Population ages 25-29, male in India
India: Population ages 25-29, male was 65.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.79 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
65.79 million
in 2025
All-time low
16.96 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 25-29, male in India, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
India recorded 65.79 million for population ages 25-29, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 25-29, male in India peaked at 65.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.96 million, in 1960.
India ranks 1st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 25-29, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.96 million | — |
| 1961 | 17.21 million | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 17.49 million | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 17.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 17.98 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 18.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 18.27 million | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 18.37 million | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 18.47 million | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 18.58 million | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 18.84 million | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 19.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 19.55 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 20.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 20.84 million | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 22.05 million | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 23.35 million | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 24.76 million | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 26.22 million | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 27.51 million | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 28.58 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 29.56 million | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 30.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 31.33 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 32.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 32.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 33.50 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 34.18 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 34.88 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 35.60 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 36.31 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 36.97 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 37.64 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 38.34 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 39.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 39.77 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 40.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.50 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 42.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 43.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 44.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 45.46 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.36 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.36 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 50.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 51.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 52.90 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 54.17 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 56.57 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 60.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 63.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 64.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 65.79 million | +0.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 65.79 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 515,149, 127.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 65.79 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 995,470, 66.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.92 million | 16.96 million | 18.58 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.23 million | 18.84 million | 27.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.30 million | 28.58 million | 35.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.60 million | 36.31 million | 43.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.06 million | 44.44 million | 54.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.54 million | 55.40 million | 62.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.51 million | 63.19 million | 65.79 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 25-29, male in India?
- Population ages 25-29, male in India was 65.79 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 25-29, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 65.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 25-29, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.96 million in 1960.
- How does India rank for population ages 25-29, male?
- India ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 25-29, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 25-29, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 25 to 29.