India




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Southern Asia
Population (000, 2025) 1,463,866
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 4,924
Capital city  New Delhi
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 293,991
UN membership date  301,945
Surface area (km2) 3,287,263
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 1,064
National currency  Indian Rupee (INR)
Exchange rate (per US$) 856
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 3,575,778
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 82
GDP per capita (current US$) 24,870
Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) 177
Economy: Industryg,h (% of Gross Value Added) 273
Economy: Services and other activityg,i (% of GVA) 55
Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) 435
Employment in industryj (% of employed) 25
Employment in servicesj (% employed) 315
Unemployment (% of labour force) 42
Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %) 328,771
CPI: Consumer Price Indexk,l (2010=100) 191
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 134
International trade: exports (million current US$) 434,435
International trade: imports (million current US$) 697,745
International trade: balance (million current US$) 263,310
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 32,428
Population growth rate (average annual %) 9
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 19
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 741,710
Population age distributionn (0-14/60+ years old, %) 242,111
International migrant stocko,p (000/% of total pop.) 4,796,303
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 2,699
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 271
Health: Current expenditureq (% of GDP) 33
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) ...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 11,991,211
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 888,872
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 711,703
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 28
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 138
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) 559
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Threatened species (number) 1,673
Forested area (% of land area) 244
CO2 emission estimatesq (million tons/tons per capita) 2,785,320
Energy production, primaryq (Petajoules) 27,491
Energy supply per capitaq (Gigajoules) 31
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000) 6,989
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 63
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) 660
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 427,574
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 7

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