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Districts

The population of all districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by census years.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1972-09-16
Population
Census
1981-03-01
Population
Census
1998-03-01
Population
Census
2017-03-15
 
AbbottabadDistrict524,826647,635880,6661,333,089
BajaurTribal District (Agency)364,050289,206595,2271,090,987
BannuDistrict392,468485,240695,2601,210,183
BatagramDistrict174,009339,119307,278476,749
BunerDistrict187,984265,517506,048895,460
CharsaddaDistrict513,193630,8111,022,3641,610,960
Dera Ismail KhanDistrict430,051550,256891,9851,693,594
HanguDistrict125,721182,474314,529518,811
HaripurDistrict417,561479,031692,2281,001,515
KarakDistrict191,204249,681430,796705,362
KhyberTribal District (Agency)378,032284,256546,730984,246
KohatDistrict308,507383,862651,1001,111,266
Kolai-Palas (← Kohistan)District......165,613276,325
KurramTribal District (Agency)279,998294,362448,310615,372
Lakki MarwatDistrict238,633304,908497,012902,138
Lower Chitral (← Chitral)District87,617121,641184,874278,328
Lower DirDistrict277,481404,844779,0561,436,082
Lower Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......122,211202,935
Malakand Protected AreaDistrict185,872257,797452,291717,806
MansehraDistrict638,504631,012978,1571,555,742
MardanDistrict696,622881,4651,460,1002,373,399
MohmandTribal District (Agency)382,922163,933334,453474,345
North WaziristanTribal District (Agency)250,663238,910361,246540,546
NowsheraDistrict410,718537,638874,3731,520,995
OrakzaiTribal District (Agency)283,557358,751225,441254,303
PeshawarDistrict867,1441,150,3642,080,6924,331,959
ShanglaDistrict179,813251,546434,563759,609
South WaziristanTribal District (Agency)307,514309,454429,841675,215
SwabiDistrict507,631625,0351,026,8041,625,477
SwatDistrict520,614715,9381,257,6022,308,624
TankDistrict120,005171,245265,432427,044
Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka)District109,918139,223174,682171,349
Upper Chitral (← Chitral)District71,38386,919133,815169,297
Upper DirDistrict251,045362,565514,451947,401
Upper Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......184,746305,451
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA]Province10,879,78113,259,87520,919,97635,501,964

Contents: Urban Localities

The population of all urban localities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by census years.

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Name StatusDistrictPopulation
Census
1972-09-16
Population
Census
1981-03-01
Population
Census
1998-03-01
Population
Census
2017-03-15
 
AbbottābadMunicipal CouncilAbbottabad27,96332,18847,60970,227
Abbottābad CantonmentCantonmentAbbottabad18,75633,80858,492137,762
Akora KhāttakMunicipal CouncilNowshera11,19113,78819,53033,013
AmāngarhTown CouncilNowshera8,2349,25821,47638,705
BaffaTown CouncilMansehra8,5159,59311,84217,253
BannuMunicipal CouncilBannu36,64435,17038,19441,632
Bannu CantonmentCantonmentBannu7,1138,0409,4828,316
BarikotMunicipal CouncilSwat.........94,019
Bat KhelaMunicipal CouncilMalakand Protected Area14,945...43,17967,686
BehrainMunicipal CouncilSwat.........61,889
ChārsaddaMunicipal CouncilCharsadda45,55562,53087,218114,558
Cherāt CantonmentCantonmentNowshera9891,2392,5272,266
ChitrālMunicipal CouncilLower Chitral13,376...30,62249,780
Dera Ismāil KhānMunicipal CouncilDera Ismail Khan57,29664,35886,969212,324
Dera Ismāil Khān CantonmentCantonmentDera Ismail Khan1,4823,7875,1455,694
DīrTown CouncilUpper Dir......22,90144,100
DoābaTown CouncilHangu......7,84021,319
HanguMunicipal CouncilHangu13,80015,52631,02248,801
HarīpurMunicipal CouncilHaripur25,24531,11748,30985,915
HaveliānMunicipal CouncilAbbottabad7,80316,30512,01616,770
Havelian CantonmentCantonmentAbbottabad......19,60931,545
JamrūdTown CouncilKhyber......32,03963,728
JehāngīraMunicipal CouncilNowshera3,56418,07631,11553,109
KabalMunicipal CouncilSwat.........117,973
KarakMunicipal CouncilKarak...13,67927,89351,086
KhalābatMunicipal CouncilHaripur...23,89234,42647,185
KhwazakhelaMunicipal CouncilSwat.........48,016
KohātMunicipal CouncilKohat48,09655,83295,863191,836
Kohāt CantonmentCantonmentKohat17,10621,77230,76436,719
KulāchiMunicipal CouncilDera Ismail Khan9,31514,78519,11324,753
LāchiTown CouncilKohat...10,21515,68423,796
Lakki MarwatMunicipal CouncilLakki Marwat14,35918,75530,46759,273
Landi KotalTown CouncilKhyber......22,32433,729
MānsehraMunicipal CouncilMansehra19,86527,84349,534127,645
MardānMunicipal CouncilMardan111,366141,842238,629352,200
Mardān CantonmentCantonmentMardan3,8286,1357,2976,824
MattaMunicipal CouncilSwat.........42,547
MingawaraMunicipal CouncilSwat51,11788,078173,868331,377
Mīran ShāhTown CouncilNorth Waziristan3,797...5,9654,364
Murree Gallies CantonmentCantonmentAbbottabad403161307613
Nawan Killi (Kernal Sher Killi)Town CouncilSwabi9,87311,95718,08226,214
NawanshehrTown CouncilAbbottabad13,64414,50419,87137,068
Nowshera CantonmentCantonmentNowshera24,81536,03833,23736,669
Nowshera KalānMunicipal CouncilNowshera31,10138,87556,57683,606
PabbiMunicipal CouncilNowshera10,90513,33131,15355,370
PahārpurMunicipal CouncilDera Ismail Khan6,8418,66514,58066,745
PaniālaTown CouncilDera Ismail Khan.........10,821
PārāchinārTown CouncilKurram9,069...8,0425,502
ParoaMunicipal CouncilDera Ismail Khan.........39,881
PeshāwarMunicipal CorporationPeshawar229,223506,896910,8071,893,344
Peshāwar CantonmentCantonmentPeshawar43,47459,35268,74070,549
Peshāwar UniversityTown CouncilPeshawar......3,2695,930
Risālpur CantonmentCantonmentNowshera12,13620,38631,41636,797
SaddaTown CouncilKurram......17,10332,543
Serai Naurang (Naurang)Town CouncilLakki Marwat......16,41129,979
ShabqadarMunicipal CouncilCharsadda25,63030,88155,43991,490
ShakardaraTown CouncilKohat......9,60217,575
SwābiMunicipal CouncilSwabi37,29246,34480,157123,402
Takht BhāiMunicipal CouncilMardan12,06918,32549,20281,198
TangiMunicipal CouncilCharsadda18,02219,49225,34632,913
TānkMunicipal CouncilTank14,30625,00335,74147,064
ThallMunicipal CouncilHangu14,08218,90125,35532,382
TimargaraMunicipal CouncilLower Dir......44,33540,314
TopiMunicipal CouncilSwabi14,914...30,45853,026
TordherTown CouncilSwabi......27,86141,319
UtmānzaiMunicipal CouncilCharsadda15,85718,93124,84831,243
ZaidaMunicipal CouncilSwabi......22,65632,003

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The results of the 2017 census are final. Districts in 2023 boundaries.