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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
35 Arunachal Pradesh 16.3
34 Mizoram 52.5
33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 72.9
32 Sikkim 94.8
31 Manipur 121
30 Jammu and Kashmir 127
29 Meghalaya 129
28 Himachal Pradesh 131
27 Nagaland 149
26 Chhattisgarh 200
25 Uttaranchal 206
24 Rajasthan 224
23 Madhya Pradesh 266
22 Orissa 281
21 Andhra Pradesh 331
20 Gujarat 334
19 Karnataka 336
18 Tripura 380
17 West Bengal 397
16 Maharashtra 409
15 Assam 432
14 Jharkhand 443
13 Tamil Nadu 543
12 Goa 586
11 Punjab 598
10 Haryana 656
9 Kerala 937
8 Uttar Pradesh 961
7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 990
6 Bihar 1,151
5 Lakshadweep 2,656
4 Daman and Diu 3,491
3 Puducherry 4,058
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 16,061
1 Chandigarh 18,614

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.