Union Territory of India
Delhi
दिल्लीDelhi is a union territory of India. It covers about 1,480 km² (572 mi²), the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and 89% of the size of the Comoros. About 16.8 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,480 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | less than 0.1%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 11,325 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 29°N |
| Type | Union TerritoryIN-DL |
What the numbers say about Delhi
- Delhi covers less than 0.1% of the area of India and ranks 19th of 36 by population, against 32nd by area.
- It would take 2,125 states and union territories the size of Delhi to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 231× the size of Delhi; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 2.3% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Goa (3,420 km², 2.31×) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (574 km², 2.58×).
- Counted as a country, Delhi would be larger than 57 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 183rd by area, between the Comoros (1,670 km²) and Faroe Islands (1,330 km²).
- With 16.8 million people it would rank 74th of 238 by population.
- Delhi has 11,325 people per km².
- That makes Delhi the most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 28.3× the average for India (400 per km²).
- Delhi has 2,653× the density of Ladakh, the least crowded of the 36: 11,325 against 4.3 people per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Delhi looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Delhi stretches about 50 km north to south and 49 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 km², to within 2%.
- Delhi is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 40 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreanone within 2×PeopleTianjin1.21× · 13.9 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaRhode Island52% · 2,830 km²PeopleNew York83% · 20.2 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaBerlin1.67× · 889 km²PeopleNorth Rhine-Westphalia0.94× · 17.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreaGuadeloupe89% · 1,660 km²PeopleÎle-de-France1.36× · 12.4 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleLombardy1.67× · 10.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleAndalusia1.95× · 8.6 million (2024)
- JapanAreaKagawa80% · 1,850 km²PeopleTokyo1.18× · 14.3 million (2022)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleRio de Janeiro1.05× · 16.1 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleOntario1.18× · 14.2 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory63% · 2,350 km²PeopleNew South Wales1.96× · 8.5 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City1.08× · 1,380 km²PeopleState of Mexico1.04× · 16.2 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaPathum Thani1.00× · 1,480 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Delhi sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12