India — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for India, 1961–2025.
Population growth for India was 0.89% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.40% in 1961. The lowest was 0.79% in 2022 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.54% per year.
India ranks 109 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for South Asia is 0.65%, so India sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 26%. Within South Asia it ranks 2 of 6 economies; Bhutan (0.65%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 15% in 2021. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 100th of 216 in 1961 → 109th of 216 in 1970 → 90th of 216 in 1980 → 91st of 216 in 1990 → 75th of 217 in 2000 → 90th of 217 in 2010 → 109th of 217 in 2020 → 109th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was India’s Population growth in 1962?
2.37% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is India’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -63.0% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.89%; 2024: 0.89%; 2023: 0.88%; 2022: 0.79%; 2021: 0.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.