how many people are there from india in the world?

The best current estimate is that there are about 35.4 million people of Indian origin living outside India worldwide as of May 2024. That figure includes both Indian citizens abroad and people of Indian ancestry in other countries.

What that means

• Non-Resident Indians (NRIs): about 15.85 million.

• People of Indian Origin (PIOs): about 19.57 million.

• Total Indian diaspora: about 35.42 million.

Important distinction

If you mean people living in India , the number is much larger: India’s population is about 1.4 billion. If you mean people from India living around the world , the diaspora estimate above is the right one.

Example

So, for a rough sense: if you asked “how many Indians are there in the world?”, the answer depends on whether you mean everyone in India plus abroad, or only people of Indian origin outside India.

TL;DR: Around 35.4 million people of Indian origin live outside India worldwide.