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List of cities in Pakistan by population

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This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara). The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics[1] for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Planning & Development Department (PND AJK) for cities inside Azad Kashmir.[2]

As of the 2023 Census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, and 100 cities having a population of 100,000 or more. Of these 100 cities, 58 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 11 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one in Islamabad Capital Territory. It is unknown whether Gilgit-Baltistan has any city with over 100,000 people or not, as Gilgit-Baltistan has not yet publicly released any 2017 census results. As in the previous census in 1998, the largest city of Gilgit-Baltistan was Gilgit, with 56,701 inhabitants.

List

  •   Provincial capital
  •   Federal capital
  • Divisional capital
City Pop.
(2023 Census)

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Pop.

Growth (2017 - 2023)

Pop.
(2017 Census)[1][2] 		Pop.

Growth (1998 - 2017)

Pop.
(1998 Census) 		Pop.

Growth (1972 - 1998)

Pop.
(1981 Census) 		Province Picture
Karachi 18,868,021Increase +26.49% 14,916,456  Sindh
Karachi
Lahore 13,004,135Increase +16.88% 11,126,285  Punjab
Lahore
Faisalabad 3,691,999Increase +15.20% 3,204,726  Punjab
Faisalabad
Rawalpindi 3,357,612Increase +60.02% 2,098,231  Punjab
Rawalpindi
Gujranwala 2,511,118 Increase +23.88% 2,027,001  Punjab
Gujranwala
Multan 2,215,381Increase +18.35% 1,871,843  Punjab
Multan
Hyderabad 1,921,275Increase +10.78% 1,734,309  Sindh
Hyderabad
Peshawar 1,905,975 Decrease -3.25% 1,970,042  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar
Quetta 1,565,546Increase +56.37% 1,001,205  Balochistan
Quetta
Islamabad 1,108,872Increase +9.81% 1,009,832 Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad
Sargodha 975,886 Increase +48.26% 658,208  Punjab
Sargodha
Sialkot 911,817 Increase +39.03% 655,852  Punjab
Sialkot
Bahawalpur 903,795 Increase +18.59% 762,111  Punjab
Bahawalpur
Jhang 606,533 Increase +46.46% 414,131  Punjab
Jhang
Sheikhupura 591,424 Increase +25.00% 473,129  Punjab
Sheikhupura
Gujrat 574,240 Increase +47.04% 390,533  Punjab
Gujrat
Sukkur 563,851 Increase +12.79% 499,900  Sindh
Larkana 551,716 Increase +12.48% 490,508  Sindh
Sahiwal 538,344 Increase +38.18% 389,605  Punjab
Okara 533,693 Increase +49.10% 357,935  Punjab
Rahim Yar Khan 519,261 Increase +8.84% 477,100  Punjab
Kasur 510,875 Increase +42.54% 358,409  Punjab
Dera Ghazi Khan 494,464 Increase +23.91% 399,064  Punjab
Wah Cantonment 400,733 Increase +5.43% 380,103  Punjab
Mardan 368,302 Increase +2.70% 358,604  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nawabshah (Benazirabad) 363,138 Increase +30.00% 279,338  Sindh
Burewala 361,664 Increase +55.73% 231,797 +52.40% 152,097  Punjab
Mingora 361,112 Increase +9.07% 331,091  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hafizabad 318,621 Increase +29.63% 245,784  Punjab
Chiniot 318,165 Increase +14.14% 278,747  Punjab
Jhelum 312,426 Increase +63.89% 190,425 +29.20% 147,392  Punjab
Kāmoke 292,023 Increase +16.92% 249,767  Punjab
Khanewal 281,890 Increase +24.22% 227,059 +69.46% 133,986  Punjab
Sadiqabad 274,210 Increase +13.86% 239,677 +65.99% 144,391  Punjab
Turbat 268,625 Increase +24.79% 213,557 +211.29% 68,603  Balochistan
Mirpur Khas 267,833 Increase +14.48% 233,916 +23.33% 189,671  Sindh
Muridke 254,291 Increase +34.60% 166,652 +48.86% 111,951  Punjab
Khanpur 247,170 Increase +30.49% 184,793 +53.51% 120,382  Punjab
Bahawalnagar 241,873 Increase +39.84% 161,033 +44.67% 111,313  Punjab
Kohat 235,880 Increase +3.02% 228,779 +80.67% 126,627  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muzaffargarh 235,541 Increase +12.35% 209,604 +69.85% 123,404  Punjab
Abbottabad 234,395 Increase +12.39% 208,491 +96.50% 106,101  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mandi Bahauddin 232,361 Increase +17.49% 198,609 +99.62% 99,496  Punjab
Daska 228,626 Increase +23.39% 175,170 +70.26% 102,883  Punjab
Pakpattan 221,280 Increase +25.30% 176,693 +62.05% 109,033  Punjab
Dera Ismail Khan 220,575 Increase +1.42% 217,457 +136.07% 92,114  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jacobabad 219,315 Increase +14.81% 191,076 +37.68% 138,780  Sindh
Chakwal 218,356 Increase +41.56% 138,146 +71.59% 80,508  Punjab
Khuzdar 218,112 Increase +19.28% 182,927 +100.89% 91,057  Balochistan
Gojra 214,349 Increase +22.78% 174,860 +48.32% 117,892  Punjab
Vehari 210,288 Increase +31.75% 145,464 +54.19% 94,343  Punjab
Shikarpur 204,938 Increase +4.88% 195,437 +44.89% 134,883  Sindh
Ahmedpur East 196,618 Increase +32.25% 133,369 +38.33% 96,415  Punjab
Hub 195,661 Increase +11.57% 175,376 +179.43% 62,763  Balochistan
Chishtian 192,403 Increase +28.21% 149,939 +46.59% 102,287  Punjab
Khairpur 191,044 Increase +4.19% 183,181 +73.41% 105,637  Sindh
Dadu 188,317 Increase +10.02% 171,191 +66.93% 102,550  Sindh
Samundri 186,371 Increase +16.81% 156,991 +185.92% 54,908  Punjab
Ferozwala 177,238 Increase +20.38% 141,405 +155.09% 55,433  Punjab
Attock 176,544 Increase +20.64% 146,396 +109.95% 69,729  Punjab
Tando Adam 174,291 Increase +14.56% 152,617 +45.48% 104,907  Sindh
Tando Allahyar 171,185 Increase +9.36% 156,562 +82.45% 85,812  Sindh
Jaranwala 170,872 Increase +12.02% 150,380 +40.56% 106,985  Punjab
Bolhari 169,613 Increase +7.2% 158,239 ... ...  Sindh
Muzaffarabad 149,913 +75.41% 85,462  Azad Kashmir
Kamalia 166,617 Increase +22.84% 135,641 +39.37% 97,324  Punjab
Kot Abdul Malik 162,030 Increase +12.93% 143,434 +125.79% 63,525  Punjab
Hasilpur 168,146 Increase +45.28% 115,536 +62.05% 71,295  Punjab
Arif Wala 157,063 Increase +39.33% 111,403 +50.19% 74,174  Punjab
Gujranwala Cantonment 156,929 Increase +14.27% 137,302 +47.49% 93,093  Punjab
Swabi 156,496 Increase +21.26% 123,412 +53.96% 80,157  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jampur 155,243 Increase 87,857 Increase 52,516 27,949  Punjab
Jatoi 155,196 Increase +41.86% 109,424 +180.68% 38,986  Punjab
Wazirabad 152,624 Increase +19.33% 128,060 +41.98% 90,197  Punjab
Shujabad 151,115 Increase 80,098 Increase 57,409 37,810
Layyah 151,274 Increase +16.57% 126,361 +74.73% 72,319  Punjab
Haroonabad 149,679 Increase +38.23% 107,858 +71.54% 62,878  Punjab
Jalalpur Jattan 146,743 Increase 52.5% 96,210  Punjab
Umerkot 144,558 Increase +7.88% 134,052 +276.98% 35,559  Sindh
Lodhran 144,512 Increase +22.26% 117,851 +79.92% 65,501  Punjab
Moro 142,685 Increase 95,398 61,033 30,340  Sindh
Kot Addu 142,161 Increase +9.69% 129,703 +60.68% 80,720  Punjab
Mian Channu 140,112 Increase 90,157 Increase 64,859 40,609
Khushab 139,905 Increase +17.56% 119,384 +35.88% 87,859  Punjab
Rajanpur 137,553 Increase 99,097 Increase 43,643 18,789
Mansehra 137,278 Increase +7.57% 127,623 +157.65% 49,534  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Taxila 136,900 Increase +12.85% 121,952 +69.66% 71,882  Punjab
