Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:14 PM

SERIAL · 356Asia

India

CapitalNew Delhi

CurrencyINR · Indian rupee

LanguageHindi, English

Area3.3M km²

Since1947

ISOIND · IN

Population

1.46Bas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in South Asia

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Text: Wikipedia — IndiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Motto: Satyameva Jayate
Capital: New Delhi
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
Official language: Hindi, English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +91
Licence plate code: IND
Top-level domain: .in
Independence / founding: 15 Aug 1947
Highest point: Kanchenjunga (8,586 m)
Lowest point: Kuttanad (-2 m)
Anthem: Jana Gana Mana

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

24.5%% of land area

#120 of 2132023

77% of world average

Forest area

729,592km²

#9 of 2132023

385% of world average

Agricultural land

60.1%% of land area

#39 of 2092023

162% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

51.8%% of land area

#5 of 2062023

372% of world average

Land area

3.3Mkm²

#7 of 2152023

503% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

1.46Bpeople

#1 of 2162025

3860% of world average

Population growth

0.9%% per year

#109 of 2162025

90% of world average

Population density

484people per km²

#24 of 2152023

107% of world average

People living in cities

35.7%% of population

#182 of 2162025

56% of world average

Urban population growth

1.8%% per year

#81 of 2162025

115% of world average

People living rurally

64.3%% of population

#35 of 2162025

175% of world average

Population aged 0-14

24.2%% of population

#101 of 2162025

96% of world average

Population aged 15-64

68.4%% of population

#42 of 2162025

107% of world average

Population aged 65+

7.4%% of population

#120 of 2162025

68% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

46.1%% of working-age population

#175 of 2162025

80% of world average

Female population

48.4%% of population

#198 of 2162025

97% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#105 of 2162024

83% of world average

Birth rate

16.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#95 of 2162024

93% of world average

Death rate

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#135 of 2162024

86% of world average

Net migration

-495,753people (5-year total)

