POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH OF MAJOR CITIES

1998-POPULATION

1981 - 98

City
Households

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Both Sexes

Average

1981

Avg.Annual

Household

Population

Growth

Size

Rate

KARACHI

1,368,056

9,339,023

5,029,900

4,309,123

9,339,023

6.83

5,208,132

3.49

LAHORE

722,319

5,143,495

2,707,220

2,436,275

5,143,495

7.12

2,952,689

3.32

FAISALABAD M.C

274,027

2,008,861

1,053,085

955,776

2,008,861

7.33

1,104,209

3.58

RAWALPINDI

212,429

1,409,768

750,530

659,238

1,409,768

6.64

794,834

3.43

MULTAN

160,232

1,197,384

637,911

559,473

1,197,384

7.47

732,070

2.93

HYDERABAD

174,159

1,166,894

612,283

554,611

1,166,894

6.70

751,529

2.62

GUJRANWALA M.C

148,587

1,132,509

588,512

543,997

1,132,509

7.62

600,993

3.79

PESHAWAR

119,515

982,816

521,901

460,915

982,816

8.22

566,248

3.29

QUETTA

65,677

565,137

307,759

257,378

565,137

8.60

285,719

4.09

ISLAMABAD

86,575

529,180

290,717

238,463

529,180

6.11

204,364

5.76

SARGODHA

66,156

458,440

239,837

218,603

458,440

6.93

291,362

2.70

SIALKOT

57,445

421,502

227,398

194,104

421,502

7.34

301,609

1.99

BAHAWALPUR

55,552

408,395

222,228

186,167

408,395

7.35

180,263

4.93

SUKKUR M.C

43,643

335,551

175,679

159,872

335,551

7.69

190,551

3.38

JHANG M.C

42,059

293,366

153,123

140,243

293,366

6.98

195,558

2.41

SHEIKHUPURA M.C

36,876

280,263

146,739

133,524

280,263

7.60

141,168

4.11

LARKANA M.C

36,693

270,283

140,622

129,661

270,283

7.37

123,890

4.69

GUJRAT M.C

35,688

251,792

128,524

123,268

251,792

7.06

155,058

2.89

MARDAN

29,116

245,926

129,247

116,679

245,926

8.45

147,977

3.03

KASUR M.C

33,577

245,321

129,553

115,768

245,321

7.31

155,523

2.72

RAHIMYAR KHAN M.C

31,472

233,537

121,446

112,091

233,537

7.42

119,036

4.04

SAHIWAL M.C

29,111

208,778

108,992

99,786

208,778

7.17

150,954

1.92

OKARA M.C

27,810

201,815

104,245

97,570

201,815

7.26

127,455

2.74

Note: City includes Cantonment adjacent to the M.C.