This statistic shows the biggest cities in Pakistan as of 2023. In 2023, approximately ***** million people lived in Karāchi, making it the biggest city in Pakistan.

Urban population growth (annual %) in Pakistan was reported at 2.3603 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Urban population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

This provincial level data provides population statistics for major cities of Pakistan.

Pakistan PK: Population in Largest City data was reported at 15,020,931.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,650,981.000 Person for 2016. Pakistan PK: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 6,793,799.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,020,931.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,853,325.000 Person in 1960. Pakistan PK: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

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Simple Pakistani Cities Data, with latitude, longitude, population, Province. Below is a list of 146 prominent cities in Pakistan. Each row includes a city's latitude, longitude, province and other variables of interest. This is a subset of all 140,909 places in Pakistan (and only some of the fields) that you'll find in our World Cities Database.

Source

https://simplemaps.com/data/pk-cities

This dataset is about cities in Pakistan. It has 349 rows. It features 3 columns: country, and population.

Pakistan Population: Urban data was reported at 75.580 Person mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 77.930 Person mn for 2016. Pakistan Population: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 50.450 Person mn from Jun 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.930 Person mn in 2016 and a record low of 28.290 Person mn in 1994. Pakistan Population: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.G001: Population. The survey covers all of the four provinces of Pakistan defined as such 1998 Population Census, including Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and military restricted areas. The population of FATA and military restricted areas constitutes about 2% of the total population. Population statistics for 1981 and1998 are from Censuses. Population Censuses were conducted in March 1981 and 1998.

The share of urban population in Pakistan stood at ***** percent in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the share rose by ***** percentage points from 1960.

Urban population (% of total population) in Pakistan was reported at 38.36 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Urban population (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Population in largest city in Pakistan was reported at 17648555 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

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This dataset was created by Asim Zahid

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Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Pakistan was reported at 18.31 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Pakistan - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Pakistan PK: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 2.526 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.574 % for 2016. Pakistan PK: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 3.623 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.556 % in 1960 and a record low of 2.526 % in 2017. Pakistan PK: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

The share of urban population in Pakistan amounted to 38.04 percent in 2023. In a steady upward trend, the share rose by 15.94 percentage points from 1960.

Major Cities Population

Pakistan: Percent urban population: The latest value from 2024 is 38.37 percent, an increase from 38.04 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 61.70 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Pakistan from 1960 to 2024 is 30.65 percent. The minimum value, 22.1 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 38.37 percent was recorded in 2024.

Pakistan PK: Urban Population data was reported at 71,796,554.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 70,005,347.000 Person for 2016. Pakistan PK: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 31,121,090.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71,796,554.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 9,926,529.000 Person in 1960. Pakistan PK: Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Pakistan – Table PK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

Historical dataset showing Pakistan urban population by year from 1960 to 2023.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Hyderabad, Pakistan metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Accessibility to major cities dataset is modelled as raster-based travel time/cost analysis, computed for the 26 largest cities (>250k habitants) in the country. The following cities are included: City - Population Chiniot 278,528 Nawabshah 279,338 Mingora 331,377 Okara 358,146 Kasur 358,296 Mardan 359,024 Wah Cantonment 379,534 Sahiwal 388,795 Gujrat 390,758 Dera Ghazi Khan 397,362 Rahimyar Khan 420,963 Sheikhūpura 473,269 Larkana 488,006 Sukkur 500,401 Sialkot 656,730 Sargodha 658,208 Bahawalpur 762,774 Quetta 999,385 Hyderabad 1,733,622 Multan 1,872,641 Peshawar 1,969,823 Gujranwala 2,028,421 Rawalpindi Islamabad 3,106,827 Faisalabad 3,210,158 Lahore 11,119,985 Karachi 14,884,402 This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (or optimal location).