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India

India / IN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

India in numbers.

Area3,287,260 kmยฒWorld # 7 โ†’Population1.5BWorld # 1 โ†’Population density445.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 24 โ†’Life expectancy72.2 yearsWorld # 135 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,702World # 165 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

India across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area3,287,260 kmยฒWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’Population1.5BWorld # 1 / 2025 โ†’Population density445.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 24 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,947World # 110 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 105 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate16 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.1 yearsWorld # 146 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+7.4%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.2%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Urban population35.7%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-495.8KWorld # 214 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 107 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.3%World # 200 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.2 yearsWorld # 135 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.1 yearsWorld # 136 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate22.6%World # 63 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,702World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4TWorld # 6 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 11,748World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth7.6%World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.4%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.2%World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment16%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,383 hours/yearWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)25.5World # 160 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 98 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people259.3 per million peopleWorld # 92 / 2020 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 59 / 2020 โ†’Patent applications per million people17.9 per million peopleWorld # 64 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,669 kcal/dayWorld # 140 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person8.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 181 / 2023 โ†’Rice production217.9M tWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production113.3M tWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production363K tWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area24.5%World # 120 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,182 kWh/personWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.2 tWorld # 129 / 2024 โ†’Internet use70%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions79.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 167 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 88 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 89 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 50 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament13.8%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals17.9MWorld # 14 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 13.4BWorld # 14 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites44 sitesWorld # 6 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupHinduism2011 / 79.8%Main languageHindiMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports13,328 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightHindiLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyIndian RupeeINRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsIndus River