United States of America vs India: population pyramids in 2007
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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.
United States of America and India compared
In 2007, the United States of America has a population of 300.2 million and India 1.18 billion; India is about 3.9 times the size of the United States of America.
The share aged 65 and over is 12.2% in the United States of America and 4.7% in India, 7.5 points higher in the United States of America. The median age is 36.4 years in the United States of America and 23.6 years in India.
The total fertility rate is 2.10 in the United States of America and 2.78 in India, both above the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in the United States of America and 65.8 years in India.
By 2050, the population of the United States of America is projected to grow by 26.6% and that of India to grow by 41.9% compared with 2007.
GDP per person is $90K in the United States of America (2025) and $2,702 in India (2025).
Key figures (2007)
| United States of America | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 300.2 million | 1.18 billion |
| Aged 0–14 | 20.1% | 32.9% |
| Aged 15–64 | 67.7% | 62.3% |
| Aged 65+ | 12.2% | 4.7% |
| Median age | 36.4 yrs | 23.6 yrs |
| Old-age dependency | 18.0 | 7.6 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.10 | 2.78 |
| Life expectancy | 78.0 yrs | 65.8 yrs |
| Population growth | +1.05% | +1.45% |
| Net migration (per year) | +1.4 million | -1 million |
| GDP | $30.8T (2025) | $3.96T (2025) |
| GDP per person | $90K (2025) | $2,702 (2025) |
| Unemployment | 4.2% (2025) | 4.2% (2025) |
Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.