Bahawalpur's 2026 population is now estimated at 983,800. In 1972, the population of Bahawalpur was 133,782. Bahawalpur has grown by 27,426 in the last year, which represents a 2.87% annual change. These population values and projections come from Pakistan cities census series 1972-1998 via CityPopulation official attribution, Pakistan cities census 2017 via CityPopulation official attribution, Pakistan cities census 2023 via CityPopulation official attribution and World Population Review Internal Projections .