Number of local governments in India
India: Number of local governments was 742 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
742
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 75 countries
All-time high
742
in 2022
All-time low
684
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Number of local governments in India, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 742 for number of local governments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
India ranks 10th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of local governments in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 684 | — |
| 2018 | 718 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 720 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 734 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 741 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 742 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 707.33 | 684 | 720 | 3 |
| 2020s | 739 | 734 | 742 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in India?
- Number of local governments in India was 742 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 742 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 684 in 2015.
- How does India rank for number of local governments?
- India ranks 10th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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