This is a list showing the most populouscities inPakistan as of the2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within thecity's defined limits and any adjacentcantonment, if exists (except forGujranwala andOkara). The census totals below come from thePakistan Bureau of Statistics[1] 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 ofAzad Kashmir.[2]
As of the2023 Pakistani census, there are twomegacities, 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 inSindh, 13 inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 inBalochistan, two inAzad Kashmir, and one is theIslamabad Capital Territory itself. It is unknown whetherGilgit-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 inthe previous census in 1998, the largest city of Gilgit-Baltistan wasGilgit, with 56,701 inhabitants.[citation needed]
| City | Pop. (2023 census) | Pop. (2017 census) | Pop. (1998 census) | Pop. (1981 census) | Pop. (1972 census) | Pop. (1961 census) | Pop. (1951 census) | Province | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi | 18,868,021 (+26.49%) | 14,916,456 (+59.67%) | 9,339,023 (+79.31%) | 5,437,984 (+50.8%) | 3,606,744 (+76.45%) | 2,044,044 (+79.67%) | 1,137,667 |  Sindh |  |
| Lahore | 13,004,135(+16.88%) | 11,126,285 (+113.63%) | 5,209,088 (+74.34%) | 2,988,486 (+35.9%) | 2,198,890 (+34.91%) | 1,630,000 (+44.25%) | 1,130,000 |  Punjab |  |
| Faisalabad | 3,691,999(+15.20%) | 3,204,726 (+59.51%) | 2,008,861 (+81.95%) | 1,104,209 (+34.1%) | 823,344 | 425,240 | 179,000 | Punjab |  |
| Rawalpindi | 3,357,612(+60.02%) | 2,098,231 (48.89%) | 1,409,768 (77.40%) | 795,000 (+29.3%) | 615,000 | 340,000 | 237,000 | Punjab |  |
| Gujranwala | 2,511,118(+23.88%) | 2,027,001 (78.93%) | 1,132,509 (88.60%) | 601,000 (+85.5%) | 324,000 | 196,000 | 121,000 | Punjab | .jpg) |
| Multan | 2,215,381(+18.35%) | 1,871,843 (+56.39%) | 1,197,384 (+63.57%) | 732,000 (+35.8%) | 539,000 | 358,000 | 190,000 | Punjab |  |
| Hyderabad | 1,921,275(+10.78%) | 1,734,309 (+48.53%) | 1,166,894 (+55.37%) | 752,000 (+19.6%) | 629,000 | 435,000 | 242,000 | Sindh |  |
| Peshawar | 1,905,975 (-3.25%) | 1,970,042 (+100.6%) | 982,816 (+77.1%) | 555,000 (+103.3%) | 273,000 | 218,000 | 151,776 |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |  |
| Quetta | 1,565,546(+56.37%) | 1,001,205 (+77.1%) | 565,137 (+97.6%) | 286,000 (+81.0%) | 158,000 | 107,000 | 84,000 |  Balochistan |  |
| Islamabad | 1,108,872(+9.81%) | 1,009,832 (+90.7%) | 529,180 (+159.4%) | 204,000 (+164.9%) | 77,000 | ... | ... | Islamabad Capital Territory |  |
| Sargodha | 975,886(+48.26%) | 658,208 (+43.6%) | 458,440 (+82.8%) | 291,000 (+45.5%) | 200,000 | 130,000 | 78,000 | Punjab |  |
| Sialkot | 911,817(+39.03%) | 655,852 (+55.6%) | 421,502 (+39.6%) | 302,009 (+48.29%) | 203,650 | 167,294 | 156,378 | Punjab |  |
| Bahawalpur | 903,795(+18.59%) | 762,111 (+86.7%) | 408,395 (+124.9%) | 180,000 (+34.3%) | 134,000 | 84,000 | 42,000 | Punjab |  |