Mirpur 124,352 +7.53% 115,641  Azad Kashmir
Kabal 132,549 Increase +12.93% 118,103 +55.62% 75,891  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bhakkar 131,658 Increase +16.16% 113,018 +64.04% 68,896  Punjab
Narowal 130,692 Increase +21.83% 103,067 +80.65% 57,052  Punjab
Chaman 130,139 Increase +5.34% 123,191 +116.92% 56,792  Balochistan
Mianwali 129,500 Increase +8.94% 118,883 +48.29% 80,171  Punjab
Shakargarh 126,742 Increase 81,643 Increase 50,747 25,484
Mailsi 125,431 Increase 82,322 Increase 55,434 33,652
Nowshera 122,953 Increase +2.36% 120,131 +33.76% 89,813  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dipalpur 122,759 Increase 99,753 Increase 57,224 25,237
Haveli Lakha 122,389 Increase 78,257 Increase 52,207 27,633
Lala Musa 121,036 Increase +32.1% 91,566  Punjab
Shahdadkot 120,687 Increase +1.04% 118,915 +96.76% 60,436  Sindh
Charsadda 120,170 Increase +5.02% 114,565 +31.35% 87,218  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghotki 119,879 Increase +7.68% 111,321 +110.74% 52,823  Sindh
Sambrial 119,571 Increase +9.17% 109,479 +120.84% 49,574  Punjab
Bhalwal 117,982 Increase +17.68% 100,135 +62.76% 61,523  Punjab
Badin 117,455 Increase +3.45% 112,420 +78.89% 62,843  Sindh
Taunsa Sharif 115,704 Increase 97,193 Increase 38,297 19,934
Barikot 115,045 Increase +22.1% 94,245  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Phool Nagar 114,530 Increase +23.3% 92,842  Punjab
Tando Muhammad Khan 114,406 Increase +12.96% 101,863 +55.76% 65,396  Sindh
Pattoki 113,735 Increase 87,757 Increase 58,961 34,963  Punjab
Shahdadpur 113,342 Increase +13.7% 99,653 59.0% 62,655 48.8% 42,107  Sindh
Jauharabad 113,188 Increase 91,357 Increase 40,175 18,742  Punjab
Kamber Ali Khan 112,313 Increase +10.68% 101,474 +73.85% 58,369  Sindh
Chichawatni 112,191 Increase 94,733 Increase 72,721 50,241  Punjab
Farooqabad 109,717 Increase 77,591 Increase 59,015 34,995  Punjab
Pishin 107,646 Increase 202% 35,577 +55.1% 22,955  Balochistan
Dera Murad Jamali 106,952 Increase +10.7% 96,591 +151.9% 38,341  Balochistan
Kotri 106,615 Increase +5.27% 101,124 -61.01% 259,358  Sindh
Sangla Hill 103,709 Increase 61,498 Increase 50,368 33,771  Punjab
Gujar Khan 103,284 Increase 90,149 Increase 57,099 33,920  Punjab
Kharian 103,036 Increase 87,569 Increase 73,627 51,506  Punjab
Pasrur 102,717 Increase 82,457 Increase 45,747 26,087  Punjab
Shabqadar 102,340 Increase +11.4% 91,851 +65.7% 55,439  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kot Radha Kishan 102,057 Increase 58,894 Increase 39,555 24,969  Punjab
Ludhewala Waraich 100,331 Increase 92,020 Increase 33,928 ...  Punjab
Renala Khurd 100,054 Increase 54,160 Increase 32,337 18,287  Punjab
Kandhkot 99,155 Decrease -1.56% 100,698 49.0% 67,566 111.5% 31,948  Sindh


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Block Wise Provisional Summary Results of 6th Population & Housing Census-2017 [As on January 03, 2018]". Block Wise Provisional Summary Results of 6th Population & Housing Census-2017 [As on January 03, 2018]. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Statistical Year Book 2019" (PDF). Planning & Development Department. Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. 20 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  5. ^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  6. ^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
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