MAP STORIES · CENSUS 2023

Pakistan’s largest census districts

How population is distributed across the district entries in this snapshot.

Published 10 September 2026 · Subay Pakistan · Data analysis

1. Lahore13,004,135
2. Faisalabad9,075,819
3. Rawalpindi6,118,911
4. Gujranwala5,959,750
5. Rahim Yar Khan5,564,703
6. Multan5,362,305
7. Muzaffargarh5,015,325
8. Peshawar4,758,762
9. Sialkot4,499,394
10. Sargodha4,334,448

How to read this

These are district totals, not city or metropolitan populations. A city may span several districts. Karachi’s district entries, for example, should not be mistaken for one whole-city figure.

Explore the underlying figures

Compare districts yourself, browse all district profiles, or download the source snapshot. Census figures are from PBS through PakPC2023; proposal grouping is by Subay Pakistan.

This is a dated census analysis, not a live population estimate.