| Jhang | 606,533(+46.46%) | 414,131 (+41.3%) | 293,366 (+50.1%) | 195,558 | 131,843 | 94,971 | 73,397 | Punjab |  |
| Sheikhupura | 591,424(+25.00%) | 473,129 (+68.8%) | 280,263 (+98.4%) | 141,168 | 80,560 | 41,635 | 29,717 | Punjab |  |
| Gujrat | 574,240(+47.04%) | 390,533 (+55.1%) | 251,792 (+62.1%) | 155,058 | 100,333 | 59,608 | 46,971 | Punjab |  |
| Sukkur | 563,851(+12.79%) | 499,900 | 335,551 | 190,551 | 158,781 | 103,216 | 77,026 | Sindh |  |
| Larkana | 551,716(+12.48%) | 490,508 | 270,283 | 123,890 | 71,893 | 48,008 | 33,247 | Sindh |  |
| Sahiwal | 538,344(+38.18%) | 389,605 | 208,778 | 150,954 | 106,648 | 75,180 | 50,185 | Punjab |  |
| Okara | 533,693(+49.10%) | 357,935 | 201,815 | 127,455 | 101,052 | 68,299 | 35,350 | Punjab |  |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 519,261(+8.84%) | 477,100 | 233,537 | 119,036 | 74,262 | 43,548 | 14,919 | Punjab |  |
| Kasur | 510,875(+42.54%) | 358,409 | 245,321 | 155,523 | 101,295 | 74,546 | 63,086 | Punjab | |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 494,464(+23.91%) | 399,064 | 190,542 | 102,007 | 72,343 | 47,105 | 35.909 | Punjab |  |
| Wah Cantonment | 400,733(+5.43%) | 380,103 | 198,891 | 122,335 | 107,510 | 37,035 | 32,823 | Punjab | |
| Mardan | 368,302(+2.70%) | 358,604 | 245,926 | 147,977 | 115,194 | 77,932 | 48,827 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Nawabshah (Benazirabad) | 363,138(+30.00%) | 279,338 | 189,244 | 81,045 | 81,045 | 45,651 | 34,201 | Sindh | |
| Burewala | 361,664(+55.73%) | 231,797 (+52.40%) | 152,097 | 86,311 | 57,741 | 34,237 | 15,372 | Punjab | |
| Mingora | 361,112(+9.07%) | 331,091 | 173,868 | 88,078 | 51,117 | 15,920 | ... | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Hafizabad | 318,621(+29.63%) | 245,784 | 133,678 | 83,464 | 61,597 | 34,576 | 30,082 | Punjab | |
| Chiniot | 318,165(+14.14%) | 278,747 | 172,522 | 105,559 | 70,108 | 47,099 | 39,042 | Punjab | |
| Jhelum | 312,426(+63.89%) | 190,425 (+29.20%) | 147,392 | 106,462 | 70,157 | 52,585 | 38,567 | Punjab | |
| Kāmoke | 292,023(+16.92%) | 249,767 | 152,288 | 71,097 | 50,257 | 25,124 | 15,558 | Punjab | |
| Khanewal | 281,890(+24.22%) | 227,059 (+69.46%) | 133,986 | 89,090 | 67,746 | 49,093 | 37,915 | Punjab | |
| Sadiqabad | 274,210(+13.86%) | 239,677 (+65.99%) | 144,391 | 63,935 | 37,121 | 16,007 | 5,739 | Punjab | |
| Turbat | 268,625(+24.79%) | 213,557 (+211.29%) | 68,603 | 52,337 | 27,671 | 4,578 | 3,549 | Balochistan |  |
| Mirpur Khas | 267,833(+14.48%) | 233,916 (+23.33%) | 189,671 | 124,371 | 81,965 | 60,861 | 40,412 | Sindh | |
| Muridke | 254,291(+34.60%) | 166,652 (+48.86%) | 111,951 | 35,419 | 18,507 | 6,757 | ... | Punjab | |
| Khanpur | 247,170(+30.49%) | 184,793 (+53.51%) | 120,382 | 70,589 | 49,235 | 31,465 | 15,197 | Punjab | |
