Americas vs India: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Americas
1.07 million 1000 No
in 2050
India
876,613 1000 No
in 2050
Americas rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Americas
  • India
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M195020002050

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.07 million 1000 No against 876,613 1000 No in India, a difference of 195,147 1000 No.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 29 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas India Difference Ahead
1950s 210,695 1000 No 71,355 1000 No 139,339 1000 No Americas
1960s 289,515 1000 No 92,498 1000 No 197,017 1000 No Americas
1970s 373,757 1000 No 130,761 1000 No 242,996 1000 No Americas
1980s 469,042 1000 No 187,755 1000 No 281,288 1000 No Americas
1990s 579,157 1000 No 252,581 1000 No 326,576 1000 No Americas
2000s 690,388 1000 No 330,472 1000 No 359,915 1000 No Americas
2010s 790,962 1000 No 424,959 1000 No 366,003 1000 No Americas
2020s 885,987 1000 No 537,378 1000 No 348,609 1000 No Americas
2030s 971,305 1000 No 668,742 1000 No 302,563 1000 No Americas
2040s 1.04 million 1000 No 804,715 1000 No 235,681 1000 No Americas
2050s 1.07 million 1000 No 876,613 1000 No 195,147 1000 No Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Americas or India?
Americas, at 1.07 million 1000 No against 876,613 1000 No in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Americas and India?
195,147 1000 No, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Americas and India rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Americas ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.