Population, age 23, total in India
India: Population, age 23, total was 24.05 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 23, total in India, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 23, total in India is 24.05 million, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in India peaked at 24.05 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.13 million, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 16.63 million | 15.13 million | 18.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.31 million | 18.68 million | 21.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.05 million | 22.20 million | 24.05 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 23, total in India?
- Population, age 23, total in India was 24.05 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24.05 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 million in 1990.
- How does India rank for population, age 23, total?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 23, 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.