India Population In 2024 In Crores. With its population estimated to touch 142.86 crore by the middle of this year, marginally ahead of china at 142.57 crore, india is on track to be the world’s most populous. India is now the world's most populous nation with 1.486 billion people, passing china in april according to projections by the united nations.

Uttar pradesh accounts for almost 17 percent of the total country. In her speech, while presenting the 2024 budget, finance minister nirmala sitharaman promised a committee to study india’s population growth to ensure that the nation.