Rawalpindi's 2026 population is now estimated at 3,900,989. In 1972, the population of Rawalpindi was 614,809. Rawalpindi has grown by 190,254 in the last year, which represents a 5.13% 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 .