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Population density in Karnataka

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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 340per km² +0.7% since 2021
Regions of India · 2022 20 of 35 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 +8.1% +1.2% a year on average
vs India −20% India: 427 · 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.

Year: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 57.5
23 Andhra Pradesh 178
32 Arunachal Pradesh 16.0
13 Assam 383
4 Bihar 1,018
1 Chandigarh 11,763
22 Chhattisgarh 181
11 Goa 457
17 Gujarat 295
9 Haryana 562
26 Himachal Pradesh 120
28 Jammu and Kashmir 113
12 Jharkhand 387
16 Karnataka 305
6 Kerala 854
19 Madhya Pradesh 229
14 Maharashtra 359
25 Manipur 124
24 Meghalaya 128
31 Mizoram 52.4
27 Nagaland 117
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 10,997
18 Orissa 264
3 Puducherry 2,388
8 Punjab 566
20 Rajasthan 194
29 Sikkim 84.8
10 Tamil Nadu 514
15 Tripura 339
7 Uttar Pradesh 813
21 Uttaranchal 182
5 West Bengal 995

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.