Source | 2011 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
2023 - Report of The Technical Group On Population Proiecttons (page no 89) | |
Date | 15 Jan 2024 |
As per the report of The Technical Group by the National Commission, The population of Karnataka is projected to be 67,833,000 or 67.8 million or 6.78 crores as of July 1, 2023. Karnataka is the 9th most populous state in india. Karnataka’s population is projected to reach 7.20 cr in 2036.
The size of the population of Karnataka is equivalent to United Kingdom, the 22th most populous country in the world. Only one country in South America, two countries in Europe, two countries in North America and four countries in Africa have more people than Karnataka.
In 2023, the sex ratio of the total population in Karnataka is 102.974 males per 100 females. There are 34,413,000 or 34.4 million or 3.44 cr males and 33,419,000 or 33.4 million or 3.34 cr females in Karnataka. Karnataka has 994,000 or 994 k more males than females.
Karnataka accounts for 4.87 percent of the India population, that is 0.61% less than the peak level of 5.48% in 1901. Population growth rate for 2023 is projected at 0.63 % with addition of 424 K more people.
According to the Census of India 2011, the population of the state of Karnataka was 6.11 cr, increasing from 5.29 cr in 2001. There were 30,966,657 males and 30,128,640 females, with a sex ratio of 102.781 males per 100 females. The percentage decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 15.60%, 1.91% lower than 1991-2001 period. Population of Karnataka had increased by 8.24 million during the decade 2001-2011.
Population of Karnataka, which at the turn of the twentieth century, was around 13.05 million increased by approx 5.2 times in a period of 122 years to reach 67.8 million at 2023.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |||
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Total | Male | Female | Net Change | rate (%) | India | |
2011 | 61,304,000 | 31,073,000 | 30,231,000 | - | - | 5.04 |
2012 | 61,931,000 | 31,394,000 | 30,537,000 | 627,000 | 1.023 | 5.03 |
2013 | 62,558,000 | 31,714,000 | 30,844,000 | 627,000 | 1.012 | 5.01 |
2014 | 63,184,000 | 32,034,000 | 31,151,000 | 626,000 | 1.001 | 5.00 |
2015 | 63,811,000 | 32,354,000 | 31,457,000 | 627,000 | 0.992 | 4.98 |
2016 | 64,403,000 | 32,657,000 | 31,746,000 | 592,000 | 0.928 | 4.97 |
2017 | 64,926,000 | 32,926,000 | 32,001,000 | 523,000 | 0.812 | 4.96 |
2018 | 65,450,000 | 33,194,000 | 32,255,000 | 524,000 | 0.807 | 4.94 |
2019 | 65,973,000 | 33,463,000 | 32,510,000 | 523,000 | 0.799 | 4.93 |
2020 | 66,496,000 | 33,732,000 | 32,764,000 | 523,000 | 0.793 | 4.91 |
2021 | 66,986,000 | 33,983,000 | 33,003,000 | 490,000 | 0.737 | 4.90 |
2022 | 67,409,000 | 34,198,000 | 33,211,000 | 423,000 | 0.631 | 4.89 |
2023 | 67,833,000 | 34,413,000 | 33,419,000 | 424,000 | 0.629 | 4.87 |
