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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.

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City	Pop. (2023 Census) ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]	Pop. (2017 Census)^[1]^[2]	Pop. (1998 Census)	Pop. (1981 Census)	Pop. (1972 Census)	Province	Picture
Karachi	18,868,021(+26.49%)	14,916,456 (+59.67%)	9,339,023 (+79.31%)	5,208,132 (+48.14%)	3,515,402	Sindh	Karachi
Lahore	13,004,135(+16.88%)	11,126,285 (+113.63%)	5,209,088 (+74.34%)	2,988,486 (+35.94%)	2,198,890	Punjab	Lahore
Faisalabad	3,691,999(+15.20%)	3,204,726 (+59.51%)	2,008,861 (+81.95%)	1,104,209 (+34.14%)	823,343	Punjab	Faisalabad
Rawalpindi	3,357,612(+60.02%)	2,098,231 (48.89%)	1,409,768 (77.40%)	794,843 (29.29%)	614,809	Punjab	Rawalpindi
Gujranwala	2,511,118 (+23.88%)	2,027,001 (78.93%)	1,132,509 (88.60%)	600,993 (85.63%)	323,880	Punjab	Gujranwala
Multan	2,215,381(+18.35%)	1,871,843 (+56.39%)	1,197,384 (+63.57%)	732,070 (+35.90%)	538,949	Punjab	Multan
Hyderabad	1,921,275(+10.78%)	1,734,309 (+48.53%)	1,166,894 (+55.37%)	751,529 (+19.53%)	628,631	Sindh	Hyderabad
Peshawar	1,905,975 (-3.25%)	1,970,042 (+100.6%)	982,816 (+77.1%)	555,000 (+103.3%)	273,000	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Peshawar
Quetta	1,565,546(+56.37%)	1,001,205 (+77.1%)	565,137 (+97.6%)	286,000 (+81.0%)	158,000	Balochistan	Quetta
Islamabad	1,108,872(+9.81%)	1,009,832 (+90.7%)	529,180 (+159.4%)	204,000 (+164.9%)	77,000	Islamabad Capital Territory	Islamabad
Sargodha	975,886 (+48.26%)	658,208 (+43.6%)	458,440 (+82.8%)	251,362 (+79.0%)	140,460	Punjab	Sargodha
Sialkot	911,817 (+39.03%)	655,852 (+55.6%)	421,502 (+39.6%)	302,009 (+48.3%)	203,650	Punjab	Sialkot
Bahawalpur	903,795 (+18.59%)	762,111 (+86.7%)	408,395 (+124.9%)	180,263 (+34.9%)	133,782	Punjab	Bahawalpur
Jhang	606,533 (+46.46%)	414,131 (+41.3%)	293,366 (+50.1%)	195,558 (+48.3%)	131,843	Punjab	Jhang
Sheikhupura	591,424 (+25.00%)	473,129 (+68.8%)	280,263 (+98.4%)	141,168 (+75.4%)	80,560	Punjab	Sheikhupura
Gujrat	574,240 (+47.04%)	390,533 (+55.1%)	251,792 (+62.1%)	155,058 (+54.6%)	100,333	Punjab	Gujrat
Sukkur	563,851 (+12.79%)	499,900	335,551	190,551	158,781	Sindh	Sukkar
Larkana	551,716 (+12.48%)	490,508	270,283	123,890	71,893	Sindh	Larkana
Sahiwal	538,344 (+38.18%)	389,605	208,778	150,954	106,648	Punjab	Sahiwal
Okara	533,693 (+49.10%)	357,935	201,815	127,455	84,334	Punjab	Okara
Rahim Yar Khan	519,261 (+8.84%)	477,100	233,537	119,036	74,262	Punjab	Rahim Yar Khan
Kasur	510,875 (+42.54%)	358,409	245,321	155,523	101,295	Punjab
Dera Ghazi Khan	494,464 (+23.91%)	399,064	190,542	102,007	72,343	Punjab	Dera Ghazi Khan
Wah Cantonment	400,733 (+5.43%)	380,103	198,891	122,335	107,510	Punjab
Mardan	368,302 (+2.70%)	358,604	245,926	...	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nawabshah (Benazirabad)	363,138 (+30.00%)	279,338	189,244	102,139	81,045	Sindh