#215 of 2162025

-450230% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.3%% of population

#200 of 2152024

2% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$3.96Tcurrent US$

#6 of 2112025

712% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$17.20Tcurrent int'l $

#3 of 1992025

1647% of world average

GDP per person

$2,702current US$

#166 of 2112025

11% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$11,748current int'l $

#136 of 1992025

35% of world average

GDP growth

7.6%% per year

#15 of 2102025

224% of world average

GDP per person growth

6.6%% per year

#12 of 2102025

278% of world average

Gross national income

$3.91Tcurrent US$

#6 of 2042025

684% of world average

Gross national income per person

$2,760current US$

#157 of 2032025

14% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$11,600current int'l $

#132 of 1972025

36% of world average

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Inflation

2.4%% per year

#78 of 1902025

28% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

1.0%% per year

#35 of 2092025

14% of world average

Real interest rate

5.6%%

#57 of 1342022

134% of world average

Lending interest rate

8.6%%

#67 of 1342022

76% of world average

Government debt

46.5%% of GDP

#25 of 632018

78% of world average

Government revenue

9.4%% of GDP

#143 of 1492022

36% of world average

Government spending

13.7%% of GDP

#131 of 1492022

50% of world average

Government consumption

10.8%% of GDP

#152 of 1812025

61% of world average

Household consumption

56.7%% of GDP

#116 of 1812025

88% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

34.6%% of GDP

#13 of 1782025

149% of world average

Fixed investment

31.7%% of GDP

#14 of 1732025

142% of world average

Gross savings

34.7%% of GDP

#24 of 1682025

158% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$39.10Bcurrent US$

#15 of 2012025

465% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.0%% of GDP

#145 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.9%% of GDP

#54 of 1792025

42% of world average

Current account balance

-0.4%% of GDP

#82 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$700.07Bcurrent US$

#5 of 1772025

696% of world average

External debt

$716.46Bcurrent US$

#120 of 1212024

926% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

260-100

#5 of 1472022

72% of world average

People below the poverty line

5.3%% of population

#96 of 1472022

41% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.1%%

#13 of 1472022

79% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.5%%

#2 of 1472022

161% of world average

Stock market value

266.9%% of GDP

#3 of 882025

352% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$150.71Bcurrent US$

#1 of 1862025

2922% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.1%% of GNI

#127 of 1372023

1% of world average

Exchange rate

87local currency per US$

#71 of 2112025

6% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

16.2%% of GDP

#50 of 1992025

163% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

25.2%% of GDP

#84 of 2022025

103% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.5%% of GDP

#57 of 1952025

123% of world average

Services' share of the economy

49.3%% of GDP

#149 of 2022025

85% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

22.3%% of GDP

#136 of 1872025

51% of world average

Imports

24.0%% of GDP

#159 of 1872025

48% of world average

Trade balance

-1.7%% of GDP

#89 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

30.3%% of GDP

#176 of 2052025

47% of world average

Goods exported

$445.28Bcurrent US$

#18 of 2072025

360% of world average

Goods imported

$753.48Bcurrent US$

#9 of 2072025

598% of world average

Services exported

$412.27Bcurrent US$

#7 of 1912025

849% of world average

Services imported

$202.68Bcurrent US$

#11 of 1912025

461% of world average

Goods and services exported

$862.09Bcurrent US$

#11 of 1912025

493% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$963.44Bcurrent US$

#7 of 1912025

569% of world average

High-tech share of exports

18.6%% of manufactured exports

#37 of 1792024

153% of world average

Terms of trade

91index

#164 of 2062024

86% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

72.2 yrsyears

#136 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, women

73.9 yrsyears

#146 of 2162024

96% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.7 yrsyears

#113 of 2162024

99% of world average

Infant deaths

23.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#136 of 1962024

126% of world average

Deaths under age 5

26.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#134 of 1962024

110% of world average

Maternal deaths

80per 100,000 live births

#121 of 1942023

69% of world average

Health spending

3.3%% of GDP

#171 of 1932023

49% of world average

Health spending per person

$85current US$

#151 of 1932023

6% of world average

Physicians

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#126 of 1872020

34% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#147 of 1962020

36% of world average

Hospital beds

1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#105 of 1572021

54% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

95.7%% of population

#123 of 2142024

106% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

83.4%% of population

#143 of 2132024

103% of world average

Suicide rate

13per 100,000 people

#141 of 1852021

147% of world average

Adults who smoke

22.6%% of adults

#104 of 1662024

114% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.2%% aged 15-49

#51 of 1532024

15% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

187per 100,000 people

#171 of 2082024

188% of world average

Undernourishment

12.0%% of population

#119 of 1682023

119% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

97.0%% of children 12-23 months

#36 of 1932024

113% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.1%% of GDP

#98 of 1902022

95% of world average

Education spending

14.2%% of government spending

#76 of 1892022

105% of world average

Adult literacy

78.2%% aged 15+

#83 of 1192024

93% of world average

Youth literacy

97.3%% aged 15-24

#63 of 1262024

107% of world average

Primary school enrolment

111.0%% gross

#32 of 2002025

110% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

79.6%% gross

#133 of 1882025

91% of world average

University enrolment

34.4%% gross

#107 of 1672025

69% of world average

Primary school completion

90.3%% of relevant age group

#119 of 1802025

101% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

33pupils per teacher

#131 of 1602017

148% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

8.0 yrsyears

#160 of 1972025

80% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

4.2%% of labour force

#71 of 1862025

61% of world average

Youth unemployment

16.0%% of labour force aged 15-24

#115 of 1862025

102% of world average

Labour force participation

55.7%% aged 15+

#135 of 1862025

92% of world average

