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Districts of Pakistan

{{Short description|Third-level administrative units of Pakistan}}

{{Further|Local government in Pakistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

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| current_number = 169

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| population_range = Greatest: Lahore, Punjab — 13,004,135 (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_1.pdf|title=District Wise Census Results – Census 2023|publisher=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|access-date=3 September 2023}}
Least: Harnai, Balochistan — 127,571 (2023)

| area_range = Largest: Chagai, Balochistan — {{convert|44748|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
Smallest: Nazimabad (Karachi Central), Sindh — {{convert|69|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| government = District government

| subdivision = Tehsils
Union councils

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{{Politics of Pakistan}}

The districts of Pakistan ({{langx|ur|{{nq|اِضلاعِ پاكِستان}}}}) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan, including 10 districts in Azad Kashmir and 14 districts in Gilgit-Baltistan.{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/926380/dividing-governance-three-new-districts-notified-in-g-b/|title=Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B – The Express Tribune|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-05|date=26 July 2015}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ajk.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=8|title= Administrative Setup.|publisher= ajk.gov.pk|access-date= 17 May 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409161504/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=8| archive-date= 9 April 2010 | url-status=live}}, excluding Islamabad Capital Territory. These districts are further divided into tehsils and union councils.

History

In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed, bringing the total to 126. With the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until 2000 and three districts (Kashmore, Qambar and Jamshoro) were newly created.{{cite news|title=Four new districts in Sindh|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-12-2004_pg7_36|access-date=16 February 2014|newspaper=Daily Times|date=11 December 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211231925/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-12-2004_pg7_36|archive-date=11 December 2013}}{{efn|No data is available on the recently created districts of Sindh Province.}} The new districts were carved out of Mirpur Khas, Jacobabad, Larkana and Dadu Districts respectively. In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhupura District to a district in its own right.{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/138586/nankana-becomes-district |title=Nankana becomes district |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |date=10 May 2005 |access-date=16 February 2014}}{{efn|No data is available on the recently created district of Nankana, which was part of Sheikhupura District.}} On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again the districts of Karachi South, Karachi East, Malir, Karachi West and Karachi Central, then later in 2013, the district of Korangi was carved out of Karachi East District. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a second-tier of government was formed from three administrative divisions into ten districts. In Gilgit–Baltistan, there are ten districts divided between the two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan. In 2018, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and FATA agencies were converted into districts.

Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan by area while Lahore District is the largest by population with a total population of 11,126,285 at the 2017 census. Quetta is the largest district of Balochistan by population with a total population of 2,275,699 at the 2017 census. Bahawalpur is the largest district of Punjab by area. Chitral is the largest by area and Peshawar is the largest by population from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the population of 4,269,079 at the Census 2017. Sindh's largest district by area is Tharparkar{{Cite web |title=Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm2id=820 |website=citypopulation.de}} and by population its Karachi West with a population of 3,914,757 at the 2017 Census. The combined population of the six districts of Karachi division is over 16 million at the 2017 census, giving an average population for these six districts of Karachi division of over 2.675 million each. Neelum and Kotli are the largest districts of Azad Kashmir by area and population respectively. Gilgit is the largest by area and population both for Gilgit-Baltistan.

Administration

=Deputy commissioner=

{{Main|Deputy commissioner (Pakistan)}}

A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the Pakistan Administrative Service.

=District council=

A district council (or zila council) is a local government body at the district level.

The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union councils within the district.

Provinces and territories

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! Sr. No.

! Province or territory

! Division(s)

! District(s)

! Area
(km2)

!Population
(2023){{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_1.pdf|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.pbs.gov.pk}}

! Population
(2017){{cite web |title=Province Wise Provisional Results of Census – 2017 |url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115133446/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |archive-date=2017-11-15 |url-status=dead}}

! Density 2017
(people/km2)

1

| Azad Jammu and Kashmir

| 3

| 10

| align="right" | 13,297

|

| align="right" | 4,045,366

| align="right" | 304.23

2

| Balochistan

| 8{{Cite web |last=Babakhel |first=Mohammad Ali |date=2018-10-23 |title=New districts |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1440719 |access-date=2022-04-25 |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |language=en}}

36{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=New division, two districts created in Balochistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1632216|access-date=2021-06-30|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|language=en}}

| align="right" | 347,190

|14,894,402

| align="right" | 12,344,408

| align="right" | 35.55

3

| Gilgit-Baltistan

| 3

| 14

| align="right" | 72,971

|

| align="right" | 1,492,924

| align="right" | 47.96

4

| Islamabad Capital Territory

| -

| -

| align="right" | 906

|2,363,863

| align="right" | 2,006,572

| align="right" | 2,214.76

5

| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| 7

| 38

| align="right" | 101,741

|40,856,097

| align="right" | 35,525,047

| align="right" | 349.17

6

| Punjab

| 10

41{{cite web|url=http://punjab.gov.pk/districts |title=Districts | Punjab Portal |publisher=Punjab.gov.pk |date=16 January 2014 |access-date=16 February 2014}}

| align="right" | 205,344

|127,688,922

| align="right" | 110,012,442

| align="right" | 535.74

7

| Sindh

| 6

| 30{{cite web |url=http://sindh.gov.pk/images/map.JPG |title=Map of Sindh |publisher=Government of Sindh |access-date=16 February 2014 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144353/http://sindh.gov.pk/images/map.JPG%20 |url-status=dead }}

| align="right" | 140,914

|55,696,147

| align="right" | 47,886,051

| align="right" | 339.82

|Pakistan

|38

|169

|882,363

|~241,499,431

|213,312,810

|

List of districts by province and territory

=Azad Jammu and Kashmir=

{{Excerpt|List of districts in Azad Kashmir#List of districts}}

=Gilgit-Baltistan=

File:Gilgit Baltistan Administrative divisions and districts.png

File:Gilgit-Baltistan map with tehsils labelled.png's map with districts]]

