India vs World: Population, total

India

1.46 billion

in 2025

World

8.22 billion

in 2025

India rank

1st

World rank

1st

Population, total over time

India
World

How they compare

World currently reports 8.22 billion against 1.46 billion in India, a difference of 6.75 billion.

That makes World's figure about 5.6 times India's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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Population, total in India
Population, total in World
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.