
20891.59 billion1.09 billion–2.2 billion414 million279 million–573 million10.3 billion
20901.58 billion1.07 billion–2.2 billion415 million278 million–578 million10.3 billion
20911.57 billion1.06 billion–2.21 billion415 million276 million–581 million10.3 billion
20921.57 billion1.04 billion–2.21 billion416 million274 million–585 million10.3 billion
20931.56 billion1.03 billion–2.22 billion417 million272 million–590 million10.3 billion
20941.55 billion1.02 billion–2.23 billion417 million269 million–596 million10.2 billion
20951.54 billion997 million–2.24 billion418 million267 million–601 million10.2 billion
20961.54 billion980 million–2.25 billion419 million265 million–605 million10.2 billion
20971.53 billion965 million–2.27 billion420 million262 million–610 million10.2 billion
20981.52 billion951 million–2.28 billion420 million260 million–616 million10.2 billion
20991.51 billion937 million–2.29 billion421 million258 million–621 million10.2 billion
21001.51 billion924 million–2.3 billion421 million256 million–625 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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