{{static row numbers}}{{Excerpt|List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan#List}}

= Balochistan =

File:Balochistan Districts.svg{{Excerpt|List of districts in Balochistan#List of all districts by population, area, density, literacy rate etc.}}

=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa=

thumb{{Excerpt|List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#List of the Districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.}}

=Punjab=

File:New District wise map Punjab province 2022-Prepared by Vijay Kumar.jpg with their names as of 2023. Colors correspond to divisions]]{{Excerpt|List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan#List of the Districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.}}

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= Sindh =

File:Sindh districts Pakistan.PNG{{Excerpt|List of districts in Sindh#List of Districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.}}

N.B. All the figures require to be re-checked. Data entry error has occurred in Sindh Province.

List of all districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc

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!District

!Headquarter

!Area

(km2)

!Population

(2023)Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 2019.

!Density

(people/km2)

(2023)

!Literacy

rate

(2023)

{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_districts.pdf|title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_sindh_districts.pdf|title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, SINDH}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_islamabad.pdf|title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, ISLAMABAD}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf|title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf|title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, Punjab}}

!Division

!Province

Muzaffarabad

|Muzaffarabad

|1,642

|...

|394

|...

| rowspan="3" |Muzaffarabad

| rowspan="10" |Azad Kashmir

Hattian Bala

|Hattian Bala

|854

|...

|270

|...

Neelum

|Athmuqam

|3,621

|...

|53

|...

Mirpur

|Mirpur

|1,010

|...

|452

|...

| rowspan="3" |Mirpur

Bhimber

|Bhimber

|1,516

|...

|297

|...

Kotli

|Kotli

|1,862

|...

|416

|...

Poonch

|Rawalakot

|855

|...

|585

|...

| rowspan="4" |Poonch

Bagh

|Bagh

|770

|...

|483

|...

Haveli

|Forward Kahuta

|598

|...

|254

|...

Sudhnati

|Pallandari

|569

|...

|523

|...

Ghanche

|Khaplu

|6,400

|...

|...

|...

| rowspan="5" |Baltistan

| rowspan="14" |Gilgit-Baltistan

Skardu

|Skardu

|15,000

|...

|...

|...

Roundu

|Dambudas

|1,895

|39,490

|...

|...

Kharmang

|Tolti

|7,909

|...

|...

|...

Shigar

|Shigar

|8,500

|...

|...

|...

Astore

|Eidghah

|8,657

|...

|...

|...

| rowspan="4" |Diamer

Diamer

|Chilas

|7,234

|323,643

|...

|...

Darel

|Darel

|1,657

|...

|...

|...

Tangir

|Tangir

|1,106

|...

|...

|...

Ghizer

|Gahkuch

|9,635

|...

|...

|...

| rowspan="5" |Gilgit

Gilgit

|Gilgit

|38,000

|...

|...

|...

Hunza

|Karimabad

|17,145

|...

|...

|...

Nagar

|Nagarkhas

|15,567

|...

|...

|...

Gupis-Yasin District

|Phander

|...

|...

|...

|...

Haripur

|Haripur

|1,725

|1,174,783

|681.3

|74.88%

| rowspan="9" |Hazara

| rowspan="38" |Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Battagram

|Battagram

|497

|335,984

|676.02

|41.20%

Abbottabad

|Abbottabad

|1,967

|1,419,072

|721.6

|77.34%

Allai

|Allai Valley

|804

|218,149

|676.02

|41.20%

Lower Kohistan

|Pattan

|642

|340,017

|529.5

|22.05%

Mansehra

|Mansehra

|4,125

|1,797,177

|435.6

|63.79%

Torghar

|Judba

|454

|200,445

|441.6

|29.74%

Upper Kohistan

|Dasu

|5,440

|422,947

|77.8

|19.05%

Kolai Palas

|Kolai

|1,410

|280,162

|198.7

|18.80%

Hangu

|Hangu

|1,097

|528,902

|482.3

|43.15%

| rowspan="5" |Kohat

Kurram

|Parachinar

|3,380

|785,434

|232.4

|35.22%

Karak

|Karak

|3,372

|815,878

|241.9

|65.36%

Kohat

|Kohat

|2,991

|1,234,661

|412.9

|58.55%

Orakzai

|Kalaya

|1,538

|387,561

|252.0

|33.57%

Bajaur

|Khar

|1,290

|1,287,960

|998.4

|26.26%

| rowspan="10" |Malakand

Buner

|Daggar

|1,865

|1,016,869

|545.1

|43.75%

Lower Chitral

|Chitral

|6,458

|320,407

|49.6

|66.10%

Lower Dir

|Timergara

|1,583

|1,650,183

|1,042.4

|57.36%

Shangla

|Alpuri

|1,586

|891,252

|562.0

|33.74%

Malakand

|Batkhela

|952

|826,250

|868.1

|...

