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List of cities in Pakistan by population

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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 for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Planning and Development Department of Azad Jammu Kashmir (PND AJK) for cities of Azad Kashmir.

As of the 2023 Pakistani census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. Overall 127 cities of the country, have a population of over 100,000. Of these 127 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Territory itself. It is unknown whether Gilgit-Baltistan has any city with over 100,000 people or not, as 2017 census results issued by the Government of Gilgit–Baltistan do not give figures for the population of cities in Gilgit–Baltistan. As in the previous census in 1998, the largest city of Gilgit-Baltistan was Gilgit, with 56,701 inhabitants.

List

  • Divisional capital
CityPop.
([2023 census](2023-pakistani-census))Pop.
([2017 census](2017-pakistani-census))Pop.
([1998 census](1998-pakistani-census))Pop.
(1981 census)Pop.
(1972 census)Pop.
(1961 census)Pop.
(1951 census)ProvincePicture
**Karachi**18,868,021(+26.49%)14,916,4569,339,0235,437,9843,606,7442,044,0441,137,667Sindh[[File:Dolmen Towers Karachi.jpg300pxcenter[[Karachi]]]]
**Lahore**13,004,135(+16.88%)11,126,2855,209,0882,988,4862,198,8901,630,0001,130,000Punjab[[File:Kalma Underpass1.jpg300pxcenter[[Lahore]]]]
**Faisalabad**3,691,999(+15.20%)3,204,7262,008,8611,104,209823,344425,240179,000Punjab[[File:Clock Tower Faisalabad by Usman Nadeem.jpg300pxcenter[[Faisalabad]]]]
**Rawalpindi**3,357,612(+60.02%)2,098,2311,409,768795,000615,000340,000237,000Punjab[[File:Rawal Lake Eastern Bank.jpg300pxcenter[[Rawalpindi]]]]
**Gujranwala**2,511,118 (+23.88%)2,027,0011,132,509601,000324,000196,000121,000Punjab[[File:Mall of Gujranwala (cropped).jpg300pxcenter[[Gujranwala]]]]
**Multan**2,215,381(+18.35%)1,871,8431,197,384732,000539,000358,000190,000Punjab[[File:Shah Rukn e Alam by M Ali Mir 03.jpg300pxcenter[[Multan]]]]
**Hyderabad**1,921,275(+10.78%)1,734,3091,166,894752,000629,000435,000242,000Sindh[[File:Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur Tombs were restored in 2016 1.jpg300pxcenter[[Hyderabad, PakistanHyderabad]]]]
**Peshawar**1,905,975 (-3.25%)1,970,042982,816555,000273,000218,000151,776Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[[File:Islamia College University of Peshawar KhyberPakhtun-Khwa Day Time.jpg300pxcenter[[Peshawar]]]]
**Quetta**1,565,546(+56.37%)1,001,205565,137286,000158,000107,00084,000Balochistan[[File:Quetta at night 2.jpg300pxcenter[[Quetta]]]]
Islamabad1,108,872(+9.81%)1,009,832529,180204,00077,000......Islamabad Capital Territory[[File:King Faisal Mosque.jpg300pxcenter[[Islamabad]]]]
**Sargodha**975,886 (+48.26%)658,208458,440291,000200,000130,00078,000Punjab[[File:Shaheen Enclave Sargodha.jpg300pxcenter[[Sargodha]]]]
Sialkot911,817 (+39.03%)655,852421,502302,009203,650167,294156,378Punjab[[File:Clock Tower, Sialkot 21.jpg300pxcenter[[Sialkot]]]]
**Bahawalpur**903,795 (+18.59%)762,111408,395180,000134,00084,00042,000Punjab[[File:Entrance_of_Noor_Mahal.jpg300pxcenter[[Bahawalpur]]]]
Jhang606,533 (+46.46%)414,131293,366195,558131,84394,97173,397Punjab[[File:Chenab College Jhang T7.jpg300pxcenter[[Jhang]]]]
Sheikhupura591,424 (+25.00%)473,129280,263141,16880,56041,63529,717Punjab[[File:Hiran Minar- monument to Mansraj.jpg300pxcenter[[Sheikhupura]]]]
Gujrat574,240 (+47.04%)390,533251,792155,058100,33359,60846,971Punjab[[File:Chale sharif Tomb project.jpg300pxcenter[[Gujrat, PakistanGujrat]]]]
**Sukkur**563,851 (+12.79%)499,900335,551190,551158,781103,21677,026Sindh[[File:Rohri.jpg300pxcenter[[SukkurSukkar]]]]
**Larkana**551,716 (+12.48%)490,508270,283123,89071,89348,00833,247Sindh[[File:Sambara Inn Larkana.jpg300pxcenter[[Larkana]]]]
**Sahiwal**538,344 (+38.18%)389,605208,778150,954106,64875,18050,185Punjab[[File:SahiwalStation.jpg300pxcenter[[Sahiwal]]]]
Okara533,693 (+49.10%)357,935201,815127,455101,05268,29935,350Punjab[[File:Shrine of Khoo Pak near okara.jpg300pxcenter[[Okara, PakistanOkara]]]]
