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India vs Russia population

In 2025 India has 10.2× as many people as Russia: 1.46 billion against 144 million. The difference is 1.32 billion.

India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 20 million peopleIndia has 1,463,865,525 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 20 million people.
India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 20 million peopleIndia has 1,463,865,525 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 20 million people.
India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025, 1 dot = 50 million peopleIndia has 1,463,865,525 people and Russia has 143,513,328 in 2025. Each dot is 50 million people.

Russia would fit inside India 10 times over.

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Population of India and Russia, 1960 to 2050: India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025
Population of India and Russia, 1960 to 2050: India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025
Population of India and Russia, 1960 to 2050: India 1.46 billion and Russia 144 million in 2025

How the two compare

In 2025 India has 10.2× as many people as Russia: 1.46 billion against 144 million. The difference is 1.32 billion. Russia would fit inside India 10 times over. Together they hold 19.6% of the 8.19 billion counted here.

Then and now

In 1960 the order was India ahead, 436 million to 120 million, a ratio of 3.64×. Since then India has grown 3.36× and Russia 1.2×, averaging 1.88% and 0.28% a year.

The lines never cross between 1960 and 2050: India stays ahead throughout, and the gap widens by 2050.

Towards 2050

Projected to 2050, India reaches 1.68 billion (14.7% more than today) and Russia reaches 137 million (4.2% fewer). By then the ratio is 12.2× in favour of India.

Land and people

Land changes the picture: India has 2,973,190 km² and 492 people per km², Russia has 16,376,870 km² and 9 per km². India is 56.2× more densely settled.

Behind the totals, fertility is 1.96 in India and 1.42 in Russia; life expectancy is 72.2 against 73.4 years; 7.4% against 17.8% of people are 65 or older. The younger the population, the longer it keeps growing after birth rates fall.

Where the numbers come from

Figures are the World Bank's "Population estimates and projections" series, built from United Nations and national statistics. Values up to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that assume current fertility, mortality and migration trends continue, so they are not forecasts of events such as wars or policy changes. Territories are listed as the World Bank lists them, and a small number of places have gaps in some years.

How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.

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