Lahore District
Lahore District in Punjab has 13,004,135 people and covers 1,772 sq km.
District map
Map of Lahore
13,004,135
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 36 districts in Punjab. 10.2% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,004,135 |
| 2017 | 11,119,985 |
Key numbers
- 1,772 sq kmArea0.9% of Punjab
- 7,338.7People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.4People per householdSame as the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 112.47Men per 100 womenAbove the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.65%Population growth a yearAbove the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 6,881,801 | 52.9% |
| Women | 6,118,958 | 47.1% |
| Transgender people | 3,376 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 13,004,135 | 100.0% |
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 | 79.6% |
| Men | 81.4% |
| Women | 77.6% |
| Urban | 79.6% |
718,199 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsPublic transit routes
The PakBus GTFS feed listed 29 routes in 5 services for Lahore on : Electric feeder bus, Green Electric Bus, Metro Bus, Orange Line metro train, Speedo feeder bus. These are route records, not a count of journeys or a live service status. City names follow PakBus and do not define census boundaries.
Inside Lahore
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore City | 4,123,354 | 214 sq km | 31.7% |
| Model Town | 3,244,906 | 353 sq km | 25.0% |
| Shalimar | 2,670,140 | 272 sq km | 20.5% |
| Lahore Cantt | 1,885,098 | 466 sq km | 14.5% |
| Raiwind | 1,080,637 | 467 sq km | 8.3% |
Common questions about Lahore
- What is the population of Lahore District?
- Lahore District had 13,004,135 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 10.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 11,119,985, so there are 1,884,150 more people now.
- How fast is Lahore growing?
- The population of Lahore grew 2.65% 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 Lahore?
- Lahore covers 1,772 square kilometres. That works out at 7,338.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.4 people on average.
- How many people in Lahore live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Lahore lives in a town or city, all 13,004,135 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Lahore?
- The census counted 6,881,801 men and 6,118,958 women in Lahore. It also counted 3,376 transgender people. That is 112.47 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Lahore?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Lahore was 79.6%. It was 81.4% for men and 77.6% for women, a gap of 3.8 percentage points.
- Where does Lahore rank by population?
- Lahore ranks 1st of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.