Population Growth Of India –
Indian population has been declining after 1970s. The Total Fertility rate has dropped from 5 in 1970s to 2.2 in 2020. It has come very close to Replacement Fertility Rate. Once the TFR become equals to RFR , the population will become stagnant.
Let’s compare the growth rate of population since Independence till now.
| India – Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 1,380,004,385 | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 1,366,417,754 | 1.02% |
| 2018 | 1,352,642,280 | 1.04% |
| 2017 | 1,338,676,785 | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 1,324,517,249 | 1.10% |
| 2015 | 1,310,152,403 | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 1,295,600,772 | 1.15% |
| 2013 | 1,280,842,125 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | 1,265,780,247 | 1.24% |
| 2011 | 1,250,287,943 | 1.30% |
| 2010 | 1,234,281,170 | 1.36% |
| 2009 | 1,217,726,215 | 1.42% |
| 2008 | 1,200,669,765 | 1.48% |
| 2007 | 1,183,209,472 | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 1,165,486,291 | 1.56% |
| 2005 | 1,147,609,927 | 1.59% |
| 2004 | 1,129,623,456 | 1.63% |
| 2003 | 1,111,523,144 | 1.67% |
| 2002 | 1,093,317,189 | 1.70% |
| 2001 | 1,075,000,085 | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 1,056,575,549 | 1.78% |
| 1999 | 1,038,058,156 | 1.82% |
| 1998 | 1,019,483,581 | 1.86% |
| 1997 | 1,000,900,030 | 1.89% |
| 1996 | 982,365,243 | 1.91% |
| 1995 | 963,922,588 | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 945,601,831 | 1.96% |
| 1993 | 927,403,860 | 1.99% |
| 1992 | 909,307,016 | 2.02% |
| 1991 | 891,273,209 | 2.06% |
| 1990 | 873,277,798 | 2.10% |
| 1989 | 855,334,678 | 2.13% |
| 1988 | 837,468,930 | 2.17% |
| 1987 | 819,682,102 | 2.21% |
| 1986 | 801,975,244 | 2.25% |
| 1985 | 784,360,008 | 2.29% |
| 1984 | 766,833,410 | 2.32% |
| 1983 | 749,428,958 | 2.35% |
| 1982 | 732,239,504 | 2.36% |
| 1981 | 715,384,993 | 2.35% |
| 1980 | 698,952,844 | 2.34% |
| 1979 | 682,995,354 | 2.32% |
| 1978 | 667,499,806 | 2.31% |
| 1977 | 652,408,776 | 2.32% |
| 1976 | 637,630,087 | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 623,102,897 | 2.35% |
| 1974 | 608,802,600 | 2.36% |
| 1973 | 594,770,134 | 2.35% |
| 1972 | 581,087,256 | 2.33% |
| 1971 | 567,868,018 | 2.28% |
| 1970 | 555,189,792 | 2.23% |
| 1969 | 543,084,336 | 2.18% |
| 1968 | 531,513,824 | 2.14% |
| 1967 | 520,400,576 | 2.11% |
| 1966 | 509,631,500 | 2.11% |
| 1965 | 499,123,324 | 2.10% |
| 1964 | 488,848,135 | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 478,825,608 | 2.08% |
| 1962 | 469,077,190 | 2.05% |
| 1961 | 459,642,165 | 2.02% |
| 1960 | 450,547,679 | 1.98% |
| 1959 | 441,798,578 | 1.94% |
| 1958 | 433,380,978 | 1.91% |
| 1957 | 425,270,695 | 1.88% |
| 1956 | 417,442,811 | 1.84% |
| 1955 | 409,880,595 | 1.81% |
| 1954 | 402,578,596 | 1.78% |
| 1953 | 395,544,369 | 1.73% |
| 1952 | 388,799,073 | 1.68% |
| 1951 | 382,376,948 | 1.61% |
Source : Macro Trends
