NationMaster - Indian People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	31.2	[97th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	63.9	[126th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	4.9 %	[127th of 225]
Birth rate	22.22 births/1,000 population	[86th of 226]
Chinese population	135,000	[17th of 127]
Death rate	6.4 deaths/1,000 population	[147th of 226]
Ethnic groups Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
Gender development	0.56	[102nd of 141]
Percentage living in urban areas	28%	[172nd of 199]
Population	1,147,995,904	[2nd of 242]
Population growth rate	1.578%	[87th of 235]
Population in 2015	1,260,370	[2nd of 225]
Projected population growth	57.6%	[62nd of 141]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.07	[23rd of 223]
Sex ratio > Total population	1.06 male(s)/female	[19th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.1 male(s)/female	[7th of 224]
Total fertility rate	2.76 children born/woman	[85th of 225]
Total Population	1,095,351,995	[2nd of 227]
Urban population	314,145,300	[2nd of 195]
Urbanization	28	[177th of 204]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)

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Boo 1st May 2009	I cannot find any population statistcs of India in year 1998 - now
priya .ys 22nd April 2009	I want india to be super power in 2012.
Bharat Talreja 20th June 2005	Where can I find information on " Classification of Towns in INDIA" i.e Classification into Metros, Mini metors, Class I etc?
Edria Murray Staff Editor 8th April 2005	In response to Raj: The population density of India is 336.62 persons per sq. km. This information can be found in the Geography category.

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