Years colonized in India

India: Years colonized was 91 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 159 countries
All-time high
91
in 1947
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in India, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 91 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in India peaked at 91 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

India ranks 61st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in India, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in India, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 1 —
1858 2 +100.0%
1859 3 +50.0%
1860 4 +33.3%
1861 5 +25.0%
1862 6 +20.0%
1863 7 +16.7%
1864 8 +14.3%
1865 9 +12.5%
1866 10 +11.1%
1867 11 +10.0%
1868 12 +9.1%
1869 13 +8.3%
1870 14 +7.7%
1871 15 +7.1%
1872 16 +6.7%
1873 17 +6.2%
1874 18 +5.9%
1875 19 +5.6%
1876 20 +5.3%
1877 21 +5.0%
1878 22 +4.8%
1879 23 +4.5%
1880 24 +4.3%
1881 25 +4.2%
1882 26 +4.0%
1883 27 +3.8%
1884 28 +3.7%
1885 29 +3.6%
1886 30 +3.4%
1887 31 +3.3%
1888 32 +3.2%
1889 33 +3.1%
1890 34 +3.0%
1891 35 +2.9%
1892 36 +2.9%
1893 37 +2.8%
1894 38 +2.7%
1895 39 +2.6%
1896 40 +2.6%
1897 41 +2.5%
1898 42 +2.4%
1899 43 +2.4%
1900 44 +2.3%
1901 45 +2.3%
1902 46 +2.2%
1903 47 +2.2%
1904 48 +2.1%
1905 49 +2.1%
1906 50 +2.0%
1907 51 +2.0%
1908 52 +2.0%
1909 53 +1.9%
1910 54 +1.9%
1911 55 +1.9%
1912 56 +1.8%
1913 57 +1.8%
1914 58 +1.8%
1915 59 +1.7%
1916 60 +1.7%
1917 61 +1.7%
1918 62 +1.6%
1919 63 +1.6%
1920 64 +1.6%
1921 65 +1.6%
1922 66 +1.5%
1923 67 +1.5%
1924 68 +1.5%
1925 69 +1.5%
1926 70 +1.4%
1927 71 +1.4%
1928 72 +1.4%
1929 73 +1.4%
1930 74 +1.4%
1931 75 +1.4%
1932 76 +1.3%
1933 77 +1.3%
1934 78 +1.3%
1935 79 +1.3%
1936 80 +1.3%
1937 81 +1.2%
1938 82 +1.2%
1939 83 +1.2%
1940 84 +1.2%
1941 85 +1.2%
1942 86 +1.2%
1943 87 +1.2%
1944 88 +1.1%
1945 89 +1.1%
1946 90 +1.1%
1947 91 +1.1%
1948 91 +0.0%
1949 91 +0.0%
1950 91 +0.0%
1951 91 +0.0%
1952 91 +0.0%
1953 91 +0.0%
1954 91 +0.0%
1955 91 +0.0%
1956 91 +0.0%
1957 91 +0.0%
1958 91 +0.0%
1959 91 +0.0%
1960 91 +0.0%
1961 91 +0.0%
1962 91 +0.0%
1963 91 +0.0%
1964 91 +0.0%
1965 91 +0.0%
1966 91 +0.0%
1967 91 +0.0%
1968 91 +0.0%
1969 91 +0.0%
1970 91 +0.0%
1971 91 +0.0%
1972 91 +0.0%
1973 91 +0.0%
1974 91 +0.0%
1975 91 +0.0%
1976 91 +0.0%
1977 91 +0.0%
1978 91 +0.0%
1979 91 +0.0%
1980 91 +0.0%
1981 91 +0.0%
1982 91 +0.0%
1983 91 +0.0%
1984 91 +0.0%
1985 91 +0.0%
1986 91 +0.0%
1987 91 +0.0%
1988 91 +0.0%
1989 91 +0.0%
1990 91 +0.0%
1991 91 +0.0%
1992 91 +0.0%
1993 91 +0.0%
1994 91 +0.0%
1995 91 +0.0%
1996 91 +0.0%
1997 91 +0.0%
1998 91 +0.0%
1999 91 +0.0%
2000 91 +0.0%
2001 91 +0.0%
2002 91 +0.0%
2003 91 +0.0%
2004 91 +0.0%
2005 91 +0.0%
2006 91 +0.0%
2007 91 +0.0%
2008 91 +0.0%
2009 91 +0.0%
2010 91 +0.0%
2011 91 +0.0%
2012 91 +0.0%
2013 91 +0.0%
2014 91 +0.0%
2015 91 +0.0%
2016 91 +0.0%
2017 91 +0.0%
2018 91 +0.0%
2019 91 +0.0%
2020 91 +0.0%
2021 91 +0.0%
2022 91 +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • India's 91 is above the median for South Asia, which is 85, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1858 +100.0% 1 2
1859 +50.0% 2 3
1860 +33.3% 3 4
1861 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0.6 0 3 10
1860s 8.5 4 13 10
1870s 18.5 14 23 10
1880s 28.5 24 33 10
1890s 38.5 34 43 10
1900s 48.5 44 53 10
1910s 58.5 54 63 10
1920s 68.5 64 73 10
1930s 78.5 74 83 10
1940s 88.2 84 91 10
1950s 91 91 91 10
1960s 91 91 91 10
1970s 91 91 91 10
1980s 91 91 91 10
1990s 91 91 91 10
2000s 91 91 91 10
2010s 91 91 91 10
2020s 91 91 91 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 60 Morocco 92 compare
  2. 61 Australia 91 compare
  3. 61 Bangladesh 91 compare
  4. 61 Mozambique 91 compare
  5. 61 Pakistan 91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in India?
Years colonized in India was 91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 91 in 1947.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does India rank for years colonized?
India ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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