The invention discloses a nuclear K-mean value track correlation method based on KMDL criteria. The method comprises the following steps that firstly, a typical track correlation scene is established; secondly, the number of target tracks is determined based on the KMDL criteria; thirdly, the nuclear K-mean value algorithm is used for conducting correlation on the track observation scene. According to the nuclear K-mean value track correlation method based on the KMDL criteria, the KMDL criteria and the nuclear K-mean value algorithm are combined to solve the multi-target track correlation problem under the complex environment where clutters are dense, targets are near and the number of the targets is not known. According to the method, the movement state information of the targets is fully utilized, the correlation accuracy rate is effectively increased, the correlation criteria are simple and practicable, the calculated amount is small, the correlation accuracy rate is high, it is not sensitive for target intersection, and the method is suitable for track correlation under the environment where the targets are dense and intersect and applicable to engineering realization.