Province
The population development of Balochistān according to census results.
| Name | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1972-09-16 | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1998-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-03-15 | Population Census (C) 2023-03-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balochistān | Prov | Quetta | 347,190 | 2,428,678 | 4,332,376 | 6,565,885 | 12,335,129 | 14,894,402 | 34719000 | → |
| Pakistan | Islāmābād | 796,096 | 65,309,340 | 84,253,644 | 132,352,279 | 207,684,626 | 241,499,431 | → |
- Population does not include Afghan refugees living in refugee villages.
- Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Major Cities
| Name | Population Census (C) 2023-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quetta | 1,565,546 |
| 2 | Turbat | 268,625 |
| 3 | Khuzdār | 218,112 |
| 4 | Hub | 195,661 |
| 5 | Panjgur | 157,693 |
| 6 | Chaman | 130,139 |
| 7 | Pishīn | 107,646 |
| 8 | Dera Murād Jamāli | 106,952 |
| 9 | Dera Allāh Yār | 98,761 |
Contents: Cities, Municipalites & Towns
The population of all cities, municipalities and towns with more than 25,000 inhabitants in Balochistān by census years.
| Name | Population Census (C) 1972-09-16 | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1998-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-03-15 | Population Census (C) 2023-03-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awārān | ... | ... | ... | 21,761 | 28,780 | 0 | → |
| Bela | 6,728 | 11,172 | 16,705 | 24,603 | 29,380 | 0 | → |
| Bulaida | ... | ... | ... | 39,846 | 68,752 | 0 | → |
| Chaman | 20,702 | 29,793 | 56,792 | 123,206 | 130,139 | 0 | → |
| Dera Allāh Yār | 2,332 | 6,730 | 38,371 | 80,958 | 98,761 | 0 | → |
| Dera Bugti | 501 | ... | 15,495 | 27,625 | 28,880 | 0 | → |
| Dera Murād Jamāli | ... | 9,133 | 38,431 | 96,316 | 106,952 | 0 | → |
| Gandawa | 3,007 | ... | 8,097 | 7,815 | 24,130 | 0 | → |
| Gwādar | 15,794 | 17,000 | 45,021 | 90,201 | 70,852 | 0 | → |
| Hub | ... | 4,249 | 62,763 | 177,823 | 195,661 | 0 | → |
| Huramzai | ... | ... | ... | 29,402 | 42,945 | 0 | → |
| Jīwani | 5,350 | ... | 14,072 | 18,268 | 25,332 | 0 | → |
| Kalāt | 6,481 | 11,037 | 22,646 | 36,796 | 44,440 | 0 | → |
| Khānozai | ... | ... | ... | 39,997 | 46,682 | 0 | → |
| Khārān | 6,093 | 10,472 | 27,806 | 51,388 | 80,806 | 0 | → |
| Khuzdār | 3,362 | 30,887 | 91,057 | 182,444 | 218,112 | 0 | → |
| Killa Abdullah (Qilla Abdullah) | ... | ... | ... | 26,124 | 35,384 | 0 | → |
| Killa Saifullah (Qilla Saifullah) | 835 | ... | 8,129 | 34,865 | 35,043 | 0 | → |
| Lorālāi | 7,157 | 13,900 | 29,875 | 54,849 | 59,601 | 0 | → |
| Mach | 7,273 | 8,419 | 14,488 | 19,140 | 44,542 | 0 | → |
| Mastung | 10,397 | 16,450 | 24,131 | 34,997 | 40,374 | 0 | → |
| Muslim Bagh | 2,694 | ... | 17,170 | 28,428 | 29,132 | 0 | → |
| Nāl | ... | ... | ... | 33,321 | 48,481 | 0 | → |
| Nūshki | 5,329 | 11,300 | 23,948 | 46,396 | 48,572 | 0 | → |
| Panjgur (incl. Chitkān, Tasp, Washbood) | 9,879 | 9,495 | 21,297 | 80,411 | 157,693 | 0 | → |
| Pasni | 15,737 | 17,988 | 29,538 | 34,557 | 43,494 | 0 | → |
| Pishīn | 10,068 | 14,715 | 22,955 | 35,547 | 107,646 | 0 | → |
| Quetta | 158,026 | 285,719 | 565,137 | 999,385 | 1,565,546 | 0 | → |
| Sanjawi (Sinjawi) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45,539 | 0 | → |
| Saranan | ... | ... | ... | 37,850 | 46,512 | 0 | → |
| Sibi | 19,989 | 23,043 | 48,467 | 64,674 | 69,300 | 0 | → |
| Sui | ... | ... | ... | 72,740 | 79,567 | 0 | → |
| Sūrāb | ... | ... | 11,148 | 35,597 | 36,468 | 0 | → |
| Tump | ... | ... | ... | 48,343 | 49,269 | 0 | → |
| Turbat | 27,671 | 52,337 | 68,603 | 213,831 | 268,625 | 0 | → |
| Usta Muhammad | 6,605 | 12,016 | 38,946 | 76,753 | 64,632 | 0 | → |
| Uthal | 2,296 | 9,404 | 13,319 | 29,423 | 37,071 | 0 | → |
| Wadh | ... | ... | 13,794 | 22,209 | 26,875 | 0 | → |
| Wāshuk | ... | ... | ... | 21,835 | 41,107 | 0 | → |
| Winder | ... | ... | 11,569 | 29,515 | 35,245 | 0 | → |
| Zehri | ... | ... | 13,397 | 37,788 | 70,910 | 0 | → |
| Zhob (incl. Zhob Cantonment) | 17,291 | 31,931 | 43,843 | 46,164 | 46,976 | 0 | → |
- The population of cantonments that adjoin a city are included in the population figure of that city.
- Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.