Indicador	Valor
Población total	1,450,000,000 personasUN DESA WPP [2024] 1,451,000,000 personas·World Bank WDI [2024] 1,451,000,000 personas
Edad mediana	28.4 añosUN DESA WPP [2024]
Esperanza de vida	72–72.2 añosWorld Bank WDI [2024] 72.24 años·UNDP HDI [2023] 72 años
Grupos étnicos	indoarios 72%, dravídicos 25%, y otros 3% (2000)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Idiomas	hindi 43.6%, bengalí 8%, maratí 6.9%, telugu 6.7%, tamil 5.7%, guyaratí 4.6%, urdu 4.2%, kannada 3.6%, odia 3.1%, malayalam 2.9%, punjabi 2.7%, asamés 1.3%, maithili 1.1%, otros 5.6%;  el inglés es la lengua oficial subsidiaria pero es la más importante para la comunicación nacional, política y comercial (est. 2011)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religiones	hindú 79.8%, musulmán 14.2%, cristiano 2.3%, sij 1.7%, otros y no especificados 2% (est. 2011)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanización	36.4 % de la población total (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Crecimiento demográfico	0.891 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Tasa de natalidad	16 por 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Tasa de mortalidad	6.59 por 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Población urbana	35.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Idiomas (estructurados)	Aariya Adilabad Gondi Adiwasi Garasia Agariya Aheri Gondi Ahirani Ahom Aimol Aiton Akabea Akabo Akacari Akajeru Akakede Akakol Akakora Akarbale Alipur Sign Language Allar Alu Kurumba Amri Karbi Anal Andaman Creole Hindi Angami Naga Angami Naga Sign Language Angika Ao Naga Apatani Apucikwar Aranadan Assamese Asuri Atong (India) Attapady Kurumba Awadhi Badaga Bagheli Bagri Balti Bangladesh Lyngam Bangru Bateri Bauria Bawm Chin Bazigar Bellari Bengali Betta Kurumba Bhadrawahi Bhalay Bhariati Bhatola Bhatri Bhattiyali Bhilali Bhili Bhojpuri Bhunjia Biete Bijori Bilaspuri Birhor Bishnupriya Manipuri Bodo Gadaba Bodo Parja Bodo-Mech Bokar-Ramo Bondo Bori-Karko Braj Brokpake Brokskat Bugun Buksa Bunan Bundeli Burushaski Butler English Byangsi Car Nicobarese Central Nicobarese Central-Eastern Kamta Chairel Chak Chakma Challow Chamari Chambeali Chang Naga Changthang Chaudangsi Chaura Chenchu Chhattisgarhi Chhitkul-Rakchham Chinali Chiru Chitwania Tharu Chodri Chokri Naga Chothe Churahi Dadhkai Village Sign Language Dafla Dakpakha Daman-Diu Portuguese Damu Dandami Maria Dangaura Tharu Darlong Darma Dawik Kui Degaru Deori Desiya Dhanki Dhanwar (India) Dhatki Dhimal Dhivehi Dhodia-Kukna Dhundari Dimasa Dogri Dubli Duhumbi Dungar Varli Dungra Bhil Duruwa Dzalakha Dzongkha East Tusom East-Central Tangkhul Naga Eastern Magar Eastern Muria Eastern Panjabi Eastern Puroik Eastern Tamang Eravallan Falam Chin Far Western Muria Gaddi Gade Lohar Galo Gamit Gangte Garhwali Garo Gata' Goan Konkani Godwari Gorum-Parenga Gowlan Gowli Groma Gujarati Gujari Gurung Hadothi Hajong Haka Chin Halam Halbi Harappan Haryanvi Hills Karbi Hindi Hinduri Hmar Ho Holiya Hrangkhol Hruso Idu India Lyngam Indian Sign Language Indo-Aryan Kinnauri Inpui Naga Irula of the Nilgiri Jad Jangshung Jarawa (India) Jaunsari Jejara Naga Jennu Kurumba Juang Judeo-Iraqi Arabic Juray Kachari Kachchi Kachi Koli Kadar Kaikadi Kakkala