Indian people
Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people. According to UN forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. In addition to the Indian population, the Indian overseas diaspora also boasts large numbers, particularly in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and the Western world.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1.4 billion | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indian diaspora: c. 17.9 million | |
| United States | 4,506,308 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,255,864 |
| Malaysia | 2,975,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,803,751 |
| Canada | 1,858,755 |
| United Kingdom | 1,825,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,614,000 |
| South Africa | 1,560,000 |
| Nigeria | 1,000,000 |
| Mauritius | 894,500 |
| Oman | 796,001 |
| Australia | 700,000 |
| Kuwait | 700,000 |
| Qatar | 650,000 |
| Nepal | 600,000 |
| Bangladesh | 500,000-1,000,000 |
| Germany | 161,000-1,000,000+ |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 468,524 |
| Thailand | 465,000 |
| Bahrain | 400,000 |
| Guyana | 327,000 |
| Fiji | 315,000 |
| Réunion (Overseas France) | 297,300 |
| Singapore | 250,300 |
| Netherlands | 240,000 |
| Italy | 197,301 |
| New Zealand | 155,178 |
| Suriname | 148,000 |
| Indonesia | 120,000 |
| Israel | 85,000 |
| France | 58,983 |
| Japan | 46,000 |
| Portugal | 24,550+ |
| Brazil | 23,254 |
| Ireland | 20,000+ |
| Poland | 9,900 |
| Cayman Islands | 1,218 |
| Languages | |
Languages of India, including:
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| Religion | |
Majority:
Minorities:
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While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day Republic of India, it was also used as the identifying term for people originating from what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh prior to the Partition of India in 1947.
Particularly in North America, the terms "Asian Indian" and "East Indian" are sometimes used to differentiate Indians from the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Although the misidentification of indigenous Americans as Indians occurred during the European colonization of the Americas, the term "Indian" is still used as an identifier for indigenous populations in North America and the Caribbean. This usage is growing rarer, as terms such as indigenous, Amerindian, and specifically First Nations in Canada, and Native American in the United States, are widely used in official discourse and in law.