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India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]
India States 2024. The second-most-populous country in the world (and the most populous democracy), the federal union of India is divided into 28 states and eight "union territories", which are essentially fledgling states overseen by the national government.
India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population. According to estimates from the United Nations (UN), India has overtaken China as the country with the largest population in the world , with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023.
This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2022 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.
Population, total - India. ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
1 lis 2023 · According to the Census Population Projection Report, India’s population in 2023 is estimated to be 1,388,163,000 (1.39 billion or 139 crore). Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, while Sikkim is the least populous state.
1 lip 2024 · Population by Age and Sex Source and Notes Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Database (demographic data) and USA Trade Online (trade data); Central Intelligence Agency, The World Fact Book (country reference maps).