Women in the labour force

32.4%% of women aged 15+

#163 of 1862025

64% of world average

Men in the labour force

77.6%% of men aged 15+

#32 of 1862025

111% of world average

Labour force

617.6Mpeople

#2 of 1862025

3052% of world average

Working in agriculture

41.6%% of employment

#38 of 1862025

189% of world average

Working in industry

25.8%% of employment

#41 of 1862025

132% of world average

Working in services

32.6%% of employment

#170 of 1862025

56% of world average

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Self-employed

74.9%% of employment

#28 of 1862025

194% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

65.3%% of labour force

#152 of 1712024

86% of world average

Employed

53.3%% aged 15+

#128 of 1862025

94% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

70.0%% of population

#134 of 2072025

98% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

79per 100 people

#167 of 2102024

69% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

3per 100 people

#147 of 2082024

17% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

3per 100 people

#146 of 2132024

18% of world average

Access to electricity

99.9%% of population

#122 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

76.7%% of population

#117 of 1892023

110% of world average

Electricity used per person

1,182kWh per person

#104 of 1492023

28% of world average

Energy used per person

763kg oil equivalent per person

#108 of 1492023

34% of world average

Air passengers carried

180.4Mpassengers

#4 of 1652023

697% of world average

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Air freight

1,807million tonne-km

#20 of 1632023

138% of world average

Rail network

68,103route-km

#4 of 842021

653% of world average

Rail passengers

231,126million passenger-km

#3 of 782021

839% of world average

Container port traffic

23.9MTEU

#7 of 1672024

438% of world average

Research and development spending

0.6%% of GDP

#58 of 1272020

66% of world average

Patent applications by residents

26,267count

#6 of 1422021

162% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

228,174count

#3 of 1972023

1388% of world average

Tourists arriving

17.9Mcount

#14 of 1942019

350% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$13.41Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1752020

362% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2tonnes per person

#93 of 2032024

48% of world average

Carbon emissions

3,154Mt CO2

#201 of 2032024

1686% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

4,371Mt CO2-equivalent

#201 of 2032024

1724% of world average

Protected land

7.7%% of land area

#170 of 2132025

41% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.3%% of territorial waters

#127 of 1742025

3% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

44.8%% of internal resources

#143 of 1772022

35% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,014m³ per person

#127 of 1832022

7% of world average

Renewable energy use

34.9%% of final energy consumption

#69 of 2122021

120% of world average

Electricity from renewables

19.1%% of total

#120 of 2062021

55% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

77.6%% of total

#122 of 2092023

131% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

2.4%% of total

#29 of 2082023

68% of world average

Energy imported (net)

36.1%% of energy use

#62 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.3%% of GDP

#47 of 1562024

102% of world average

Military spending

$86.13Bcurrent US$

#5 of 1602024

518% of world average

Military spending

7.6%% of government spending

#45 of 1532024

103% of world average

Armed forces personnel

3.1Mpeople

#1 of 1702020

1916% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#103 of 1682020

46% of world average

Tax revenue

6.9%% of GDP

#141 of 1492022

41% of world average

Homicides

3per 100,000 people

#88 of 1582022

36% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

USA$92.57B
United Arab Emirates$38.67B
Netherlands$19.06B
China$18.09B
United Kingdom$13.77B
Germany$11.25B
Bangladesh$11.25B
Saudi Arabia$10.79B

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Singapore$10.73B
Australia$7.75B
Italy$7.49B
Nepal$7.45B
France$7.29B
China, Hong Kong SAR$7.21B
South Africa$6.99B

Imports fromas of 2025

China$149.49B
Russian Federation$62.87B
United Arab Emirates$55.79B
USA$47.21B
Saudi Arabia$31.26B
Iraq$27.29B
Rep. of Korea$23.06B
Japan$22.18B

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Indonesia$21.21B
Germany$20.37B
Switzerland$18.00B
Thailand$16.52B
Australia$15.96B
Other$13.25B
Qatar$12.87B

Trade balance, 2025-$306.96B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Jana Gana ManaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--New Delhi · approx. UTC+5

Neighbours

People's Republic of China

Landmarks

Mahabodhi TempleImage: Wikimedia Commons

Mountain Railways of IndiaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kaziranga National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Nalanda MahaviharaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Kevladev National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusImage: Wikimedia Commons

Khajuraho Group of MonumentsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Bhimbetka rock sheltersImage: Wikimedia Commons

Manas National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sundarbans National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

iron pillar of DelhiImage: Wikimedia Commons

Valley of Flowers National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Great Living Chola TemplesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Konark Sun TempleImage: Wikimedia Commons

Pattadakal Group of MonumentsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Great Himalayan National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Nanda Devi National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Descent of the GangesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Khangchendzonga National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Group of monuments at MahabalipuramImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic City of AhmadabadImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist (1869–1948)

Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Jawaharlal NehruPrime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India since 2014

Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)

B. R. AmbedkarIndian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

Satyajit RayIndian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

Shah Rukh KhanIndian actor, producer and television personality

Salman RushdieIndian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Amitabh BachchanIndian film actor (born 1942)

Chandrasekhara Venkata RamanIndian physicist (1888–1970)

Aishwarya RaiIndian actress (1973–)

History

15 Aug 1947India — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population1.46B2025

GDP$3.96T2025

GDP per person$2,7022025