List of most populous cities in Pakistan
This is a list of the most populous cities of Pakistan according to the 1998 census. The next census is expected to be held in 2016/2017. Cities include adjacent cantonments.
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Karachi skyline
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Lahore
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Faisalabad
Rank | City | Population (1998 census)[1] | Province |
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1 | Karachi | 9,339,023 | Sindh |
2 | Lahore | 5,143,495 | Punjab |
3 | Faisalabad | 1,977,246 | Punjab |
4 | Rawalpindi | 1,406,214 | Punjab |
5 | Multan | 1,182,441 | Punjab |
6 | Hyderabad | 1,151,274 | Sindh |
7 | Gujranwala | 1,124,799 | Punjab |
8 | Peshawar | 1,405,150 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
9 | Quetta | 565,514 | Balochistan |
10 | Islamabad | 529,180 | Islamabad Capital Territory |
11 | Sargodha | 458,440 | Punjab |
12 | Sialkot | 421,502 | Punjab |
13 | Bahawalpur | 408,395 | Balochistan |
14 | Sukkur | 335,551 | Sindh |
15 | Jhang | 293,366 | Punjab |
16 | Shekhupura | 280,263 | Punjab |
17 | Mardan | 245,926 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
18 | Gujrat | 251,792 | Punjab |
19 | Larkana | 270,283 | Sindh |
20 | Kasur | 245,321 | Punjab |
21 | Rahim Yar Khan | 233,537 | Punjab |
22 | Sahiwal | 208,778 | Punjab |
23 | Okara | 201,815 | Punjab |
24 | Wah Cantonment | 198,431 | Punjab |
25 | Dera Ghazi Khan | 188,149 | Punjab |
26 | Mingora | 174,469 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
27 | Mirpur Khas | 184,465 | Sindh |
28 | Chiniot | 169,282 | Punjab |
29 | Nawabshah | 183,110 | Sindh |
30 | Kāmoke | 150,984 | Punjab |
31 | Burewala | 149,857 | Punjab |
32 | Jhelum | 145,847 | Punjab |
33 | Sadiqabad | 141,509 | Punjab |
34 | Khanewal | 132,962 | Punjab |
35 | Hafizabad | 130,216 | Punjab |
36 | Kohat | 125,271 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
37 | Jacobabad | 137,733 | Sindh |
38 | Shikarpur | 133,259 | Sindh |
39 | Muzaffargarh | 121,641 | Punjab |
40 | Khanpur | 117,764 | Punjab |
41 | Gojra | 114,967 | Punjab |
42 | Bahawalnagar | 109,642 | Punjab |
43 | Abbottabad | 105,999 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
44 | Muridke | 108,578 | Punjab |
45 | Pakpattan | 107,791 | Punjab |
46 | Khuzdar | 93,060 | Balochistan |
47 | Jaranwala | 103,308 | Punjab |
48 | Chishtian | 101,659 | Punjab |
49 | Daska | 101,500 | Punjab |
50 | Bhalwal | 102,001 | Punjab |
51 | Mandi Bahauddin | 97,340 | Punjab |
52 | Ahmadpur East | 96,032 | Punjab |
53 | Kamalia | 95,291 | Punjab |
54 | Tando Adam | 103,363 | Sindh |
55 | Khairpur | 102,188 | Sindh |
56 | Dera Ismail Khan | 90,357 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
57 | Vehari | 92,334 | Punjab |
58 | Nowshera | 89,428 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
59 | Dadu | 98,575 | Sindh |
60 | Wazirabad | 89,652 | Punjab |
61 | Khushab | 87,294 | Punjab |
62 | Charsada | 84,257 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
63 | Swabi | 78,960 | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
64 | Chakwal | 80,620 | Punjab |
65 | Mianwali | 79,996 | Punjab |
66 | Tando Allahyar | 86,056 | Sindh |
67 | Kot Adu | 79,054 | Punjab |
68 | Turbat | 67,905 | Balochistan |
References
See also
- Demography of Pakistan
- List of cities in Balochistan
- List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- List of cities in Punjab (Pakistan)
- List of cities of Punjab, Pakistan by area
- List of cities in Sindh
- List of most populous metropolitan areas in Pakistan
- List of metropolitan areas by population
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