Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Districts
The population of all districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by census years.
Name | Status | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | |
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Abbottabad | District | 524,826 | 647,635 | 880,666 | 1,333,089 | → |
Bajaur | Tribal District (Agency) | 364,050 | 289,206 | 595,227 | 1,090,987 | → |
Bannu | District | 392,468 | 485,240 | 695,260 | 1,210,183 | → |
Batagram | District | 174,009 | 339,119 | 307,278 | 476,749 | → |
Buner | District | 187,984 | 265,517 | 506,048 | 895,460 | → |
Charsadda | District | 513,193 | 630,811 | 1,022,364 | 1,610,960 | → |
Dera Ismail Khan | District | 430,051 | 550,256 | 891,985 | 1,693,594 | → |
Hangu | District | 125,721 | 182,474 | 314,529 | 518,811 | → |
Haripur | District | 417,561 | 479,031 | 692,228 | 1,001,515 | → |
Karak | District | 191,204 | 249,681 | 430,796 | 705,362 | → |
Khyber | Tribal District (Agency) | 378,032 | 284,256 | 546,730 | 984,246 | → |
Kohat | District | 308,507 | 383,862 | 651,100 | 1,111,266 | → |
Kolai-Palas (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 165,613 | 276,325 | → |
Kurram | Tribal District (Agency) | 279,998 | 294,362 | 448,310 | 615,372 | → |
Lakki Marwat | District | 238,633 | 304,908 | 497,012 | 902,138 | → |
Lower Chitral (← Chitral) | District | 87,617 | 121,641 | 184,874 | 278,328 | → |
Lower Dir | District | 277,481 | 404,844 | 779,056 | 1,436,082 | → |
Lower Kohistan (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 122,211 | 202,935 | → |
Malakand Protected Area | District | 185,872 | 257,797 | 452,291 | 717,806 | → |
Mansehra | District | 638,504 | 631,012 | 978,157 | 1,555,742 | → |
Mardan | District | 696,622 | 881,465 | 1,460,100 | 2,373,399 | → |
Mohmand | Tribal District (Agency) | 382,922 | 163,933 | 334,453 | 474,345 | → |
North Waziristan | Tribal District (Agency) | 250,663 | 238,910 | 361,246 | 540,546 | → |
Nowshera | District | 410,718 | 537,638 | 874,373 | 1,520,995 | → |
Orakzai | Tribal District (Agency) | 283,557 | 358,751 | 225,441 | 254,303 | → |
Peshawar | District | 867,144 | 1,150,364 | 2,080,692 | 4,331,959 | → |
Shangla | District | 179,813 | 251,546 | 434,563 | 759,609 | → |
South Waziristan | Tribal District (Agency) | 307,514 | 309,454 | 429,841 | 675,215 | → |
Swabi | District | 507,631 | 625,035 | 1,026,804 | 1,625,477 | → |
Swat | District | 520,614 | 715,938 | 1,257,602 | 2,308,624 | → |
Tank | District | 120,005 | 171,245 | 265,432 | 427,044 | → |
Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka) | District | 109,918 | 139,223 | 174,682 | 171,349 | → |
Upper Chitral (← Chitral) | District | 71,383 | 86,919 | 133,815 | 169,297 | → |
Upper Dir | District | 251,045 | 362,565 | 514,451 | 947,401 | → |
Upper Kohistan (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 184,746 | 305,451 | → |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA] | Province | 10,879,781 | 13,259,875 | 20,919,976 | 35,501,964 |
Contents: Urban Localities
The population of all urban localities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by census years.
Name | Status | District | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | |
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Abbottābad | Municipal Council | Abbottabad | 27,963 | 32,188 | 47,609 | 70,227 | → |
Abbottābad Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | 18,756 | 33,808 | 58,492 | 137,762 | → |
Akora Khāttak | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 11,191 | 13,788 | 19,530 | 33,013 | → |
Amāngarh | Town Council | Nowshera | 8,234 | 9,258 | 21,476 | 38,705 | → |
Baffa | Town Council | Mansehra | 8,515 | 9,593 | 11,842 | 17,253 | → |
Bannu | Municipal Council | Bannu | 36,644 | 35,170 | 38,194 | 41,632 | → |
Bannu Cantonment | Cantonment | Bannu | 7,113 | 8,040 | 9,482 | 8,316 | → |
Barikot | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 94,019 | → |
Bat Khela | Municipal Council | Malakand Protected Area | 14,945 | ... | 43,179 | 67,686 | → |
Behrain | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 61,889 | → |
Chārsadda | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 45,555 | 62,530 | 87,218 | 114,558 | → |
Cherāt Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 989 | 1,239 | 2,527 | 2,266 | → |
Chitrāl | Municipal Council | Lower Chitral | 13,376 | ... | 30,622 | 49,780 | → |
Dera Ismāil Khān | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 57,296 | 64,358 | 86,969 | 212,324 | → |
