How many people live in India?
World easy Data from 2024
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The answer
1,450,000,000 people
Roughly 1.5B.
India passed China in 2023 to become the most populous country on Earth, at roughly 1.45 billion people. Its median age is about 28, against China’s 40, so it will keep growing for decades after China has started to shrink.
Where this number comes from
| Source | United Nations, World Population Prospects |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | people |
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