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India – Population Density

Name: India Population Density
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

483.7 +4.3 from 2022 G20 rank: 190th · all-time high: 483.7 (2023)

APA

India Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/india/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_india_population-density,
  title = {India Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/india/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	495.9	–	–
2025* trend	491.8	–	–
2023	483.7	+4.3	190th
2022	479.4	+3.8	191st
2021	475.7	+3.9	191st
2020	471.8	+4.6	191st
2019	467.2	+4.8	191st
2018	462.4	+5.0	192nd
2017	457.3	+5.3	192nd
2016	452.0	+5.4	192nd
2015	446.7	+5.3	192nd
2014	441.4	+5.5	192nd
2013	435.8	+5.8	192nd
2012	430.1	+5.9	192nd
2011	424.2	+6.0	190th
2010	418.2	+6.0	189th
2009	412.2	+5.9	189th
2008	406.3	+5.8	189th
2007	400.5	+6.0	189th
2006	394.5	+6.1	189th
2005	388.4	+6.3	187th
2004	382.1	+6.5	187th
2003	375.6	+6.5	187th
2002	369.2	+6.6	187th
2001	362.5	+6.7	187th
2000	355.8	+6.6	187th
1999	349.2	+6.6	185th
1998	342.6	+6.6	184th
1997	336.0	+6.5	184th
1996	329.5	+6.5	184th
1995	323.0	+6.4	184th
1994	316.6	+6.4	184th
1993	310.1	+6.4	183rd
1992	303.7	+6.4	180th
1991	297.3	+6.4	159th
1990	290.9	+6.4	154th
1989	284.6	+6.3	153rd
1988	278.3	+6.2	153rd
1987	272.1	+6.1	153rd
1986	265.9	+6.1	154th
1985	259.9	+6.0	154th
1984	253.9	+5.9	154th
1983	248.0	+5.7	154th
1982	242.3	+5.6	153rd
1981	236.7	+5.5	153rd
1980	231.2	+5.4	152nd
1979	225.7	+5.2	152nd
1978	220.5	+5.0	151st
1977	215.5	+5.0	151st
1976	210.5	+4.9	151st
1975	205.6	+4.8	152nd
1974	200.8	+4.6	151st
1973	196.2	+4.4	151st
1972	191.9	+4.2	151st
1971	187.7	+4.1	150th
1970	183.6	+4.0	151st
1969	179.6	+3.8	150th
1968	175.8	+3.7	150th
1967	172.1	+3.7	150th
1966	168.4	+3.6	150th
1965	164.9	+3.7	150th
1964	161.2	+3.7	150th
1963	157.5	+3.7	149th
1962	153.8	+3.6	147th
1961	150.2	–	147th

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 12.0% Real rate -2.0%

This pattern occurred 329 times in G20 history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

India matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2010. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw population density improve within 24 months. View full analysis →