Swat

|Saidu Sharif

|5,337

|2,687,384

|503.6

|48.13%

Upper Chitral

|Booni

|8,392

|195,528

|23.3

|73.83%

Upper Dir

|Dir

|3,699

|1,083,566

|292.9

|46.77%

Central Dir District

|Wari

|1,483

|...

|...

|...

Charsadda

|Charsadda

|996

|1,835,504

|1,843.1

|53.94%

| rowspan="5" |Peshawar

Khyber

|Landi Kotal

|2,576

|1,146,267

|445.0

|38.45%

Nowshera

|Nowshera

|1,748

|1,740,705

|995.8

|56.78%

Peshawar

|Peshawar

|1,518

|4,758,762

|3,135.6

|53.28%

Mohmand

|Ghalanai

|2,296

|553,933

|241.2

|31.28%

Upper South Waziristan

|Spinkai

|2,815

|...

|...

|31.96%

| rowspan="4" |Dera Ismail Khan

Lower South Waziristan

|Wana

|3,805

|...

|...

|31.96%

Tank

|Tank

|2,900

|470,293

|162.2

|40.67%

Dera Ismail Khan

|Dera Ismail Khan

|9,334

|1,829,811

|196.1

|46.58%

North Waziristan

|Miranshah

|4,707

|693,332

|147.3

|32.82%

| rowspan="3" |Bannu

Bannu

|Bannu

|1,972

|1,357,890

|688.6

|41.75%

Lakki Marwat

|Lakki Marwat

|3,296

|1,040,856

|315.8

|48.47%

Swabi

|Swabi

|1,543

|1,894,600

|1,228.0

|58.48%

| rowspan="2" |Mardan

Mardan

|Mardan

|1,632

|2,744,898

|1,681.4

|55.79%

Jamshoro

|Jamshoro

|11,204

|1,117,308

|99.7

|49.63%

| rowspan="9" |Hyderabad

| rowspan="30" |Sindh

Hyderabad

|Hyderabad

|993

|2,432,540

|2,448.7

|67.21%

Badin

|Badin

|6,858

|1,947,081

|284.6

|36.65%

Dadu

|Dadu

|7,866

|1,742,320

|221.8

|47.13%

Matiari

|Matiari

|1,417

|849,383

|599.0

|45.88%

Sujawal

|Sujawal

|8,785

|839,292

|95.5

|27.02%

Tando Allahyar

|Tando Allahyar

|1,554

|922,012

|592.8

|39.80%

Tando Muhammad Khan

|Tando Muhammad Khan

|1,423

|726,119

|509.1

|34.02%

Thatta

|Thatta

|8,570

|1,083,191

|126.8

|26.88%

Ghotki

|Mirpur Mathelo

|6,083

|1,772,609

|291.3

|41.38%

| rowspan="3" |Sukkur

Khairpur

|Khairpur

|15,910

|2,597,535

|163.3

|50.14%

Sukkur

|Sukkur

|5,165

|1,639,897

|317.7

|58.26%

Karachi Central

|North Nazimabad

|69

|3,822,325

|55,396

|83.55%

| rowspan="7" |Karachi

Karachi East

|Gulshan e Iqbal

|139

|3,921,742

|28,417

|80.07%

Karachi South

|Saddar Karachi

|122

|2,329,764

|19,096.4

|78.57%

Karachi West

|Orangi Town

|370

|2,679,380

|7,241.6

|67.43%

Keamari

|Moriro Mirbahar

|559

|2,068,451

|3,700.3

|62.07%

Korangi

|Korangi

|108

|3,128,971

|28,972

|79.86%

Malir

|Malir

|2,160

|2,432,248

|1,126.8

|63.14%

Larkana

|Larkana

|1,948

|1,784,453

|915.8

|55.58%

| rowspan="5" |Larkana

Jacobabad

|Jacobabad

|2,698

|1,174,097

|434.0

|42.34%

Kashmore

|Kandhkot

|2,580

|1,233,957

|477.3

|35.59%

Qambar Shahdadkot

|Qambar

|5,475

|1,514,869

|276.4

|40.02%

Shikarpur

|Shikarpur

|2,512

|1,386,330

|552.1

|43.70%

Mirpur Khas

|Mirpur Khas

|2,925

|1,681,386

|574.7

|45.37%

| rowspan="4" |Mirpur Khas

Umerkot{{cite web |title=Historically & Geographically |url=http://www.umerkot.gos.pk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224191524/http://www.umerkot.gos.pk/ |archive-date=24 February 2012 |access-date=16 February 2014 |publisher=District Government Umerkot}}

