Key demographics
- Population
- 1.4B
- Density
- 449.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.685 (Medium)
- Gini index (2011)
- 35.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Urban population (2025)
- 35.7%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 78.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 59.1%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 22.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 46.1%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 35.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 6.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 23.3 /1000
- Slum population (2019)
- 5.4%
- Tourism (2019)
- 17.9M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Hindi | हिन्दी |
| Tamil | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | 79.8% |
| Islam | 14.2% |
| Christianity | 2.3% |
| Sikhism | 1.7% |
| Buddhism | 0.7% |
| Jainism | 0.4% |
| Unaffiliated | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.7% |
- Demonym (male)
- Indian
- Demonym (female)
- Indian
- National anthem
- Jana Gana Mana
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 58.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 23.3/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 69/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 1.6/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 0.72/1000
- Nurses (2020)
- 1.72/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $85
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 43.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 78.2%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 399
- Internet users (2025)
- 70.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 79.4/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 3.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 1,212/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 3.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 3,287,263 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+05:30
- Calling codes
- +91
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .in
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of India is composed of three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and green. A navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes — the Ashoka Chakra — is centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- Jana Gana Mana
- National holiday
- Independence Day