As per the report of the Technical Group by the National Commission, the population of Karnataka is projected to be 68,256,000, or 68.26 million, or 6.82 crore as of July 1, 2024. Karnataka is the 9th most populous state in India and the second-most populous state in South India. Karnataka’s population is projected to reach 7.20 crore in 2036.

The size of the population of Karnataka is equivalent to that of the United Kingdom, the 22nd most populous country in the world. Only one country in South America, two countries in Europe, two countries in North America, and five countries in Africa have more people than Karnataka.

In 2024, the sex ratio of the total population in Karnataka is 102.974 males per 100 females. There are 34,628,000, or 34.63 million, or 3.46 crore, males and 33,628,000, or 33.63 million, or 3.36 crore, females in Karnataka. Karnataka has 994,000 or 994k more males than females.

Karnataka accounts for 4.86 percent of the Indian population, which is 0.62% less than the peak level of 5.48% in 1901. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.62%, which is the 8th lowest among states. Karnataka will add 423k more people in 2024.

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 of decadal growth during 2001-2011 was 15.60%, 1.91% lower than the 1991-2001 period. The 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 5.23 times in a period of 123 years to reach 68.26 million in 2024. In 1901, Karnataka was the 8th most populous state, but as of 2024, it has overtaken Andhra Pradesh and been surpassed by Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Karnataka Population (2011-2036)

Year Population Growth Share (%)
TotalMaleFemaleNet Changerate (%)India
201161,304,00031,073,00030,231,000--5.04
201261,931,00031,394,00030,537,000627,0001.0235.03
201362,558,00031,714,00030,844,000627,0001.0125.01
201463,184,00032,034,00031,151,000626,0001.0015.00
201563,811,00032,354,00031,457,000627,0000.9924.98
201664,403,00032,657,00031,746,000592,0000.9284.97
201764,926,00032,926,00032,001,000523,0000.8124.96
201865,450,00033,194,00032,255,000524,0000.8074.94
201965,973,00033,463,00032,510,000523,0000.7994.93
202066,496,00033,732,00032,764,000523,0000.7934.91
202166,986,00033,983,00033,003,000490,0000.7374.90
202267,409,00034,198,00033,211,000423,0000.6314.89
202367,833,00034,413,00033,419,000424,0000.6294.87
202468,256,00034,628,00033,628,000423,0000.6244.86
202568,679,00034,844,00033,836,000423,0000.6204.85
202669,074,00035,044,00034,030,000395,0000.5754.83
202769,412,00035,215,00034,198,000338,0000.4894.82
202869,750,00035,385,00034,365,000338,0000.4874.81
202970,088,00035,556,00034,533,000338,0000.4854.80
203070,426,00035,726,00034,700,000338,0000.4824.79
203170,738,00035,883,00034,855,000312,0000.4434.77
203270,997,00036,011,00034,986,000259,0000.3664.76
203371,257,00036,140,00035,117,000260,0000.3664.75
203471,516,00036,268,00035,248,000259,0000.3634.74
203571,775,00036,397,00035,378,000259,0000.3624.73
203672,034,00036,525,00035,509,000259,0000.3614.72
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Karnataka Population (1901-2011)

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to India
190113,054,754--5.48
191113,525,251470,4973.605.37
192113,377,599-147,652-1.095.32
193114,632,9921,255,3939.385.25
194116,255,3681,622,37611.095.10
195119,401,9563,146,58819.365.37
196123,586,7724,184,81621.575.37
197129,299,0145,712,24224.225.34
198137,135,7147,836,70026.755.43
199144,977,2017,841,48721.125.31
200152,850,5627,873,36117.515.14
201161,095,2978,244,73515.605.05

Karnataka population by Age Group (2011)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
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
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Population of Karnataka districts 2011

District Rank Population Rural (%) Urban (%) Sex ratio
MaleFemaleTotalShare (%)F per 1000 MM per 100 F
Belgaum22,423,0632,356,5984,779,6617.8274.6625.34973102.820
Bagalkot 11950,111939,6411,889,7523.0968.3631.64989101.114
Bijapur71,111,0221,066,3092,177,3313.5676.9523.05960104.193
Bidar16870,665832,6351,703,3002.7974.9925.01956104.567
Raichur10964,511964,3011,928,8123.1674.5825.421,000100.022
Koppal21699,926689,9941,389,9202.2883.1916.81986101.439
Gadag27537,147527,4231,064,5701.7464.3735.63982101.844
Dharwad12937,206909,8171,847,0233.0243.1856.82971103.010
Uttara Kannada20726,256710,9131,437,1692.3570.8529.15979102.158
Haveri18819,128778,5401,597,6682.6277.7522.25950105.213
Bellary61,236,9541,215,6412,452,5954.0162.4837.52983101.753
Chitradurga17840,843818,6131,659,4562.7280.1419.86974102.716
Davanagere9986,400959,0971,945,4973.1867.6732.33972102.847
Shimoga15877,415875,3381,752,7532.8764.4135.59998100.237
Udupi23562,131615,2301,177,3611.9371.6328.371,09491.369
Chikmagalur25566,622571,3391,137,9611.8678.9521.051,00899.174
Tumkur41,350,5941,328,3862,678,9804.3877.6422.36984101.672
Bangalore15,022,6614,598,8909,621,55115.759.0690.94916109.215
Mandya13905,085900,6841,805,7692.9682.9217.08995100.489
Hassan14883,667892,7541,776,4212.9178.7921.211,01098.982
Dakshina Kannada81,034,7141,054,9352,089,6493.4252.3347.671,02098.083
Kodagu30274,608279,911554,5190.9185.3914.611,01998.105
Mysore31,511,6001,489,5273,001,1274.9158.5041.50985101.482
Chamarajanagar28512,231508,5601,020,7911.6782.8617.14993100.722
Gulbarga51,301,7551,264,5712,566,3264.2067.4432.56971102.940
Yadgir24590,329583,9421,174,2711.9281.2118.79989101.094
Kolar19776,396760,0051,536,4012.5168.7531.25979102.157
Chikkaballapura22636,437618,6671,255,1042.0577.6022.40972102.872
Bangalore Rural29509,172481,751990,9231.6272.8827.12946105.692
Ramanagara26548,008534,6281,082,6361.7775.2724.73976102.503