Rahim Yar Khan519,261 (+8.84%)477,100233,537119,03674,26243,54814,919Punjab[[File:BHONG MOSQUE.jpg300pxcenter[[Rahim Yar Khan]]]]
Kasur510,875 (+42.54%)358,409245,321155,523101,29574,54663,086Punjab
**Dera Ghazi Khan**494,464 (+23.91%)399,064190,542102,00772,34347,10535.909Punjab[[File:University Building, D.G. Khan.jpg300pxcenter[[Dera Ghazi Khan]]]]
Wah Cantonment400,733 (+5.43%)380,103198,891122,335107,51037,03532,823Punjab
**Mardan**368,302 (+2.70%)358,604245,926147,977115,19477,93248,827Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
**Nawabshah (Benazirabad)**363,138 (+30.00%)279,338189,24481,04581,04545,65134,201Sindh
Burewala361,664 (+55.73%)231,797152,09786,31157,74134,23715,372Punjab
Mingora361,112 (+9.07%)331,091173,86888,07851,11715,920...Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hafizabad318,621 (+29.63%)245,784133,67883,46461,59734,57630,082Punjab
Chiniot318,165 (+14.14%)278,747172,522105,55970,10847,09939,042Punjab
Jhelum312,426 (+63.89%)190,425147,392106,46270,15752,58538,567Punjab
Kāmoke292,023 (+16.92%)249,767152,28871,09750,25725,12415,558Punjab
Khanewal281,890 (+24.22%)227,059133,98689,09067,74649,09337,915Punjab
Sadiqabad274,210 (+13.86%)239,677144,39163,93537,12116,0075,739Punjab
**Turbat**268,625 (+24.79%)213,55768,60352,33727,6714,5783,549Balochistan[[File:Meerani Dam Turbat Balochistan.jpg300pxcenter[[Turbat]]]]
**Mirpur Khas**267,833 (+14.48%)233,916189,671124,37181,96560,86140,412Sindh
Muridke254,291 (+34.60%)166,652111,95135,41918,5076,757...Punjab
Khanpur247,170 (+30.49%)184,793120,38270,58949,23531,46515,197Punjab
Bahawalnagar241,873 (+39.84%)161,033111,31374,53350,99136,29018,372Punjab
**Kohat**235,880 (+3.02%)228,779126,62777,60465,20249,85440,534Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muzaffargarh235,541 (+12.35%)209,604123,40453,19224,73614,47411,271Punjab
**Abbottabad**234,395 (+12.39%)208,491106,10165,99646,71931,03627,602Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mandi Bahauddin232,361 (+17.49%)198,60999,49644,79636,17222,29517,171Punjab
Daska228,626 (+23.39%)175,170102,88355,55534,48720,40615,375Punjab
Pakpattan221,280 (+25.30%)176,693109,03369,82042,02827,97424,326Punjab
**Dera Ismail Khan**220,575 (+1.42%)217,45792,11468,14558,77846,14041,603Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jacobabad219,315 (+14.81%)191,076138,78079,36557,59635,27822,827Sindh
Chakwal218,356 (+41.56%)138,14680,50843,67029,14316,84313,310Punjab
**Khuzdar**218,112 (+19.28%)182,92791,05730,8873,362......Balochistan
Gojra214,349 (+22.78%)174,860117,89268,00041,97529,66520,407Punjab
Vehari210,288 (+31.75%)145,46494,34353,79928,24615,4108,986Punjab
Shikarpur204,938 (+4.88%)195,437134,88388,13870,92453,91045,335Sindh
Ahmedpur East196,618 (+32.25%)133,36996,41556,97943,31232,42326,220Punjab
Hub195,661 (+11.57%)175,37662,7634,249.........Balochistan
Chishtian192,403 (+28.21%)149,939102,28761,95938,49626,04110,270Punjab
Khairpur191,044 (+4.19%)183,181105,63761,44748,29934,14418,184Sindh
Dadu188,317 (+10.02%)171,191102,55039,29830,18419,14213,716Sindh
Samundri186,371 (+16.81%)156,99154,90830,84913,6429,5156,637Punjab
Ferozwala177,238 (+20.38%)141,40555,433............Punjab
Attock176,544 (+20.64%)146,39669,72939,98629,17219,04117,671Punjab
Tando Adam174,291 (+14.56%)152,617104,90762,74449,74731,24621,260Sindh
Tando Allahyar171,185 (+9.36%)156,56285,81230,64726,31417,27311,873Sindh
Jaranwala170,872 (+12.02%)150,380106,98569,45946,49426,95317,969Punjab
Bholari169,613 (+7.2%)158,239...............Sindh
**Muzaffarabad**...149,91385,462............Azad Kashmir
Hasilpur168,146 (+45.28%)115,53671,29537,02615,7427,9703,490Punjab
Kamalia166,617 (+22.84%)135,64197,32461,10750,93435,24828,636Punjab
Kot Abdul Malik162,030 (+12.93%)143,43463,525............Punjab
Panjgur157,693 (+196.10%)80,41121,2979,4959,8795,670754Balochistan[[File:Allang Essai Panjgur Tomb.jpg300pxcenter[[Panjgur]]]]
