List of cities in Pakistan by population
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This is a list of the most populous cities of Pakistan according to the 1998 census. The next census is expected to be held in 2016/2017.[citation needed] Cities include adjacent cantonments.
| Rank | City | Population (1998 census)[1] |
Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi | 9,339,023 | Sindh |
| 2 | Lahore | 5,143,495 | Punjab |
| 3 | Faisalabad | 2,008,861 | Punjab |
| 4 | Rawalpindi | 1,409,768 | Punjab |
| 5 | Multan | 1,197,384 | Punjab |
| 6 | Hyderabad | 1,166,894 | Sindh |
| 7 | Gujranwala | 1,132,509 | Punjab |
| 8 | Peshawar | 982,816 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 9 | Quetta | 565,137 | Balochistan |
| 10 | Islamabad | 529,180 | Islamabad Capital Territory |
| 11 | Sargodha | 485,440 | Punjab |
| 12 | Sialkot | 421,502 | Punjab |
| 13 | Bahawalpur | 408,395 | Punjab |
| 14 | Sukkur | 335,551 | Sindh |
| 15 | Jhang | 293,366 | Punjab |
| 16 | Sheikhupura | 280,263 | Punjab |
| 17 | Larkana | 270,283 | Sindh |
| 18 | Gujrat | 251,792 | Punjab |
| 19 | Mardan | 245,926 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 20 | Kasur | 245,321 | Punjab |
| 21 | Rahim Yar Khan | 233,537 | Punjab |
| 22 | Sahiwal | 208,778 | Punjab |
| 23 | Okara | 201,815 | Punjab |