Burewala	361,664 (+55.73%)	231,797 (+52.40%)	152,097	86,311	57,741	Punjab
Mingora	361,112 (+9.07%)	331,091	173,868	...	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hafizabad	318,621 (+29.63%)	245,784	133,678	83,464	61,597	Punjab
Chiniot	318,165 (+14.14%)	278,747	172,522	105,559	70,108	Punjab
Jhelum	312,426 (+63.89%)	190,425 (+29.20%)	147,392	106,462	70,157	Punjab
Kāmoke	292,023 (+16.92%)	249,767	152,288	71,097	50,257	Punjab
Khanewal	281,890 (+24.22%)	227,059 (+69.46%)	133,986	89,090	67,746	Punjab
Sadiqabad	274,210 (+13.86%)	239,677 (+65.99%)	144,391	63,935	37,121	Punjab
Turbat	268,625 (+24.79%)	213,557 (+211.29%)	68,603	...	...	Balochistan
Mirpur Khas	267,833 (+14.48%)	233,916 (+23.33%)	189,671	124,371	81,965	Sindh
Muridke	254,291 (+34.60%)	166,652 (+48.86%)	111,951	35,419	18,507	Punjab
Khanpur	247,170 (+30.49%)	184,793 (+53.51%)	120,382	70,589	49,235	Punjab
Bahawalnagar	241,873 (+39.84%)	161,033 (+44.67%)	111,313	74,533	50,991	Punjab
Kohat	235,880 (+3.02%)	228,779 (+80.67%)	126,627	126,627	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muzaffargarh	235,541 (+12.35%)	209,604 (+69.85%)	123,404	53,192	24,736	Punjab
Abbottabad	234,395 (+12.39%)	208,491 (+96.50%)	106,101	106,101	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mandi Bahauddin	232,361 (+17.49%)	198,609 (+99.62%)	99,496	44,796	36,172	Punjab
Daska	228,626 (+23.39%)	175,170 (+70.26%)	102,883	55,555	34,487	Punjab
Pakpattan	221,280 (+25.30%)	176,693 (+62.05%)	109,033	69,820	42,028	Punjab
Dera Ismail Khan	220,575 (+1.42%)	217,457 (+136.07%)	92,114	92,114	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jacobabad	219,315 (+14.81%)	191,076 (+37.68%)	138,780	79,365	57,596	Sindh
Chakwal	218,356 (+41.56%)	138,146 (+71.59%)	80,508	43,670	29,143	Punjab
Khuzdar	218,112 (+19.28%)	182,927 (+100.89%)	91,057	...	...	Balochistan
Gojra	214,349 (+22.78%)	174,860 (+48.32%)	117,892	68,000	41,975	Punjab
Vehari	210,288 (+31.75%)	145,464 (+54.19%)	94,343	53,799	28,246	Punjab
Shikarpur	204,938 (+4.88%)	195,437 (+44.89%)	134,883	88,138	70,924	Sindh
Ahmedpur East	196,618 (+32.25%)	133,369 (+38.33%)	96,415	56,979	43,312	Punjab
Hub	195,661 (+11.57%)	175,376 (+179.43%)	62,763	...	...	Balochistan
Chishtian	192,403 (+28.21%)	149,939 (+46.59%)	102,287	61,959	38,496	Punjab
Khairpur	191,044 (+4.19%)	183,181 (+73.41%)	105,637	61,447	48,299	Sindh
Dadu	188,317 (+10.02%)	171,191 (+66.93%)	102,550	39,298	30,184	Sindh
Samundri	186,371 (+16.81%)	156,991 (+185.92%)	54,908	30,849	13,642	Punjab
Ferozwala	177,238 (+20.38%)	141,405 (+155.09%)	55,433	...	...	Punjab
Attock	176,544 (+20.64%)	146,396 (+109.95%)	69,729	39,986	29,172	Punjab
Tando Adam	174,291 (+14.56%)	152,617 (+45.48%)	104,907	62,744	49,747	Sindh
Tando Allahyar	171,185 (+9.36%)	156,562 (+82.45%)	85,812	30,647	26,314	Sindh
Jaranwala	170,872 (+12.02%)	150,380 (+40.56%)	106,985	69,459	46,494	Punjab
