Population of India (From 1947 to 2023): Check Year-wise Population and Population Growth of India

Sudeshna Dutta2023-01-17

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India is the 2nd populous country on the Planet. As per its continuous population growth, it won’t be a surprise if India takes over china to become the most populous country in the world in the coming years. Favorable weather conditions, availability of resources, vast area, etc. are some of the reasons behind this vast population of India.

You should also know that India has shown huge growth in the population from 1947 to 2023. In fact, the population of India doubled between 1975 and 2010. If you should the population of India from 1947 to 2023, you will come to know about various interesting details about the country. In today’s post, we are going to provide complete information on India’s Population from 1947 to 2023.

Overview of Year-wise India’s Population

As per the data of Worldometer, the data of current population of India is given below.

Current Population of India	1,380,004,385
Percentage of total world’s population	17.70 %
Rank in the world as per population	2
Population density	464 per kilometer square
Total land area	2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles)
Population living in urban area	35.0 % of the population is urban
Median Age	28

Year-wise Population of India From 1947 to 2023

Based on the censuses of India and various sources on the Internet, we have compiled a list of year-wise population of India from 1947 to 2023.

Population of India in 1947: 340 million
1951 – 382,376,948
1952 – 388,799,073
1953 – 395,544,369
1954 – 402,578,596
1955 – 409,880,595
1956 – 417,442,811
1957 – 425,270,695
1958 – 433,380,978
1959 – 441,798,578
1960 – 450,547,679
1961 – 459,642,165
1962 – 469,077,190
1963 – 478,825,608
1964 – 488,848,135
1965 – 499,123,324
1966 – 509,631,500
1967 – 520,400,576
1968 – 531,513,824
1969 – 543,084,336
1970 – 555,189,792
1971 – 567,868,018
1972 – 581,087,256
1973 – 594,770,134
1974 – 608,802,600
1975 – 623,102,897
1976 – 637,630,087
1977 – 652,408,776
1978 – 667,499,806
1979 – 682,995,354
1980 – 698,952,844
1981 – 715,384,993
1982 – 732,239,504
1983 – 749,428,958
1984 – 766,833,410
1985 – 784,360,008
1986 – 801,975,244
1987 – 819,682,102
1988 – 837,468,930
1989 – 855,334,678
1990 – 873,277,798
1991 – 891,273,209
1992 – 909,307,016
1993 – 927,403,860
1994 – 945,601,831
1995 – 963,922,588
1996 – 982,365,243
1997 – 1,000,900,030
1998 – 1,019,483,581
1999 – 1,038,058,156
2000 – 1,056,575,549
2001 – 1,075,000,085
2002 – 1,093,317,189
2003 – 1,111,523,144
2004 – 1,129,623,456
2005 – 1,147,609,927
2006 – 1,165,486,291
2007 – 1,183,209,472
2008 – 1,200,669,765
2009 – 1,217,726,215
2010 – 1,234,281,170
2011 – 1,250,287,943
2012 – 1,265,780,247
2013 – 1,280,842,125
2014 – 1,295,600,772
2015 – 1,310,152,403
2016 – 1,324,517,249
2017 – 1,338,676,785
2018 – 1,352,642,280
2019 – 1,366,417,754
2020 – 1,380,004,385
2021 – 1,393,409,038
2022 – 1,413,162,618
2023- 1,380,004,385

Population Growth rate of India from 1947 to 2023

The explosive growth in the population remains a constant challenge for the Indian governments after Independence. Numerous awareness campaign was launched by the government to make people aware of the benefits of small families.

Now, in recent years, these campaigns seem to work because the population growth rate is slowing down. You can check the year-wise population growth of India from 1947 to 2023.

1951 – 1.61%
1955 – 1.72%
1960 – 1.91%
1965 – 2.07%
1970 – 2.15%
1975 – 2.33%
1980 – 2.32%
1985 – 2.33%
1990 – 2.17%
1995 – 1.99%
2000 – 1.85%
2005 – 1.67%
2010 – 1.47%
2015 – 1.20%
2016 – 1.10%
2017 – 1.07%
2018 – 1.04%
2019 – 1.02%
2020 – 0.99%
2021 – 0.97%
2022 – 0.95%
2023- 0.99%

Most Populous Cities in India 2023

As stated earlier, the population of India has drastically increased. At the same, the urban population also increased. Due to this reason, there are many cities that have become overcrowded. Let’s take a look at the top 70 most populated cities in India in 2023.