Growth of Population of India and Pakistan, 1801-1961

Undivided India in 1941 had an area of 1,582,989 square miles. The share of India and Pakistan together in 1941 was 3.03 per cent of the area and 17.30 per cent of the population of the world, and 15.9 per cent of the area and 32.10 per cent of the population of Asia. The share of area remained much the same, but the share of population had decreased slightly to 16.92 per cent of the world, and 31.14 per cent of Asia in 1961.