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Swat District
Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 2,687,384 people and covers 5,337 sq km.
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Map of Swat
2,687,384
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 6.6% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,687,384 |
| 2017 | 2,308,624 |
Key numbers
- 5,337 sq kmArea5.2% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 503.5People per sq kmAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 401.6
- 29.6%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 15.0%
- 7.0People per householdAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 6.9
- 104.83Men per 100 womenAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 104.18
- 2.57%Population growth a yearAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 2.38%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,375,358 | 51.2% |
| Women | 1,311,939 | 48.8% |
| Transgender people | 87 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,893,016 | 70.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 794,368 | 29.6% |
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 | 48.1% |
| Men | 61.8% |
| Women | 34.0% |
| Rural | 43.5% |
| Urban | 58.7% |
294,320 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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Common questions about Swat
- What is the population of Swat District?
- Swat District had 2,687,384 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 6.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 2,308,624, so there are 378,760 more people now.
- How fast is Swat growing?
- The population of Swat grew 2.57% 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 Swat?
- Swat covers 5,337 square kilometres. That works out at 503.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.0 people on average.
- How many people in Swat live in towns and cities?
- 794,368 people in Swat live in towns and cities and 1,893,016 live in villages. That makes it 29.6% urban, against 15.0% for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- How many men and women live in Swat?
- The census counted 1,375,358 men and 1,311,939 women in Swat. It also counted 87 transgender people. That is 104.83 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Swat?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Swat was 48.1%. It was 61.8% for men and 34.0% for women, a gap of 27.9 percentage points.
- Where does Swat rank by population?
- Swat ranks 26th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.