List of cities in Pakistan by population
Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
Date | 08 Mar 2025 |
City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
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2024 | 2025 | Pakistan | World | Population | (%) | ||
Karachi | 17,648,555 | 18,076,794 | 7.08 | 1 | 13 | 428,239 | 2.43 |
Lahore | 14,407,074 | 14,825,828 | 5.81 | 2 | 21 | 418,754 | 2.91 |
Faisalabad | 3,800,193 | 3,892,830 | 1.53 | 3 | 138 | 92,637 | 2.44 |
Peshawar | 2,480,546 | 2,548,929 | 0.999 | 4 | 221 | 68,383 | 2.76 |
Gujranwala | 2,479,058 | 2,543,542 | 0.997 | 5 | 223 | 64,484 | 2.60 |
Rawalpindi | 2,430,388 | 2,486,558 | 0.974 | 6 | 228 | 56,170 | 2.31 |
Multan | 2,205,407 | 2,258,379 | 0.885 | 7 | 257 | 52,972 | 2.40 |
Hyderabad | 2,011,964 | 2,058,729 | 0.807 | 8 | 282 | 46,765 | 2.32 |
Islamabad | 1,266,792 | 1,301,128 | 0.510 | 9 | 481 | 34,336 | 2.71 |
Quetta | 1,221,495 | 1,253,108 | 0.491 | 10 | 508 | 31,613 | 2.59 |
Bahawalpur | 944,812 | 970,074 | 0.380 | 11 | 677 | 25,262 | 2.67 |
Sialkot | 770,962 | 789,386 | 0.309 | 12 | 822 | 18,424 | 2.39 |
Sargodha | 757,915 | 775,091 | 0.304 | 13 | 837 | 17,176 | 2.27 |
Larkana | 594,004 | 609,434 | 0.239 | 14 | 1074 | 15,430 | 2.60 |
Sukkur | 581,977 | 595,585 | 0.233 | 15 | 1106 | 13,608 | 2.34 |
Sheikhupura | 572,850 | 587,443 | 0.230 | 16 | 1127 | 14,593 | 2.55 |
Rahim Yar Khan | 517,272 | 530,892 | 0.208 | 17 | 1242 | 13,620 | 2.63 |
Dera Ghazikhan | 511,500 | 526,088 | 0.206 | 18 | 1253 | 14,588 | 2.85 |
Sahiwal | 482,224 | 495,075 | 0.194 | 19 | 1321 | 12,851 | 2.66 |
Wah | 473,110 | 485,860 | 0.190 | 20 | 1344 | 12,750 | 2.69 |
Jhang | 472,632 | 483,182 | 0.189 | 21 | 1350 | 10,550 | 2.23 |
Gujrat | 458,335 | 469,248 | 0.184 | 22 | 1394 | 10,913 | 2.38 |
Okara | 436,323 | 447,596 | 0.175 | 23 | 1457 | 11,273 | 2.58 |
Kasur | 414,431 | 423,971 | 0.166 | 24 | 1521 | 9,540 | 2.30 |
Mardan | 413,315 | 422,758 | 0.166 | 25 | 1526 | 9,443 | 2.28 |