| Bahawalnagar | 241,873(+39.84%) | 161,033 (+44.67%) | 111,313 | 74,533 | 50,991 | 36,290 | 18,372 | Punjab | |
| Kohat | 235,880(+3.02%) | 228,779 (+80.67%) | 126,627 | 77,604 | 65,202 | 49,854 | 40,534 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Muzaffargarh | 235,541(+12.35%) | 209,604 (+69.85%) | 123,404 | 53,192 | 24,736 | 14,474 | 11,271 | Punjab | |
| Abbottabad | 234,395(+12.39%) | 208,491 (+96.50%) | 106,101 | 65,996 | 46,719 | 31,036 | 27,602 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Mandi Bahauddin | 232,361(+17.49%) | 198,609 (+99.62%) | 99,496 | 44,796 | 36,172 | 22,295 | 17,171 | Punjab | |
| Daska | 228,626(+23.39%) | 175,170 (+70.26%) | 102,883 | 55,555 | 34,487 | 20,406 | 15,375 | Punjab | |
| Pakpattan | 221,280(+25.30%) | 176,693 (+62.05%) | 109,033 | 69,820 | 42,028 | 27,974 | 24,326 | Punjab | |
| Dera Ismail Khan | 220,575(+1.42%) | 217,457 (+136.07%) | 92,114 | 68,145 | 58,778 | 46,140 | 41,603 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Jacobabad | 219,315(+14.81%) | 191,076 (+37.68%) | 138,780 | 79,365 | 57,596 | 35,278 | 22,827 | Sindh | |
| Chakwal | 218,356(+41.56%) | 138,146 (+71.59%) | 80,508 | 43,670 | 29,143 | 16,843 | 13,310 | Punjab | |
| Khuzdar | 218,112(+19.28%) | 182,927 (+100.89%) | 91,057 | 30,887 | 3,362 | ... | ... | Balochistan | |
| Gojra | 214,349(+22.78%) | 174,860 (+48.32%) | 117,892 | 68,000 | 41,975 | 29,665 | 20,407 | Punjab | |
| Vehari | 210,288(+31.75%) | 145,464 (+54.19%) | 94,343 | 53,799 | 28,246 | 15,410 | 8,986 | Punjab | |
| Shikarpur | 204,938(+4.88%) | 195,437 (+44.89%) | 134,883 | 88,138 | 70,924 | 53,910 | 45,335 | Sindh | |
| Ahmedpur East | 196,618(+32.25%) | 133,369 (+38.33%) | 96,415 | 56,979 | 43,312 | 32,423 | 26,220 | Punjab | |
| Hub | 195,661(+11.57%) | 175,376 (+179.43%) | 62,763 | 4,249 | ... | ... | ... | Balochistan | |
| Chishtian | 192,403(+28.21%) | 149,939 (+46.59%) | 102,287 | 61,959 | 38,496 | 26,041 | 10,270 | Punjab | |
| Khairpur | 191,044(+4.19%) | 183,181 (+73.41%) | 105,637 | 61,447 | 48,299 | 34,144 | 18,184 | Sindh | |
| Dadu | 188,317(+10.02%) | 171,191 (+66.93%) | 102,550 | 39,298 | 30,184 | 19,142 | 13,716 | Sindh | |
| Samundri | 186,371(+16.81%) | 156,991 (+185.92%) | 54,908 | 30,849 | 13,642 | 9,515 | 6,637 | 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 | 19,041 | 17,671 | Punjab | |
| Tando Adam | 174,291(+14.56%) | 152,617 (+45.48%) | 104,907 | 62,744 | 49,747 | 31,246 | 21,260 | Sindh | |
| Tando Allahyar | 171,185(+9.36%) | 156,562 (+82.45%) | 85,812 | 30,647 | 26,314 | 17,273 | 11,873 | Sindh | |
| Jaranwala | 170,872(+12.02%) | 150,380 (+40.56%) | 106,985 | 69,459 | 46,494 | 26,953 | 17,969 | Punjab | |
| Bholari | 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 | 7,970 | 3,490 | Punjab | |
| Kamalia | 166,617(+22.84%) | 135,641 (+39.37%) | 97,324 | 61,107 | 50,934 | 35,248 | 28,636 | Punjab | |
