Bank branches per 100,000 adults in India
India: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 14.74 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in India, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in India stood at 14.74. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in India peaked at 14.74 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.86, in 2006.
That places India 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.93 | — |
| 2005 | 8.89 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.86 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.97 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.28 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.57 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.47 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.14 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 12.82 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 13.52 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.21 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 14.51 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.58 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.74 | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 14.74 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.45, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 14.74 is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.69, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 | 8.86 | 9.57 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.75 | 10 | 14.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.74 | 14.74 | 14.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More financial sector data for India
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in India?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in India was 14.74 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.74 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 in 2006.
- How does India rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- India ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.