Lahore, Pakistan Population 2024

Lahore's 2024 population is now estimated at 14,407,100In 1950, the population of Lahore was 835,769Lahore has grown by 427,700 in the last year, which represents a 3.06% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Lahore, which typically includes Lahore's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Lahore is a city situated in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the capital city of the province of Punjab and is the main center for culture in both the Punjab region and in Pakistan as a whole. Lahore’s population in 1998 stood at just under 6.5 million with a figure for 2013 of just over 7 million with a current growth rate of just over 2%.

City Size and Population Density

The current population of a little over 7 million are all squeezed into the city’s boundaries of 1,772 square kilometers. Thankfully, the city has expanded to almost double its size in the last 14 years but the Lahore remains the 42nd most heavily populated city in the world. This city's population in Pakistan is only exceeded by nearby city Karachi. The population density currently sits around 6,300 residents per square kilometer (16,000 individuals per square mile). The residents make their homes in the 9 administrative towns and one military designated area. Within these areas, there are some historic neighborhoods, and of course, there is the old city area.

Notes of Interest about Lahore

Lahore is a city rich in history and tradition; it has experienced three significant eras in its history – the Mughul Empire, British colonial, and now the modern city of Pakistan. With new eras in history came new designs and developments - which have all added and enriched the fabric of its busy, bustling city. Of particular note, is the Walled City of Lahore, which is one of the most densely populated areas of Lahore. It has highly compromised living conditions, in part due to its overpopulation - and partly due to the neglect it suffers from the municipal. In contrast, the military area of Lahore boasts wider streets, cleaner air and is generally less chaotic than the more inner-city areas.

Model Town area is where you will find the beautiful parks, modern shopping areas and a lower cost of living than that in the military area. A great budget area to live is the Punjab Housing Society; it is close enough to the military area to enjoy the benefits - but with it being slightly less developed, rents are around half the amount.

Lahore Demographics

Of the people in Lahore, 87% of them speak Punjabi; however, this language can be broken down into many different dialects which makes for a diverse speaking population. Other languages spoken include Urdu – the national language, and English - which is spoken and understood by a large number of people, especially those from an educated background.

The main religion in Lahore is Muslim – mostly Sunni or Shia- which makes up 94% of the population. The remaining 6% are nearly all Christians. There are also a small number of minority religions such as Sikh and Hindu. The Lahoris are a cultural bunch of people celebrating many festivals around in the year – some religious, some historical and some are combinations of ancient and modern- even western – celebrations.

Lahore is a young country with over 40% of its inhabitants below the age of 15. The average life expectancy stands at less than 60 years of age. Another interesting statistic is that less than 40% of the population of the city are literate.

Lahore Population Growth

Lahore is home to some significant buildings including many high profile universities and schools, great pieces of historic architecture and museums. The city is referred to as the Paris of the East or the Mughal City of Gardens in reference to the many historical gardens situated around Lahore. Lahore is also the engineering hub of Pakistan with industries such as car manufacturing, heavy machinery, steel, IT, chemicals and computers all contributing to its 13.2% contribution to Pakistan’s national economy. It is currently ranked 122nd largest in the world for GDP with an average growth rate of nearly 6%.

Country
Pakistan
Growth Rate
3.06%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203519,116,600
203418,647,300
203318,190,000
203217,744,100
203117,308,900
203016,883,100
202916,465,500
202816,054,100
202715,646,100
202615,237,800
202514,825,800
202414,407,100
202313,979,400
202213,541,800
202113,095,200
202012,642,400
201912,188,200
201811,738,200
201711,263,300
201610,807,600
201510,369,100
20149,949,050
20139,545,980
20129,159,760
20118,788,170
20108,432,130
20098,090,520
20087,763,190
20077,448,250
20067,146,500
20056,856,970
20046,579,550
20036,312,630
20026,056,880
20015,811,500
20005,576,370
19995,350,150
19985,133,400
19974,957,260
19964,802,690
19954,652,530
19944,507,260
19934,366,530
19924,230,380
19914,098,120
19903,970,160
19893,846,200
19883,726,270
19873,609,770
19863,497,060
19853,387,870
19843,282,240
19833,179,620
19823,080,340
19812,984,160
19802,881,600
19792,777,660
19782,677,620
19772,581,170
19762,488,320
19752,398,580
19742,312,180
19732,228,900
19722,145,360
19712,052,590
19701,963,950
19691,879,140
19681,798,100
19671,720,350
19661,646,060
19651,574,980
19641,507,060
19631,441,890
19621,379,630
19611,320,050
19601,264,280
19591,211,480
19581,160,960
19571,112,540
19561,066,200
19551,021,680
1954979,070
1953938,239
1952899,163
1951861,613
1950835,769