| Kot Abdul Malik | 162,030(+12.93%) | 143,434 (+125.79%) | 63,525 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Punjab | |
| Panjgur | 157,693(+196.10%) | 80,411 (+277.7%) | 21,297 | 9,495 | 9,879 | 5,670 | 754 | Balochistan |  |
| Arif Wala | 157,063(+39.33%) | 111,403 (+50.19%) | 74,174 | 43,654 | 28,171 | 18,558 | 11,537 | 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 | 46,344 | 37,292 | 17,542 | ... | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Jampur | 155,243 | 87,857 | 52,516 | 27,949 | 19,944 | 13,161 | 13,235 | Punjab | |
| Jatoi | 155,196(+41.86%) | 109,424 (+180.68%) | 38,986 | 21,422 | 8,068 | 5,384 | 4,744 | Punjab | |
| Wazirabad | 152,624(+19.33%) | 128,060 (+41.98%) | 90,197 | 62,725 | 40,063 | 29,399 | 33,027 | Punjab | |
| Layyah | 151,274(+16.57%) | 126,361 (+74.73%) | 72,319 | 51,482 | 33,549 | 19,608 | 14,913 | Punjab | |
| Shujabad | 151,115 | 80,098 | 57,409 | 37,810 | 24,422 | 16,815 | 14,601 | Punjab | |
| Haroonabad | 149,679(+38.23%) | 107,858 (+71.54%) | 62,878 | 42,590 | 35,189 | 22,575 | 10,014 | Punjab | |
| Jalalpur Jattan | 146,743(52.5%) | 96,210 | 69,395 | 29,590 | 23,459 | 16,988 | 18,138 | Punjab | |
| Umerkot | 144,558(+7.88%) | 134,052 (+276.98%) | 35,559 | 13,742 | 8,381 | 5,878 | 5,142 | Sindh | |
| Lodhran | 144,512(+22.26%) | 117,851 (+79.92%) | 65,501 | 21,791 | 14,232 | 6,663 | 4,890 | Punjab | |
| Moro | 142,685 | 95,398 | 61,033 | 30,340 | 19,132 | 10,019 | ... | Sindh | |
| Kot Addu | 142,161(+9.69%) | 129,703 (+60.68%) | 80,720 | 37,479 | 21,409 | 13,107 | 10,507 | Punjab | |
| Mian Channu | 140,112 | 90,157 | 64,859 | 40,609 | 31,935 | 19,888 | 12,071 | Punjab | |
| Khushab | 139,905(+17.56%) | 119,384 (+35.88%) | 87,859 | 56,274 | 43,391 | 24,851 | 20,476 | Punjab | |
| Rajanpur | 137,553 | 99,097 | 43,643 | 18,789 | 10,011 | 6,575 | 5,280 | Punjab | |
| Mansehra | 137,278(+7.57%) | 127,623 (+157.65%) | 49,534 | 27,843 | 19,865 | 11,848 | 6,513 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Taxila | 136,900(+12.85%) | 121,952 (+69.66%) | 71,882 | 136,900 | ... | ... | ... | 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 | 21,749 | 12,397 | Punjab | |
| Narowal | 130,692(+21.83%) | 103,067 (+80.65%) | 57,052 | 35,125 | 22,174 | 16,127 | 15,298 | Punjab | |
| Chaman | 130,139(+5.34%) | 123,191 (+116.92%) | 56,792 | 29,793 | 20,702 | 12,208 | 6,980 | Balochistan | |
| Mianwali | 129,500(+8.94%) | 118,883 (+48.29%) | 80,171 | 59,159 | 48,304 | 31,398 | 23,340 | Punjab | |
| Shakargarh | 126,742 | 81,643 | 50,747 | 25,484 | 20,201 | 9,104 | ... | Punjab | |
| Mailsi | 125,431 | 82,322 | 55,434 | 33,652 | 21,318 | 13,617 | 10,242 | Punjab | |
| Nowshera | 122,953(+2.36%) | 120,131 (+33.76%) | 89,813 | 74,913 | 55,916 | 43,757 | 41,351 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Dipalpur | 122,759 | 99,753 | 57,224 | 25,237 | 13,933 | 9,452 | 7,889 | Punjab | |
