The following list sorts all the cities in the Pakistani province of Punjab with a population of more than 100,000 according to the 2023 Census. As of 1 March 2023, 81 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, municipalities and towns within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within Urban agglomerations.
List The following table lists the 81 cities in Punjab with a population of at least 100,000 on 1 March 2023, according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
+City2023 census2017 census1998 census1981 census1972 census1961 census1951 censusLahore13,004,135 11,119,985 5,209,0882,988,4862,198,8901,630,0001,130,000Faisalabad3,691,999 3,210,158 2,008,8611,104,209823,343425,240179,000Rawalpindi3,357,612 2,097,824 1,409,768794,843614,809340,000237,000Gujranwala2,511,118 2,028,421 1,132,509600,993323,880196,000121,000Multan2,215,381 1,871,843 1,197,384732,070538,949358,000190,000Sargodha975,886 658,208 458,440251,362140,460130,00078,000Sialkot911,817 656,730 421,502302,009203,650167,294156,378Bahawalpur903,795 762,111 408,395180,263133,78284,00042,000Jhang606,533 414,131 293,366195,558131,84394,97173,397Sheikhupura591,424 473,129 280,263141,16880,56041,63529,717Gujrat574,240 390,533 251,792155,058100,33359,60846,971Sahiwal538,344 389,605 208,778150,954106,64875,18050,185Okara533,693 357,935 201,815127,45584,33468,29935,350Rahim Yar Khan519,261 420,419 233,537119,03674,26243,54814,919Kasur510,875 358,409 245,321155,523101,29574,54663,086Dera Ghazi Khan494,464 399,064 190,542102,00772,34347,10535,909Wah Cantonment400,733 380,103 198,891122,335107,51037,03532,823Burewala361,664 232,030 152,09786,31157,74134,23715,372Hafizabad318,621 245,784 133,67883,46461,59734,57630,082Chiniot318,165 278,528 172,522105,55970,10847,09939,042Jhelum312,426 190,471 147,392106,46270,15752,58538,567Kamoke292,023 248,814 152,28871,09750,25725,12415,558Khanewal281,890 249,916 133,98689,09067,74649,09337,915Sadiqabad274,210 238,313 144,39163,93537,12116,0075,739Muridke254,291 167,082 111,95135,41918,5076,757...Khanpur247,170 184,793 120,38270,58949,23531,46515,197Bahawalnagar241,873 160,883 111,31374,53350,99136,29018,372Muzaffargarh235,541 209,604 123,40453,19224,73614,47411,271Mandi Bahauddin232,361 198,643 99,49644,79636,17222,29517,171Daska228,626 175,416 102,88355,55534,48720,40615,375Pakpattan221,280 176,686 109,03369,82042,02827,97424,326Chakwal218,356 138,214 80,50843,67029,14316,84313,310Gojra214,349 174,831 117,89268,00041,97529,66520,407Vehari210,288 145,647 94,34353,79928,24615,4108,986Ahmedpur East196,618 133,426 96,41556,97943,31232,42326,220Chishtian192,403 149,939 102,28761,95938,49626,04110,270Samundri186,371 156,991 54,90830,84913,6429,5156,637Ferozewala177,238 141,405 55,433............Attock176,544 146,396 69,72939,98629,17219,04117,671Jaranwala170,872 150,380 106,98569,45946,49426,95317,969Hasilpur168,146 115,613 71,29537,02615,7427,9703,490Kamalia166,617 135,641 97,32461,10750,93435,24828,636Kot Abdul Malik162,030 143,434 63,525............Arif Wala157,063 112,306 74,17443,65428,17118,55811,537Gujranwala Cantonment156,929 137,302 93,09357,76036,598......Jampur155,243 87,857 52,51627,94919,94413,16113,235Jatoi155,196 109,538 38,98621,4228,0685,3844,744Wazirabad152,624 128,060 90,19762,72540,06329,39933,027Layyah151,274 126,361 72,31951,48233,54919,60814,913Shujabad151,115 80,098 57,40937,81024,42216,81514,601Haroonabad149,679 107,858 62,87842,59035,18922,57510,014Jalalpur Jattan146,743 96,210 69,39529,59023,45916,98818,138Lodhran144,512 117,851 65,50121,79114,2326,6634,890Kot Addu142,161 129,703 80,72037,47921,40913,10710,507Mian Channu140,112 90,157 64,85940,60931,93519,88812,071Khushab139,905 119,426 87,85956,27443,39124,85120,476Rajanpur137,553 99,097 43,64318,78910,0116,5755,280Taxila136,900 122,013 71,88238,374.........Bhakkar131,658 112,807 68,89641,93434,63821,74912,397Narowal130,692 103,067 57,05235,12522,17416,12715,298Mianwali129,500 118,883 80,17159,15948,30431,39823,340Shakargarh126,742 81,643 50,74725,48420,2019,104...Mailsi125,431 82,322 55,43433,65221,31813,61710,242Dipalpur122,759 99,753 57,22425,23713,9339,4527,889Haveli Lakha122,389 78,257 52,20727,63318,27610,6248,480Lalamusa121,036 91,566 59,99646,62635,43022,63317,954Sambrial119,571 109,438 49,57424,43214,3007,7504,919Bhalwal117,982 99,762 61,52335,43413,09310,2078,674Taunsa115,704 97,193 38,29719,93413,4399,7127,253Phool Nagar114,530 92,842 56,11330,14019,40410,999...Pattoki113,735 87,757 58,96134,96320,00611,90312,456Jauharabad113,188 91,357 40,17518,74214,6818,189...Chichawatni112,191 94,733 72,72150,24134,06421,38012,083Farooqabad109,717 77,591 59,01534,99515,1468,6826,585Sangla 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 45,74726,08719,64710,8369,403Kot 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
See also
List of cities in Pakistan by population List of cities in Azad Kashmir by population List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population List of cities in Gilgit-Baltistan by population List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population List of cities in Sindh by population List of towns in Punjab, Pakistan by population
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