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Population density in India
1991 – 2022 · 21 data points
2 of 9 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1991 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
427per km²
+1.0%
since 2021
Countries · 2022
2 of 9
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012
+9.6%
+1.5% a year on average
vs World
+588%
World: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1991 – 2022 per km² · India · World
+9.6% since 2012
0
100
200
300
400
500
1991
2000
2005
2010
2015
2023
India
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022
Compared with Population density · per km²
India
427
World
62.1 · 2023
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1991 – 2022
Latest value
427 · 2022
First value
267 · 1991
Highest
427 · 2022
Lowest
267 · 1991
Average change
+1.5% a year on average
Data points
21
By year
All years · 1991 – 2022
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 427 | +1.0% | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 423 | +1.0% | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 419 | +1.1% | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 414 | +1.1% | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 410 | +1.1% | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 405 | +2.4% | 58.6 |
| 2015 | 396 | +0.3% | 57.3 |
| 2013 | 395 | +1.3% | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 390 | +1.6% | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 384 | +1.1% | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 379 | +1.9% | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 372 | +1.4% | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 367 | +1.6% | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 361 | +1.0% | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 358 | +1.5% | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 352 | +1.6% | 51.6 |
| 2004break in series | 347 | +2.2% | 51.0 |
| 2003estimate | 340 | +2.2% | 50.4 |
| 2002estimate | 332 | +2.3% | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 325 | +22% | 49.1 |
| 1991 | 267 | 51.7 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2022
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 519 | |
| 2 | India | 423 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 276 | |
| 4 | China | 148 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 65.6 | |
| 6 | Colombia | 44.7 | |
| 7 | United States | 36.2 | |
| 8 | Chile | 26.5 | |
| 9 | Brazil | 25.1 | |
| 10 | Canada | 4.3 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
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
India in numbers
Population
135Cr
2022
Population growth
0.89%
2025
Median age
28.1
2023
Children under 15
24.2%
2025
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2
2024
Births per woman
1.96
2024
Birth rate
16.0
2024
Infant mortality
23.3
2024
Net migration
-0.7
2023
Born abroad
0.3%
2024
Urban population
35.7%
2025