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Population density in Karnataka
1991 – 2022 · 21 data points
20 of 35 · Regions of India
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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
0
100
200
300
400
500
1991
2000
2005
2010
2015
2023
Karnataka
India
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022
Compared with Population density · per km²
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
| Year | Karnataka | Change | India | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandigarh | 17,789 | |
| 2 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 15,620 | |
| 3 | Puducherry | 3,900 | |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | 3,339 | |
| 5 | Lakshadweep | 2,625 | |
| 6 | Bihar | 1,139 | |
| 7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 953 | |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | 947 | |
| 9 | Kerala | 933 | |
| 10 | Haryana | 648 | |
| 11 | Punjab | 593 | |
| 12 | Goa | 572 | |
| 13 | Tamil Nadu | 541 | |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 438 | |
| 15 | Assam | 427 | |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 404 | |
| 17 | West Bengal | 393 | |
| 18 | Tripura | 376 | |
| 19 | Karnataka | 333 | |
| 20 | Gujarat | 331 | |
| 21 | Andhra Pradesh | 328 | |
| 22 | Orissa | 279 | |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh | 263 | |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 222 | |
| 25 | Uttaranchal | 206 | |
| 26 | Chhattisgarh | 198 | |
| 27 | Nagaland | 148 | |
| 28 | Himachal Pradesh | 130 | |
| 29 | Meghalaya | 128 | |
| 30 | Jammu and Kashmir | 126 | |
| 31 | Manipur | 120 | |
| 32 | Sikkim | 94.0 | |
| 33 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 71.3 | |
| 34 | Mizoram | 52.0 | |
| 35 | Arunachal Pradesh | 16.2 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Karnataka in numbers
Population
6.5Cr
2022
Population growth
0.89%
2025 · India
Median age
28.1
2023 · India
Children under 15
24.2%
2025 · India
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025 · India
Life expectancy
69.4
2016
Births per woman
1.96
2024 · India
Birth rate
16.0
2024 · India
Infant mortality
23.3
2024 · India
Net migration
-0.7
2023 · India
Born abroad
0.3%
2024 · India
Urban population
35.7%
2025 · India