# Population density in India

Population density in India was 488 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `in`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/india
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/india.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=in

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 488 |
| 2023 | 483.7 |
| 2022 | 479.4 |
| 2021 | 475.7 |
| 2020 | 471.8 |
| 2019 | 467.2 |
| 2018 | 462.4 |
| 2017 | 457.3 |
| 2016 | 452 |
| 2015 | 446.7 |
| 2014 | 441.4 |
| 2013 | 435.8 |
| 2012 | 430.1 |
| 2011 | 424.2 |
| 2010 | 418.2 |
| 2009 | 412.2 |
| 2008 | 406.3 |
| 2007 | 400.5 |
| 2006 | 394.5 |
| 2005 | 388.4 |
| 2004 | 382.1 |
| 2003 | 375.6 |
| 2002 | 369.2 |
| 2001 | 362.5 |
| 2000 | 355.8 |
| 1999 | 349.2 |
| 1998 | 342.6 |
| 1997 | 336 |
| 1996 | 329.5 |
| 1995 | 323 |
| 1994 | 316.6 |
| 1993 | 310.1 |
| 1992 | 303.7 |
| 1991 | 297.3 |
| 1990 | 290.9 |
| 1989 | 284.6 |
| 1988 | 278.3 |
| 1987 | 272.1 |
| 1986 | 265.9 |
| 1985 | 259.9 |
| 1984 | 253.9 |
| 1983 | 248 |
| 1982 | 242.3 |
| 1981 | 236.7 |
| 1980 | 231.2 |
| 1979 | 225.7 |
| 1978 | 220.5 |
| 1977 | 215.5 |
| 1976 | 210.5 |
| 1975 | 205.6 |
| 1974 | 200.8 |
| 1973 | 196.2 |
| 1972 | 191.9 |
| 1971 | 187.7 |
| 1970 | 183.6 |
| 1969 | 179.6 |
| 1968 | 175.8 |
| 1967 | 172.1 |
| 1966 | 168.4 |
| 1965 | 164.9 |
| 1964 | 161.2 |
| 1963 | 157.5 |
| 1962 | 153.8 |
| 1961 | 150.2 |