Kalaktang Monpa Kalanadi Kamar Kanashi Kanauji Kangri Kanikkaran Kanjari Kannada Kashmiri Kathmandu Valley Newari Kathoriya Tharu Katkari Khah Khaling Khamba Khams Tibetan Khamti Khamyang Khandesi Kharam Naga Kharia Kharia Thar Khasi Khezha Naga Khiamniungan Naga Khirwar Khispi Khoibu Khowar Khumi Chin Khunu-Töt Kinnauri Kman Koch Kochila Tharu Koda Kodaku Kodava Koireng Kok Borok Kom (India) Konda-Dora Kongai Konkan Marathi Konyak Naga Korku Korlai Portuguese Koro Korra Koraga Korwa Kota (India) Kotia-Adivasi Oriya-Desiya Koya Kudiya Kudmali Kui (India) Kukna Kullu Pahari Kulung (Nepal) Kumaoni Kumarbhag Paharia Kumbaran Kunduvadi Kupia Kurichiya Kurmukar Kurukh Kurumba, Kannada Kuvi Ladakhi Sign Lahul Lohar Lairamlo Lambadi Lamkang Late Middle Indo-Aryan Leh Ladakhi Lepcha Lhomi Liangmai Naga Limbu Lisu Lodhi Lotha Naga Lui Magahi Mahali Maharastri Prakrit Mahasu Pahari Maithili Majhi Majhwar Mala Malasar Malabar-Sri Lanka Portuguese Malankuravan Malapandaram Malaryan Malasar Malavedan Malayalam Malvi Manda (India) Mandeali Manipuri Mannan Mao Naga Mar Paharia of Dumka Mara Maram Naga Marathi Maria (India) Maring Naga Marma Marwari (India) Marwari (Pakistan) Maundadan Chetti Mawchi Merwari Mewari Mewati Milang Mina (India) Mirgan Mising-Padam-Miri-Minyong Mizo Monsang Naga Moyon Mru Mudhili Gadaba Mudu Koraga Muduga Mugom Mukha-Dora Muklomic Mullu Kurumba Munda Mundari Muthuvan Mzieme Naga Na Naga Pidgin Nagarchal Nahali-Baglani Nahari Nahenic Nefamese Nga La Nihali Nimadi Nocte Naga Noiri Norra North-Central Tangkhul Naga Northern Gondi Northern Jinghpaw Northern Pashto Northern Rengma Naga Northern Tangkhul Naga Northwestern Kolami Nyishi-Hill Miri Od Odia Oinam Okojuwoi Old Indic Old Kannada Old Marathi Old Tamil Old Telugu Oraon Sadri Pahari Potwari Paisaci Prakrit Paite Chin Pali Paliyan Palya Bareli Panchpargania Pangkhua Pangwa Naga Pangwali Paniya Pao Pardhan Pardhi Parkari Koli Parsi Pathiya Pattani Pattapu Pauri Bareli Pengo Phake Phayeng Phom Naga Phudagi Pnar Pochuri Naga Ponthai Pottangi Ollar Gadaba Poumei Naga Powari Puimei Naga Purik-Sham-Nubra Purum Purum (Retired) Rabha Rajbanshi Raji Rajput Garasia Ralte Rana Tharu Rangkas Rathawi Rathwi Bareli Raute Ravula Rawang Rawat Reli Riang (India) Rongmei Naga Rongpo Ruga Sadri Sajolang Sakachep-Chorei Sambalpuri Samvedi Sangtam Naga Sansi Sanskrit Santali Saraiki Sartang Sauraseni Prakrit Saurashtra Sauria Paharia Savara Sengmai Sentinel Shekhawati Shendu Sherdukpen Shina Sholaga Shom Peng Shumcho Sikkimese Simte Sindhi Sirajic Sirmauri Solu-Khumbu Sherpa Sora Sorbung Southeastern Kolami Southern Nicobarese Southern Rengma Naga Southern Tangkhul Naga Spiti Bhoti Stod Bhoti Suansu Sumi Naga Sunam Surjapuri Sylheti Syriem Tagin Tamil Tangam Tangchangya Tarao Tawang Monpa Tawra Tedim Chin Telugu Teressa Thachanadan Thado Chin Thangal Naga Thangmi Thulung Tibetan Tikhakic Tinani Tippera Tiwa (India) Toda Toto Tshangla Tulu Turi Turung Tutsa Naga Uighur Ullatan Urali of Idukki Urdu Usui Vaagri Booli Vaiphei Varhadi-Nagpuri Vasavi Vishavan Waddar Wadiyara Koli Wagdi Walungge Wancho Naga War-Jaintia Wayanad Chetti Western Muria Western Panjabi Western Puroik Wui Yakkha Yerukula Yimchungru Naga Zakhring Zangskari Zeme Naga Zou Zyphe Önge Glottolog [2026]