Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — India

Population aged 15–64 in India in 2025 — 1,001,696,269 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 309.4%.

2025 1B people +1.18% vs 2024
World rank 1of 217
Period maximum 1B people2025
Period minimum 245M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — India, 1960–20250500M1B1.5B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 244,668,544 people1962: 253,536,952 people1964: 262,900,739 people1966: 274,193,228 people1968: 286,667,403 people1970: 300,118,059 people1972: 314,650,131 people1974: 330,463,831 people1976: 348,209,979 people1978: 366,926,742 people1980: 386,671,591 people1982: 406,620,374 people1984: 427,600,084 people1986: 449,307,565 people1988: 472,136,745 people1990: 496,510,533 people1992: 521,815,528 people1994: 547,929,740 people1996: 575,574,215 people1998: 604,756,097 people2000: 635,137,976 people2002: 666,281,546 people2004: 697,429,184 people2006: 728,937,766 people2008: 760,241,345 people2010: 792,311,454 people2012: 824,631,664 people2014: 856,342,424 people2016: 886,641,930 people2018: 916,251,300 people2020: 943,088,901 people2022: 966,626,467 people2024: 989,967,399 people2025: 1,001,696,269 people
Change over the period: +757M (+309.41%) Average annual rate: 2.19 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 1B people
World 5.36B people
South Asia 1.15B people
Southern Asia computed 1.39B people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.13B people
Population aged 15–64 — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1B +11.73M +1.18%
2024 990M +11.78M +1.2%
2023 978M +11.56M +1.2%
2022 967M +11.35M +1.19%
2021 955M +12.19M +1.29%
2020 943M +13.21M +1.42%
2019 930M +13.62M +1.49%
2018 916M +14.43M +1.6%
2017 902M +15.18M +1.71%
2016 887M +15.22M +1.75%
2015 871M +15.08M +1.76%
2014 856M +15.65M +1.86%
2013 841M +16.06M +1.95%
2012 825M +16.09M +1.99%
2011 809M +16.23M +2.05%
2010 792M +16.25M +2.09%
2009 776M +15.82M +2.08%
2008 760M +15.5M +2.08%
2007 745M +15.8M +2.17%
2006 729M +15.77M +2.21%
2005 713M +15.74M +2.26%
2004 697M +15.77M +2.31%
2003 682M +15.38M +2.31%
2002 666M +15.53M +2.39%
2001 651M +15.61M +2.46%
2000 635M +15.31M +2.47%
1999 620M +15.07M +2.49%
1998 605M +14.75M +2.5%
1997 590M +14.43M +2.51%
1996 576M +14.1M +2.51%
1995 561M +13.54M +2.47%
1994 548M +13.12M +2.45%
1993 535M +12.99M +2.49%
1992 522M +12.76M +2.51%
1991 509M +12.55M +2.53%
1990 497M +12.36M +2.55%
1989 484M +12.02M +2.55%
1988 472M +11.6M +2.52%
1987 461M +11.23M +2.5%
1986 449M +10.96M +2.5%
1985 438M +10.74M +2.51%
1984 428M +10.61M +2.54%
1983 417M +10.37M +2.55%
1982 407M +10.05M +2.53%
1981 397M +9.9M +2.56%
1980 387M +10.06M +2.67%
1979 377M +9.69M +2.64%
1978 367M +9.38M +2.62%
1977 358M +9.34M +2.68%
1976 348M +9M +2.65%
1975 339M +8.75M +2.65%
1974 330M +8.1M +2.51%
1973 322M +7.71M +2.45%
1972 315M +7.28M +2.37%
1971 307M +7.25M +2.42%
1970 300M +7.12M +2.43%
1969 293M +6.33M +2.21%
1968 287M +6.34M +2.26%
1967 280M +6.13M +2.24%
1966 274M +5.7M +2.12%
1965 268M +5.59M +2.13%
1964 263M +5M +1.94%
1963 258M +4.37M +1.72%
1962 254M +4.4M +1.77%
1961 249M +4.47M +1.83%
1960 245M

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.