India




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Southern Asia
Population (000, 2024) 1,450,936
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) 488
Capital city  New Delhi
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) 293,991
UN membership date  301,945
Surface area (km2) 3,287,263
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 1,065
National currency  Indian Rupee (INR)
Exchange rate (per US$) 831
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 3,465,541
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 72
GDP per capita (current US$) 24,454
Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) 184
Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) 282
Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) 533
Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) 429
Employment in industryj (% of employed) 261
Employment in servicesj (% employed) 31
Unemployment (% of labour force) 47
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 311,768
CPI: Consumer Price Indexk,l (2010=100) 182
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 126
International trade: exports (million current US$) 423,013
International trade: imports (million current US$) 671,801
International trade: balance (million current US$) 248,788
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 32,336
Population growth rate (average annual %) 9
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 739,707
Population age distributionn (0-14/60+ years old, %) 246,108
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) ... / ...
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 2,601
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 282
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP) 33
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) ...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 46
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 11,141,126
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 887,870
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 714,730
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 28
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 147
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) 481
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Threatened species (number) 1,543
Forested area (% of land area) 244
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 2,441,617
Energy production, primaryr (Petajoules) 25,144
Energy supply per capitar (Gigajoules) 28
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderss (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) 1

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