Pakistan Population

Pakistan is one of the least developed countries in Asia. The former British colony is struggling with political turmoil, and the government lacks control over much of the country.

Key figures and facts

• Capital: Islamabad
• Ethnic groups: Punjabi 45%, Pashtunians 15%, Sindhi 14%, Sariakis 8%, Mujairs 8%, Baluchians 4%, others 6%
• Language: Panjabi 48%, sindhi 12%, Saraiki 10%, pashto 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, English (official)/burashaski/other 14%
• Religion: Muslims (official) 96% (Sunnis 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), others (including Christians and Hindus) 4% (2010)
• Population: 197 016 000 (2017)
• Control Form: Federal Republic
• Area: 796 100 km²
• Currency: Pakistani Rupee
• GNP per capita: 5 235 PPP $
• National Day: August 14th

Population of Pakistan

The population of Pakistan is estimated at 192.3 million (2011) and annual population growth in the period 1990-2010 is estimated at 2.2 percent. The average life expectancy is 67 years for women and 65 years for men.

Birth rates have shown a slight decline in recent years. When population growth is not reduced as much, this is due to declining mortality. The country’s public health system is poorly developed, with high child mortality rates as a result.

The largest cities are Karachi (about 21.1 million residents), Lahore (5.1 million), Faisalabad (2.0 million), Rawalpindi (1.4 million) and Multan (1.2 million). The population of the capital Islamabad is estimated at over 1.365 million residents (UN, 2015).

Punjabi make up nearly half of the country’s population, while 17 percent are Pashtunians and 14 percent are Sindhis. The rupee is the currency of Pakistan and a rupee is 100 paisa. Urdu and English are the official language of the country.

The ethnic composition of the people of Pakistan is very complex, which is primarily due to the many waves of immigration in prehistoric and early historical times. Over half of the population today is Panjabi- speaking, most of them living as farmers in Punjab. Other main groups are Sindhi in the south (most peasants), Urdu-speakers, who make up the majority of the country’s political elite, as well as Pashtuns, which are largely organized in tribes and live in the Tribal Areas territory, in the northwest along the border with Afghanistan. Some also live in southwest, Baluchistan, where the other larger groups are Baluchis and Brahui.

Pakistan has for many years welcomed a large number of refugees from Afghanistan; in 2006, there were approximately 3 million Afghan refugees in the country, the vast majority in the North-West Frontier Province. The number has decreased in subsequent years, but a large number of Afghans live on the Pakistani side of the border, permanently or for short periods.

In 2011, the population density was 231 per square kilometer, with wide variations, from the populous Punjab to the sparsely populated Baluchistan. More than a third of the population lives in cities.

Since 1968, there has been a steady flow of Pakistanis to Norway. The vast majority have settled down and been integrated into Norwegian society. In 2012, around 36,000 were of Pakistani origin in Norway.

Population of Pakistan by Year (Historical)

Year	Population	Annual Growth Rate	Population Density	Global Rank
2020	220,892,229	2.000%	286.5457	5
2019	216,565,207	2.040%	280.9326	5
2018	212,228,175	2.080%	275.3065	5
2017	207,906,098	2.100%	269.6998	5
2016	203,631,242	2.110%	264.1544	6
2015	199,426,853	2.140%	258.7004	6
2010	179,424,530	2.280%	232.7530	6
2005	160,303,897	2.400%	207.9494	6
2000	142,343,467	2.840%	184.6508	7
1995	123,776,728	2.830%	160.5656	8
1990	107,647,810	3.150%	139.6429	8
1985	921,914,989	3.380%	119.5926	8
1980	78,054,232	3.160%	101.2536	10
1975	66,816,766	2.820%	86.6761	10
1970	58,141,949	2.690%	75.4230	10
1965	50,917,864	2.510%	66.0517	12
1960	44,988,579	2.130%	58.3602	14
1955	40,487,919	1.520%	52.5218	14
1950	37,542,265	0.000%	48.7007	14

