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Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 1,829,811 people and covers 9,334 sq km.
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1,829,811
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 4.5% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,829,811 |
| 2017 | 1,693,594 |
Key numbers
- 9,334 sq kmArea9.2% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 196.0People per sq kmBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 401.6
- 20.5%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 15.0%
- 6.7People per householdBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 6.9
- 110.24Men per 100 womenAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 104.18
- 1.30%Population growth a yearBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 2.38%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 959,405 | 52.4% |
| Women | 870,255 | 47.6% |
| Transgender people | 151 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,455,054 | 79.5% |
| People in towns and cities | 374,757 | 20.5% |
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 | 46.6% |
| Men | 58.1% |
| Women | 33.7% |
| Rural | 40.0% |
| Urban | 69.8% |
264,567 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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Common questions about Dera Ismail Khan
- What is the population of Dera Ismail Khan District?
- Dera Ismail Khan District had 1,829,811 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 4.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,693,594, so there are 136,217 more people now.
- How fast is Dera Ismail Khan growing?
- The population of Dera Ismail Khan grew 1.30% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Dera Ismail Khan?
- Dera Ismail Khan covers 9,334 square kilometres. That works out at 196.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.7 people on average.
- How many people in Dera Ismail Khan live in towns and cities?
- 374,757 people in Dera Ismail Khan live in towns and cities and 1,455,054 live in villages. That makes it 20.5% urban, against 15.0% for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- How many men and women live in Dera Ismail Khan?
- The census counted 959,405 men and 870,255 women in Dera Ismail Khan. It also counted 151 transgender people. That is 110.24 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Dera Ismail Khan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Dera Ismail Khan was 46.6%. It was 58.1% for men and 33.7% for women, a gap of 24.4 percentage points.
- Where does Dera Ismail Khan rank by population?
- Dera Ismail Khan ranks 48th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.