Country profile · Asia · IND
India: area, population and density
India has 2,973,190 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,463,865,525; calculated population density is 492 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
India ranks 7th of 196 by land area, 1st by population and 19th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 2,973,190 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,463,865,525World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 492 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
India in the country comparison set
India has 2,973,190 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,463,865,525 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 7th by land area, 1st by population, and 19th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate India first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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