# PakStats

> Clear, sourced statistics about Pakistan. Population, economy, energy, education, health and more, with visual profiles and direct source links.

Every page presents sourced statistics about Pakistan with a chart image and direct links to the underlying publishers. Sources include public institutions, international datasets and open-data communities.

## Economy

- [Inflation rate in Pakistan](https://pakstats.com/stats/inflation-rate-pakistan): Pakistan's inflation rate was 11.1% in August 2026, up from 9.2% in July. A year earlier, in August 2025, it was 3.1%. Prices rose 1.2% in the month.

## Population

- [Population of Pakistan by province](https://pakstats.com/stats/population-by-province): Punjab has 127.7 million people, more than half of Pakistan. Sindh has 55.7 million, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 40.9 million, Balochistan 14.9 million and Islamabad 2.4 million.
- [Population of Pakistan](https://pakstats.com/stats/population-of-pakistan): Pakistan has 241.5 million people, as counted in the 2023 census. That is 33.8 million more than in 2017. Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world.

## Places

Place profiles for 5 provinces, 136 districts and 591 tehsils, with source-labelled census, map and infrastructure measures where available.

- [Places in Pakistan](https://pakstats.com/places): index of every province, district and tehsil

### Balochistan

- [Balochistan](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan): 14.9m people
- [Awaran District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/awaran): 0.2m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Barkhan District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/barkhan): 0.2m people, 1 tehsil pages
- [Chagai District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/chagai): 0.3m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Chaman District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/chaman): 0.5m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Dera Bugti District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/dera-bugti): 0.4m people, 8 tehsil pages
- [Duki District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/duki): 0.2m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Gwadar District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/gwadar): 0.3m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Harnai District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/harnai): 0.1m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Jaffarabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/jaffarabad): 0.6m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Jhal Magsi District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/jhal-magsi): 0.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Kachhi District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/kachhi): 0.4m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Kalat District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/kalat): 0.3m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Kech District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/kech): 1.1m people, 8 tehsil pages
- [Kharan District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/kharan): 0.3m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Khuzdar District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/khuzdar): 1.0m people, 10 tehsil pages
- [Killa Abdullah District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/killa-abdullah): 0.4m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Killa Saifullah District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/killa-saifullah): 0.4m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Kohlu District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/kohlu): 0.3m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Lasbela District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/lasbela): 0.7m people, 9 tehsil pages
- [Loralai District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/loralai): 0.3m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Mastung District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/mastung): 0.3m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Musakhel District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/musakhel): 0.2m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Nasirabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/nasirabad): 0.6m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Nushki District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/nushki): 0.2m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Panjgur District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/panjgur): 0.5m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Pishin District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/pishin): 0.8m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Quetta District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/quetta): 2.6m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Sherani District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/sherani): 0.2m people, 1 tehsil pages
- [Sibi District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/sibi): 0.2m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Sohbatpur District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/sohbatpur): 0.2m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Surab District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/surab): 0.3m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Washuk District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/washuk): 0.3m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Zhob District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/zhob): 0.4m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Ziarat District](https://pakstats.com/places/balochistan/ziarat): 0.2m people, 2 tehsil pages

### Islamabad

- [Islamabad](https://pakstats.com/places/islamabad): 2.4m people
- [Islamabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/islamabad/islamabad): 2.4m people, 1 tehsil pages

### Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

- [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa): 40.9m people
- [Abbottabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/abbottabad): 1.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Bajaur District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/bajaur): 1.3m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Bannu District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/bannu): 1.4m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Batagram District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/batagram): 0.6m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Buner District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/buner): 1.0m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Charsadda District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/charsadda): 1.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Dera Ismail Khan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/dera-ismail-khan): 1.8m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Hangu District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/hangu): 0.5m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Haripur District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/haripur): 1.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Karak District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/karak): 0.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Khyber District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/khyber): 1.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Kohat District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/kohat): 1.2m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Kolai Palas Kohistan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/kolai-palas-kohistan): 0.3m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Kurram District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/kurram): 0.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Lakki Marwat District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/lakki-marwat): 1.0m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Lower Chitral District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/lower-chitral): 0.3m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Lower Dir District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/lower-dir): 1.7m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Lower Kohistan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/lower-kohistan): 0.3m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Malakand District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/malakand): 0.8m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Mansehra District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/mansehra): 1.8m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Mardan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/mardan): 2.7m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Mohmand District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/mohmand): 0.6m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [North Waziristan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/north-waziristan): 0.7m people, 9 tehsil pages
- [Nowshera District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/nowshera): 1.7m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Orakzai District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/orakzai): 0.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Peshawar District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/peshawar): 4.8m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Shangla District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/shangla): 0.9m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [South Waziristan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/south-waziristan): 0.9m people, 9 tehsil pages
- [Swabi District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/swabi): 1.9m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Swat District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/swat): 2.7m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Tank District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/tank): 0.5m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Torghar District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/torghar): 0.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Upper Chitral District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/upper-chitral): 0.2m people, 1 tehsil pages
- [Upper Dir District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/upper-dir): 1.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Upper Kohistan District](https://pakstats.com/places/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/upper-kohistan): 0.4m people, 4 tehsil pages

