Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Province in Pakistan
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, urbanization).| Name | Status | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) | Province | 8,388,551 | 11,061,328 | 17,743,645 | 30,523,371 | |
| Abbottabad | District | 524,826 | 647,635 | 880,666 | 1,332,912 | → |
| Bannu | District | 341,690 | 422,027 | 675,667 | 1,167,892 | → |
| Batagram | District | 174,009 | 339,119 | 307,278 | 476,612 | → |
| Buner | District | 187,984 | 265,517 | 506,048 | 897,319 | → |
| Charsadda | District | 513,193 | 630,811 | 1,022,364 | 1,616,198 | → |
| Chitral | District | 159,000 | 208,560 | 318,689 | 447,362 | → |
| Dera Ismail Khan | District | 380,229 | 494,432 | 852,995 | 1,627,132 | → |
| Hangu | District | 125,721 | 182,474 | 314,529 | 518,798 | → |
| Haripur | District | 417,561 | 479,031 | 692,228 | 1,003,031 | → |
| Karak | District | 191,204 | 249,681 | 430,796 | 706,299 | → |
| Kohat | District | 264,465 | 326,617 | 562,644 | 993,874 | → |
| Kohistan (Lower Kohistan - Upper Kohistan) | District | 204,521 | 465,237 | 472,570 | 784,711 | → |
| Lakki Marwat | District | 225,529 | 288,759 | 490,025 | 876,182 | → |
| Lower Dir | District | 277,481 | 404,844 | 717,649 | 1,435,917 | → |
| Malakand Protected Area | District | 185,872 | 257,797 | 452,291 | 720,295 | → |
| Mansehra | District | 638,504 | 631,012 | 978,157 | 1,556,460 | → |
| Mardan | District | 696,622 | 881,465 | 1,460,100 | 2,373,061 | → |
| Nowshera | District | 410,718 | 537,638 | 874,373 | 1,518,540 | → |
| Peshawar | District | 807,012 | 1,113,303 | 2,026,851 | 4,269,079 | → |
| Shangla | District | 179,813 | 251,546 | 434,563 | 757,810 | → |
| Swabi | District | 507,631 | 625,035 | 1,026,804 | 1,624,616 | → |
| Swat | District | 520,614 | 715,938 | 1,257,602 | 2,309,570 | → |
| Tank | District | 93,389 | 141,062 | 238,216 | 391,885 | → |
| Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka) | District | 109,918 | 139,223 | 174,682 | 171,395 | → |
| Upper Dir | District | 251,045 | 362,565 | 575,858 | 946,421 | → |
| Pakistan | Republic | 65,309,340 | 84,253,644 | 132,352,279 | 207,776,954 |
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (web), U.S. Bureau of Census: Demobase Pakistan (web).
Explanation: The Pakistani-administered parts of Kashmir are not tabulated. The results of the 2017 census are preliminary. Area figures for districts are computed using geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 15,467,645 |
| Females | 15,054,813 |
| Transgender | 913 |
| Urbanization (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 24,793,737 |
| Urban | 5,729,634 |