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Population density in Delhi

1991 – 2022 · 21 data points 2 of 35 · Regions of India Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Delhi India

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 16,967per km² +2.8% since 2021
Regions of India · 2022 2 of 35 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 +46% +3.2% a year on average
vs India +3,872% India: 427 · 2022
Population density, 1991 – 2022 per km² · Delhi · India · World
+46% since 2012
Delhi India World

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

Compared with Population density · per km²
Delhi
16,967
India
427
World
62.1 · 2023

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

The series at a glance Delhi · 1991 – 2022
Latest value 16,967 · 2022
First value 6,353 · 1991
Highest 16,967 · 2022
Lowest 6,353 · 1991
Average change +3.2% a year on average
Data points 21

By year

All years · 1991 – 2022

YearDelhiChange IndiaWorld
2022 16,967 +2.8% 427 61.6
2021 16,510 +2.8% 423 61.0
2020 16,061 +2.8% 419 60.4
2019 15,620 +2.8% 414 59.8
2018 15,187 +2.9% 410 59.2
2017 14,765 +5.9% 405 58.6
2015 13,942 +17% 396 57.3
2013 11,866 +1.9% 395 55.9
2012 11,643 +1.9% 390 55.2
2011 11,423 +1.9% 384 55.6
2010 11,208 +1.9% 379 54.9
2009 10,997 +1.9% 372 54.3
2008 10,790 +1.9% 367 53.6
2007 10,586 +1.9% 361 52.9
2006 10,387 +1.9% 358 52.3
2005 10,191 +1.9% 352 51.6
2004break in series 9,999 +2.2% 347 51.0
2003estimate 9,779 +2.3% 340 50.4
2002estimate 9,559 +2.3% 332 49.7
2001 9,340 +47% 325 49.1
1991 6,353 267 51.7

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

Ranking · Regions of India

2013 · 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
1 Chandigarh 14,246
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 11,866
3 Puducherry 2,772
4 Bihar 1,073
5 West Bengal 1,032
6 Uttar Pradesh 871
7 Kerala 871
8 Punjab 603
9 Haryana 600
10 Tamil Nadu 527
11 Goa 513
12 Jharkhand 409
13 Assam 402
14 Maharashtra 379
15 Tripura 355
16 Karnataka 318
17 Gujarat 311
18 Orissa 278
19 Madhya Pradesh 244
20 Rajasthan 206
21 Chhattisgarh 196
22 Uttaranchal 193
23 Andhra Pradesh 184
24 Meghalaya 141
25 Manipur 135
26 Nagaland 127
27 Himachal Pradesh 126
28 Jammu and Kashmir 119
29 Sikkim 88.9
30 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 64.0
31 Mizoram 58.0
32 Arunachal Pradesh 17.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2013

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.