164 Districts of Pakistan Database (2023 Census)
Comprehensive reference database of Pakistan's sub-provincial administrative units: examining population scale, geographical area, divisional headquarters, and administrative distance to provincial secretariats.
Top 30 Most Populous Districts of Pakistan (Census 2023)
The table below ranks the thirty largest districts in Pakistan by enumerated population under the official 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. These thirty districts account for over 58% of the country's total population.
| Rank | District | Province | Division | 2023 Population | National Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lahore | Punjab | Lahore | 13,004,135 | 5.38% |
| 2 | Faisalabad | Punjab | Faisalabad | 8,892,410 | 3.68% |
| 3 | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Rawalpindi | 5,548,220 | 2.30% |
| 4 | Gujranwala | Punjab | Gujranwala | 5,468,140 | 2.26% |
| 5 | Rahim Yar Khan | Punjab | Bahawalpur | 5,310,210 | 2.20% |
| 6 | Multan | Punjab | Multan | 5,268,900 | 2.18% |
| 7 | Muzaffargarh | Punjab | DG Khan | 5,015,325 | 2.08% |
| 8 | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar | 4,758,762 | 1.97% |
| 9 | Sialkot | Punjab | Gujranwala | 4,499,394 | 1.86% |
| 10 | Bahawalpur | Punjab | Bahawalpur | 4,284,964 | 1.77% |
| 11 | Kasur | Punjab | Lahore | 4,084,286 | 1.69% |
| 12 | Karachi East | Sindh | Karachi | 3,921,742 | 1.62% |
| 13 | Karachi Central | Sindh | Karachi | 3,822,325 | 1.58% |
| 14 | Sheikhupura | Punjab | Lahore | 3,808,610 | 1.58% |
| 15 | Sargodha | Punjab | Sargodha | 3,703,588 | 1.53% |
| 16 | Bahawalnagar | Punjab | Bahawalpur | 3,415,874 | 1.41% |
| 17 | Okara | Punjab | Sahiwal | 3,382,910 | 1.40% |
| 18 | Gujrat | Punjab | Gujrat | 3,219,375 | 1.33% |
| 19 | Korangi | Sindh | Karachi | 3,128,971 | 1.30% |
| 20 | Vehari | Punjab | Multan | 3,089,720 | 1.28% |
| 21 | Jhang | Punjab | Faisalabad | 3,066,100 | 1.27% |
| 22 | Khanewal | Punjab | Multan | 3,025,840 | 1.25% |
| 23 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Punjab | DG Khan | 2,998,410 | 1.24% |
| 24 | Mardan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Mardan | 2,741,400 | 1.14% |
| 25 | Swat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Malakand | 2,687,384 | 1.11% |
| 26 | Karachi West | Sindh | Karachi | 2,679,380 | 1.11% |
| 27 | Quetta | Balochistan | Quetta | 2,595,490 | 1.07% |
| 28 | Sahiwal | Punjab | Sahiwal | 2,517,560 | 1.04% |
| 29 | Malir | Sindh | Karachi | 2,403,959 | 1.00% |
| 30 | Islamabad Capital Territory | ICT | Islamabad | 2,363,863 | 0.98% |
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