|Umerkot

|5,608

|1,159,831

|207.2

|38.69%

Tharparkar

|Mithi

|19,637

|1,778,407

|90.6

|36.39%

Sanghar

|Sanghar

|10,728

|2,308,465

|215.0

|43.66%

Shaheed Benazirabad

|Nawabshah

|4,502

|1,845,102

|409.5

|50.86%

| rowspan="2" |Shaheed Benazirabad

Naushahro Feroze

|Naushahro Feroze

|2,945

|1,777,082

|603.2

|57.15%

Hub

|Hub

|6,716

|382,885

|57

|36.47%

| rowspan="7" |Kalat

| rowspan="36" |Balochistan

Surab

|Surab

|762

|279,038

|366.5

|37.44%

Lasbela

|Uthal

|15,153

|680,977

|44.9

|36.47%

Mastung

|Mastung

|3,308

|313,271

|94.7

|45.97%

Khuzdar

|Khuzdar

|35,380

|997,214

|28.2

|38.59%

Kalat

|Kalat

|7,654

|271,560

|35.5

|39.70%

Awaran

|Awaran

|29,510

|178,958

|6.1

|36.34%

Barkhan

|Barkhan

|3,514

|210,249

|59.8

|33.62%

| rowspan="4" |Loralai

Duki

|Duki

|4,233

|205,044

|48.4

|44.18%

Musakhel

|Musa Khel Bazar

|5,728

|182,275

|31.8

|36.60%

Loralai

|Loralai

|3,785

|272,432

|72.0

|43.16%

Gwadar

|Gwadar

|12,637

|305,160

|24.2

|50.30%

| rowspan="3" |Makran

Kech

|Turbat

|22,539

|1,060,931

|47.0

|49.65%

Panjgur

|Panjgur

|16,891

|509,781

|30.2

|42.07%

Jafarabad

|Dera Allahyar

|1,643

|594,558

|361.9

|35.53 %

| rowspan="6" |Nasirabad

Jhal Magsi

|Gandava

|3,615

|203,368

|56.2

|30.14%

Kachhi

|Dhadar

|5,682

|442,674

|77.9

|30.20%

Nasirabad

|Dera Murad Jamali

|3,387

|563,315

|166.1

|28.96%

Sohbatpur

|Sohbatpur

|802

|240,106

|299.6

|41.02%

Usta Muhammad

|Usta Muhammad

|953

|...

|280

|35.53%

Dera Bugti

|Dera Bugti

|10,160

|355,274

|35.0

|24.07%

| rowspan="5" |Sibi

Kohlu

|Kohlu

|7,610

|260,220

|34.2

|28.53%

Sibi

|Sibi

|7,121

|224,148

|31.5

|47.41%

Harnai

|Harnai

|2,492

|127,571

|51.2

|39.83%

Ziarat

|Ziarat

|3,301

|189,535

|57.4

|43.37%

Chaman

|Chaman

|1,341

|466,218

|347.7

|39.97%

| rowspan="4" |Quetta

Pishin

|Pishin

|6,218

|835,482

|134.6

|51.07%

Quetta

|Quetta

|3,447

|2,595,492

|754.3

|56.29%

Qila Abdullah

|Jungle Pir Alizai

|3,553

|361,971

|101.9

|36.40%

Qilla Saifullah

|Qilla Saifullah

|6,831

|380,200

|55.7

|32.96%

| rowspan="3" |Zhob

Sherani

|Sherani

|4,310

|191,687

|44.5

|23.86%

Zhob

|Zhob

|15,987

|355,692

|22.2

|36.62%

Kharan

|Kharan

|14,958

|260,352

|17.4

|41.07%

| rowspan="4" |Rakhshan

Nushki

|Nushki

|5,797

|207,834

|35.9

|57.12%

Washuk

|Washuk

|33,093

|302,623

|9.1

|21.58%

Chagai

|Dalbandin

|44,748

|269,192

|6.0

|33.15%

Rawalpindi

|Rawalpindi

|4,547

|5,745,964

|1,868.79

|83.06%

| rowspan="6" |Rawalpindi

| rowspan="41" |Punjab

Jhelum

|Jhelum

|3,587

|1,382,308

|385.7

|80.65%

Attock

|Attock

|6,858

|2,170,423

|316.7

|70.22%

Murree

|Murree

|738

|372,947

|480

|86.01%

Chakwal

|Chakwal

|6,524

|1,734,854

|266.2

|77.79%

Talagang

|Talagang

|2,932

|...

|140

|...

Taunsa

|Taunsa

|2,769

|...

|240

|...

| rowspan="6" |Dera Ghazi Khan

Kot Addu

|Kot Addu

|3,471

|...

|390

|...

