Peshawar's 2026 population is now estimated at 1,874,831. In 1972, the population of Peshawar was 272,697. Peshawar experienced a decrease of -10,325 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.55%. 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 .