India
Population projection
What forecasters project
Each forecaster’s central projection for India, alongside earlier UN revisions. The newest vintage from each forecaster is shown; older revisions are in the legend.
Population: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 1.51B, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 1.48B, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 1.09B, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 1.53B, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2100, latest 1.39B, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| UN 2010 | 1.69B | — |
| UN 2012 | 1.62B | 1.55B |
| WIC 2013 | 1.71B | 1.57B |
| UN 2015 | 1.71B | — |
| UN 2017 | 1.66B | — |
| WIC 2018 | 1.64B | 1.46B |
| UN 2019 | 1.64B | 1.45B |
| IHME 2020 | 1.60B | 1.09B |
| UN 2022 | 1.67B | 1.53B |
| WIC 2023 | 1.62B | 1.39B |
| Census 2025 | 1.62B | 1.48B |
| UN 2024 (current) | 1.68B | 1.51B |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for India are not listed.
Total fertility rate: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 1.69, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 1.70, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 1.29, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 1.69, projected); WIC 2023 (2015–2095, latest 1.65, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| WIC 2013 | 1.80 | — |
| WIC 2018 | 1.74 | — |
| IHME 2020 | 1.37 | 1.29 |
| UN 2022 | 1.78 | 1.69 |
| WIC 2023 | 1.63 | — |
| Census 2025 | 1.75 | 1.70 |
| UN 2024 (current) | 1.76 | 1.69 |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for India are not listed. UN revisions from 2010 to 2019 publish fertility as five-year period averages (e.g. 2045–2050), with no single-year value; their paths are in the chart above. Wittgenstein Centre values are five-year period averages shown at the period's first year (2050 = 2050–2055).
Sources, licenses, and attribution for every forecaster are listed in the methodology.