Peshawar
District in Pakistan
Contents: Population
The population development of Peshawar as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Status | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | Population Census 2023-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peshawar | District | 867,144 | 1,150,364 | 2,080,692 | 4,331,959 | 4,758,762 | |
| Pakistan | Republic | 65,309,340 | 84,253,644 | 132,352,279 | 207,684,626 | 241,499,431 |
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Census: Demobase Pakistan.
Explanation: The Pakistani-administered parts of Kashmir are not tabulated.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 2,229,681 |
| Females | 2,101,649 |
| Transgender | 629 |
| Age Groups (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1,842,169 |
| 15-64 years | 2,370,824 |
| 65+ years | 118,966 |
| Age Distribution (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| 0-9 years | 1,295,242 |
| 10-19 years | 1,038,144 |
| 20-29 years | 767,581 |
| 30-39 years | 497,938 |
| 40-49 years | 323,673 |
| 50-59 years | 213,691 |
| 60-69 years | 124,681 |
| 70+ years | 71,009 |
| Urbanization (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 2,362,136 |
| Urban | 1,969,823 |
| Literacy (A10+) (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| yes | 1,670,611 |
| no | 1,366,106 |
| Mother Tongue (C 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Urdu | 83,751 |
| Punjabi | 46,174 |
| Sindhi | 4,474 |
| Pushto | 3,912,470 |
| Balochi | 3,710 |
| Kashmiri | 3,631 |
| Saraiki | 7,634 |
| Hindko | 227,435 |
| Brahvi | 8,869 |
| Other Language | 33,811 |