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PakStats sorts all 136 districts with a published growth rate value from the same Pakistan Census 2023 source. No missing values are estimated.

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Fastest-growing districts in Pakistan (2017–2023)

Every census district ranked by its average annual population growth between the 2017 and 2023 censuses.

Ranked #1Washuk9.51%

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Rank	District	In	Fastest-growing districts	2023 population
1	Washuk	Balochistan	9.51%	302,623 people
2	Lower Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	9.05%	340,017 people
3	Panjgur	Balochistan	8.36%	509,781 people
4	Kharan	Balochistan	8.17%	260,352 people
5	Orakzai	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	7.30%	387,561 people
6	Awaran	Balochistan	6.64%	178,958 people
7	Kachhi	Balochistan	6.25%	442,674 people
8	Upper Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	5.48%	422,947 people
9	Jhal Magsi	Balochistan	5.35%	203,368 people
10	Karachi East	Sindh	5.32%	3,921,742 people
11	Duki	Balochistan	5.02%	205,044 people
12	Surab	Balochistan	4.99%	279,038 people
13	Kalat	Balochistan	4.93%	271,560 people
14	Karachi South	Sindh	4.71%	2,329,764 people
15	South Waziristan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4.70%	888,675 people
16	Harnai	Balochistan	4.68%	127,571 people
17	Karachi West	Sindh	4.35%	2,679,380 people
18	Karachi Central	Sindh	4.30%	3,822,325 people
19	North Waziristan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4.25%	693,332 people
20	Kurram	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4.16%	785,434 people
21	Malir	Sindh	3.99%	2,432,248 people
22	Sherani	Balochistan	3.84%	191,687 people
23	Khuzdar	Balochistan	3.78%	997,214 people
24	Sibi	Balochistan	3.76%	224,148 people
25	Barkhan	Balochistan	3.51%	210,249 people
26	Kohlu	Balochistan	3.33%	260,220 people
27	Korangi	Sindh	3.29%	3,128,971 people
28	Nankana Sahib	Punjab	3.19%	1,634,871 people
29	Sohbatpur	Balochistan	3.06%	240,106 people
30	Bahawalnagar	Punjab	3.00%	3,550,342 people
31	Rajanpur	Punjab	2.99%	2,381,049 people
32	Gujranwala	Punjab	2.94%	5,959,750 people
33	Chagai	Balochistan	2.93%	269,192 people
34	Bhakkar	Punjab	2.92%	1,957,470 people
35	Ziarat	Balochistan	2.86%	189,535 people
36	Kasur	Punjab	2.84%	4,084,286 people
37	Dera Ghazi Khan	Punjab	2.83%	3,393,705 people
38	Lasbela	Balochistan	2.83%	680,977 people
39	Vehari	Punjab	2.83%	3,430,421 people
40	Bajaur	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.81%	1,287,960 people
41	Islamabad	Islamabad	2.80%	2,363,863 people
42	Mastung	Balochistan	2.79%	313,271 people
43	Shangla	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.71%	891,252 people
44	Haripur	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.70%	1,174,783 people
45	Larkana	Sindh	2.70%	1,784,453 people
46	Sargodha	Punjab	2.70%	4,334,448 people
47	Khushab	Punjab	2.69%	1,501,089 people
48	Pakpattan	Punjab	2.67%	2,136,170 people
49	Sheikhupura	Punjab	2.66%	4,049,418 people
50	Torghar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.66%	200,445 people
51	Kech	Balochistan	2.65%	1,060,931 people
52	Lahore	Punjab	2.65%	13,004,135 people
53	Bahawalpur	Punjab	2.63%	4,284,964 people
54	Gujrat	Punjab	2.63%	3,219,375 people
55	Mohmand	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.63%	553,933 people
56	Jacobabad	Sindh	2.60%	1,174,097 people
57	Mianwali	Punjab	2.60%	1,798,268 people
58	Swabi	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.59%	1,894,600 people
59	Khyber	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.58%	1,146,267 people
60	Swat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.57%	2,687,384 people
61	Gwadar	Balochistan	2.56%	305,160 people
62	Batagram	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.55%	554,133 people
63	Nushki	Balochistan	2.53%	207,834 people
64	Chakwal	Punjab	2.51%	1,734,854 people
65	Muzaffargarh	Punjab	2.49%	5,015,325 people
66	Rahim Yar Khan	Punjab	2.47%	5,564,703 people
67	Jaffarabad	Balochistan	2.46%	594,558 people
68	Karak	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.46%	815,878 people
69	Mardan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.46%	2,744,898 people
70	Okara	Punjab	2.45%	3,515,490 people
71	Mansehra	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.44%	1,797,177 people
