Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Districts
The population of all districts and tribal districts (agencies)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 | Population Census 2023-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottabad | District | 524,826 | 647,635 | 880,666 | 1,333,089 | 1,419,072 | → |
| Bajaur | Agency | 364,050 | 289,206 | 595,227 | 1,090,987 | 1,287,960 | → |
| Bannu | District | 392,468 | 485,240 | 695,260 | 1,210,183 | 1,357,890 | → |
| Batagram | District | 174,009 | 339,119 | 307,278 | 476,749 | 554,133 | → |
| Buner | District | 187,984 | 265,517 | 506,048 | 895,460 | 1,016,869 | → |
| Charsadda | District | 513,193 | 630,811 | 1,022,364 | 1,610,960 | 1,835,504 | → |
| Dera Ismail Khan | District | 430,051 | 550,256 | 891,985 | 1,693,594 | 1,829,811 | → |
| Hangu | District | 125,721 | 182,474 | 314,529 | 518,811 | 528,902 | → |
| Haripur | District | 417,561 | 479,031 | 692,228 | 1,001,515 | 1,174,783 | → |
| Karak | District | 191,204 | 249,681 | 430,796 | 705,362 | 815,878 | → |
| Khyber | Agency | 378,032 | 284,256 | 546,730 | 984,246 | 1,146,267 | → |
| Kohat | District | 308,507 | 383,862 | 651,100 | 1,111,266 | 1,234,661 | → |
| Kolai-Palas (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 165,613 | 274,923 | 280,162 | → |
| Kurram | Agency | 279,998 | 294,362 | 448,310 | 615,372 | 785,434 | → |
| Lakki Marwat | District | 238,633 | 304,908 | 497,012 | 902,138 | 1,040,856 | → |
| Lower Chitral (← Chitral) | District | 87,617 | 121,641 | 184,874 | 278,328 | 320,407 | → |
| Lower Dir | District | 277,481 | 404,844 | 779,056 | 1,436,082 | 1,650,183 | → |
| Lower Kohistan (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 122,211 | 202,502 | 340,017 | → |
| Malakand Protected Area | District | 185,872 | 257,797 | 452,291 | 717,806 | 826,250 | → |
| Mansehra | District | 638,504 | 631,012 | 978,157 | 1,555,742 | 1,797,177 | → |
| Mardan | District | 696,622 | 881,465 | 1,460,100 | 2,373,399 | 2,744,898 | → |
| Mohmand | Agency | 382,922 | 163,933 | 334,453 | 474,345 | 553,933 | → |
| North Waziristan | Agency | 250,663 | 238,910 | 361,246 | 540,546 | 693,332 | → |
| Nowshera | District | 410,718 | 537,638 | 874,373 | 1,520,995 | 1,740,705 | → |
| Orakzai | Agency | 283,557 | 358,751 | 225,441 | 254,303 | 387,561 | → |
| Peshawar | District | 867,144 | 1,150,364 | 2,080,692 | 4,331,959 | 4,758,762 | → |
| Shangla | District | 179,813 | 251,546 | 434,563 | 759,609 | 891,252 | → |
| South Waziristan | Agency | 307,514 | 309,454 | 429,841 | 675,215 | 888,675 | → |
| Swabi | District | 507,631 | 625,035 | 1,026,804 | 1,625,477 | 1,894,600 | → |
| Swat | District | 520,614 | 715,938 | 1,257,602 | 2,308,624 | 2,687,384 | → |
| Tank | District | 120,005 | 171,245 | 265,432 | 427,044 | 470,293 | → |
| Tor Ghar (Kala Dhaka) | District | 109,918 | 139,223 | 174,682 | 171,349 | 200,445 | → |
| Upper Chitral (← Chitral) | District | 71,383 | 86,919 | 133,815 | 169,297 | 195,528 | → |
| Upper Dir | District | 251,045 | 362,565 | 514,451 | 947,401 | 1,083,566 | → |
| Upper Kohistan (← Kohistan) | District | ... | ... | 184,746 | 307,286 | 422,947 | → |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier) [incl. FATA] | Province | 10,879,781 | 13,259,875 | 20,919,976 | 35,501,964 | 40,856,097 |
Contents: Urban Localities
The population of all urban localities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender).| Name | Status | District | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottābad | Municipal Council | Abbottabad | 27,963 | 32,188 | 47,609 | 70,227 | 74,712 | → |
| Abbottābad Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | 18,756 | 33,808 | 58,492 | 137,762 | 159,683 | → |
| Akora Khāttak | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 11,191 | 13,788 | 19,530 | 33,013 | 29,750 | → |