2024 | 68,256,000 | 34,628,000 | 33,628,000 | 423,000 | 0.624 | 4.86 |
2025 | 68,679,000 | 34,844,000 | 33,836,000 | 423,000 | 0.620 | 4.85 |
2026 | 69,074,000 | 35,044,000 | 34,030,000 | 395,000 | 0.575 | 4.83 |
2027 | 69,412,000 | 35,215,000 | 34,198,000 | 338,000 | 0.489 | 4.82 |
2028 | 69,750,000 | 35,385,000 | 34,365,000 | 338,000 | 0.487 | 4.81 |
2029 | 70,088,000 | 35,556,000 | 34,533,000 | 338,000 | 0.485 | 4.80 |
2030 | 70,426,000 | 35,726,000 | 34,700,000 | 338,000 | 0.482 | 4.79 |
2031 | 70,738,000 | 35,883,000 | 34,855,000 | 312,000 | 0.443 | 4.77 |
2032 | 70,997,000 | 36,011,000 | 34,986,000 | 259,000 | 0.366 | 4.76 |
2033 | 71,257,000 | 36,140,000 | 35,117,000 | 260,000 | 0.366 | 4.75 |
2034 | 71,516,000 | 36,268,000 | 35,248,000 | 259,000 | 0.363 | 4.74 |
2035 | 71,775,000 | 36,397,000 | 35,378,000 | 259,000 | 0.362 | 4.73 |
2036 | 72,034,000 | 36,525,000 | 35,509,000 | 259,000 | 0.361 | 4.72 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
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Net Change | rate (%) | to India | ||
1901 | 13,054,754 | - | - | 5.48 |
1911 | 13,525,251 | 470,497 | 3.60 | 5.37 |
1921 | 13,377,599 | -147,652 | -1.09 | 5.32 |
1931 | 14,632,992 | 1,255,393 | 9.38 | 5.25 |
1941 | 16,255,368 | 1,622,376 | 11.09 | 5.10 |
1951 | 19,401,956 | 3,146,588 | 19.36 | 5.37 |
1961 | 23,586,772 | 4,184,816 | 21.57 | 5.37 |
1971 | 29,299,014 | 5,712,242 | 24.22 | 5.34 |
1981 | 37,135,714 | 7,836,700 | 26.75 | 5.43 |
1991 | 44,977,201 | 7,841,487 | 21.12 | 5.31 |
2001 | 52,850,562 | 7,873,361 | 17.51 | 5.14 |
2011 | 61,095,297 | 8,244,735 | 15.60 | 5.05 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 2,582,024 | 2,464,695 | 5,046,719 | 8.26 | 104.760 |
05-09 | 2,696,670 | 2,544,839 | 5,241,509 | 8.58 | 105.966 |
10-14 | 2,955,287 | 2,781,359 | 5,736,646 | 9.39 | 106.253 |
15-19 | 3,042,048 | 2,785,229 | 5,827,277 | 9.54 | 109.221 |
20-24 | 3,109,586 | 2,942,972 | 6,052,558 | 9.91 | 105.661 |
25-29 | 2,879,254 | 2,892,352 | 5,771,606 | 9.45 | 99.547 |
30-34 | 2,389,594 | 2,308,786 | 4,698,380 | 7.69 | 103.500 |
35-39 | 2,319,088 | 2,376,363 | 4,695,451 | 7.69 | 97.590 |
40-44 | 1,977,768 | 1,848,944 | 3,826,712 | 6.26 | 106.967 |
45-49 | 1,804,833 | 1,714,949 | 3,519,782 | 5.76 | 105.241 |
50-54 | 1,381,969 | 1,317,301 | 2,699,270 | 4.42 | 104.909 |
55-59 | 1,056,054 | 1,086,450 | 2,142,504 | 3.51 | 97.202 |
60-64 | 994,630 | 1,065,422 | 2,060,052 | 3.37 | 93.355 |
65-69 | 723,687 | 796,432 | 1,520,119 | 2.49 | 90.866 |
70-74 | 510,419 | 550,706 | 1,061,125 | 1.74 | 92.684 |
75-79 | 249,834 | 274,592 | 524,426 | 0.86 | 90.984 |
80-84 | 156,766 | 205,258 | 362,024 | 0.59 | 76.375 |
85-89 | 58,153 | 75,585 | 133,738 | 0.22 | 76.937 |
90-94 | 30,770 | 43,764 | 74,534 | 0.12 | 70.309 |
95-99 | 13,387 | 18,870 | 32,257 | 0.05 | 70.943 |
100+ | 9,426 | 13,331 | 22,757 | 0.04 | 70.707 |
Age not stated | 25,410 | 20,441 | 45,851 | 0.08 | 124.309 |
