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Gwadar District
Gwadar District in Balochistan has 305,160 people and covers 12,637 sq km.
District map
Map of Gwadar
305,160
People counted in the 2023 census
16th of 34 districts in Balochistan. 2.0% of Balochistan
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 305,160 |
| 2017 | 262,253 |
Key numbers
- 12,637 sq kmArea3.6% of Balochistan
- 24.2People per sq kmBelow the Balochistan figure of 42.9
- 52.1%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Balochistan figure of 31.0%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Balochistan figure of 6.4
- 111.33Men per 100 womenAbove the Balochistan figure of 109.02
- 2.56%Population growth a yearBelow the Balochistan figure of 3.20%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 160,744 | 52.7% |
| Women | 144,385 | 47.3% |
| Transgender people | 31 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 146,125 | 47.9% |
| People in towns and cities | 159,035 | 52.1% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 50.3% |
| Men | 57.6% |
| Women | 42.2% |
| Rural | 42.5% |
| Urban | 57.1% |
33,621 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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Common questions about Gwadar
- What is the population of Gwadar District?
- Gwadar District had 305,160 people in the 2023 census. That is the 16th largest of the 34 districts in Balochistan, and 2.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 262,253, so there are 42,907 more people now.
- How fast is Gwadar growing?
- The population of Gwadar grew 2.56% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Gwadar?
- Gwadar covers 12,637 square kilometres. That works out at 24.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Gwadar live in towns and cities?
- 159,035 people in Gwadar live in towns and cities and 146,125 live in villages. That makes it 52.1% urban, against 31.0% for Balochistan.
- How many men and women live in Gwadar?
- The census counted 160,744 men and 144,385 women in Gwadar. It also counted 31 transgender people. That is 111.33 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gwadar?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gwadar was 50.3%. It was 57.6% for men and 42.2% for women, a gap of 15.4 percentage points.
- Where does Gwadar rank by population?
- Gwadar ranks 115th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.