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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Province in Pakistan

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1972-09-16		Population
Census
1981-03-01		Population
Census
1998-03-01		Population
Census
2017-03-15		Population
Census
2023-03-01
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA]Province10,879,78113,259,87520,919,97635,501,96440,856,097
AbbottabadDistrict524,826647,635880,6661,333,0891,419,072
BajaurAgency364,050289,206595,2271,090,9871,287,960
BannuDistrict392,468485,240695,2601,210,1831,357,890
BatagramDistrict174,009339,119307,278476,749554,133
BunerDistrict187,984265,517506,048895,4601,016,869
CharsaddaDistrict513,193630,8111,022,3641,610,9601,835,504
Dera Ismail KhanDistrict430,051550,256891,9851,693,5941,829,811
HanguDistrict125,721182,474314,529518,811528,902
HaripurDistrict417,561479,031692,2281,001,5151,174,783
KarakDistrict191,204249,681430,796705,362815,878
KhyberAgency378,032284,256546,730984,2461,146,267
KohatDistrict308,507383,862651,1001,111,2661,234,661
Kolai-Palas (← Kohistan)District......165,613274,923280,162
KurramAgency279,998294,362448,310615,372785,434
Lakki MarwatDistrict238,633304,908497,012902,1381,040,856
Lower Chitral (← Chitral)District87,617121,641184,874278,328320,407
Lower DirDistrict277,481404,844779,0561,436,0821,650,183
Lower Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......122,211202,502340,017
Malakand Protected AreaDistrict185,872257,797452,291717,806826,250
MansehraDistrict638,504631,012978,1571,555,7421,797,177
MardanDistrict696,622881,4651,460,1002,373,3992,744,898
MohmandAgency382,922163,933334,453474,345553,933
North WaziristanAgency250,663238,910361,246540,546693,332
NowsheraDistrict410,718537,638874,3731,520,9951,740,705
OrakzaiAgency283,557358,751225,441254,303387,561
PeshawarDistrict867,1441,150,3642,080,6924,331,9594,758,762
ShanglaDistrict179,813251,546434,563759,609891,252
South WaziristanAgency307,514309,454429,841675,215888,675
SwabiDistrict507,631625,0351,026,8041,625,4771,894,600
SwatDistrict520,614715,9381,257,6022,308,6242,687,384
TankDistrict120,005171,245265,432427,044470,293
Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka)District109,918139,223174,682171,349200,445
Upper Chitral (← Chitral)District71,38386,919133,815169,297195,528
Upper DirDistrict251,045362,565514,451947,4011,083,566
Upper Kohistan (← Kohistan)District......184,746307,286422,947
PakistanIslamic Republic65,309,34084,253,644132,352,279207,684,626241,499,431

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 2023)
Males20,845,747
Females20,009,233
Transgender1,117
Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years17,660,163
15-64 years21,655,499
65+ years1,325,458
Age Distribution (C 2023)
70+ years788,567
60-69 years1,297,160
50-59 years2,117,583
40-49 years3,279,512
30-39 years4,824,877
20-29 years6,384,784
10-19 years9,532,990
0-9 years12,415,647
Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural34,724,801
Urban6,131,296
Literacy (A10+) (C 2023)
yes14,420,285
no13,805,188
Mother Tongue (C 2023)
Urdu259,925
Punjabi99,485
Sindhi10,019
Pushto32,919,592
Balochi30,636
Saraiki1,288,200
Hindko3,815,327
Brahvi1,570
Mewati93
Kohistani996,182
Other Language1,220,091

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