Province
The population development of Khyber Pakhtūnkhwā 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyber Pakhtūnkhwā (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA] | Prov | Peshāwar | 101,741 | 10,879,781 | 13,259,875 | 20,919,976 | 35,519,927 | 40,856,097 | 10174100 | → |
| 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 | Peshāwar | 1,905,975 |
| 2 | Mardān | 368,302 |
| 3 | Mingora | 361,112 |
| 4 | Kohāt | 235,880 |
| 5 | Abbottābad | 234,395 |
| 6 | Dera Ismāil Khān | 220,575 |
| 7 | Swābi | 156,496 |
| 8 | Mānsehra | 137,278 |
| 9 | Kabal | 132,549 |
Contents: Cities, Municipalites & Towns
The population of all cities, municipalities and towns with more than 25,000 inhabitants in Khyber Pakhtūnkhwā 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottābad (incl. Abbottābad Cantonment) | 46,719 | 65,996 | 106,101 | 207,989 | 234,395 | 0 | → |
| Akora Khāttak | 11,191 | 13,788 | 19,530 | 33,013 | 29,750 | 0 | → |
| Amāngarh | 8,234 | 9,258 | 21,476 | 38,705 | 42,159 | 0 | → |
| Bannu (incl. Bannu Cantonment) | 43,757 | 43,210 | 47,676 | 49,948 | 48,398 | 0 | → |
| Barikot | ... | ... | ... | 94,019 | 115,045 | 0 | → |
| Bat Khela | 14,945 | ... | 43,179 | 67,686 | 73,525 | 0 | → |
| Behrain (Bahrain) | ... | ... | ... | 61,889 | 76,728 | 0 | → |
| Chārsadda | 45,555 | 62,530 | 87,218 | 114,558 | 120,170 | 0 | → |
| Chitrāl | 13,376 | ... | 30,622 | 49,780 | 57,157 | 0 | → |
| Dera Ismāil Khān (incl. Dera Ismāil Khān Cantonment) | 58,778 | 68,145 | 92,114 | 218,018 | 220,575 | 0 | → |
| Dīr | ... | ... | 22,901 | 44,100 | 47,842 | 0 | → |
| Hangu | 13,800 | 15,526 | 31,022 | 48,801 | 43,642 | 0 | → |
| Harīpur | 25,245 | 31,117 | 48,309 | 85,915 | 91,915 | 0 | → |
| Havelian Cantonment | ... | ... | 19,609 | 31,545 | 37,509 | 0 | → |
| Jamrūd | ... | ... | 32,039 | 63,728 | 56,642 | 0 | → |
| Jehāngīra | 3,564 | 18,076 | 31,115 | 53,109 | 57,011 | 0 | → |
| Kabal | ... | ... | ... | 117,973 | 132,549 | 0 | → |
| Karak (Kharak) | ... | 13,679 | 27,893 | 51,086 | 58,065 | 0 | → |
| Kernal Sher Killi | 9,873 | 11,957 | 18,082 | 26,214 | 27,787 | 0 | → |
| Khalābat | ... | 23,892 | 34,426 | 47,185 | 55,850 | 0 | → |
| Khwazakhela | ... | ... | ... | 48,016 | 57,113 | 0 | → |
| Kohāt (incl. Kohāt Cantonment) | 65,202 | 77,604 | 126,627 | 228,555 | 235,880 | 0 | → |
| Kulāchi | 9,315 | 14,785 | 19,113 | 24,753 | 24,481 | 0 | → |
| Lāchi | ... | 10,215 | 15,684 | 23,796 | 23,843 | 0 | → |
| Lakki Marwat | 14,359 | 18,755 | 30,467 | 59,273 | 70,759 | 0 | → |
| Landi Kotal | ... | ... | 22,324 | 33,729 | 38,065 | 0 | → |
| Mānsehra | 19,865 | 27,843 | 49,534 | 127,645 | 137,278 | 0 | → |
| Mardān (incl. Mardān Cantonment) | 115,194 | 147,977 | 245,926 | 359,024 | 368,302 | 0 | → |
| Matta | ... | ... | ... | 42,547 | 51,821 | 0 | → |
| Mingora (Mingawara) | 51,117 | 88,078 | 173,868 | 331,377 | 361,112 | 0 | → |
| Nawanshehr | 13,644 | 14,504 | 19,871 | 37,068 | 40,711 | 0 | → |
| Nowshera (incl. Nowshera Kalān, Nowshera Cantonment) | 55,916 | 74,913 | 89,813 | 120,275 | 122,953 | 0 | → |
| Pabbi | 10,905 | 13,331 | 31,153 | 55,370 | 52,701 | 0 | → |
| Pahārpur | 6,841 | 8,665 | 14,580 | 66,745 | 76,027 | 0 | → |
| Paroa | ... | ... | ... | 39,881 | 42,005 | 0 | → |
| Peshāwar (incl. Peshāwar Cantonment, Peshāwar University) [Peshawar] | 272,697 | 566,248 | 982,816 | 1,969,823 | 1,905,975 | 0 | → |
| Risālpur Cantonment | 12,136 | 20,386 | 31,416 | 36,797 | 36,074 | 0 | → |
| Sadda | ... | ... | 17,103 | 32,543 | 39,888 | 0 | → |
| Serai Naurang | ... | ... | 16,411 | 29,979 | 32,330 | 0 | → |
| Shabqadar | 25,630 | 30,881 | 55,439 | 91,490 | 102,340 | 0 | → |
| Swābi | 37,292 | 46,344 | 80,157 | 123,402 | 156,496 | 0 | → |
| Takht Bhāi | 12,069 | 18,325 | 49,202 | 81,198 | 85,040 | 0 | → |
| Tangi | 18,022 | 19,492 | 25,346 | 32,913 | 35,659 | 0 | → |
| Tānk | 14,306 | 25,003 | 35,741 | 47,064 | 49,172 | 0 | → |
| Thall | 14,082 | 18,901 | 25,355 | 32,382 | 30,977 | 0 | → |
| Timargara | ... | ... | 44,335 | 40,314 | 47,860 | 0 | → |
| Topi | 14,914 | ... | 30,458 | 53,026 | 74,867 | 0 | → |
| Tordher | ... | ... | 27,861 | 41,319 | 46,320 | 0 | → |
| Utmānzai | 15,857 | 18,931 | 24,848 | 31,243 | 34,257 | 0 | → |
| Zaida | ... | ... | 22,656 | 32,003 | 34,200 | 0 | → |
- The population of cantonments that adjoin a city are included in the population figure of that city.
- Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.