District Wise Population of Pakistan 2023

Pakistan is 5th most populated country in the world. According to the latest census 2023, population¹ of Pakistan is 241,499,431. In this post we have compiled the list of district wise population of Pakistan according to the census conducted in 2023 and the list of ten largest and smallest districts of Pakistan.

Population Statistics Of Pakistan 2023 Census:

Total (کل آبادی)	241,499,431
Urban (شہری آبادی)	93884702
Rural (دیہی آبادی)	147,614,729
Male (مردوں کی آبادی)	124,324,406
Female (خواتین کی آبادی)	117,154,694
Average Household Size	6.3
Average Annual Growth (2017 to 2023)	2.55

District Wise Population of Punjab, Pakistan 2023:

Punjab is the largest province of Pakistan with Population of 127,688,922. Following is the district wise population of Punjab² Province of Pakistan according to 2023 census:

S. No	Name of District	Population
1	Bahawalnagar	3,550,342
2	Bahawalpur	4,284,964
3	Rahim Yar Khan	5,564,703
4	Dera Ghazi Khan	3,393,705
5	Layyah	2,102,386
6	Muzaffargarh	5,015,325
7	Rajanpur	2,381,049
8	Chiniot	1,563,024
9	Faisalabad	9,075,819
10	Jhang	3,077,720
11	Toba Tek Singh	2,511,963
12	Gujranwala	5,959,750
13	Gujrat	3,219,375
14	Hafizabad	1,319,909
15	Mandi Bahauddin	1,829,486
16	Narowal	1,950,954
17	Sialkot	4,499,394
18	Kasur	4,084,286
19	Lahore	13,004,135
20	Nankana Sahib	1,634,871
21	Sheikhupura	4,049,418
22	Khanewal	3,364,077
23	Lodhran	1,928,299
24	Multan	5,362,305
25	Vehari	3,430,421
26	Attock	2,170,423
27	Chakwal	1,734,854
28	Jhelum	1,382,308
29	Rawalpindi	6,118,911
30	Okara	3,515,490
31	Pakpattan	2,136,170
32	Sahiwal	2,881,811
33	Bhakkar	1,957,470
34	Khushab	1,501,089
35	Mianwali	1,798,268
36	Sargodha	4,334,448

District wise population of Sindh 2023:

According to the census 2023, population of Sindh Province is 55,696,147. It is the second most populated province of Pakistan. Following are the district wise statistics of Sindh province³ of according to 2023 census:

S. No	Name of District	Population
1	Jacobabad	1,174,097
2	Kambar Shahdad Kot	1,514,869
3	Kashmore	1,233,957
4	Larkana	1,784,453
5	Shikarpur	1,386,330
6	Karachi Central	3,822,325
7	Karachi East	3,950,031
8	Karachi South	2,329,764
9	Karachi West	2,679,380
10	Keamari	2,068,451
11	Korangi	3,128,971
12	Malir	2,403,959
13	Badin	1,947,081
14	Dadu	1,742,320
15	Hyderabad	2,432,540
16	Jamshoro	1,117,308
17	Matiari	849,383
18	Sujawal	839,292
19	Tando Allahyar	922,012
20	Tando Muhammad Khan	726,119
21	Thatta	1,083,191
22	Mirpur Khas	1,681,386
23	Tharparkar	1,778,407
24	Umar kot	1,159,831
25	Naushahro Feroze	1,777,082
26	Sanghar	2,308,465
27	Shaheed Benazirabad	1,845,102
28	Sukkur	1,639,897
29	Khairpur	2,597,535
30	Ghotki	1,772,609

District wise population of KPK, Pakistan 2023:

According to the latest census 2023, population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPK Province is 40,856,097. KPK is the third most populated province. Following are the district wise statistics of KPK⁴:

