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Population Pyramid of India2024

Total population
1.45B
Median age
29.5
Peak year
2061
Peak population
1.70B

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 346.3M · median age 21.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 687.4M · median age 19.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 1.06B · median age 22.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 1.45B · median age 29.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 1.68B · median age 39.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 1.51B · median age 48.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

India presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 29.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 24.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 7.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place India's peak population in 2061.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 346.3 million with median age 21.1. Projected 2100 values are 1505.3 million and median age 48.8.

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