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

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Largest districts in Pakistan by population (2023)

Every census district ranked by the number of people counted in 2023.

Ranked #1Lahore13,004,135 people

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

How to read this ranking

Lahore District ranks first among 136 districts at 13,004,135 people, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.

These are administrative districts, not city populations. A district can include both urban and rural areas.

The table is a census snapshot, not a current population estimate. Follow any place name for its full profile, including population change, household measures and literacy.

Questions about the ranking

What is the largest district in Pakistan by population?: Lahore District ranks first among 136 districts at 13,004,135 people, according to the Pakistan Population and Housing Census 2023.
How is this district ranking calculated?: PakStats sorts all 136 districts with a published population value from the same Pakistan Census 2023 source. No missing values are estimated.