Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India
India: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.1696 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India is 0.1696 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India peaked at 0.1696 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.078 units per person, in 1960.
India ranks 81st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.078 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0788 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0796 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0804 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0813 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0823 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0833 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0844 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0856 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0867 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0879 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.089 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0903 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0915 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0927 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0938 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0951 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0963 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0976 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.099 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1015 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1025 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1034 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1044 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1054 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1065 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1076 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1088 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1101 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1114 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1126 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1136 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1147 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1158 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.117 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1183 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1196 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.121 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1225 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.124 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1253 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.126 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1269 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1279 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.129 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1302 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1315 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.133 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1344 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1359 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1375 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1392 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.141 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1429 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.145 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1472 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1495 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1519 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1542 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1566 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1593 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.162 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1646 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1671 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1696 units per person | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.082 units per person | 0.078 units per person | 0.0867 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0933 units per person | 0.0879 units per person | 0.099 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1051 units per person | 0.1003 units per person | 0.1101 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1166 units per person | 0.1114 units per person | 0.1225 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1288 units per person | 0.124 units per person | 0.1344 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.1359 units per person | 0.1542 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1632 units per person | 0.1566 units per person | 0.1696 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More urban development data for India
- Population in the largest city 6.6% (2025)
- Population density 483.68 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 248.30 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 79.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 34.67 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 185.3 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,241 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in India was 0.1696 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1696 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.078 units per person in 1960.
- How does India rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- India ranks 81st out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.