Peshawar's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,480,546. In 1950, the population of Peshawar was 152,825. Peshawar has grown by 68,761 in the last year, which represents a 2.85% 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 Peshawar, which typically includes Peshawar's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 3,278,677 |
| 2034 | 3,198,184 |
| 2033 | 3,119,765 |
| 2032 | 3,043,321 |
| 2031 | 2,968,753 |
| 2030 | 2,895,869 |
| 2029 | 2,824,548 |
| 2028 | 2,754,564 |
| 2027 | 2,685,580 |
| 2026 | 2,617,162 |
| 2025 | 2,548,929 |
| 2024 | 2,480,546 |
| 2023 | 2,411,785 |
| 2022 | 2,342,514 |
| 2021 | 2,272,812 |
| 2020 | 2,202,946 |
| 2019 | 2,133,382 |
| 2018 | 2,064,695 |
| 2017 | 1,991,287 |
| 2016 | 1,920,489 |
| 2015 | 1,852,022 |
| 2014 | 1,786,086 |
| 2013 | 1,722,497 |
| 2012 | 1,661,255 |
| 2011 | 1,602,030 |
| 2010 | 1,544,994 |
| 2009 | 1,489,989 |
| 2008 | 1,437,013 |
| 2007 | 1,385,783 |
| 2006 | 1,336,446 |
| 2005 | 1,288,865 |
| 2004 | 1,243,040 |
| 2003 | 1,198,725 |
| 2002 | 1,156,048 |
| 2001 | 1,114,890 |
| 2000 | 1,075,251 |
| 1999 | 1,036,916 |
| 1998 | 1,000,001 |
| 1997 | 966,664 |
| 1996 | 935,568 |
| 1995 | 905,390 |
| 1994 | 876,226 |
| 1993 | 848,001 |
| 1992 | 820,722 |
| 1991 | 794,249 |
| 1990 | 768,665 |
| 1989 | 743,905 |
| 1988 | 719,975 |
| 1987 | 696,752 |
| 1986 | 674,308 |
| 1985 | 652,587 |
| 1984 | 631,595 |
| 1983 | 611,222 |
| 1982 | 591,533 |
| 1981 | 572,479 |
| 1980 | 534,696 |
| 1979 | 490,429 |
| 1978 | 449,881 |
| 1977 | 412,686 |
| 1976 | 378,610 |
| 1975 | 347,266 |
| 1974 | 318,554 |
| 1973 | 292,217 |
| 1972 | 271,906 |
| 1971 | 266,758 |
| 1970 | 261,714 |
| 1969 | 256,765 |
| 1968 | 251,917 |
| 1967 | 247,147 |
| 1966 | 242,474 |
| 1965 | 237,890 |
| 1964 | 233,398 |
| 1963 | 228,979 |
| 1962 | 224,649 |
| 1961 | 220,402 |
| 1960 | 213,964 |
| 1959 | 206,178 |
| 1958 | 198,686 |
| 1957 | 191,467 |
| 1956 | 184,519 |
| 1955 | 177,805 |
| 1954 | 171,344 |
| 1953 | 165,118 |
| 1952 | 159,126 |
| 1951 | 153,336 |
| 1950 | 152,825 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 152,825 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 153,336 | 0.33% | 511 |
| 1952 | 159,126 | 3.78% | 5,790 |
| 1953 | 165,118 | 3.77% | 5,992 |
| 1954 | 171,344 | 3.77% | 6,226 |
| 1955 | 177,805 | 3.77% | 6,461 |
| 1956 | 184,519 | 3.78% | 6,714 |
| 1957 | 191,467 | 3.77% | 6,948 |
| 1958 | 198,686 | 3.77% | 7,219 |
| 1959 | 206,178 | 3.77% | 7,492 |
| 1960 | 213,964 | 3.78% | 7,786 |
| 1961 | 220,402 | 3.01% | 6,438 |
| 1962 | 224,649 | 1.93% | 4,247 |
| 1963 | 228,979 | 1.93% | 4,330 |
| 1964 | 233,398 | 1.93% | 4,419 |
| 1965 | 237,890 | 1.92% | 4,492 |
| 1966 | 242,474 | 1.93% | 4,584 |
| 1967 | 247,147 | 1.93% | 4,673 |
| 1968 | 251,917 | 1.93% | 4,770 |
| 1969 | 256,765 | 1.92% | 4,848 |
| 1970 | 261,714 | 1.93% | 4,949 |
| 1971 | 266,758 | 1.93% | 5,044 |
| 1972 | 271,906 | 1.93% | 5,148 |
| 1973 | 292,217 | 7.47% | 20,311 |
| 1974 | 318,554 | 9.01% | 26,337 |