Arif Wala157,063 (+39.33%)111,40374,17443,65428,17118,55811,537Punjab
Gujranwala Cantonment156,929 (+14.27%)137,30293,09357,76036,598......Punjab
Swabi156,496 (+21.26%)123,41280,15746,34437,29217,542...Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jampur155,24387,85752,51627,94919,94413,16113,235Punjab
Jatoi155,196 (+41.86%)109,42438,98621,4228,0685,3844,744Punjab
Wazirabad152,624 (+19.33%)128,06090,19762,72540,06329,39933,027Punjab
Layyah151,274 (+16.57%)126,36172,31951,48233,54919,60814,913Punjab
Shujabad151,11580,09857,40937,81024,42216,81514,601Punjab
Haroonabad149,679 (+38.23%)107,85862,87842,59035,18922,57510,014Punjab
Jalalpur Jattan146,743 (52.5%)96,21069,39529,59023,45916,98818,138Punjab
Umerkot144,558 (+7.88%)134,05235,55913,7428,3815,8785,142Sindh
Lodhran144,512 (+22.26%)117,85165,50121,79114,2326,6634,890Punjab
Moro142,68595,39861,03330,34019,13210,019...Sindh
Kot Addu142,161 (+9.69%)129,70380,72037,47921,40913,10710,507Punjab
Mian Channu140,11290,15764,85940,60931,93519,88812,071Punjab
Khushab139,905 (+17.56%)119,38487,85956,27443,39124,85120,476Punjab
Rajanpur137,55399,09743,64318,78910,0116,5755,280Punjab
Mansehra137,278 (+7.57%)127,62349,53427,84319,86511,8486,513Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Taxila136,900 (+12.85%)121,95271,882136,900.........Punjab
**Mirpur**...124,352115,641............Azad Kashmir
Kabal132,549 (+12.93%)118,10375,891............Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bhakkar131,658 (+16.16%)113,01868,89641,93434,63821,74912,397Punjab
Narowal130,692 (+21.83%)103,06757,05235,12522,17416,12715,298Punjab
Chaman130,139 (+5.34%)123,19156,79229,79320,70212,2086,980Balochistan
Mianwali129,500 (+8.94%)118,88380,17159,15948,30431,39823,340Punjab
Shakargarh126,74281,64350,74725,48420,2019,104...Punjab
Mailsi125,43182,32255,43433,65221,31813,61710,242Punjab
Nowshera122,953 (+2.36%)120,13189,81374,91355,91643,75741,351Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dipalpur122,75999,75357,22425,23713,9339,4527,889Punjab
Haveli Lakha122,38978,25752,20727,63318,27610,6248,480Punjab
Lala Musa121,036 (+32.1%)91,56659,99646,62635,43022,63317,954Punjab
Shahdadkot120,687 (+1.04%)118,91560,43632,88824,32315,0438,994Sindh
Charsadda120,170 (+5.02%)114,56587,21862,53045,55537,39627,048Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghotki119,879 (+7.68%)111,32152,82328,83719,2756,9565,881Sindh
Sambrial119,571 (+9.17%)109,47949,57424,43214,3007,7504,919Punjab
Bhalwal117,982 (+17.68%)100,13561,52335,43413,09310,2078,674Punjab
Badin117,455 (+3.45%)112,42062,84323,65721,9396,387...Sindh
Taunsa115,70497,19338,29719,93413,4399,7127,253Punjab
Barikot115,045 (+22.1%)94,245...............Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Phool Nagar114,530 (+23.3%)92,84256,11330,14019,40410,999...Punjab
Tando Muhammad Khan114,406 (+12.96%)101,86365,39641,75739,00315,53610,735Sindh
Pattoki113,73587,75758,96134,96320,00611,90312,456Punjab
Shahdadpur113,342 (+13.7%)99,65362,65542,10729,18021,53715,314Sindh
Jauharabad113,18891,35740,17518,74214,6818,189...Punjab
Kamber Ali Khan112,313 (+10.68%)101,47458,36925,88518,47612,0909,100Sindh
Chichawatni112,19194,73372,72150,24134,06421,38012,083Punjab
Farooqabad109,71777,59159,01534,99515,1468,6826,585Punjab
Pishin107,646 (202%)35,57722,95514,71510,0682,9063,106Balochistan
Dera Murad Jamali106,952 (+10.7%)96,59138,3419,133.........Balochistan
Kotri106,615 (+5.27%)101,12462,08539,39029,74620,26215,154Sindh
Sangla Hill103,70961,49850,36833,77125,41113,7389,379Punjab
Gujar Khan103,28490,14957,09933,92024,12111,5298,496Punjab
Kharian103,03687,56973,62751,50621,30619,4694,598Punjab
Pasrur102,71782,45745,74726,08719,64710,8369,403Punjab
Shabqadar102,340 (+11.4%)91,85155,43930,88125,63011,046...Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kot Radha Kishan102,05758,89439,55524,96914,46810,5368,657Punjab
Ludhewala Waraich100,33192,02033,928............Punjab
Renala Khurd100,05454,16032,33718,28711,7997,8674,975Punjab

References

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