This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara). The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Planning and Development Department of Azad Jammu Kashmir (PND AJK) for cities of Azad Kashmir.
As of the 2023 Pakistani census, there are two megacities with a population of over ten million in Pakistan. Overall, 127 cities in the country have a population of over 100,000. Of these 127 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Territory itself. It is unknown whether Gilgit-Baltistan has any city with over 100,000 people or not, as 2017 census results issued by the Government of Gilgit–Baltistan do not give figures for the population of cities in Gilgit–Baltistan. As in the previous census in 1998, the largest city of Gilgit-Baltistan was Gilgit, with 56,701 inhabitants.
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Divisional capital
CityPop. (2023 census)Pop. (2017 census)Pop. (1998 census)Pop. (1981 census)Pop. (1972 census)Pop. (1961 census)Pop. (1951 census)ProvincePictureKarachi18,868,021(+26.49%)14,916,456 (+59.67%)9,339,023 (+79.31%)5,437,984 (+50.8%)3,606,744 (+76.45%)2,044,044 (+79.67%)1,137,667Lahore13,004,135(+16.88%)11,126,285 (+113.63%)5,209,088 (+74.34%)2,988,486 (+35.9%)2,198,890 (+34.91%)1,630,000 (+44.25%)1,130,000Faisalabad3,691,999(+15.20%)3,204,726 (+59.51%)2,008,861 (+81.95%)1,104,209 (+34.1%)823,344425,240179,000Rawalpindi3,357,612(+60.02%)2,098,231 (48.89%)1,409,768 (77.40%)795,000 (+29.3%)615,000340,000237,000Gujranwala2,511,118 (+23.88%)2,027,001 (78.93%)1,132,509 (88.60%)601,000 (+85.5%)324,000196,000121,000Multan2,215,381(+18.35%)1,871,843 (+56.39%)1,197,384 (+63.57%)732,000 (+35.8%)539,000358,000190,000Hyderabad1,921,275(+10.78%)1,734,309 (+48.53%)1,166,894 (+55.37%)752,000 (+19.6%)629,000435,000242,000Peshawar1,905,975 (-3.25%)1,970,042 (+100.6%)982,816 (+77.1%)555,000 (+103.3%)273,000218,000151,776Quetta1,565,546(+56.37%)1,001,205 (+77.1%)565,137 (+97.6%)286,000 (+81.0%)158,000107,00084,000Islamabad1,108,872(+9.81%)1,009,832 (+90.7%)529,180 (+159.4%)204,000 (+164.9%)77,000......Islamabad Capital TerritorySargodha975,886 (+48.26%)658,208 (+43.6%)458,440 (+82.8%)291,000 (+45.5%)200,000130,00078,000Sialkot911,817 (+39.03%)655,852 (+55.6%)421,502 (+39.6%)302,009 (+48.29%)203,650167,294156,378Bahawalpur903,795 (+18.59%)762,111 (+86.7%)408,395 (+124.9%)180,000 (+34.3%)134,00084,00042,000Jhang606,533 (+46.46%)414,131 (+41.3%)293,366 (+50.1%)195,558131,84394,97173,397Sheikhupura591,424 (+25.00%)473,129 (+68.8%)280,263 (+98.4%)141,16880,56041,63529,717Gujrat574,240 (+47.04%)390,533 (+55.1%)251,792 (+62.1%)155,058100,33359,60846,971Sukkur563,851 (+12.79%) 499,900335,551190,551158,781103,21677,026Larkana551,716 (+12.48%) 490,508270,283123,89071,89348,00833,247Sahiwal538,344 (+38.18%)389,605208,778150,954106,64875,18050,185Okara533,693 (+49.10%)357,935201,815127,455101,05268,29935,350Rahim Yar Khan519,261 (+8.84%)477,100233,537119,03674,26243,54814,919Kasur510,875 (+42.54%)358,409245,321155,523101,29574,54663,086Dera Ghazi Khan494,464 (+23.91%)399,064190,542102,00772,34347,10535.909Wah Cantonment400,733 (+5.43%)380,103198,891122,335107,51037,03532,823Mardan368,302 (+2.70%)358,604245,926147,977115,19477,93248,827Nawabshah363,138 (+30.00%)279,338189,24481,04581,04545,65134,201Burewala361,664 (+55.73%)231,797 (+52.40%)152,09786,31157,74134,23715,372Mingora361,112 (+9.07%)331,091173,86888,07851,11715,920...Hafizabad318,621 (+29.63%)245,784133,67883,46461,59734,57630,082Chiniot318,165 (+14.14%)278,747172,522105,55970,10847,09939,042Jhelum312,426 (+63.89%)190,425 (+29.20%)147,392106,46270,15752,58538,567Kāmoke292,023 (+16.92%)249,767152,28871,09750,25725,12415,558Khanewal281,890 (+24.22%)227,059 (+69.46%)133,98689,09067,74649,09337,915Sadiqabad274,210 (+13.86%)239,677 (+65.99%)144,39163,93537,12116,0075,739Turbat268,625 (+24.79%)213,557 (+211.29%)68,60352,33727,6714,5783,549Mirpur Khas267,833 (+14.48%)233,916 (+23.33%)189,671124,37181,96560,86140,412Muridke254,291 (+34.60%)166,652 (+48.86%)111,95135,41918,5076,757...Khanpur247,170 (+30.49%)184,793 (+53.51%)120,38270,58949,23531,46515,197Bahawalnagar241,873 (+39.84%)161,033 (+44.67%)111,31374,53350,99136,29018,372Kohat235,880 (+3.02%)228,779 (+80.67%)126,62777,60465,20249,85440,534Muzaffargarh235,541 (+12.35%)209,604 (+69.85%)123,40453,19224,73614,47411,271Abbottabad234,395 (+12.39%)208,491 (+96.50%)106,10165,99646,71931,03627,602Mandi Bahauddin232,361 (+17.49%)198,609 (+99.62%)99,49644,79636,17222,29517,171Daska228,626 (+23.39%)175,170 (+70.26%)102,88355,55534,48720,40615,375Pakpattan221,280 (+25.30%)176,693 (+62.05%)109,03369,82042,02827,97424,326Dera Ismail Khan220,575 (+1.42%)217,457 (+136.07%)92,11468,14558,77846,14041,603Jacobabad219,315 (+14.81%)191,076 (+37.68%)138,78079,36557,59635,27822,827Chakwal218,356 (+41.56%)138,146 (+71.59%)80,50843,67029,14316,84313,310Khuzdar218,112 (+19.28%)182,927 (+100.89%)91,05730,8873,362......Gojra214,349 (+22.78%)174,860 (+48.32%)117,89268,00041,97529,66520,407Vehari210,288 (+31.75%)145,464 (+54.19%)94,34353,79928,24615,4108,986Shikarpur204,938 (+4.88%)195,437 (+44.89%)134,88388,13870,92453,91045,335Ahmedpur East196,618 (+32.25%)133,369 (+38.33%)96,41556,97943,31232,42326,220Hub195,661 (+11.57%)175,376 (+179.43%)62,7634,249.........Chishtian192,403 (+28.21%)149,939 (+46.59%)102,28761,95938,49626,04110,270Khairpur191,044 (+4.19%)183,181 (+73.41%)105,63761,44748,29934,14418,184Dadu188,317 (+10.02%)171,191 (+66.93%)102,55039,29830,18419,14213,716Samundri186,371 (+16.81%)156,991 (+185.92%)54,90830,84913,6429,5156,637Ferozwala177,238 (+20.38%)141,405 (+155.09%)55,433............Attock176,544 (+20.64%)146,396 (+109.95%)69,72939,98629,17219,04117,671Tando Adam174,291 (+14.56%)152,617 (+45.48%)104,90762,74449,74731,24621,260Tando Allahyar171,185 (+9.36%)156,562 (+82.45%)85,81230,64726,31417,27311,873Jaranwala170,872 (+12.02%)150,380 (+40.56%)106,98569,45946,49426,95317,969Bholari169,613 (+7.2%)158,239...............Muzaffarabad...149,913 (+75.41%)85,462............Hasilpur168,146 (+45.28%)115,536 (+62.05%)71,29537,02615,7427,9703,490Kamalia166,617 (+22.84%)135,641 (+39.37%)97,32461,10750,93435,24828,636Kot Abdul Malik162,030 (+12.93%)143,434 (+125.79%)63,525............Panjgur157,693 (+196.10%)80,411 (+277.7%)21,2979,4959,8795,670754Arif Wala157,063 (+39.33%)111,403 (+50.19%)74,17443,65428,17118,55811,537Gujranwala Cantonment156,929 (+14.27%)137,302 (+47.49%)93,09357,76036,598......Swabi156,496 (+21.26%)123,412 (+53.96%)80,15746,34437,29217,542...Jampur155,243 87,857 52,51627,94919,94413,16113,235Jatoi155,196 (+41.86%)109,424 (+180.68%)38,98621,4228,0685,3844,744Wazirabad152,624 (+19.33%)128,060 (+41.98%)90,19762,72540,06329,39933,027Layyah151,274 (+16.57%)126,361 (+74.73%)72,31951,48233,54919,60814,913Shujabad151,115 80,098 57,40937,81024,42216,81514,601Haroonabad149,679 (+38.23%)107,858 (+71.54%)62,87842,59035,18922,57510,014 Jalalpur Jattan146,743 (52.5%)96,21069,39529,59023,45916,98818,138Umerkot144,558 (+7.88%)134,052 (+276.98%)35,55913,7428,3815,8785,142Lodhran144,512 (+22.26%)117,851 (+79.92%)65,50121,79114,2326,6634,890Moro142,685 95,39861,03330,34019,13210,019...Kot Addu142,161 (+9.69%)129,703 (+60.68%)80,72037,47921,40913,10710,507Mian Channu140,112 90,157 64,85940,60931,93519,88812,071Khushab139,905 (+17.56%)119,384 (+35.88%)87,85956,27443,39124,85120,476Rajanpur137,553 99,097 43,64318,78910,0116,5755,280Mansehra137,278 (+7.57%)127,623 (+157.65%)49,53427,84319,86511,8486,513Taxila136,900 (+12.85%)121,952 (+69.66%)71,882136,900.........Mirpur...124,352 (+7.53%)115,641............Kabal132,549 (+12.93%)118,103 (+55.62%)75,891............Bhakkar131,658 (+16.16%)113,018 (+64.04%)68,89641,93434,63821,74912,397Narowal130,692 (+21.83%)103,067 (+80.65%)57,05235,12522,17416,12715,298Chaman130,139 (+5.34%)123,191 (+116.92%)56,79229,79320,70212,2086,980Mianwali129,500 (+8.94%)118,883 (+48.29%)80,17159,15948,30431,39823,340Shakargarh126,742 81,643 50,74725,48420,2019,104...Mailsi125,431 82,322 55,43433,65221,31813,61710,242Nowshera122,953 (+2.36%)120,131 (+33.76%)89,81374,91355,91643,75741,351Dipalpur122,759 99,753 57,22425,23713,9339,4527,889Haveli Lakha122,389 78,257 52,20727,63318,27610,6248,480Lala Musa121,036 (+32.1%)91,56659,99646,62635,43022,63317,954Shahdadkot120,687 (+1.04%)118,915 (+96.76%)60,43632,88824,32315,0438,994Charsadda120,170 (+5.02%)114,565 (+31.35%)87,21862,53045,55537,39627,048Ghotki119,879 (+7.68%)111,321 (+110.74%)52,82328,83719,2756,9565,881Sambrial119,571 (+9.17%)109,479 (+120.84%)49,57424,43214,3007,7504,919Bhalwal117,982 (+17.68%)100,135 (+62.76%)61,52335,43413,09310,2078,674Badin117,455 (+3.45%)112,420 (+78.89%)62,84323,65721,9396,387...Taunsa115,704 97,193 38,29719,93413,4399,7127,253Barikot115,045 (+22.1%)94,245...............Phool Nagar114,530 (+23.3%)92,84256,11330,14019,40410,999...Tando Muhammad Khan114,406 (+12.96%)101,863 (+55.76%)65,39641,75739,00315,53610,735Pattoki113,735 87,757 58,96134,96320,00611,90312,456Shahdadpur113,342 (+13.7%)99,653 (59.0%)62,655 (+48.8%)42,10729,18021,53715,314Jauharabad113,188 91,357 40,17518,74214,6818,189...Kamber Ali Khan112,313 (+10.68%)101,474 (+73.85%)58,36925,88518,47612,0909,100Chichawatni112,191 94,733 72,72150,24134,06421,38012,083Farooqabad109,717 77,591 59,01534,99515,1468,6826,585Pishin107,646 (202%)35,577 (+55.1%)22,95514,71510,0682,9063,106Dera Murad Jamali106,952 (+10.7%)96,591 (+151.9%)38,3419,133.........Kotri106,615 (+5.27%)101,124 (-61.01%)62,08539,39029,74620,26215,154Sangla Hill103,709 61,498 50,36833,77125,41113,7389,379Gujar Khan103,284 90,149 57,09933,92024,12111,5298,496Kharian103,036 87,569 73,62751,50621,30619,4694,598Pasrur102,717 82,457 45,74726,08719,64710,8369,403Shabqadar102,340 (+11.4%)91,851 (+65.7%)55,43930,88125,63011,046...Kot Radha Kishan102,057 58,894 39,55524,96914,46810,5368,657Ludhewala Waraich100,331 92,020 33,928............Renala Khurd100,054 54,160 32,33718,28711,7997,8674,975
List of cities with population from 50,000 to 100,000