Southern Asia · Asia
Residents of India sleep an average of 8h 48m per day, ranking #5 among 62 countries tracked in the Global Sleep Atlas. This is 54 minutes more than the global average of 7h 54m. In India, men sleep approximately 13 minutes more than women per day.
Gender gap: +13 minutes (males sleep more)
OECD diary surveys report 119 minutes more sleep than app-based tracking for India. This reflects methodological differences: diary surveys measure “time allocated to sleep,” while apps measure detected sleep states.
Different measurement methods produce different results. OECD time-use diaries capture “time in bed,” while app and wearable sources measure detected sleep states.