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Pakistan: Administrative Division

Contents: Pakistan

Islamic Republic

207,684,626 Population [2017] – census

241,499,431 Population [2023] – census

796,096km² Area

303.4/km² Density [2023]

2.6% Annual Population Change [2017 → 2023]

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces, federal territories, districts and agencies of Pakistan by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a10+), mother tongue).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1972-09-16		Population
Census
1981-03-01		Population
Census
1998-03-01		Population
Census
2017-03-15		Population
Census
2023-03-01
BalochistanProvince2,428,6784,332,3766,565,88512,335,12914,894,402
AwaranDistrict51,918110,353118,173121,821178,958
BarkhanDistrict44,70461,686103,545171,025210,249
ChagaiDistrict34,03463,713104,534226,517269,192
Chaman (← Killa Abdullah)District47,69268,848151,854434,561466,218
Dera BugtiDistrict52,718103,821181,310313,110355,274
Duki (← Loralai)District42,751106,168115,976152,977205,044
GwadarDistrict90,820112,385185,498262,253305,160
HarnaiDistrict28,13040,01376,65297,052127,571
JaffarabadDistrict......291,290513,972594,558
Jhal MagsiDistrict75,26168,092109,941148,900203,368
Kachhi (Bolan; incl. Bhag Tehsil)District123,720200,863255,480308,000442,674
KalatDistrict...114,429144,433203,565271,560
KechDistrict147,978379,467413,204907,1821,060,931
KharanDistrict......96,900162,766260,352
KhuzdarDistrict146,207276,449417,466798,896997,214
Killa AbdullahDistrict65,523101,742208,870323,793361,971
Killa SaifullahDistrict72,086148,362193,553342,932380,200
KohluDistrict55,49771,26999,846213,933260,220
LasbelaDistrict125,263188,139312,695576,271680,977
LoralaiDistrict41,61597,887134,171244,446272,432
MastungDistrict......150,039265,676313,271
MusakhelDistrict38,54791,174134,056167,243182,275
NasirabadDistrict43,893129,112245,894489,779563,315
NushkiDistrict31,26156,74298,030178,947207,834
PanjgurDistrict56,820160,750234,051315,353509,781
PishinDistrict135,939208,007376,728736,903835,482
QuettaDistrict252,577383,403774,5472,269,4732,595,492
Sheerani (Sherani)District25,38478,62581,684152,952191,687
Sibi (incl. Lehri Tehsil)District82,91694,729136,322179,751224,148
SohbatpurDistrict......141,527200,426240,106
Surab (← Kalat)District......93,401208,493279,038
WashukDistrict......110,009175,712302,623
ZhobDistrict74,519134,660193,458310,354355,692
ZiaratDistrict37,68863,17980,748160,095189,535
IslamabadCapital Territory237,549340,286805,2352,003,3682,363,863
IslamabadDistrict237,549340,286805,2352,003,3682,363,863
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA]Province10,879,78113,259,87520,919,97635,501,96440,856,097
AbbottabadDistrict524,826647,635880,6661,333,0891,419,072
BajaurAgency364,050289,206595,2271,090,9871,287,960
BannuDistrict392,468485,240695,2601,210,1831,357,890
BatagramDistrict174,009339,119307,278476,749554,133
BunerDistrict187,984265,517506,048895,4601,016,869
CharsaddaDistrict513,193630,8111,022,3641,610,9601,835,504
Dera Ismail KhanDistrict430,051550,256891,9851,693,5941,829,811
HanguDistrict125,721182,474314,529518,811528,902
HaripurDistrict417,561479,031692,2281,001,5151,174,783
KarakDistrict191,204249,681430,796705,362815,878
KhyberAgency378,032284,256546,730984,2461,146,267
KohatDistrict308,507383,862651,1001,111,2661,234,661
Kolai-Palas (← Kohistan)District......165,613274,923280,162
KurramAgency279,998294,362448,310615,372785,434
Lakki MarwatDistrict238,633304,908497,012902,1381,040,856
Lower Chitral (← Chitral)District87,617121,641184,874278,328320,407
Lower DirDistrict277,481404,844779,0561,436,0821,650,183
Lower Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......122,211202,502340,017
Malakand Protected AreaDistrict185,872257,797452,291717,806826,250
MansehraDistrict638,504631,012978,1571,555,7421,797,177
MardanDistrict696,622881,4651,460,1002,373,3992,744,898
MohmandAgency382,922163,933334,453474,345553,933
North WaziristanAgency250,663238,910361,246540,546693,332
NowsheraDistrict410,718537,638874,3731,520,9951,740,705
OrakzaiAgency283,557358,751225,441254,303387,561
PeshawarDistrict867,1441,150,3642,080,6924,331,9594,758,762
ShanglaDistrict179,813251,546434,563759,609891,252
South WaziristanAgency307,514309,454429,841675,215888,675
SwabiDistrict507,631625,0351,026,8041,625,4771,894,600
SwatDistrict520,614715,9381,257,6022,308,6242,687,384
