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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

2015 · 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
33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 65.8
20 Andhra Pradesh 319
35 Arunachal Pradesh 15.5
16 Assam 409
6 Bihar 1,091
1 Chandigarh 15,079
26 Chhattisgarh 189
10 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 843
4 Daman and Diu 2,830
14 Goa 528
21 Gujarat 317
11 Haryana 612
28 Himachal Pradesh 126
30 Jammu and Kashmir 121
15 Jharkhand 417
19 Karnataka 322
8 Kerala 913
5 Lakshadweep 2,469
23 Madhya Pradesh 249
17 Maharashtra 386
31 Manipur 115
29 Meghalaya 122
34 Mizoram 49.9
27 Nagaland 142
2 National Capital Territory of Delhi 13,942
22 Orissa 271
3 Puducherry 3,395
12 Punjab 573
24 Rajasthan 210
32 Sikkim 90.2
13 Tamil Nadu 531
18 Tripura 361
9 Uttar Pradesh 891
25 Uttaranchal 196
7 West Bengal 1,045

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2015

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.