Population, age 20, total in India
India: Population, age 20, total was 24.54 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in India, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in India stood at 24.54 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in India peaked at 24.54 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.22 million, in 1990.
India ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.87 million | 16.22 million | 19.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.55 million | 19.96 million | 23.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.98 million | 23.44 million | 24.54 million | 5 |
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More education data for India
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in India?
- Population, age 20, total in India was 24.54 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.54 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.22 million in 1990.
- How does India rank for population, age 20, total?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.