TankDistrict120,005171,245265,432427,044470,293
Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka)District109,918139,223174,682171,349200,445
Upper Chitral (← Chitral)District71,38386,919133,815169,297195,528
Upper DirDistrict251,045362,565514,451947,4011,083,566
Upper Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......184,746307,286422,947
PunjabProvince37,607,42347,292,44173,621,290109,989,655127,688,922
AttockDistrict748,890876,6671,274,9351,886,3782,170,423
BahawalnagarDistrict1,073,8911,373,7472,061,4472,975,6563,550,342
BahawalpurDistrict1,071,0261,453,4382,433,0913,669,1764,284,964
BhakkarDistrict500,498665,8841,051,4561,647,8521,957,470
ChakwalDistrict692,802775,6001,083,7251,495,4631,734,854
ChiniotDistrict570,775694,080965,1241,368,6591,563,024
Dera Ghazi KhanDistrict686,057943,6631,643,1182,872,6313,393,705
FaisalabadDistrict3,163,7563,561,9095,429,5477,882,4449,075,819
GujranwalaDistrict1,615,5682,108,3653,400,9405,011,0665,959,750
GujratDistrict1,177,3451,408,5852,048,0082,756,2893,219,375
HafizabadDistrict444,187567,572832,9801,156,9541,319,909
JhangDistrict983,8181,276,8641,869,4212,743,5263,065,639
JhelumDistrict591,906659,012936,9571,222,4031,382,308
KasurDistrict1,186,3861,528,0022,354,5063,454,8814,084,286
KhanewalDistrict1,067,9931,369,7662,068,4902,920,2333,364,077
KhushabDistrict543,314641,366905,7111,280,3721,501,089
LahoreDistrict2,587,6213,544,9426,340,11411,119,98513,004,135
LayyahDistrict495,537666,5171,120,9511,823,9952,102,386
LodhranDistrict558,793739,9121,171,8001,699,6931,928,299
Mandi BahauddinDistrict721,833846,1141,160,5521,594,0391,829,486
MianwaliDistrict595,134711,5291,056,6201,542,6011,798,268
MultanDistrict1,506,2231,970,0753,116,8514,746,1665,362,305
MuzaffargarhDistrict1,069,3581,497,7362,635,9034,328,5495,015,325
Nankana SahibDistrict......1,044,8651,354,9861,634,871
NarowalDistrict834,501908,9771,265,0971,707,5751,950,954
OkaraDistrict1,123,8121,487,2612,232,9923,040,8263,515,490
PakpattanDistrict615,742843,6231,286,6801,824,2282,136,170
Rahim Yar KhanDistrict1,398,8791,841,4513,141,0534,807,7625,564,703
RajanpurDistrict456,391638,9211,103,6181,996,0392,381,049
RawalpindiDistrict1,744,9492,121,4503,363,9115,402,3806,118,911
SahiwalDistrict944,6561,281,5261,843,1942,513,0112,881,811
SargodhaDistrict1,557,6411,911,8492,665,9793,696,2124,334,448
SheikhupuraDistrict......2,276,1643,460,0044,049,418
SialkotDistrict1,509,4241,802,5052,723,4813,894,9384,499,394
Toba Tek SinghDistrict1,084,4421,134,5721,621,5932,190,6022,524,044
VehariDistrict1,027,3191,328,8082,090,4162,902,0813,430,421
SindhProvince14,155,90919,028,66630,439,89347,854,51055,696,147
BadinDistrict......1,106,2721,804,9581,947,081
DaduDistrict556,669705,6691,106,7171,550,3901,742,320
GhotkiDistrict401,318558,058968,7971,648,7081,772,609
HyderabadDistrict814,0601,005,4601,494,8662,199,9282,432,540
JacobabadDistrict402,114586,234727,1901,007,0091,174,097
JamshoroDistrict254,318375,942582,094993,9081,117,308
Karachi CentralDistrict......2,289,0712,971,3823,822,325
Karachi EastDistrict......1,447,5292,875,3153,921,742
Karachi SouthDistrict......1,468,5791,769,2302,329,764
Karachi WestDistrict......1,101,5242,077,2282,679,380
KashmoreDistrict299,589413,629677,1201,090,3361,233,957
KeamariDistrict......1,026,2411,829,8372,068,451
KhairpurDistrict724,935981,1901,547,7512,405,1902,597,535
KorangiDistrict......1,608,6092,577,5563,128,971
LarkanaDistrict460,735572,0061,001,6081,521,7861,784,453
MalirDistrict......914,7651,924,3462,432,248
MatiariDistrict336,367438,319494,244770,040849,383
Mirpur KhasDistrict......1,006,3291,504,4401,681,386
Naushahro FerozeDistrict685,829829,0511,087,5711,612,0471,777,082
Qambar ShahdadkotDistrict460,722566,574924,2941,338,0351,514,869
SangharDistrict......1,319,8812,049,8732,308,465
Shaheed Benazir Abad (Nawabshah)District678,982838,3501,102,5841,613,5061,845,102
ShikarpurDistrict530,551596,409880,4381,233,7601,386,330
SujawalDistrict356,338361,799513,702779,062839,292
SukkurDistrict460,649575,962931,3871,488,3721,639,897
Tando AllahyarDistrict256,994329,370493,526838,527922,012
Tando Muhammad KhanDistrict......438,624677,098726,119
TharparkarDistrict359,357540,985914,2911,647,0361,778,407
ThattaDistrict319,698399,240599,492982,1381,083,191
UmerkotDistrict265,683383,018664,7971,073,4691,159,831
PakistanIslamic Republic65,309,34084,253,644132,352,279207,684,626241,499,431

