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People Statistics · Region

Population in Karnataka

1991 – 2022 · 21 data points 9 of 35 · Regions of India Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Karnataka India

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2022 6,52,95,000 +0.7% since 2021
Regions of India · 2022 9 of 35 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 +8.1% +1.2% a year on average
share of India 4.83% India: 1,35,26,95,000 · 2022
Population, 1991 – 2022 people
+8.1% since 2012

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

Compared with Population · people
Karnataka 6.5Cr
India 135Cr
World 822Cr · 2025

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

The series at a glance Karnataka · 1991 – 2022
Latest value 6,52,95,000 · 2022
First value 4,49,77,000 · 1991
Highest 6,52,95,000 · 2022
Lowest 4,49,77,000 · 1991
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 21

By year

All years · 1991 – 2022

YearKarnatakaChange IndiaWorld
2022 6,52,95,000 +0.7% 135Cr 799Cr
2021 6,48,48,000 +0.7% 134Cr 792Cr
2020 6,44,10,000 +0.7% 133Cr 785Cr
2019 6,39,36,000 +0.8% 131Cr 778Cr
2018 6,34,35,000 +0.8% 130Cr 770Cr
2017 6,29,12,000 +1.8% 128Cr 761Cr
2015 6,17,97,000 +1.3% 125Cr 744Cr
2013 6,09,75,000 +1.0% 125Cr 727Cr
2012 6,03,82,000 +1.0% 123Cr 718Cr
2011 5,97,80,000 +1.0% 121Cr 709Cr
2010 5,91,70,000 +1.1% 120Cr 700Cr
2009 5,85,52,000 +1.1% 118Cr 692Cr
2008 5,79,27,000 +1.1% 116Cr 683Cr
2007 5,72,92,000 +1.1% 114Cr 674Cr
2006 5,66,46,000 +1.2% 113Cr 666Cr
2005 5,59,91,000 +1.2% 112Cr 658Cr
2004break in series 5,53,27,000 +1.5% 110Cr 649Cr
2003estimate 5,45,02,000 +1.5% 108Cr 641Cr
2002estimate 5,36,76,000 +1.6% 105Cr 633Cr
2001 5,28,51,000 +18% 103Cr 624Cr
1991 4,49,77,000 85Cr 539Cr

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

Ranking · Regions of India

2012 · 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
33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5.2L
10 Andhra Pradesh 5Cr
29 Arunachal Pradesh 14L
15 Assam 3.1Cr
3 Bihar 10Cr
28 Chandigarh 16L
18 Chhattisgarh 2.6Cr
27 Goa 18L
9 Gujarat 6Cr
17 Haryana 2.6Cr
22 Himachal Pradesh 70L
20 Jammu and Kashmir 1.2Cr
14 Jharkhand 3.2Cr
8 Karnataka 6Cr
13 Kerala 3.4Cr
5 Madhya Pradesh 7.4Cr
2 Maharashtra 12Cr
25 Manipur 30L
24 Meghalaya 31L
31 Mizoram 12L
26 Nagaland 21L
19 National Capital Territory of Delhi 1.7Cr
11 Orissa 4.3Cr
30 Puducherry 13L
16 Punjab 3Cr
6 Rajasthan 7Cr
32 Sikkim 6.2L
7 Tamil Nadu 6.8Cr
12 Telangana 3.6Cr
23 Tripura 37L
1 Uttar Pradesh 21Cr
21 Uttaranchal 1Cr
4 West Bengal 9.1Cr

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2012

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.