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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

2011 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
1 Chandigarh 12,982
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 11,423
3 Puducherry 2,639
4 Daman and Diu 2,169
5 Lakshadweep 2,013
6 Bihar 1,046
7 West Bengal 1,014
8 Kerala 862
9 Uttar Pradesh 842
10 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 698
11 Punjab 587
12 Haryana 581
13 Tamil Nadu 521
14 Goa 486
15 Jharkhand 398
16 Assam 393
17 Maharashtra 369
18 Tripura 347
19 Karnataka 312
20 Gujarat 303
21 Orissa 271
22 Madhya Pradesh 236
23 Rajasthan 200
24 Chhattisgarh 189
25 Uttaranchal 187
26 Andhra Pradesh 181
27 Meghalaya 134
28 Manipur 130
29 Himachal Pradesh 124
30 Nagaland 121
31 Jammu and Kashmir 116
32 Sikkim 87.0
33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 60.9
34 Mizoram 55.1
35 Arunachal Pradesh 16.8

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2011

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.