Pakistan’s 10 most populous cities revealed

T he 2017 Census in Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. The census was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the first time after 19 years. Initial estimates put the population at 21–22 crore (210–220 million). Due to the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif from the office of Prime Minister, the provisional results were delayed. The provisional results were finally presented to the the Council of Common Interests on August 25, 2017, and then approved and released to the public. The results showed a total population of 207.8 million. Provisional Results The provisional results of the 2017 Census were presented to the Coun- cil of Common Interests on 25 August 2017.According to the results, the total population in Pakistan was 207,774,520, representing a 57% increase in 19 years.The provisional results exclude data from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, which is likely to be included in the final report in 2018.The transgender population stood at 10,418 (0.005% of the population).The urban population in Pakistan stood at 75,580,000 or 36.4% of the total population. Population in Provinces: Balochistan : 12,344,408 People Islamabad Capital Territory 2,006,572 People Khyber Pakthunkhwa: 30,523,371 People Punjab: 110,012,442 Sindh: 47,886,051 Tribal Areas: 5,001,676 TOTAL: 207,774,520 Males: 10,64,49,000 Females: 10,13,14,000 Top 10 most populated cities 1: Karachi : 14.91 million people 2: Lahore: 11.126 million 3:Faisalabad: 3.2 million 4:Rawalpindi: 2.098 million 5:Gujranwala: 2.027 million 6:Peshawar: 1.97 million 7:Multan: 1.872 million 8:Hyderabad: 1.733 million 9:Islamabad: 1.015 million 10:Quetta: 1.001 million