Layyah

|Layyah

|6,289

|2,102,386

|334.5

|61.83%

Dera Ghazi Khan

|Dera Ghazi Khan

|11,922

|3,393,705

|285.8

|46.78

Muzaffargarh

|Muzaffargarh

|8,249

|5,015,325

|607.5

|47.99%

Rajanpur

|Rajanpur

|12,319

|2,381,049

|193.3

|36.09%

Toba Tek Singh

|Toba Tek Singh

|3,252

|2,524,044

|776.2

|71.38%

| rowspan="4" |Faisalabad

Jhang

|Jhang

|6,166

|3,065,639

|499.1

|59.45%

Chiniot

|Chiniot

|2,643

|1,563,024

|591.3

|55.05%

Faisalabad

|Faisalabad

|5,856

|9,075,819

|1,551.7

|73.41%

Lahore

|Lahore

|1,772

|13,004,135

|7,336.6

|79.62%

| rowspan="4" |Lahore

Kasur

|Kasur

|3,995

|4,084,286

|1,022.3

|62.85%

Nankana Sahib

|Nankana Sahib

|2,216

|1,634,871

|737.0

|63.12%

Sheikhupura

|Sheikhupura

|3,744

|4,049,418

|1,080.3

|68.88%

Sialkot

|Sialkot

|3,016

|4,499,394

|1,492.5

|78.37%

| rowspan="3" |Gujranwala

Gujranwala

|Gujranwala

|2,426

|4,966,338

|2,045.4

|76.77%

Narowal

|Narowal

|2,337

|1,950,954

|834.3

|75.28%

Okara

|Okara

|4,377

|3,515,490

|802.2

|60.25%

| rowspan="3" |Sahiwal

Pakpattan

|Pakpattan

|2,724

|2,136,170

|785.3

|57.13%

Sahiwal

|Sahiwal

|3,201

|2,881,811

|900.6

|64.77%

Rahim Yar Khan

|Rahim Yar Khan

|11,880

|5,564,703

|468.2

|47.94%

| rowspan="3" |Bahawalpur

Bahawalnagar

|Bahawalnagar

|8,878

|3,550,342

|399.6

|57.01%

Bahawalpur

|Bahawalpur

|24,830

|4,284,964

|172.3

|53.35%

Sargodha

|Sargodha

|5,854

|4,334,448

|740.1

|66.73%

| rowspan="4" |Sargodha

Khushab

|Jauharabad

|6,511

|1,501,089

|230.8

|62.52%

Bhakkar

|Bhakkar

|8,153

|1,957,470

|240.5

|55.68%

Mianwali

|Mianwali

|5,840

|1,798,268

|307.4

|62.87%

Khanewal

|Khanewal

|4,349

|3,364,077

|773.5

|60.97%

| rowspan="4" |Multan

Vehari

|Vehari

|4,364

|3,430,421

|787.7

|59.10%

Multan

|Multan

|3,720

|5,362,305

|1,441.1

|61.41%

Lodhran

|Lodhran

|2,778

|1,928,299

|693.5

|51.68%

Mandi Bahauddin

|Mandi Bahauddin

|2,673

|1,829,486

|683.1

|70.27%

| rowspan="4" |Gujrat

Gujrat

|Gujrat

|3,192

|3,219,375

|1,007.0

|81.37%

Hafizabad

|Hafizabad

|2,367

|1,319,909

|557.0

|65.77%

Wazirabad

|Wazirabad

|1,206

|993,412

|690

|...

Islamabad Capital Territory

|Islamabad

|906

|2,363,863

|2,609.1

|83.97%

|Islamabad Capital Territory

|Islamabad Capital Territory

List of all districts by population over the years

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|+List of districts by population over the years

!District

!Population

(2023)

!Population

(2017){{Cite web |title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN PROPORTION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF BALOCHISTAN - 2017 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/balochistan_district_wise.pdf}}

!Population

(1998){{Cite web |title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN PROPORTION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF SINDH - 2017 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/sindh_district_wise.pdf}}

!Population

(1981)

!Population

(1972)

!Population

(1961)

!Population

(1951)

Muzaffarabad

|...

|650,370

|453,957

|...

|...

|...

|...

Hattian Bala

|...

|230,529

|166,064

|...

|...

|...

|...

Neelum

|...

|191,251

|125,712

|...

|...

|...

|...

Mirpur

|...

|456,200

|333,482

|...

|...

|...

|...

Bhimber

|...

|420,624

|301,633

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kotli

|...

|774,194

|563,134

|...

|...

|...

|...

Poonch

|...

|500,571

|411,035

|...

|...

|...

|...

Bagh

|...

|371,919

|281,721

|...

|...

|...

|...

Haveli

|...

|152,124

|111,694

|...

|...

|...

|...

Sudhnati

|...

|297,584

|224,091

|...

|...

|...

|...

Ghanche

|...

|160,000

|88,366

|...

|...

|...

|...

Skardu

|...

|...

|214,848

|...

|...

|...

|...

Roundu

|39,490

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Astore

|...

|...

|71,666

|...

|...

|...

|...

Diamer

|323,643

|...

|131,925

|...

|...

|...

|...

Darel

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Tangir

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Ghizer

|...

|...

|120,218

|...

|...

|...

|...

Gilgit

|...

|330,000

|243,324

|...

|...

|...

|...

Hunza

|...

|243,324

|80,355

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kharmang

|...

|...

|188,000

|...

|...

|...

|...

Shigar

|...

|...

|109,000

|...

|...

|...

|...

Nagar

|87,500

|...

|89,420

|...

|...

|...

|...

Gupis-Yasin District

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Abbottabad

|1,419,072

|1,332,912

|880,666

|647,635

|524,826

|354,452

|318,775

Allai

|218,149

|180,414

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Bajaur

|1,287,960

|1,093,684

|595,227

|289,206

|364,050

|280,200

|320,985

Bannu

|1,357,890

|1,211,006

|695,260

|485,240

|392,468

|...

|...

