Lahore City Tehsil
Lahore City Tehsil in Lahore has 4,123,354 people and covers 214 sq km.
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4,123,354
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 5 tehsils in Lahore. 31.7% of Lahore
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,123,354 |
| 2017 | 3,644,787 |
Key numbers
- 214 sq kmArea12.1% of Lahore
- 19,268.0People per sq kmAbove the Lahore figure of 7,338.7
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Lahore figure of 100.0%
- 6.5People per householdAbove the Lahore figure of 6.4
- 114.92Men per 100 womenAbove the Lahore figure of 112.47
- 2.08%Population growth a yearBelow the Lahore figure of 2.65%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,203,776 | 53.4% |
| Women | 1,917,723 | 46.5% |
| Transgender people | 1,855 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 4,123,354 | 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 | 80.4% |
| Men | 81.6% |
| Women | 78.9% |
| Urban | 80.4% |
227,645 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools245
- Universities56
- Hospitals196
- Industrial areas33
Common questions about Lahore City
- What is the population of Lahore City Tehsil?
- Lahore City Tehsil had 4,123,354 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 5 tehsils in Lahore, and 31.7% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 3,644,787, so there are 478,567 more people now.
- How fast is Lahore City growing?
- The population of Lahore City grew 2.08% 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 Lahore City?
- Lahore City covers 214 square kilometres. That works out at 19,268.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.5 people on average.
- How many people in Lahore City live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Lahore City lives in a town or city, all 4,123,354 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Lahore.
- How many men and women live in Lahore City?
- The census counted 2,203,776 men and 1,917,723 women in Lahore City. It also counted 1,855 transgender people. That is 114.92 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Lahore City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Lahore City was 80.4%. It was 81.6% for men and 78.9% for women, a gap of 2.7 percentage points.
- Where does Lahore City rank by population?
- Lahore City ranks 1st of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Lahore?
- The stored rectangular extent around Lahore contained 245 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.