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950835,7690%0
1951861,6133.09%25,844
1952899,1634.36%37,550
1953938,2394.35%39,076
1954979,0704.35%40,831
19551,021,6804.35%42,610
19561,066,2004.36%44,520
19571,112,5404.35%46,340
19581,160,9604.35%48,420
19591,211,4804.35%50,520
19601,264,2804.36%52,800
19611,320,0504.41%55,770
19621,379,6304.51%59,580
19631,441,8904.51%62,260
19641,507,0604.52%65,170
19651,574,9804.51%67,920
19661,646,0604.51%71,080
19671,720,3504.51%74,290
19681,798,1004.52%77,750
19691,879,1404.51%81,040
19701,963,9504.51%84,810
19712,052,5904.51%88,640
19722,145,3604.52%92,770
19732,228,9003.89%83,540
19742,312,1803.74%83,280
19752,398,5803.74%86,400
19762,488,3203.74%89,740
19772,581,1703.73%92,850
19782,677,6203.74%96,450
19792,777,6603.74%100,040
19802,881,6003.74%103,940
19812,984,1603.56%102,560
19823,080,3403.22%96,180
19833,179,6203.22%99,280
19843,282,2403.23%102,620
19853,387,8703.22%105,630
19863,497,0603.22%109,190
19873,609,7703.22%112,710
19883,726,2703.23%116,500
19893,846,2003.22%119,930
19903,970,1603.22%123,960
19914,098,1203.22%127,960
19924,230,3803.23%132,260
19934,366,5303.22%136,150
19944,507,2603.22%140,730
19954,652,5303.22%145,270
19964,802,6903.23%150,160
19974,957,2603.22%154,570
19985,133,4003.55%176,140
19995,350,1504.22%216,750
20005,576,3704.23%226,220
20015,811,5004.22%235,130
20026,056,8804.22%245,380
20036,312,6304.22%255,750
20046,579,5504.23%266,920
20056,856,9704.22%277,420
20067,146,5004.22%289,530
20077,448,2504.22%301,750
20087,763,1904.23%314,940
20098,090,5204.22%327,330
20108,432,1304.22%341,610
20118,788,1704.22%356,040
20129,159,7604.23%371,590
20139,545,9804.22%386,220
20149,949,0504.22%403,070
201510,369,1004.22%420,050
201610,807,6004.23%438,500
201711,263,3004.22%455,700
201811,738,2004.22%474,900
201912,188,2003.83%450,000
202012,642,4003.73%454,200
202113,095,2003.58%452,800
202213,541,8003.41%446,600
202313,979,4003.23%437,600
202414,407,1003.06%427,700
202514,825,8002.91%418,700
202615,237,8002.78%412,000
202715,646,1002.68%408,300
202816,054,1002.61%408,000
202916,465,5002.56%411,400
203016,883,1002.54%417,600
203117,308,9002.52%425,800
203217,744,1002.51%435,200
203318,190,0002.51%445,900
203418,647,3002.51%457,300
203519,116,6002.52%469,300

Lahore Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Karachi17,648,6002.39%
Lahore14,407,1003.06%
Faisalabad3,800,1902.41%
Peshawar2,480,5502.85%
Gujranwala2,479,0602.63%
Rawalpindi2,430,3902.23%
Multan2,205,4102.36%
Hyderabad2,011,9602.25%
Islamabad1,266,7902.79%
Quetta1,221,5002.62%
Bahawalpur944,8122.74%
Sialkot770,9622.34%
Sargodha757,9152.17%
Larkana594,0042.63%
Sukkur581,9772.27%
Sheikhupura572,8502.56%
Rahim Yar Khan517,2722.68%
Dera Ghazikhan511,5002.98%
Sahiwal482,2242.72%
Wah473,1102.77%

Other Cities in Pakistan

  1. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics - Pakistan population census

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