Battagram

|335,984

|296,198

|307,278

|339,119

|174,009

|94,357

|...

Buner

|1,016,869

|897,319

|506,048

|265,517

|187,984

|123,217

|109,147

Charsadda

|1,835,504

|1,616,198

|1,022,364

|630,811

|513,193

|364,088

|282,618

Central Dir District

|...

|595,227

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Dera Ismail Khan

|1,829,811

|1,695,688

|891,985

|550,256

|430,051

|...

|...

Hangu

|528,902

|518,798

|314,529

|182,474

|125,721

|87,163

|55,167

Haripur

|1,174,783

|1,003,031

|692,228

|479,031

|417,561

|273,507

|252,168

Karak

|815,878

|706,299

|430,796

|249,681

|191,204

|121,199

|99,908

Khyber

|1,146,267

|986,973

|546,730

|284,256

|378,032

|301,319

|216,622

Kohat

|1,234,661

|1,112,452

|651,100

|383,862

|308,507

|209,817

|...

Kolai Palas

|280,162

|275,461{{cite web |date=3 January 2018 |title=POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KOHISTAN DISTRICT) |url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/KOHISTAN_BLOCKWISE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711200500/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/KOHISTAN_BLOCKWISE.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=KOHISTAN_BLOCKWISE.pdf |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}

|165,613

|123,685

|...

|...

|...

Kurram

|785,434

|619,553

|430,796

|249,681

|191,204

|121,199

|99,908

Lakki Marwat

|1,040,856

|902,541

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Lower Chitral

|320,407

|278,122

|184,874

|121,641

|87,617

|54,844

|...

Lower Dir

|1,650,183

|1,435,917

|717,649

|404,844

|277,481

|...

|...

Lower Kohistan

|340,017

|202,913

|122,211

|161,428

|...

|...

|...

Malakand

|826,250

|720,295

|452,291

|257,797

|185,872

|133,627

|89,699

Mansehra

|1,797,177

|1,556,460

|978,157

|686,308

|552,842

|373,975

|260,631

Mardan

|2,744,898

|2,373,061

|1,460,100

|881,465

|696,622

|481,297

|357,455

Mohmand

|553,933

|466,984

|334,453

|163,933

|382,922

|294,215

|129,300

North Waziristan

|693,332

|543,254

|361,246

|238,910

|250,663

|159,470

|128,235

Nowshera

|1,740,705

|1,518,540

|874,373

|537,638

|410,718

|276,937

|222,527

Orakzai

|387,561

|254,356

|225,441

|358,751

|283,557

|209,616

|...

Peshawar

|4,758,762

|4,333,770

|2,080,692

|1,150,364

|867,144

|...

|...

Shangla

|891,252

|757,810

|434,563

|251,546

|179,813

|121,528

|107,731

Upper South Waziristan

|...

|367,364

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Lower South Waziristan

|...

|307,851

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Swabi

|1,894,600

|1,624,616

|1,026,804

|625,035

|507,631

|332,543

|272,279

Swat

|2,687,384

|2,309,570

|1,257,602

|715,938

|520,614

|344,859

|283,720

Tank

|470,293

|428,274

|265,432

|171,245

|120,005

|...

|...

Torghar

|200,445

|171,395

|174,682

|83,927

|195,580

|151,718

|142,599

Upper Chitral

|195,528

|169,240

|133,815

|86,919

|71,383

|58,213

|...

Upper Dir

|1,083,566

|946,421

|575,858

|362,565

|251,045

|...

|...

Upper Kohistan

|422,947

|306,337

|184,746

|180,124

|121,529

|...

|...

Badin

|1,947,081

|1,804,958

|1,106,272

|813,335

|640,718

|353,232

|273,398

Dadu

|1,742,320

|1,550,390

|1,106,717

|705,669

|556,669

|342,939

|295,402

Ghotki

|1,772,609

|1,648,708

|968,797

|558,058

|401,318

|221,243

|179,186

Hyderabad

|2,432,540

|2,199,928

|1,494,866

|1,005,460

|814,060

|537,000

|319,232

Jacobabad

|1,174,097

|1,007,009

|727,190

|...

|...

|...

|...

Jamshoro

|1,117,308

|993,908

|582,094

|375,942

|254,318

|144,228

|123,561

Karachi Central

|3,822,325

|2,971,382

|2,289,071

|...

|...

|...

|...

Karachi East

|3,921,742

|2,875,315

|1,447,529

|...

|...

|...

|...

Karachi South

|2,329,764

|1,769,230

|1,468,579

|...

|...

|...

|...

Karachi West

|2,679,380

|3,907,065

|2,127,765

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kashmore

|1,233,957

|1,090,336

|677,120

|...

|...

|...

|...

Keamari

|2,068,451

|1,829,837

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Khairpur

|2,597,535

|2,405,190

|1,547,751

|981,190

|724,935

|500,258

|347,068

Korangi

|3,128,971

|2,577,556

|1,608,609

|...

|...

|...

|...

Larkana

|1,784,453

|1,521,786

|1,001,608

|...

|...

|...

|...

Malir

|2,432,248

|1,924,346

|914,765

|...

|...

|...

|...

