India - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of India. Dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
A very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations
People and Society
In India, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, and other 3% (2000)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.72% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.6 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.95 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Indian | Indian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 24.5% (male 181,115,052/female 163,647,028) |
| 15-64 years | 68.7% (male 500,568,593/female 467,593,781) |
| 65 years and over | 6.8% (2024 est.) (male 44,101,180/female 52,102,662) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 45 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 35 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 10 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 10 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 30.1 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 29.1 years |
| Female | 30.5 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 36.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 32.941 million NEW DELHI (capital), 21.297 million Mumbai, 15.333 million Kolkata, 13.608 million Bangalore, 11.776 million Chennai, 10.801 million Hyderabad (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.1 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.11 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.85 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 30 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 68.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 66.5 years |
| Female | 70.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 95.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 91.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 93.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 4.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 8.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 6.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 83% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 88.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 17% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 11.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 3.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 21.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 34.1% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 8.9% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 4.8% (2021) |
| Women married by age 18 | 23.3% (2021) |
| Men married by age 18 | 2.6% (2021) |
Demographic profile
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