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Population density in Karnataka

1991 – 2022 · 21 data points 20 of 35 · Regions of India Updated 22 Oct 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

Population density, 1991 – 2022 per km² · Karnataka · India · World
+8.1% since 2012
Karnataka India World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022

Compared with Population density · per km²
Karnataka
340
India
427
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Karnataka · 1991 – 2022
Latest value 340 · 2022
First value 235 · 1991
Highest 340 · 2022
Lowest 235 · 1991
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 21

By year

All years · 1991 – 2022

YearKarnatakaChange IndiaWorld
2022 340 +0.7% 427 61.6
2021 338 +0.7% 423 61.0
2020 336 +0.7% 419 60.4
2019 333 +0.8% 414 59.8
2018 331 +0.8% 410 59.2
2017 328 +1.8% 405 58.6
2015 322 +1.3% 396 57.3
2013 318 +1.0% 395 55.9
2012 315 +1.0% 390 55.2
2011 312 +1.0% 384 55.6
2010 309 +1.1% 379 54.9
2009 305 +1.1% 372 54.3
2008 302 +1.1% 367 53.6
2007 299 +1.1% 361 52.9
2006 295 +1.2% 358 52.3
2005 292 +1.2% 352 51.6
2004break in series 288 +1.5% 347 51.0
2003estimate 284 +1.5% 340 50.4
2002estimate 280 +1.6% 332 49.7
2001 276 +18% 325 49.1
1991 235 267 51.7

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022

Ranking · Regions of India

2009 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
1 Chandigarh 11,763
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 10,997
3 Puducherry 2,388
4 Bihar 1,018
5 West Bengal 995
6 Kerala 854
7 Uttar Pradesh 813
8 Punjab 566
9 Haryana 562
10 Tamil Nadu 514
11 Goa 457
12 Jharkhand 387
13 Assam 383
14 Maharashtra 359
15 Tripura 339
16 Karnataka 305
17 Gujarat 295
18 Orissa 264
19 Madhya Pradesh 229
20 Rajasthan 194
21 Uttaranchal 182
22 Chhattisgarh 181
23 Andhra Pradesh 178
24 Meghalaya 128
25 Manipur 124
26 Himachal Pradesh 120
27 Nagaland 117
28 Jammu and Kashmir 113
29 Sikkim 84.8
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 57.5
31 Mizoram 52.4
32 Arunachal Pradesh 16.0

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2009

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.