Major Cities in Pakistan by Population

Rank	City	Population
1	Karachi	11,624,108
2	Lahore	6,310,777
3	Faisalabad	2,506,484
4	Rawalpindi	1,742,990
5	Multan	1,437,119
6	Hyderabad	1,386,219
7	Gujranwala	1,384,360
8	Peshawar	1,218,662
9	Rahim Yar Khan	788,804
10	Quetta	733,564
11	Muzaffarabad	724,889
12	Battagram	699,889
13	Kotli	639,889
14	Islamabad	601,489
15	Bahawalpur	552,496
16	Sargodha	542,492
17	Sialkot	477,285
18	Sukkur	417,656
19	Larkana	363,922
20	Shekhupura	361,192
21	Bhimbar	342,789
22	Jhang Sadr	341,099
23	Gujrat	301,395
24	Mardan	300,313
25	Malir Cantonment	299,889
26	Kasur	290,532
27	Mingora	279,803
28	Dera Ghazi Khan	235,982
29	Sahiwal	235,584
30	Nawabshah	229,393
31	Okara	223,537
32	Mirpur Khas	215,546
33	Chiniot	201,670
34	Shahkot	199,889
35	Kamoke	199,420
36	Saddiqabad	189,765
37	Burewala	183,804
38	Jacobabad	170,477
39	Muzaffargarh	165,081
40	Muridke	164,135
41	Jhelum	163,969
42	Shikarpur	156,790
43	Hafizabad	153,545
44	Kohat	151,316
45	Khanpur	142,315
46	Khuzdar	141,116
47	Dadu	139,673
48	Gojra	139,615
49	Mandi Bahauddin	129,622
50	Tando Allahyar	127,091
51	Daska Kalan	126,813
52	Pakpattan	126,595
53	Bahawalnagar	126,589
54	Bahawalnagar	126,506
55	Tando Adam	125,487
56	Khairpur Mir’s	124,491
57	Chishtian	122,088
58	Abbottabad	119,889
59	Jaranwala	119,674
60	Ahmadpur East	116,468
61	Vihari	112,729
62	Kamalia	112,315
63	Kot Addu	104,106
64	Khushab	102,682
65	Wazirabad	102,333
66	Dera Ismail Khan	101,505
67	Chakwal	101,089
68	Swabi	97,252
69	Lodhran	97,138
70	Nowshera Cantonment	96,655
71	Charsadda	95,208
72	Jalalpur Jattan	93,772
73	Mianwali	89,459
74	Chaman	88,457
75	Kandhkot	88,357
76	Hasilpur	87,920
77	Arifwala	87,249
78	Mianke Mor	86,789
79	Attock City	85,368
80	Chichawatni	82,651
81	Bhakkar	81,839
82	Kharian	81,324
83	Layyah	78,843
84	Kambar	77,370
85	Moro	76,654
86	Mian Channun	76,115
87	Turbat	75,583
88	Shahdad Kot	75,300
89	Bhalwal	74,633
90	Dipalpur	74,529
91	Badin	73,458
92	Pano Aqil	72,770
93	Kotri	72,561
94	Tando Muhammad Khan	72,548
95	Harunabad	72,321
96	Pattoki	70,325
97	Chenab Nagar	69,889
98	Kahror Pakka	69,632
99	Gujar Khan	69,263
100	Kot Malik Barkhurdar	69,248
101	Chuchar-kana Mandi	69,210
102	Toba Tek Singh	68,953
103	Narowal	68,180
104	Shorkot	67,328
105	Shahdadpur	67,138
106	Shabqadar	66,430
107	Mansehra	66,375
108	Shujaabad	65,841
109	Haveli Lakha	65,178
110	Lala Musa	65,086
111	Mailsi	64,434
112	Shakargarh	64,193
113	Ghotki	64,184
114	Sibi	63,958
115	Jampur	63,680
116	Sambrial	62,763
117	Sanghar	61,922
118	Hujra Shah Muqim	61,435
119	Kabirwala	60,671
120	Chunian	57,201
121	Sangla Hill	56,891
122	Haripur	56,866
123	Nankana Sahib	56,255
124	Pasrur	53,253
125	Gwadar	51,790
126	Rajanpur	50,571
127	Rohri	50,538
