From 1960 to 2021 the population of India increased from 450.55 million to 1.41 billion people. This is a growth of 212.4 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in India was recorded in 1974 with 2.36 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 0.80 percent.
India’s population has risen by 650 million in the past 50 years and could rise to 1.5 billion in the next century. Many of India’s problems are due to social and economic conditions and policy failure rather than to rises in population.
Historical development of the population.
At the beginning of the 18th century, India had just 137 million inhabitants. This number rose to about 255 million within 100 years and fluctuated by 20 percent up and down during the 18th century. Only since the beginning of the 20th century has population growth increased dramatically, but has been losing some momentum for about 50 years. It is assumed that India will even overtake China by the year 2025 and will then be the most populous co
