Districts of Pakistan

{{Short description|Third-level administrative units of Pakistan}} {{Further|Local government in Pakistan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox subdivision type | name = Districts of Pakistan | alt_name = | alt_name1 = | map = Blank Districts of Pakistan.svg | category = Third-level administrative division | territory = Islamic Republic of Pakistan | upper_unit = | start_date = | start_date1 = | start_date2 = | legislation_begin = | legislation_begin1 = | legislation_begin2 = | legislation_end = | legislation_end1 = | legislation_end2 = | end_date = | end_date1 = | end_date2 = | current_number = 169 | number_date = 2024 | type = | type1 = | type2 = | population_range = ''Greatest'': Lahore, Punjab — 13,004,135 (2023)<ref name="dw2023">{{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}}</ref> ''Least'': Harnai, Balochistan — 127,571 (2023)<ref name="dw2023" /> | 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 }}

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 145 districts in Pakistan.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref> {{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{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.<ref name=nankana>{{cite web|url=https://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}}</ref>{{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 a population of 4,269,079 in the 2017 census. Sindh's largest district by area is Tharparkar<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and by population its Karachi West with a population of 3,914,757 in the 2017 census. The combined population of the six districts of Karachi division is over 16 million in 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.

As of the 2023 census, all of Pakistan's districts have a muslim majority except for Umerkot district.

==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 == thumb|Districts of Pakistan

{|class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- style="background:#98fb98;" ! Sr. No. ! Province or territory ! Division(s) ! District(s) ! Area (km2) !Population (2023)<ref>{{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}}</ref> ! Population (2017)<ref>{{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}}</ref> ! 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<ref name="New districts">{{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}}</ref>||36<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 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<ref name="New districts"/> | 40<ref name="New districts"/> | align="right" | 101,741 |40,856,097 | align="right" | 35,525,047 | align="right" | 349.17 |- | 6 | Punjab | 10<ref name="New districts"/>||41<ref>{{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}}</ref> | align="right" | 205,344 |127,688,922 | align="right" | 110,012,442 | align="right" | 535.74 |- | 7 | Sindh | 6 | 30<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | align="right" | 140,914 |55,696,147 | align="right" | 47,886,051 | align="right" | 339.82 |- | |'''Pakistan''' |37 |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=== thumb|Administrative divisions and districts of Gilgit-Baltistan [[File:Gilgit-Baltistan map with tehsils labelled.png|thumb|Gilgit-Baltistan's map with districts]]

=== Balochistan === thumb|Districts of Balochistan. '''Note:''' numbers don't match those of the table.{{Excerpt|List of districts in Balochistan#List of all districts by population, area, density, literacy rate etc.}}

===Khyber Pakhtunkhwa=== thumb|Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{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|thumb|Districts of Punjab 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.}} {{static row numbers}}

=== Sindh === thumb|Districts of Sindh. '''Note:''' numbers don't match those of the table.{{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 == {{static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !District !Headquarter !Area (km2) !Population (2023)<ref name="Jammu 20192">Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 2019.</ref> !Density (people/km2)

(2023) !Literacy rate

(2023)

<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> !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<ref name=":5">{{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}}</ref> |Umerkot |5,608<ref name=":0" /> |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<ref name="nankana" /> |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 == {{static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" |+List of districts by population over the years !District !Population (2023)<ref name="Jammu 20192" /> !Population (2017)<ref name="Jammu 20192" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> !Population (1998)<ref name="Jammu 20192" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> !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<ref name="KohistanData">{{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}}</ref> |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<ref name="KohistanData" /> |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<ref name="KohistanData" /> |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 |586,234 |402,114 |232,893 |188,718 |- |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<ref name=":5" /> |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<ref name="nankana" /> |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 |... |... |} {{static row numbers}}

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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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