| Haveli Lakha | 122,389 | 78,257 | 52,207 | 27,633 | 18,276 | 10,624 | 8,480 | Punjab | |
| Lala Musa | 121,036(+32.1%) | 91,566 | 59,996 | 46,626 | 35,430 | 22,633 | 17,954 | Punjab | |
| Shahdadkot | 120,687(+1.04%) | 118,915 (+96.76%) | 60,436 | 32,888 | 24,323 | 15,043 | 8,994 | Sindh | |
| Charsadda | 120,170(+5.02%) | 114,565 (+31.35%) | 87,218 | 62,530 | 45,555 | 37,396 | 27,048 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Ghotki | 119,879(+7.68%) | 111,321 (+110.74%) | 52,823 | 28,837 | 19,275 | 6,956 | 5,881 | Sindh | |
| Sambrial | 119,571(+9.17%) | 109,479 (+120.84%) | 49,574 | 24,432 | 14,300 | 7,750 | 4,919 | Punjab | |
| Bhalwal | 117,982(+17.68%) | 100,135 (+62.76%) | 61,523 | 35,434 | 13,093 | 10,207 | 8,674 | Punjab | |
| Badin | 117,455(+3.45%) | 112,420 (+78.89%) | 62,843 | 23,657 | 21,939 | 6,387 | ... | Sindh | |
| Taunsa | 115,704 | 97,193 | 38,297 | 19,934 | 13,439 | 9,712 | 7,253 | Punjab | |
| Barikot | 115,045(+22.1%) | 94,245 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Phool Nagar | 114,530(+23.3%) | 92,842 | 56,113 | 30,140 | 19,404 | 10,999 | ... | Punjab | |
| Tando Muhammad Khan | 114,406(+12.96%) | 101,863 (+55.76%) | 65,396 | 41,757 | 39,003 | 15,536 | 10,735 | Sindh | |
| Pattoki | 113,735 | 87,757 | 58,961 | 34,963 | 20,006 | 11,903 | 12,456 | Punjab | |
| Shahdadpur | 113,342(+13.7%) | 99,653 (59.0%) | 62,655 (+48.8%) | 42,107 | 29,180 | 21,537 | 15,314 | Sindh | |
| Jauharabad | 113,188 | 91,357 | 40,175 | 18,742 | 14,681 | 8,189 | ... | Punjab | |
| Kamber Ali Khan | 112,313(+10.68%) | 101,474 (+73.85%) | 58,369 | 25,885 | 18,476 | 12,090 | 9,100 | Sindh | |
| Chichawatni | 112,191 | 94,733 | 72,721 | 50,241 | 34,064 | 21,380 | 12,083 | Punjab | |
| Farooqabad | 109,717 | 77,591 | 59,015 | 34,995 | 15,146 | 8,682 | 6,585 | Punjab | |
| Pishin | 107,646(202%) | 35,577 (+55.1%) | 22,955 | 14,715 | 10,068 | 2,906 | 3,106 | Balochistan | |
| Dera Murad Jamali | 106,952(+10.7%) | 96,591 (+151.9%) | 38,341 | 9,133 | ... | ... | ... | Balochistan | |
| Kotri | 106,615(+5.27%) | 101,124 (-61.01%) | 62,085 | 39,390 | 29,746 | 20,262 | 15,154 | Sindh | |
| Sangla Hill | 103,709 | 61,498 | 50,368 | 33,771 | 25,411 | 13,738 | 9,379 | Punjab | |
| Gujar Khan | 103,284 | 90,149 | 57,099 | 33,920 | 24,121 | 11,529 | 8,496 | Punjab | |
| Kharian | 103,036 | 87,569 | 73,627 | 51,506 | 21,306 | 19,469 | 4,598 | Punjab | |
| Pasrur | 102,717 | 82,457 | 45,747 | 26,087 | 19,647 | 10,836 | 9,403 | Punjab | |
| Shabqadar | 102,340(+11.4%) | 91,851 (+65.7%) | 55,439 | 30,881 | 25,630 | 11,046 | ... | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Kot Radha Kishan | 102,057 | 58,894 | 39,555 | 24,969 | 14,468 | 10,536 | 8,657 | Punjab | |
| Ludhewala Waraich | 100,331 | 92,020 | 33,928 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Punjab | |
| Renala Khurd | 100,054 | 54,160 | 32,337 | 18,287 | 11,799 | 7,867 | 4,975 | Punjab |