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Census: Demobase Pakistan.

Explanation: The Pakistani-administered parts of Kashmir are not tabulated.

Further information about the population structure:

MalesFemalesOther48.5%51.5%
GenderPersons
Males124,324,406
Females117,154,694
Transgender20,331
Gender (C 2023)
Males124,324,406
Females117,154,694
Transgender20,331
0-14 years15-64years65+ years40.6%55.9%
Age GroupsPersons
0-14 years97,533,739
15-64 years134,393,166
65+ years8,531,184
Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years97,533,739
15-64 years134,393,166
65+ years8,531,184
MalesFemales
Age DistributionMalesFemales
70+ years27753002183385
60-69 years46274703930279
50-59 years76760796760029
40-49 years1156978710688081
30-39 years1505021715073731
20-29 years1927704819158826
10-19 years2755727025387030
0-9 years3531184133431716
Age Distribution (C 2023)
70+ years4,958,685
60-69 years8,557,749
50-59 years14,436,108
40-49 years22,257,868
30-39 years30,123,948
20-29 years38,435,874
10-19 years52,944,300
0-9 years68,743,557
RuralUrban38.9%61.1%
UrbanizationPersons
Rural147,614,729
Urban93,884,702
Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural147,614,729
Urban93,884,702
yesno39.3%60.7%
Literacy (A10+)Persons
yes104,148,094
no67,566,438
Literacy (A10+) (C 2023)
yes104,148,094
no67,566,438
UrduPunjabiSindhiPushtoBalochiSaraiki1/237%
Mother TonguePersons
Urdu22,249,307
Punjabi88,915,544
Sindhi34,401,564
Pushto43,633,946
Balochi8,117,795
Saraiki28,849,579
Hindko5,590,559
Brahvi2,778,670
Mewati1,094,219
Kohistani1,039,007
Other Language3,787,899
Mother Tongue (C 2023)
Urdu22,249,307
Punjabi88,915,544
Sindhi34,401,564
Pushto43,633,946
Balochi8,117,795
Saraiki28,849,579
Hindko5,590,559
Brahvi2,778,670
Mewati1,094,219
Kohistani1,039,007
Other Language3,787,899

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