128	Zhob	50,426
129	Matli	50,287
130	Rawala Kot	49,889
131	Hadali	49,552
132	Mirpur Mathelo	49,200
133	Bannu	48,897
134	Dullewala	48,571
135	Hala	47,804
136	Ratodero	47,708
137	Jatoi Shimali	47,033
138	Jauharabad	46,434
139	Bat Khela	45,968
140	Kot Radha Kishan	45,827
141	Kahna Nau	45,777
142	Mustafabad	45,684
143	Chak Thirty-one -Eleven Left	45,554
144	Talagang	44,849
145	Taunsa	44,758
146	Thatta	44,191
147	Sarai Alamgir	44,009
148	Usta Muhammad	43,872
149	Kamra	43,668
150	Umarkot	41,963
151	Basirpur	41,506
152	Sehwan	41,039
153	Naushahra Virkan	40,742
154	Fort Abbas	40,515
155	Havelian	40,370
156	Khairpur	39,972
157	Dinga	39,673
158	Ladhewala Waraich	39,646
159	Khalabat	39,037
160	New Badah	38,744
161	Tank	38,377
162	Kot Mumin	38,244
163	Tandlianwala	38,174
164	Chak Azam Sahu	38,105
165	Loralai	37,676
166	Jalalpur Pirwala	37,282
167	Pabbi	37,196
168	Chak Jhumra	37,103
169	Sahiwal	37,075
170	Renala Khurd	37,000
171	Risalpur Cantonment	36,973
172	Lakki	36,280
173	Topi	36,229
174	Hangu	36,039
175	Pir Jo Goth	35,426
176	Kundian	35,295
177	Pir Mahal	35,232
178	Khurrianwala	35,181
179	Mehrabpur	35,152
180	Pindi Bhattian	34,977
181	Malakwal City	34,889
182	Narang Mandi	34,667
183	Malakwal	34,478
184	Thul	34,361
185	Pindi Gheb	34,190
186	Zahir Pir	34,010
187	Dunyapur	33,933
188	Gambat	33,894
189	Kashmor	33,621
190	Alipur	33,490
191	Naudero	33,344
192	Pasni	32,999
193	Sukheke Mandi	32,725
194	Setharja Old	32,540
195	Khewra	32,509
196	Mamu Kanjan	31,803
197	Sharqpur Sharif	31,744
198	Digri	31,731
199	Bhera	31,670
200	Sakrand	31,519
201	Tando Jam	31,501
202	Raiwind	31,481
203	Lalian	31,244
204	Khairpur Tamewah	30,856
205	Kharan	30,730
206	Mehar	30,318
207	Khangah Dogran	30,203
208	Khairpur Nathan Shah	30,175
209	Upper Dir	29,758
210	Ghauspur	29,656
211	Tangi	29,333
212	Utmanzai	29,312
213	Thal	29,220
214	Minchianabad	29,142
215	Garh Maharaja	29,042
216	Jahanian Shah	28,984
217	Mastung	28,971
218	Mananwala	28,321
219	Fazilpur	28,102
220	Talamba	28,040
221	Kunjah	27,992
222	Jhawarian	27,782
223	Nasirabad	27,698
224	Nushki	27,569
225	Sita Road	27,476
226	Dijkot	27,358
227	Sillanwali	26,912
228	Kandiaro	26,696
229	Zaida	26,676
230	Kunri	26,662
231	Kalat	26,590
232	Daud Khel	26,284
233	Mitha Tiwana	26,279
234	Hazro City	26,198
235	Dunga Bunga	25,782
236	Aman Garh	25,612
237	Karor	25,523
238	Kot Diji	25,505
239	Kalur Kot	25,463
240	Murree	25,136
241	Faqirwali	25,075
242	Ahmadpur Sial	24,778
243	Phalia	24,678
244	Yazman	24,469
245	Raja Jang	24,296
246	Chak Five Hundred Seventy-five	24,184
247	Pishin	24,128
248	Chak One Hundred Twenty Nine Left	23,942
249	Chawinda	23,488
250	Ubauro	23,351
251	Mithi	23,320
252	Akora	23,177
253	Zafarwal	22,967