Bolhari	169,613 (+7.2%)	158,239	...	...	...	Sindh
Muzaffarabad	...	149,913 (+75.41%)	85,462	...	...	Azad Kashmir
Hasilpur	168,146 (+45.28%)	115,536 (+62.05%)	71,295	37,026	15,742	Punjab
Kamalia	166,617 (+22.84%)	135,641 (+39.37%)	97,324	61,107	50,934	Punjab
Kot Abdul Malik	162,030 (+12.93%)	143,434 (+125.79%)	63,525	...	...	Punjab
Arif Wala	157,063 (+39.33%)	111,403 (+50.19%)	74,174	43,654	28,171	Punjab
Gujranwala Cantonment	156,929 (+14.27%)	137,302 (+47.49%)	93,093	57,760	36,598	Punjab
Swabi	156,496 (+21.26%)	123,412 (+53.96%)	80,157	80,157	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jampur	155,243	87,857	52,516	27,949	19,944	Punjab
Jatoi	155,196 (+41.86%)	109,424 (+180.68%)	38,986	21,422	8,068	Punjab
Wazirabad	152,624 (+19.33%)	128,060 (+41.98%)	90,197	62,725	40,063	Punjab
Layyah	151,274 (+16.57%)	126,361 (+74.73%)	72,319	51,482	33,549	Punjab
Shujabad	151,115	80,098	57,409	37,810	24,422	Punjab
Haroonabad	149,679 (+38.23%)	107,858 (+71.54%)	62,878	42,590	35,189	Punjab
Jalalpur Jattan	146,743 (52.5%)	96,210	69,395	29,590	23,459	Punjab
Umerkot	144,558 (+7.88%)	134,052 (+276.98%)	35,559	13,742	8,381	Sindh
Lodhran	144,512 (+22.26%)	117,851 (+79.92%)	65,501	21,791	14,232	Punjab
Moro	142,685	95,398	61,033	30,340	19,132	Sindh
Kot Addu	142,161 (+9.69%)	129,703 (+60.68%)	80,720	37,479	21,409	Punjab
Mian Channu	140,112	90,157	64,859	40,609	31,935	Punjab
Khushab	139,905 (+17.56%)	119,384 (+35.88%)	87,859	56,274	43,391	Punjab
Rajanpur	137,553	99,097	43,643	18,789	10,011	Punjab
Mansehra	137,278 (+7.57%)	127,623 (+157.65%)	49,534	49,534		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Taxila	136,900 (+12.85%)	121,952 (+69.66%)	71,882	38,374	...	Punjab
Mirpur	...	124,352 (+7.53%)	115,641	...	...	Azad Kashmir
Kabal	132,549 (+12.93%)	118,103 (+55.62%)	75,891	...	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bhakkar	131,658 (+16.16%)	113,018 (+64.04%)	68,896	41,934	34,638	Punjab
Narowal	130,692 (+21.83%)	103,067 (+80.65%)	57,052	35,125	22,174	Punjab
Chaman	130,139 (+5.34%)	123,191 (+116.92%)	56,792	...	...	Balochistan
Mianwali	129,500 (+8.94%)	118,883 (+48.29%)	80,171	59,159	48,304	Punjab
Shakargarh	126,742	81,643	50,747	25,484	20,201	Punjab
Mailsi	125,431	82,322	55,434	33,652	21,318	Punjab
Nowshera	122,953 (+2.36%)	120,131 (+33.76%)	89,813	89,813	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dipalpur	122,759	99,753	57,224	25,237	13,933	Punjab
Haveli Lakha	122,389	78,257	52,207	27,633	18,276	Punjab
Lala Musa	121,036 (+32.1%)	91,566	59,996	46,626	35,430	Punjab
Shahdadkot	120,687 (+1.04%)	118,915 (+96.76%)	60,436	32,888	24,323	Sindh
Charsadda	120,170 (+5.02%)	114,565 (+31.35%)	87,218	87,218	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghotki	119,879 (+7.68%)	111,321 (+110.74%)	52,823	28,837	19,275	Sindh
Sambrial	119,571 (+9.17%)	109,479 (+120.84%)	49,574	24,432	14,300	Punjab