S. No	Name of District	Population
1	Bannu	1,357,890
2	Lakki Marwat	1,040,856
3	North Waziristan	693,332
4	Dera Ismail khan	1,829,811
5	South Waziristan	888,675
6	Tank	470,293
7	Abbotabad	1,419,072
8	Batagram	554,133
9	Haripur	1,174,783
10	Kolai Palas Kohistan	280,162
11	Lower Kohistan	340,017
12	Mansehra	1,797,177
13	Torghar	200,445
14	Upper Kohistan	422,947
15	Hangu	528,902
16	Karak	815,878
17	Kohat	1,234,661
18	Kurram	785,434
19	Orakzi	387,561
20	Bajaur	1,287,960
21	Buner	1,016,869
22	Lower Chitral	320,407
23	Lower Dir	1,650,183
24	Malakand Protected Area	826,250
25	Shangla	891,252
26	Swat	2,687,384
27	Upper Chitral	195,528
28	Upper Dir	1,083,566
29	Mardan	2,744,898
30	Swabi	1,894,600
31	Charsadda	1,835,504
32	Khyber	1,146,267
33	Mohmand	553,933
34	Nowshera	1,740,705
35	Peshawar	4,758,762

District wise population Balochistan 2023:

According to the 2023 census, population of Balochistan Province is 14,894,402. It is the least populated province of Pakistan and largest in terms of land area.

S. No	Name Of District	Population
1	Gawadar	305,160
2	Panjgur	509,781
3	Kech	1,060,931
4	Awaran	178,958
5	Kalat	272,506
6	Khuzdar	997,214
7	Lasbela	680,977
8	Mastung	313,271
9	Surab	278,092
10	Barkhan	210,249
11	Duki	205,044
12	Loralai	272,432
13	Musakhel	182,275
14	Jaffarabad	594,558
15	Jhal Magsi	203,368
16	Kachhi	442,612
17	Nasirabad	563,377
18	Sohbatpur	240,106
19	Chaman	466,218
20	Killa Abdullah	361,971
21	Pishin	835,482
22	Quetta	2,595,492
23	Chagai	269,192
24	Kharan	260,352
25	Nushki	207,834
26	Washuk	302,623
27	Dera Bugti	355,274
28	Harnai	127,571
29	Kohlu	260,220
30	Sibi	224,148
31	Ziarat	189,535
32	Killa Saifullah	380,200
33	Sherani	191,687
34	Zhob	355,692

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Which is the largest district of Pakistan?

Lahore is the largest district of Pakistan by population with 13,004,135 inhabitants.

Which is the smallest / least populated district of Pakistan?

Harnai (Balochistan) is the least populated district of Pakistan with 127,571 inhabitants.

10 Largest Districts of Pakistan By Population:

آبادی کے لحاظ سے پاکستان کے 10 بڑے اضلاع

Below is the list of 10 largest / most populated districts of Pakistan:

سیریل نمبر	ضلع کا نام	آبادی
1	Lahore	13,004,135
2	Faisalabad	9,075,819
3	Rawalpindi	6,118,911
4	Gujranwala	5,959,750
5	Rahim Yar Khan	5,564,703
6	Multan	5,362,305
7	Muzaffargarh	5,015,325
8	Peshawar	4,758,762
9	Sialkot	4,499,394
10	Sargodha	4,334,448

10 Smallest Districts of Pakistan:

آبادی کے لحاظ سے پاکستان کے 10 چھوٹے اضلاع

Below is the list of 10 smallest / least populated districts of Pakistan:

سیریل نمبر	ضلع کا نام	آبادی
1	Harnai	127,571
2	Awaran	178,958
3	Musakhel	182,275
4	Ziarat	189,535
5	Sherani	191,687
6	Upper Chitral	195,528
7	Torghar	200,445
8	Jhal Magsi	203,368
9	Duki	205,044
10	Nushki	207,834

1. National census2023 ↩︎
2. Punjab Popu2023 ↩︎
3. Sindh Popu2023 ↩︎
4. KPK Popu2023 ↩︎