### Punjab

- [Punjab](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab): 127.7m people
- [Attock District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/attock): 2.2m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Bahawalnagar District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/bahawalnagar): 3.6m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Bahawalpur District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/bahawalpur): 4.3m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Bhakkar District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/bhakkar): 2.0m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Chakwal District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/chakwal): 1.7m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Chiniot District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/chiniot): 1.6m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Dera Ghazi Khan District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/dera-ghazi-khan): 3.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Faisalabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/faisalabad): 9.1m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Gujranwala District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/gujranwala): 6.0m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Gujrat District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/gujrat): 3.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Hafizabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/hafizabad): 1.3m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Jhang District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/jhang): 3.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Jhelum District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/jhelum): 1.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Kasur District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/kasur): 4.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Khanewal District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/khanewal): 3.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Khushab District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/khushab): 1.5m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Lahore District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/lahore): 13.0m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Layyah District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/layyah): 2.1m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Lodhran District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/lodhran): 1.9m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Mandi Bahauddin District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/mandi-bahauddin): 1.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Mianwali District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/mianwali): 1.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Multan District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/multan): 5.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Muzaffargarh District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/muzaffargarh): 5.0m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Nankana Sahib District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/nankana-sahib): 1.6m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Narowal District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/narowal): 2.0m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Okara District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/okara): 3.5m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Pakpattan District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/pakpattan): 2.1m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Rahim Yar Khan District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/rahim-yar-khan): 5.6m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Rajanpur District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/rajanpur): 2.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Rawalpindi District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/rawalpindi): 6.1m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Sahiwal District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/sahiwal): 2.9m people, 2 tehsil pages
- [Sargodha District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/sargodha): 4.3m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Sheikhupura District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/sheikhupura): 4.0m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Sialkot District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/sialkot): 4.5m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Toba Tek Singh District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/toba-tek-singh): 2.5m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Vehari District](https://pakstats.com/places/punjab/vehari): 3.4m people, 3 tehsil pages

### Sindh

- [Sindh](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh): 55.7m people
- [Badin District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/badin): 1.9m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Dadu District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/dadu): 1.7m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Ghotki District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/ghotki): 1.8m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Hyderabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/hyderabad): 2.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Jacobabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/jacobabad): 1.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Jamshoro District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/jamshoro): 1.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Kambar Shahdad Kot District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/kambar-shahdad-kot): 1.5m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Karachi Central District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/karachi-central): 3.8m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Karachi East District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/karachi-east): 3.9m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Karachi South District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/karachi-south): 2.3m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Karachi West District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/karachi-west): 2.7m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Kashmore District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/kashmore): 1.2m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Keamari District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/keamari): 2.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Khairpur District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/khairpur): 2.6m people, 8 tehsil pages
- [Korangi District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/korangi): 3.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Larkana District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/larkana): 1.8m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Malir District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/malir): 2.4m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Matiari District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/matiari): 0.8m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Mirpur Khas District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/mirpur-khas): 1.7m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Naushahro Feroze District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/naushahro-feroze): 1.8m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Sanghar District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/sanghar): 2.3m people, 6 tehsil pages
- [Shaheed Benazirabad District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/shaheed-benazirabad): 1.8m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Shikarpur District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/shikarpur): 1.4m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Sujawal District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/sujawal): 0.8m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Sukkur District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/sukkur): 1.6m people, 5 tehsil pages
- [Tando Ahyar District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/tando-ahyar): 0.9m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Tando Muhammad Khan District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/tando-muhammad-khan): 0.7m people, 3 tehsil pages
- [Tharparkar District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/tharparkar): 1.8m people, 7 tehsil pages
- [Thatta District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/thatta): 1.1m people, 4 tehsil pages
- [Umer Kot District](https://pakstats.com/places/sindh/umer-kot): 1.2m people, 4 tehsil pages

## Rankings

Complete, like-for-like Pakistan Census 2023 rankings with direct links from every row to a place profile.

- [Largest districts in Pakistan by population (2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/largest-districts-pakistan): Every census district ranked by the number of people counted in 2023.
- [Fastest-growing districts in Pakistan (2017–2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/fastest-growing-districts-pakistan): Every census district ranked by its average annual population growth between the 2017 and 2023 censuses.
- [Most densely populated districts in Pakistan (2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/most-densely-populated-districts-pakistan): Every census district ranked by people per square kilometre in 2023.
- [District literacy rates in Pakistan (2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/highest-literacy-districts-pakistan): Every census district ranked by the literacy rate among people aged 10 and older in 2023.
- [Most urban districts in Pakistan (2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/most-urban-districts-pakistan): Every census district ranked by the share of its population living in officially classified urban areas in 2023.
- [Largest tehsils in Pakistan by population (2023)](https://pakstats.com/rankings/largest-tehsils-pakistan): Every census tehsil, taluka and sub-division ranked by the number of people counted in 2023.

## Curated comparisons

- [Punjab vs Sindh: population, literacy and key numbers](https://pakstats.com/compare/punjab-vs-sindh): side-by-side census measures
- [Islamabad District vs Rawalpindi District](https://pakstats.com/compare/islamabad-vs-rawalpindi-districts): side-by-side census measures
- [Lahore District vs Faisalabad District](https://pakstats.com/compare/lahore-vs-faisalabad-districts): side-by-side census measures
- [Peshawar District vs Quetta District](https://pakstats.com/compare/peshawar-vs-quetta-districts): side-by-side census measures
- [Hyderabad District vs Sukkur District](https://pakstats.com/compare/hyderabad-vs-sukkur-districts): side-by-side census measures

## Site

- [Indicator explorer](https://pakstats.com/explore): browse measures by topic, coverage, period and source
- [Compare places](https://pakstats.com/compare): compare two places side by side
- [Pakistan rankings](https://pakstats.com/rankings): district and tehsil rankings from the 2023 census
- [About](https://pakstats.com/about): who runs PakStats and how we work
- [Sources and method](https://pakstats.com/sources): where the numbers come from
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