At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in India
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 28.1 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 4.0T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 2,702 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2024MajorCO₂ emissions reached a record high of 3,193.5 Mt in 2024 (series since 1858).
- Record high2024MajorCO₂ per capita reached a record high of 2.20 t in 2024 (series since 1858).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 880.7B in 2025 (series since 1960).
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Country DNA
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
GDP grew 6.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
With a median age of 28.1 years, India ranks 129th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Within South Asia, India ranks 4th of 6 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 11,748, 2025).
CO₂ emissions of 2.20 t per person are 0.71× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).
35.7 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 27.6 % in 2000.
Life expectancy gained 9.5 years since 2000, from 62.7 years to 72.2 years in 2024.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 15.1 % in 2010 to 24.1 % in 2025 (+9.0 points).
Central government debt fell from 51.6 % of GDP in 2010 to 46.5 % in 2018.
The fertility rate fell from 3.35 births/woman in 2000 to 1.96 births/woman in 2024.
Trade is worth 46.3 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
India's population grew 38.4 % between 2000 and 2025, from 1.1B people to 1.5B people.
Life expectancy of 72.2 years ranks 5th of 6 in South Asia (2024).
GDP per capita rose from US$ 443 in 2000 to US$ 2,702 in 2025 (+510.4 % in current US dollars).
Unemployment of 4.2 % in 2025 is above the South Asia median of 4.0 %.
70.0 % of people used the internet in 2025, up from 7.5 % in 2010.
Borders: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Nepal, Pakistan
Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 2.4 points to 9.4 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropPolicy rate fell 1.25 points to 5.25 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseWind electricity share rose 1.0 points to 5.0 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 15.5B to US$ -16.5B in 2025.
- Sharp dropFossil fuel electricity share fell 4.2 points to 73.3 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseLow-carbon electricity share rose 4.2 points to 26.7 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropCoal electricity share fell 3.7 points to 70.8 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseRenewable electricity rose 4.3 points to 24.1 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseInternet users rose 5.1 points to 70.0 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropCarbon intensity of electricity fell 5.0 % to 670 gCO₂/kWh in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp dropWomen in parliament fell 1.6 points to 13.7 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 10.8B to US$ -67.3B in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.0 points to 7.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropChildren out of school, primary fell 93.0 % to 119,749 children in 2024.
- Sharp riseICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) rose 1.5 points to 5.7 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropFuel exports (% of merchandise exports) fell 3.6 points to 17.1 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropAdult literacy fell 3.5 points to 78.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseContribution to global warming from greenhouse gases rose 0.0020 °C to 0.0800 °C in 2024.
- Sharp riseHigh-tech exports rose 3.6 points to 18.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseBattle-related deaths rose 101.4 % to 437 deaths in 2024.
- Sharp riseLife satisfaction rose 8.3 % to 4.39 /10 in 2024.
- ReversalReal house price growth (year on year) turned positive in 2024 (1.2 %).
- Sharp riseEmployment in services (% of total employment) rose 0.8 points to 32.3 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropAdolescent fertility rate fell 7.3 % to 13.0 per 1,000 in 2024.
- Record highPopulation, female (% of total) set a new high of 48.4 % in 2024, the first since 1960.
- Record highSchool enrolment, primary (% gross) set a new high of 120.5 % in 2024, the first since 2008.
- Record highCO₂ emissions from gas set a new high of 149.4 Mt in 2024, the first since 2011.
- Record lowManufacturing share fell to a new low of 13.1 % in 2024, the first since 1967.
- Record highImmunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months) set a new high of 97.0 % in 2024, the first since 2019.
- Sharp dropRefugees hosted fell 6.4 % to 236,763 people in 2024.
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