Multan District
Multan District in Punjab has 5,362,305 people and covers 3,720 sq km.
District map
Map of Multan
5,362,305
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 36 districts in Punjab. 4.2% of Punjab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,362,305 |
| 2017 | 4,746,166 |
Key numbers
- 3,720 sq kmArea1.8% of Punjab
- 1,441.5People per sq kmAbove the Punjab figure of 621.8
- 46.6%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Punjab figure of 40.7%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Punjab figure of 6.4
- 103.77Men per 100 womenBelow the Punjab figure of 105.18
- 2.06%Population growth a yearBelow the Punjab figure of 2.53%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 2,730,613 | 50.9% |
| Women | 2,631,285 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 407 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 2,862,434 | 53.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 2,499,871 | 46.6% |
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 | 61.4% |
| Men | 67.3% |
| Women | 55.3% |
| Rural | 49.4% |
| Urban | 74.5% |
475,376 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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The PakBus GTFS feed listed 31 routes in 3 services for Multan on : Electric feeder bus, Feeder bus, Metro 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 Multan
| Tehsil | People | Area (sq km) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multan City | 2,555,486 | 304 sq km | 47.7% |
| Multan Saddar | 1,516,004 | 1,632 sq km | 28.3% |
| Shujabad | 682,327 | 806 sq km | 12.7% |
| Jalalpur Pirwala | 608,488 | 978 sq km | 11.3% |
Common questions about Multan
- What is the population of Multan District?
- Multan District had 5,362,305 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 36 districts in Punjab, and 4.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 4,746,166, so there are 616,139 more people now.
- How fast is Multan growing?
- The population of Multan grew 2.06% 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 Multan?
- Multan covers 3,720 square kilometres. That works out at 1,441.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Multan live in towns and cities?
- 2,499,871 people in Multan live in towns and cities and 2,862,434 live in villages. That makes it 46.6% urban, against 40.7% for Punjab.
- How many men and women live in Multan?
- The census counted 2,730,613 men and 2,631,285 women in Multan. It also counted 407 transgender people. That is 103.77 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Multan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Multan was 61.4%. It was 67.3% for men and 55.3% for women, a gap of 12.0 percentage points.
- Where does Multan rank by population?
- Multan ranks 6th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.