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India counts 1,476,625,576 residents as of 2026. That is a 4-fold increase on the 346,278,821 recorded in 1950. It is growing modestly, at +0.86% a year, adding about 12.7M people a year. Settlement is fairly dense, at 497 people/km². Half the population is younger than 29.2 years, and the age structure is steadily tilting older: the median is projected to reach 38.3 by 2050. Men outnumber women in the population, at 106 males per 100 females. By 2100, UN projections put it at 1,505,251,761, up +2% from 2026.
Total population
1,476,625,576
Density
497 people/km²
Median age
29.2 years
Growth rate
+0.86%
India's population continues to grow, though at a moderate pace. The population is aging rapidly; median age will rise from 29 in 2026 to 38 by 2050.