During the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Project Tiger at Mysuru on April 9, 2022, the Prime Minister declared the minimum tiger population as 3,167 (from camera-trapped areas).

Later analysis by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) revealed:

• Upper limit: 3,925 tigers
• Average estimate: 3,682 tigers
• Annual growth rate: 6.1%

Tiger sightings increased from 2,461 (2018) to 3,080 (2022), with over 75% of tigers now in protected areas.