Matiari

|849,383

|770,040

|494,244

|438,319

|336,367

|148,995

|124,948

Mirpur Khas

|1,681,386

|1,504,440

|1,006,329

|...

|...

|...

|...

Naushahro Feroze

|1,777,082

|1,612,047

|1,087,571

|829,051

|685,829

|369,161

|267,638

Qambar Shahdadkot

|1,514,869

|1,338,035

|924,294

|566,574

|460,722

|299,259

|258,327

Sanghar

|2,308,465

|2,049,873

|1,319,881

|893,047

|674,210

|417,440

|311,553

Shaheed Benazirabad

|1,845,102

|1,613,506

|1,102,584

|838,350

|678,982

|330,730

|228,016

Shikarpur

|1,386,330

|1,233,760

|880,438

|596,409

|530,551

|314,780

|306,007

Sujawal

|839,292

|779,062

|513,702

|...

|...

|...

|...

Sukkur

|1,639,897

|1,488,372

|931,387

|575,962

|460,649

|277,356

|222,848

Tando Allahyar

|922,012

|838,527

|493,526

|329,370

|256,994

|140,259

|106,267

Tando Muhammad Khan

|726,119

|677,098

|438,624

|...

|...

|...

|...

Tharparkar

|1,778,407

|1,647,036

|914,291

|540,985

|359,357

|290,402

|249,280

Thatta

|1,083,191

|982,138

|599,492

|...

|...

|...

|...

Umerkot

|1,159,831

|1,073,469

|664,797

|...

|...

|...

|...

Awaran

|178,958

|121,821

|118,173

|110,353

|...

|...

|...

Barkhan

|210,249

|171,025

|103,545

|...

|...

|...

|...

Chagai

|269,192

|226,517

|104,534

|...

|...

|...

|...

Chaman

|466,218

|434,561

|151,854

|68,848

|47,692

|26,087

|...

Dera Bugti

|355,274

|313,110

|181,310

|...

|...

|...

|...

Duki

|205,044

|152,977

|115,976

|...

|...

|...

|...

Gwadar

|305,160

|262,253

|185,498

|...

|...

|...

|...

Harnai

|127,571

|97,052

|76,652

|...

|...

|...

|...

Hub

|382,885

|339,640

|163,194

|...

|...

|...

|...

Jafarabad

|594,558

|513,972

|291,290

|...

|...

|...

|...

Jhal Magsi

|203,368

|148,900

|109,941

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kachhi

|442,674

|309,932

|255,480

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kalat

|271,560

|412,058

|237,834

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kech

|1,060,931

|907,182

|413,204

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kharan

|260,352

|162,766

|96,900

|...

|...

|...

|...

Khuzdar

|997,214

|798,896

|417,466

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kohlu

|260,220

|213,933

|99,846

|...

|...

|...

|...

Lasbela

|680,977

|576,271

|312,695

|...

|...

|...

|...

Loralai

|272,432

|244,446

|134,171

|97,887

|41,615

|23,293

|...

Mastung

|313,271

|265,676

|150,039

|...

|...

|...

|...

Musakhel

|182,275

|167,243

|134,056

|...

|...

|...

|...

Nasirabad

|563,315

|487,847

|245,894

|...

|...

|...

|...

Nushki

|207,834

|178,947

|98,030

|...

|...

|...

|...

Panjgur

|509,781

|315,353

|234,051

|...

|...

|...

|...

Pishin

|835,482

|736,903

|367,183

|202,256

|131,923

|58,957

|...

Quetta

|2,595,492

|2,269,473

|774,547

|...

|...

|...

|...

Qila Abdullah

|361,971

|323,793

|218,415

|107,493

|69,539

|40,286

|...

Qilla Saifullah

|380,200

|342,932

|193,553

|148,362

|72,086

|37,577

|...

Sherani

|191,687

|152,952

|81,684

|78,625

|25,384

|10,354

|...

Sibi

|224,148

|179,751

|136,322

|...

|...

|...

|...

Sohbatpur

|240,106

|200,426

|141,527

|...

|...

|...

|...

Surab

|279,038

|200,857

|93,401

|...

|...

|...

|...

Washuk

|302,623

|175,712

|110,009

|...

|...

|...

|...

Zhob

|355,692

|310,354

|193,458

|134,660

|74,519

|39,755

|...

Ziarat

|189,535

|160,095

|80,748

|63,179

|37,688

|15,853

|...

Usta Muhammad

|...