Dera Ismāil Khān Cantonment | Cantonment | Dera Ismail Khan | 1,482 | 3,787 | 5,145 | 5,694 | → |
Dīr | Town Council | Upper Dir | ... | ... | 22,901 | 44,100 | → |
Doāba | Town Council | Hangu | ... | ... | 7,840 | 21,319 | → |
Hangu | Municipal Council | Hangu | 13,800 | 15,526 | 31,022 | 48,801 | → |
Harīpur | Municipal Council | Haripur | 25,245 | 31,117 | 48,309 | 85,915 | → |
Haveliān | Municipal Council | Abbottabad | 7,803 | 16,305 | 12,016 | 16,770 | → |
Havelian Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | ... | ... | 19,609 | 31,545 | → |
Jamrūd | Town Council | Khyber | ... | ... | 32,039 | 63,728 | → |
Jehāngīra | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 3,564 | 18,076 | 31,115 | 53,109 | → |
Kabal | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 117,973 | → |
Karak | Municipal Council | Karak | ... | 13,679 | 27,893 | 51,086 | → |
Khalābat | Municipal Council | Haripur | ... | 23,892 | 34,426 | 47,185 | → |
Khwazakhela | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 48,016 | → |
Kohāt | Municipal Council | Kohat | 48,096 | 55,832 | 95,863 | 191,836 | → |
Kohāt Cantonment | Cantonment | Kohat | 17,106 | 21,772 | 30,764 | 36,719 | → |
Kulāchi | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 9,315 | 14,785 | 19,113 | 24,753 | → |
Lāchi | Town Council | Kohat | ... | 10,215 | 15,684 | 23,796 | → |
Lakki Marwat | Municipal Council | Lakki Marwat | 14,359 | 18,755 | 30,467 | 59,273 | → |
Landi Kotal | Town Council | Khyber | ... | ... | 22,324 | 33,729 | → |
Mānsehra | Municipal Council | Mansehra | 19,865 | 27,843 | 49,534 | 127,645 | → |
Mardān | Municipal Council | Mardan | 111,366 | 141,842 | 238,629 | 352,200 | → |
Mardān Cantonment | Cantonment | Mardan | 3,828 | 6,135 | 7,297 | 6,824 | → |
Matta | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 42,547 | → |
Mingawara | Municipal Council | Swat | 51,117 | 88,078 | 173,868 | 331,377 | → |
Mīran Shāh | Town Council | North Waziristan | 3,797 | ... | 5,965 | 4,364 | → |
Murree Gallies Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | 403 | 161 | 307 | 613 | → |
Nawan Killi (Kernal Sher Killi) | Town Council | Swabi | 9,873 | 11,957 | 18,082 | 26,214 | → |
Nawanshehr | Town Council | Abbottabad | 13,644 | 14,504 | 19,871 | 37,068 | → |
Nowshera Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 24,815 | 36,038 | 33,237 | 36,669 | → |
Nowshera Kalān | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 31,101 | 38,875 | 56,576 | 83,606 | → |
Pabbi | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 10,905 | 13,331 | 31,153 | 55,370 | → |
Pahārpur | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 6,841 | 8,665 | 14,580 | 66,745 | → |
Paniāla | Town Council | Dera Ismail Khan | ... | ... | ... | 10,821 | → |
Pārāchinār | Town Council | Kurram | 9,069 | ... | 8,042 | 5,502 | → |
Paroa | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | ... | ... | ... | 39,881 | → |
Peshāwar | Municipal Corporation | Peshawar | 229,223 | 506,896 | 910,807 | 1,893,344 | → |
Peshāwar Cantonment | Cantonment | Peshawar | 43,474 | 59,352 | 68,740 | 70,549 | → |
Peshāwar University | Town Council | Peshawar | ... | ... | 3,269 | 5,930 | → |
Risālpur Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 12,136 | 20,386 | 31,416 | 36,797 | → |
Sadda | Town Council | Kurram | ... | ... | 17,103 | 32,543 | → |
Serai Naurang (Naurang) | Town Council | Lakki Marwat | ... | ... | 16,411 | 29,979 | → |
Shabqadar | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 25,630 | 30,881 | 55,439 | 91,490 | → |
Shakardara | Town Council | Kohat | ... | ... | 9,602 | 17,575 | → |
Swābi | Municipal Council | Swabi | 37,292 | 46,344 | 80,157 | 123,402 | → |
Takht Bhāi | Municipal Council | Mardan | 12,069 | 18,325 | 49,202 | 81,198 | → |
Tangi | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 18,022 | 19,492 | 25,346 | 32,913 | → |
Tānk | Municipal Council | Tank | 14,306 | 25,003 | 35,741 | 47,064 | → |
Thall | Municipal Council | Hangu | 14,082 | 18,901 | 25,355 | 32,382 | → |
Timargara | Municipal Council | Lower Dir | ... | ... | 44,335 | 40,314 | → |
Topi | Municipal Council | Swabi | 14,914 | ... | 30,458 | 53,026 | → |
Tordher | Town Council | Swabi | ... | ... | 27,861 | 41,319 | → |
Utmānzai | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 15,857 | 18,931 | 24,848 | 31,243 | → |
Zaida | Municipal Council | Swabi | ... | ... | 22,656 | 32,003 | → |
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Explanation: The results of the 2017 census are final. Districts in 2023 boundaries.