72	Sialkot	Punjab	2.44%	4,499,394 people
73	Upper Chitral	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.44%	195,528 people
74	Lakki Marwat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.42%	1,040,856 people
75	Layyah	Punjab	2.40%	2,102,386 people
76	Toba Tek Singh	Punjab	2.40%	2,524,044 people
77	Khanewal	Punjab	2.39%	3,364,077 people
78	Faisalabad	Punjab	2.38%	9,075,819 people
79	Lower Chitral	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.38%	320,407 people
80	Malakand	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.38%	826,250 people
81	Attock	Punjab	2.37%	2,170,423 people
82	Nasirabad	Balochistan	2.37%	563,315 people
83	Lower Dir	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.35%	1,650,183 people
84	Mandi Bahauddin	Punjab	2.33%	1,829,486 people
85	Sahiwal	Punjab	2.31%	2,881,811 people
86	Zhob	Balochistan	2.30%	355,692 people
87	Nowshera	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.28%	1,740,705 people
88	Quetta	Balochistan	2.27%	2,595,492 people
89	Shaheed Benazirabad	Sindh	2.27%	1,845,102 people
90	Upper Dir	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.27%	1,083,566 people
91	Narowal	Punjab	2.25%	1,950,954 people
92	Chiniot	Punjab	2.24%	1,563,024 people
93	Hafizabad	Punjab	2.23%	1,319,909 people
94	Charsadda	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.20%	1,835,504 people
95	Buner	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2.15%	1,016,869 people
96	Dera Bugti	Balochistan	2.13%	355,274 people
97	Lodhran	Punjab	2.13%	1,928,299 people
98	Pishin	Balochistan	2.12%	835,482 people
99	Kambar Shahdad Kot	Sindh	2.10%	1,514,869 people
100	Rawalpindi	Punjab	2.10%	6,118,911 people
101	Kashmore	Sindh	2.09%	1,233,957 people
102	Jhelum	Punjab	2.08%	1,382,308 people
103	Keamari	Sindh	2.07%	2,068,451 people
104	Multan	Punjab	2.06%	5,362,305 people
105	Sanghar	Sindh	2.01%	2,308,465 people
106	Jamshoro	Sindh	1.98%	1,117,308 people
107	Dadu	Sindh	1.97%	1,742,320 people
108	Shikarpur	Sindh	1.97%	1,386,330 people
109	Bannu	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.94%	1,357,890 people
110	Killa Abdullah	Balochistan	1.88%	361,971 people
111	Mirpur Khas	Sindh	1.88%	1,681,386 people
112	Jhang	Punjab	1.87%	3,065,639 people
113	Loralai	Balochistan	1.83%	272,432 people
114	Kohat	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.78%	1,234,661 people
115	Killa Saifullah	Balochistan	1.74%	380,200 people
116	Hyderabad	Sindh	1.69%	2,432,540 people
117	Matiari	Sindh	1.65%	849,383 people
118	Thatta	Sindh	1.65%	1,083,191 people
119	Naushahro Feroze	Sindh	1.64%	1,777,082 people
120	Sukkur	Sindh	1.63%	1,639,897 people
121	Tank	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.63%	470,293 people
122	Tando Ahyar	Sindh	1.60%	922,012 people
123	Peshawar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.58%	4,758,762 people
124	Musakhel	Balochistan	1.45%	182,275 people
125	Dera Ismail Khan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.30%	1,829,811 people
126	Umer Kot	Sindh	1.30%	1,159,831 people
127	Khairpur	Sindh	1.29%	2,597,535 people
128	Tharparkar	Sindh	1.29%	1,778,407 people
129	Badin	Sindh	1.27%	1,947,081 people
130	Sujawal	Sindh	1.25%	839,292 people
131	Ghotki	Sindh	1.22%	1,772,609 people
132	Chaman	Balochistan	1.18%	466,218 people
133	Tando Muhammad Khan	Sindh	1.18%	726,119 people
134	Abbottabad	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1.05%	1,419,072 people
135	Hangu	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	0.32%	528,902 people
136	Kolai Palas Kohistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	0.32%	280,162 people

How to read this ranking

Washuk District ranks first among 136 districts at 9.51%, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.

Rapid change can reflect migration, enumeration differences or boundary changes as well as births and deaths.

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Questions about the ranking

Which district in Pakistan grew fastest between 2017 and 2023?: Washuk District ranks first among 136 districts at 9.51%, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.
How is this district ranking calculated?: PakStats sorts all 136 districts with a published growth rate value from the same Pakistan Census 2023 source. No missing values are estimated.