| 1975 | 347,266 | 9.01% | 28,712 |
| 1976 | 378,610 | 9.03% | 31,344 |
| 1977 | 412,686 | 9% | 34,076 |
| 1978 | 449,881 | 9.01% | 37,195 |
| 1979 | 490,429 | 9.01% | 40,548 |
| 1980 | 534,696 | 9.03% | 44,267 |
| 1981 | 572,479 | 7.07% | 37,783 |
| 1982 | 591,533 | 3.33% | 19,054 |
| 1983 | 611,222 | 3.33% | 19,689 |
| 1984 | 631,595 | 3.33% | 20,373 |
| 1985 | 652,587 | 3.32% | 20,992 |
| 1986 | 674,308 | 3.33% | 21,721 |
| 1987 | 696,752 | 3.33% | 22,444 |
| 1988 | 719,975 | 3.33% | 23,223 |
| 1989 | 743,905 | 3.32% | 23,930 |
| 1990 | 768,665 | 3.33% | 24,760 |
| 1991 | 794,249 | 3.33% | 25,584 |
| 1992 | 820,722 | 3.33% | 26,473 |
| 1993 | 848,001 | 3.32% | 27,279 |
| 1994 | 876,226 | 3.33% | 28,225 |
| 1995 | 905,390 | 3.33% | 29,164 |
| 1996 | 935,568 | 3.33% | 30,178 |
| 1997 | 966,664 | 3.32% | 31,096 |
| 1998 | 1,000,001 | 3.45% | 33,337 |
| 1999 | 1,036,916 | 3.69% | 36,915 |
| 2000 | 1,075,251 | 3.7% | 38,335 |
| 2001 | 1,114,890 | 3.69% | 39,639 |
| 2002 | 1,156,048 | 3.69% | 41,158 |
| 2003 | 1,198,725 | 3.69% | 42,677 |
| 2004 | 1,243,040 | 3.7% | 44,315 |
| 2005 | 1,288,865 | 3.69% | 45,825 |
| 2006 | 1,336,446 | 3.69% | 47,581 |
| 2007 | 1,385,783 | 3.69% | 49,337 |
| 2008 | 1,437,013 | 3.7% | 51,230 |
| 2009 | 1,489,989 | 3.69% | 52,976 |
| 2010 | 1,544,994 | 3.69% | 55,005 |
| 2011 | 1,602,030 | 3.69% | 57,036 |
| 2012 | 1,661,255 | 3.7% | 59,225 |
| 2013 | 1,722,497 | 3.69% | 61,242 |
| 2014 | 1,786,086 | 3.69% | 63,589 |
| 2015 | 1,852,022 | 3.69% | 65,936 |
| 2016 | 1,920,489 | 3.7% | 68,467 |
| 2017 | 1,991,287 | 3.69% | 70,798 |
| 2018 | 2,064,695 | 3.69% | 73,408 |
| 2019 | 2,133,382 | 3.33% | 68,687 |
| 2020 | 2,202,946 | 3.26% | 69,564 |
| 2021 | 2,272,812 | 3.17% | 69,866 |
| 2022 | 2,342,514 | 3.07% | 69,702 |
| 2023 | 2,411,785 | 2.96% | 69,271 |
| 2024 | 2,480,546 | 2.85% | 68,761 |
| 2025 | 2,548,929 | 2.76% | 68,383 |
| 2026 | 2,617,162 | 2.68% | 68,233 |
| 2027 | 2,685,580 | 2.61% | 68,418 |
| 2028 | 2,754,564 | 2.57% | 68,984 |
| 2029 | 2,824,548 | 2.54% | 69,984 |
| 2030 | 2,895,869 | 2.53% | 71,321 |
| 2031 | 2,968,753 | 2.52% | 72,884 |
| 2032 | 3,043,321 | 2.51% | 74,568 |
| 2033 | 3,119,765 | 2.51% | 76,444 |
| 2034 | 3,198,184 | 2.51% | 78,419 |
| 2035 | 3,278,677 | 2.52% | 80,493 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Karachi | 17,648,555 | 2.39% |
| Lahore | 14,407,074 | 3.06% |
| Faisalabad | 3,800,193 | 2.41% |
| Peshawar | 2,480,546 | 2.85% |
| Gujranwala | 2,479,058 | 2.63% |
| Rawalpindi | 2,430,388 | 2.23% |
| Multan | 2,205,407 | 2.36% |
| Hyderabad | 2,011,964 | 2.25% |
| Islamabad | 1,266,792 | 2.79% |
| Quetta | 1,221,495 | 2.62% |
| Bahawalpur | 944,812 | 2.74% |
| Sialkot | 770,962 | 2.34% |
| Sargodha | 757,915 | 2.17% |
| Larkana | 594,004 | 2.63% |
| Sukkur | 581,977 | 2.27% |
| Sheikhupura | 572,850 | 2.56% |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 517,272 | 2.68% |
| Dera Ghazikhan | 511,500 | 2.98% |
| Sahiwal | 482,224 | 2.72% |
| Wah | 473,110 | 2.77% |