Multan City Tehsil
Multan City Tehsil in Multan has 2,555,486 people and covers 304 sq km.
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2,555,486
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Multan. 47.7% of Multan
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,555,486 |
| 2017 | 2,259,115 |
Key numbers
- 304 sq kmArea8.2% of Multan
- 8,406.2People per sq kmAbove the Multan figure of 1,441.5
- 84.9%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Multan figure of 46.6%
- 6.1People per householdAbove the Multan figure of 6.0
- 105.22Men per 100 womenAbove the Multan figure of 103.77
- 2.08%Population growth a yearAbove the Multan figure of 2.06%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,310,090 | 51.3% |
| Women | 1,245,109 | 48.7% |
| Transgender people | 287 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 385,571 | 15.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 2,169,915 | 84.9% |
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 | 73.6% |
| Men | 76.7% |
| Women | 70.4% |
| Rural | 61.9% |
| Urban | 75.7% |
153,731 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools165
- Universities63
- Hospitals51
- Industrial areas17
Common questions about Multan City
- What is the population of Multan City Tehsil?
- Multan City Tehsil had 2,555,486 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Multan, and 47.7% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 2,259,115, so there are 296,371 more people now.
- How fast is Multan City growing?
- The population of Multan 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 Multan City?
- Multan City covers 304 square kilometres. That works out at 8,406.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Multan City live in towns and cities?
- 2,169,915 people in Multan City live in towns and cities and 385,571 live in villages. That makes it 84.9% urban, against 46.6% for Multan.
- How many men and women live in Multan City?
- The census counted 1,310,090 men and 1,245,109 women in Multan City. It also counted 287 transgender people. That is 105.22 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Multan City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Multan City was 73.6%. It was 76.7% for men and 70.4% for women, a gap of 6.3 percentage points.
- Where does Multan City rank by population?
- Multan City ranks 6th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Multan?
- The stored rectangular extent around Multan contained 165 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.