Rural population in India in 2025 — 941,424,277 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 163.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 941M | +3.81M | +0.41% |
| 2024 | 938M | +3.84M | +0.41% |
| 2023 | 934M | +3.76M | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 930M | +2.89M | +0.31% |
| 2021 | 927M | +3.19M | +0.35% |
| 2020 | 924M | +4.58M | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 919M | +5.17M | +0.57% |
| 2018 | 914M | +5.68M | +0.62% |
| 2017 | 908M | +6.24M | +0.69% |
| 2016 | 902M | +6.47M | +0.72% |
| 2015 | 896M | +6.44M | +0.72% |
| 2014 | 889M | +7.01M | +0.79% |
| 2013 | 882M | +7.59M | +0.87% |
| 2012 | 875M | +7.96M | +0.92% |
| 2011 | 867M | +7.59M | +0.88% |
| 2010 | 859M | +7.68M | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 852M | +7.7M | +0.91% |
| 2008 | 844M | +7.73M | +0.93% |
| 2007 | 836M | +8.39M | +1.01% |
| 2006 | 828M | +8.96M | +1.09% |
| 2005 | 819M | +9.59M | +1.19% |
| 2004 | 809M | +10.24M | +1.28% |
| 2003 | 799M | +10.55M | +1.34% |
| 2002 | 788M | +11.21M | +1.44% |
| 2001 | 777M | +11.7M | +1.53% |
| 2000 | 765M | +11.77M | +1.56% |
| 1999 | 754M | +11.91M | +1.61% |
| 1998 | 742M | +12.09M | +1.66% |
| 1997 | 730M | +12.2M | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 717M | +12.28M | +1.74% |
| 1995 | 705M | +12.22M | +1.76% |
| 1994 | 693M | +12.23M | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 681M | +12.38M | +1.85% |
| 1992 | 668M | +12.31M | +1.88% |
| 1991 | 656M | +12.33M | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 644M | +12.47M | +1.97% |
| 1989 | 631M | +12.43M | +2.01% |
| 1988 | 619M | +12.31M | +2.03% |
| 1987 | 607M | +12.24M | +2.06% |
| 1986 | 594M | +12.13M | +2.08% |
| 1985 | 582M | +11.92M | +2.09% |
| 1984 | 570M | +11.7M | +2.09% |
| 1983 | 559M | +11.31M | +2.07% |
| 1982 | 547M | +10.91M | +2.03% |
| 1981 | 536M | +10.54M | +2% |
| 1980 | 526M | +10.11M | +1.96% |
| 1979 | 516M | +9.31M | +1.84% |
| 1978 | 506M | +8.83M | +1.77% |
| 1977 | 498M | +8.84M | +1.81% |
| 1976 | 489M | +8.65M | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 480M | +8.63M | +1.83% |
| 1974 | 471M | +8.36M | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 463M | +8.23M | +1.81% |
| 1972 | 455M | +8.18M | +1.83% |
| 1971 | 447M | +8.39M | +1.91% |
| 1970 | 438M | +8.32M | +1.94% |
| 1969 | 430M | +7.77M | +1.84% |
| 1968 | 422M | +7.84M | +1.89% |
| 1967 | 414M | +7.76M | +1.91% |
| 1966 | 407M | +7.66M | +1.92% |
| 1965 | 399M | +8.03M | +2.06% |
| 1964 | 391M | +8.3M | +2.17% |
| 1963 | 383M | +8.23M | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 374M | +8.24M | +2.25% |
| 1961 | 366M | +8.24M | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 358M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