Total | 30,966,657 | 30,128,640 | 61,095,297 | 102.781 |
District | Rank | Population | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Sex ratio | ||||
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Male | Female | Total | Share (%) | F per 1000 M | M per 100 F | ||||
Belgaum | 2 | 2,423,063 | 2,356,598 | 4,779,661 | 7.82 | 74.66 | 25.34 | 973 | 102.820 |
Bagalkot | 11 | 950,111 | 939,641 | 1,889,752 | 3.09 | 68.36 | 31.64 | 989 | 101.114 |
Bijapur | 7 | 1,111,022 | 1,066,309 | 2,177,331 | 3.56 | 76.95 | 23.05 | 960 | 104.193 |
Bidar | 16 | 870,665 | 832,635 | 1,703,300 | 2.79 | 74.99 | 25.01 | 956 | 104.567 |
Raichur | 10 | 964,511 | 964,301 | 1,928,812 | 3.16 | 74.58 | 25.42 | 1,000 | 100.022 |
Koppal | 21 | 699,926 | 689,994 | 1,389,920 | 2.28 | 83.19 | 16.81 | 986 | 101.439 |
Gadag | 27 | 537,147 | 527,423 | 1,064,570 | 1.74 | 64.37 | 35.63 | 982 | 101.844 |
Dharwad | 12 | 937,206 | 909,817 | 1,847,023 | 3.02 | 43.18 | 56.82 | 971 | 103.010 |
Uttara Kannada | 20 | 726,256 | 710,913 | 1,437,169 | 2.35 | 70.85 | 29.15 | 979 | 102.158 |
Haveri | 18 | 819,128 | 778,540 | 1,597,668 | 2.62 | 77.75 | 22.25 | 950 | 105.213 |
Bellary | 6 | 1,236,954 | 1,215,641 | 2,452,595 | 4.01 | 62.48 | 37.52 | 983 | 101.753 |
Chitradurga | 17 | 840,843 | 818,613 | 1,659,456 | 2.72 | 80.14 | 19.86 | 974 | 102.716 |
Davanagere | 9 | 986,400 | 959,097 | 1,945,497 | 3.18 | 67.67 | 32.33 | 972 | 102.847 |
Shimoga | 15 | 877,415 | 875,338 | 1,752,753 | 2.87 | 64.41 | 35.59 | 998 | 100.237 |
Udupi | 23 | 562,131 | 615,230 | 1,177,361 | 1.93 | 71.63 | 28.37 | 1,094 | 91.369 |
Chikmagalur | 25 | 566,622 | 571,339 | 1,137,961 | 1.86 | 78.95 | 21.05 | 1,008 | 99.174 |
Tumkur | 4 | 1,350,594 | 1,328,386 | 2,678,980 | 4.38 | 77.64 | 22.36 | 984 | 101.672 |
Bangalore | 1 | 5,022,661 | 4,598,890 | 9,621,551 | 15.75 | 9.06 | 90.94 | 916 | 109.215 |
Mandya | 13 | 905,085 | 900,684 | 1,805,769 | 2.96 | 82.92 | 17.08 | 995 | 100.489 |
Hassan | 14 | 883,667 | 892,754 | 1,776,421 | 2.91 | 78.79 | 21.21 | 1,010 | 98.982 |
Dakshina Kannada | 8 | 1,034,714 | 1,054,935 | 2,089,649 | 3.42 | 52.33 | 47.67 | 1,020 | 98.083 |
Kodagu | 30 | 274,608 | 279,911 | 554,519 | 0.91 | 85.39 | 14.61 | 1,019 | 98.105 |
Mysore | 3 | 1,511,600 | 1,489,527 | 3,001,127 | 4.91 | 58.50 | 41.50 | 985 | 101.482 |
Chamarajanagar | 28 | 512,231 | 508,560 | 1,020,791 | 1.67 | 82.86 | 17.14 | 993 | 100.722 |
Gulbarga | 5 | 1,301,755 | 1,264,571 | 2,566,326 | 4.20 | 67.44 | 32.56 | 971 | 102.940 |
Yadgir | 24 | 590,329 | 583,942 | 1,174,271 | 1.92 | 81.21 | 18.79 | 989 | 101.094 |
Kolar | 19 | 776,396 | 760,005 | 1,536,401 | 2.51 | 68.75 | 31.25 | 979 | 102.157 |
Chikkaballapura | 22 | 636,437 | 618,667 | 1,255,104 | 2.05 | 77.60 | 22.40 | 972 | 102.872 |
Bangalore Rural | 29 | 509,172 | 481,751 | 990,923 | 1.62 | 72.88 | 27.12 | 946 | 105.692 |
Ramanagara | 26 | 548,008 | 534,628 | 1,082,636 | 1.77 | 75.27 | 24.73 | 976 | 102.503 |