- Total
- 19,450 t
- Range
- 0.252 to 0.723 oz
- Status
- Based on country-specific evidence
Asia · estimated above-ground silver
India silver per capita
India's estimated above-ground silver holdings equal 0.779 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 35,450 t and a UN 2025 population estimate of 1.5B. It appears at position #125 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.
Based on country-specific evidence · data reference date Dec 31, 2025
India0.779 fine oz per residentBase estimate · #125 of 195
Asia median1.12 fine oz per residentMedian of 33 eligible country ratios
Global median1.02 fine oz per residentMedian of 195 eligible country ratios
These medians compare country ratios in the same broad-estimate scope. They are not population-weighted world amounts. India's low–high model scenarios span 0.46–1.32 fine oz per resident.
Other silver measures for India
Investable silver is a subset of the broad estimate, not another amount to add. Mine production and underground reserves use separate definitions.
2025 USGS estimates
Silver production and underground reserves
Mine production is one year's output. Underground reserves estimate silver that could be economically recovered. Neither measures how much silver residents own.
- Total source quantity
- 800 t
- Status
- USGS estimate
- Total source quantity
- 8,000 t
- Status
- USGS reserves estimate
What is sourced and estimated
No globally comparable official silver reserve observation is asserted.
Fund, bullion and ornamental components are country-attributed research estimates.
What this figure does not tell us
Large bullion and ornamental demand supports a country anchor with a wide range.
Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.
Sources
Sources and data status
See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.
- The Silver InstituteGlobal silver category and market calibration reference
- UN World Population Prospects 2024Annual mid-year population denominator
- Metal Per Capita global peer modelCountry anchors, peer allocation, uncertainty and residual reconciliation
- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 - SilverUSGS MCS 2026 Silver, page 2, India row
Release IDsilver-beta-2025.12-global-v1
Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on country-specific evidence
Last updatedDec 31, 2025
How to calculate and compare this estimate
Fine-metal tonnes × 32,150.7465686 ÷ 1,463,865,525 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding does not change the rank. Total tonnes answer a different question from the per-person ratio.
Country-specific evidence is used where available; regional and peer-country estimates extend coverage to 195 countries. Compare dates, evidence and model scenarios as well as base values. An overlapping range does not establish a clear ranking difference.
Investment holdings, mine production and underground reserves have different coverage and definitions. Missing values in those views do not mean zero.
Population and country codes
UN 2025 population: 1,463,865,525 (UN World Population Prospects 2024). ISO3: IND. UN M49: 356.
Cite this country record
Silver Per Capita. India country record. silver-beta-2025.12-global-v1. https://silverpercapita.com/countries/india