India is second most populated country globally with 1.46 billion people. Population reached billion mark in 1997, projected to surpass China by 2023. India's area is 3,287,260 km², making it 7th largest by area
List ranks countries by population density per square kilometre or mile. Includes sovereign states and self-governing territories based on ISO 3166-1. Excludes entities not on ISO 3166-1, except limited-recognition states. Data sourced from UN World Population Prospects and official figures
HYDE v3.3 database covers 10,000 BCE to 2023 CE with 5 arc minute resolution. Gapminder provides historical population estimates from 1800 to 1949. UN World Population Prospects 2024 covers 237 countries from 1950 to 2023. FAOSTAT Land Use domain provides 44 categories of land use data
Population density shows average area crowding and resource requirements. Formula: Population Density = Number of People / Land Area
Current population is 26,528,746 people as of July 2024. Population will reach peak of 26.87 million by 2037. Annual population growth rate is 0.44%. Fertility rate has declined from 5.12 to 1.91 births per woman
Australia's population is 26,815,647 as of July 2024. Projected to reach 42.68 million by 2099. Population growth rate is 1.18% annually. Fertility rate is 1.83 births per woman