Bhalwal	117,982 (+17.68%)	100,135 (+62.76%)	61,523	35,434	13,093	Punjab
Badin	117,455 (+3.45%)	112,420 (+78.89%)	62,843	23,657	21,939	Sindh
Taunsa Sharif	115,704	97,193	38,297	19,934	13,439	Punjab
Barikot	115,045 (+22.1%)	94,245	...	...	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Phool Nagar	114,530 (+23.3%)	92,842	56,113	30,140	19,404	Punjab
Tando Muhammad Khan	114,406 (+12.96%)	101,863 (+55.76%)	65,396	41,757	39,003	Sindh
Pattoki	113,735	87,757	58,961	34,963	20,006	Punjab
Shahdadpur	113,342 (+13.7%)	99,653 (59.0%)	62,655 (+48.8%)	42,107	29,180	Sindh
Jauharabad	113,188	91,357	40,175	18,742	14,681	Punjab
Kamber Ali Khan	112,313 (+10.68%)	101,474 (+73.85%)	58,369	25,885	18,476	Sindh
Chichawatni	112,191	94,733	72,721	50,241	34,064	Punjab
Farooqabad	109,717	77,591	59,015	34,995	15,146	Punjab
Pishin	107,646 (202%)	35,577 (+55.1%)	22,955	...	...	Balochistan
Dera Murad Jamali	106,952 (+10.7%)	96,591 (+151.9%)	38,341	...	...	Balochistan
Kotri	106,615 (+5.27%)	101,124 (-61.01%)	259,358	39,390	29,746	Sindh
Sangla Hill	103,709	61,498	50,368	33,771	25,411	Punjab
Gujar Khan	103,284	90,149	57,099	33,920	24,121	Punjab
Kharian	103,036	87,569	73,627	51,506	21,306	Punjab
Pasrur	102,717	82,457	45,747	26,087	19,647	Punjab
Shabqadar	102,340 (+11.4%)	91,851 (+65.7%)	55,439	55,439	...	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kot Radha Kishan	102,057	58,894	39,555	24,969	14,468	Punjab
Ludhewala Waraich	100,331	92,020	33,928	...	...	Punjab
Renala Khurd	100,054	54,160	32,337	18,287	11,799	Punjab
Kandhkot	99,155 (-1.56%)	100,698 (49.0%)	67,566 (+111.5%)	31,948	21,946	Sindh
Dera Allah Yar	98,761 (3.38%)	80,958				Balochistan

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023 - KPK" (PDF).
^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023 - BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023 - SINDH" (PDF).
^ "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023 - PUNJAB" (PDF).

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Islamabad Capital Territory	Islamabad*
Punjab	Attock Bahawalpur Burewala Chakwal Chiniot Dera Ghazi Khan Faisalabad Gujar Khan Gujranwala Gujrat Jhang Jhelum Kasur Khanewal Kharian Lahore** Mandi Bahauddin Mianwali Multan Murree Okara Rahim Yar Khan Rawalpindi Sadiqabad Sahiwal Sargodha Sheikhupura Sialkot Taxila Toba Tek Singh Talagang
Sindh	Badin Hyderabad Jacobabad Karachi** Khairpur Kotri Larkana Mirpur Khas Nawabshah Sukkur Thatta
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Abbottabad Bannu Battagram Chitral Charsadda D.I.Khan Haripur Kohat Mansehra Mardan Nowshera Peshawar** Swat Swabi Timergara Tank
Balochistan	Chaman Gwadar Khuzdar Quetta** Ziarat
Azad Kashmir	Bagh Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad** Rawalakot
Gilgit-Baltistan	Gilgit** Skardu
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