|263,202

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Attock

|2,170,423

|1,886,378

|1,274,935

|876,667

|748,890

|532,845

|486,043

Bahawalnagar

|3,550,342

|2,975,656

|2,061,447

|1,373,747

|1,073,891

|822,827

|630,430

Bahawalpur

|4,284,964

|3,669,176

|2,433,091

|1,453,438

|1,071,026

|735,524

|527,837

Bhakkar

|1,957,470

|1,647,852

|1,051,456

|665,884

|500,498

|332,882

|233,733

Chakwal

|1,734,854

|1,495,463

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Chiniot

|1,563,024

|1,368,659

|965,124

|694,080

|570,775

|396,948

|329,615

Dera Ghazi Khan

|3,393,705

|2,872,631

|1,643,118

|943,663

|686,057

|472,600

|380,393

Faisalabad

|9,075,819

|7,882,444

|5,429,547

|3,561,909

|3,163,756

|1,990,297

|1,548,689

Gujranwala

|4,966,338

|4,180,670

|2,112,474

|1,223,379

|874,948

|490,678

|360,982

Gujrat

|3,219,375

|2,756,289

|2,048,008

|1,408,585

|1,177,345

|835,045

|742,892

Hafizabad

|1,319,909

|1,156,954

|832,980

|567,572

|444,187

|291,778

|251,557

Jhang

|3,065,639

|2,742,633

|1,869,421

|1,276,864

|983,818

|668,540

|534,046

Jhelum

|1,382,308

|1,222,403

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kasur

|4,084,286

|3,454,881

|2,375,875

|1,528,002

|1,186,386

|853,877

|760,304

Khanewal

|3,364,077

|2,920,233

|2,068,490

|1,369,766

|1,067,993

|774,701

|635,482

Khushab

|1,501,089

|1,280,372

|905,711

|641,366

|543,314

|360,395

|268,118

Lahore

|13,004,135

|11,119,985

|6,318,745

|3,544,942

|2,587,621

|1,625,810

|1,134,757

Layyah

|2,102,386

|1,823,995

|1,120,951

|666,517

|495,537

|273,224

|162,202

Lodhran

|1,928,299

|1,699,693

|1,171,800

|739,912

|558,793

|363,563

|289,052

Mandi Bahauddin

|1,829,486

|1,594,039

|1,160,552

|846,114

|721,833

|490,967

|414,850

Mianwali

|1,798,268

|1,542,601

|1,056,620

|711,529

|595,134

|413,851

|315,816

Multan

|5,362,305

|4,746,166

|3,116,851

|1,970,075

|1,506,223

|983,815

|725,131

Muzaffargarh

|5,015,325

|4,328,549

|1,827,465

|1,048,243

|756,221

|532,015

|446,038

Nankana Sahib

|1,634,871

|1,354,986

|1,044,865

|...

|...

|...

|...

Narowal

|1,950,954

|1,707,575

|1,265,097

|908,977

|834,501

|550,425

|512,475

Okara

|3,515,490

|3,040,826

|2,232,992

|1,487,261

|1,123,812

|827,528

|730,472

Pakpattan

|2,136,170

|1,824,228

|1,286,680

|843,623

|615,742

|440,091

|380,678

Rahim Yar Khan

|5,564,703

|4,807,762

|3,141,053

|1,841,451

|1,398,879

|1,015,715

|664,234

Rajanpur

|2,381,049

|1,996,039

|1,103,618

|638,921

|456,391

|304,020

|247,136

Rawalpindi

|5,745,964

|5,402,380

|3,363,911

|...

|...

|...

|...

Sahiwal

|2,881,811

|2,513,011

|1,843,194

|1,281,526

|944,656

|743,614

|603,782

Sargodha

|4,334,448

|3,696,212

|2,665,979

|1,911,849

|1,557,641

|1,107,226

|893,269

Sheikhupura

|4,049,418

|3,460,004

|2,276,164

|...

|...

|...

|...

Sialkot

|4,499,394

|3,894,938

|2,723,481

|1,802,505

|1,509,424

|1,045,958

|961,721

Toba Tek Singh

|2,524,044

|2,191,495

|1,621,593

|1,134,572

|1,084,442

|706,800

|615,582

Vehari

|3,430,421

|2,902,081

|2,090,416

|1,328,808

|1,027,319

|703,197

|558,536

Talagang

|602,246

|527,756

|401,607

|...

|...

|...

|...

Murree

|372,947

|352,329

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Taunsa

|1,045,460

|677,785

|...

|...

|...

|...

|...

Kot Addu

|...

|1,347,501

|808,438

|449,493

|313,137

|184,639

|143,009

Wazirabad

|993,412

|830,396

|644,233

|442,493

|370,310

|254,715

|217,197

Islamabad Capital Territory

|2,363,863

|2,006,572

|805,235

|340,286

|237,549

|...

|...

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See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite web|url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219104501/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list.html|archive-date=19 December 2010|title=List of Districts/Agencies/Tribal Areas|first=Government of Pakistan|last=Population Census Organization|access-date=14 April 2006}}
  • {{Cite web|url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230183032/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html|archive-date=30 December 2010|title=List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts|first=Government of Pakistan|last=Population Census Organization|access-date=14 April 2006}}
  • {{Cite web|url=http://www.southasianmedia.net/profile/pakistan/pakistan_districprofiles.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518213808/http://www.southasianmedia.net/profile/pakistan/pakistan_districprofiles.cfm|archive-date=18 May 2011|title=Pakistan >> District Profiles|first=South Asian Media Net|last=Country Profiles|url-status=usurped|access-date=14 April 2006}}
  • {{Cite web|title=District Governments of Sindh|url=http://www.lgdsindh.com.pk/districts1.htm|publisher=Local Government Department, Government of Sindh|access-date=16 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126053250/http://www.lgdsindh.com.pk/districts1.htm|archive-date=26 November 2009}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140716164102/http://census.gov.pk/datacensus.php|List of districts}} from the Population Census Organization (Government of Pakistan)

{{List of districts of Pakistan |all}}

{{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}

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