254	Kot Samaba	22,842
255	Eminabad	22,568
256	Kahuta	22,440
257	Ranipur	22,384
258	Kulachi	22,265
259	Khanpur Mahar	22,162
260	Hingorja	22,152
261	Naukot	21,970
262	Pind Dadan Khan	21,890
263	Kanganpur	21,677
264	Faruka	21,636
265	Kotli Loharan	21,352
266	Shahpur Chakar	21,335
267	Talhar	21,043
268	Pad Idan	20,808
269	Kot Ghulam Muhammad	20,786
270	Qadirpur Ran	20,296
271	Bela	20,008
272	Surkhpur	19,889
273	Dhoro Naro	19,796
274	Khangarh	19,587
275	Sarai Naurang	19,583
276	Gharo	19,413
277	Bhit Shah	19,214
278	Matiari	18,818
279	Dhanot	18,618
280	Warah	18,613
281	Lachi	18,426
282	Baddomalhi	18,324
283	Jand	18,059
284	Chak Two Hundred Forty-nine Thal Development	18,015
285	Dera Bugti	18,009
286	Tharu Shah	17,587
287	Naushahro Firoz	17,520
288	Dajal	17,519
289	Daur	17,466
290	Bhopalwala	17,230
291	Paharpur	17,183
292	Bhan	16,850
293	Mach	16,819
294	Goth Radhan	16,675
295	Uthal	16,372
296	Kaleke Mandi	16,250
297	Jiwani	16,211
298	Johi	16,200
299	Chhor	16,190
300	Mangla	16,153
301	Bhawana	16,107
302	Shahr Sultan	16,055
303	Jhol	15,956
304	Sodhri	15,866
305	Kalabagh	15,865
306	Sinjhoro	15,859
307	Kamar Mushani	15,756
308	Kallar Kahar	15,689
309	Chuhar Jamali	15,670
310	Harnoli	15,558
311	Sarai Sidhu	15,521
312	Choa Saidan Shah	15,233
313	Dadhar	14,979
314	Darya Khan	14,937
315	Daira Din Panah	14,767
316	Garhiyasin	14,699
317	Madeji	14,691
318	Dokri	14,689
319	Sobhodero	14,512
320	Dalbandin	14,510
321	Daulatpur	14,463
322	Bhag	14,444
323	Rasulnagar	14,281
324	Chak	14,164
325	Shahpur	14,042
326	Tando Bago	13,984
327	Baffa	13,936
328	Karak	13,568
329	Garhi Khairo	13,555
330	Lakhi	13,489
331	Gadani	13,316
332	Surab	12,993
333	Rojhan	12,920
334	Ormara	12,915
335	Chamber	12,635
336	Kalaswala	12,465
337	Islamkot	12,315
338	Liliani	12,100
339	Bhiria	12,075
340	Mirwah Gorchani	12,028
341	Dhaunkal	12,006
342	Daultala	11,703
343	Diplo	11,464
344	Kohlu	10,978
345	Harnai	10,955
346	Jandiala Sher Khan	10,874
347	Daromehar	10,758
348	Mankera	10,708
349	Sanjwal	10,546
350	Miro Khan	10,479
351	Gilgit	10,303
352	Kot Sultan	9,889
353	Khadro	9,886
354	Berani	9,864
355	Begowala	9,148
356	Tangwani	9,144
357	Bozdar Wada	9,064
358	Jati	9,041
359	Rustam	8,937
360	Darya Khan Marri	8,862
361	Sohbatpur	8,829
362	Doaba	8,782
363	Mirpur Bhtoro	8,755
364	Sann	8,723
365	Samaro	8,673
366	Barkhan	8,649
367	Bandhi	8,497
368	Karaundi	8,493
369	Mirpur Sakro	8,260
370	Adilpur	8,136
371	Bagarji	7,894
372	Goth Phulji	7,766
373	Rajo Khanani	7,572
374	Alik Ghund	7,519
375	Dinan Bashnoian Wala	7,389
376	Jam Sahib	6,758
377	Kandiari	6,750
378	Kadhan	6,743
379	Goth Garelo	6,742
380	Nazir Town	6,639
381	Khadan Khak	6,511
382	Pithoro	6,329
383	Duki	6,273
384	Nabisar	6,145
385	Kario Ghanwar	5,574