| Amāngarh | Town Council | Nowshera | 8,234 | 9,258 | 21,476 | 38,705 | 42,159 | → |
| Baffa | Town Council | Mansehra | 8,515 | 9,593 | 11,842 | 17,253 | 17,556 | → |
| Bannu | Municipal Council | Bannu | 36,644 | 35,170 | 38,194 | 41,632 | 41,015 | → |
| Bannu Cantonment | Cantonment | Bannu | 7,113 | 8,040 | 9,482 | 8,316 | 7,383 | → |
| Barikot | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 94,019 | 115,045 | → |
| Bat Khela | Municipal Council | Malakand Protected Area | 14,945 | ... | 43,179 | 67,686 | 73,525 | → |
| Behrain | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 61,889 | 76,728 | → |
| Chārsadda | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 45,555 | 62,530 | 87,218 | 114,558 | 120,170 | → |
| Cherāt Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 989 | 1,239 | 2,527 | 2,266 | 1,311 | → |
| Chitrāl | Municipal Council | Lower Chitral | 13,376 | ... | 30,622 | 49,780 | 57,157 | → |
| Dera Ismāil Khān | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 57,296 | 64,358 | 86,969 | 212,324 | 213,756 | → |
| Dera Ismāil Khān Cantonment | Cantonment | Dera Ismail Khan | 1,482 | 3,787 | 5,145 | 5,694 | 6,819 | → |
| Dīr | Town Council | Upper Dir | ... | ... | 22,901 | 44,100 | 47,842 | → |
| Doāba | Town Council | Hangu | ... | ... | 7,840 | 21,319 | 11,108 | → |
| Hangu | Municipal Council | Hangu | 13,800 | 15,526 | 31,022 | 48,801 | 43,642 | → |
| Harīpur | Municipal Council | Haripur | 25,245 | 31,117 | 48,309 | 85,915 | 91,915 | → |
| Haveliān | Municipal Council | Abbottabad | 7,803 | 16,305 | 12,016 | 16,770 | 18,916 | → |
| Havelian Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | ... | ... | 19,609 | 31,545 | 37,509 | → |
| Jamrūd | Town Council | Khyber | ... | ... | 32,039 | 63,728 | 56,642 | → |
| Jehāngīra | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 3,564 | 18,076 | 31,115 | 53,109 | 57,011 | → |
| Kabal | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 117,973 | 132,549 | → |
| Karak | Municipal Council | Karak | ... | 13,679 | 27,893 | 51,086 | 58,065 | → |
| Kernal Sher Killi | Town Council | Swabi | 9,873 | 11,957 | 18,082 | 26,214 | 27,787 | → |
| Khalābat | Municipal Council | Haripur | ... | 23,892 | 34,426 | 47,185 | 55,850 | → |
| Khwazakhela | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 48,016 | 57,113 | → |
| Kohāt | Municipal Council | Kohat | 48,096 | 55,832 | 95,863 | 191,836 | 204,829 | → |
| Kohāt Cantonment | Cantonment | Kohat | 17,106 | 21,772 | 30,764 | 36,719 | 31,051 | → |
| Kulāchi | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 9,315 | 14,785 | 19,113 | 24,753 | 24,481 | → |
| Lāchi | Town Council | Kohat | ... | 10,215 | 15,684 | 23,796 | 23,843 | → |
| Lakki Marwat | Municipal Council | Lakki Marwat | 14,359 | 18,755 | 30,467 | 59,273 | 70,759 | → |
| Landi Kotal | Town Council | Khyber | ... | ... | 22,324 | 33,729 | 38,065 | → |
| Mānsehra | Municipal Council | Mansehra | 19,865 | 27,843 | 49,534 | 127,645 | 137,278 | → |
| Mardān | Municipal Council | Mardan | 111,366 | 141,842 | 238,629 | 352,200 | 363,788 | → |
| Mardān Cantonment | Cantonment | Mardan | 3,828 | 6,135 | 7,297 | 6,824 | 4,514 | → |
| Matta | Municipal Council | Swat | ... | ... | ... | 42,547 | 51,821 | → |
| Mingora (Mingawara) | Municipal Council | Swat | 51,117 | 88,078 | 173,868 | 331,377 | 361,112 | → |
| Mīran Shāh | Town Council | North Waziristan | 3,797 | ... | 5,965 | 4,364 | 4,131 | → |
| Murree Gallies Cantonment | Cantonment | Abbottabad | 403 | 161 | 307 | 613 | 784 | → |
| Nawanshehr | Town Council | Abbottabad | 13,644 | 14,504 | 19,871 | 37,068 | 40,711 | → |
| Nowshera Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 24,815 | 36,038 | 33,237 | 36,669 | 34,481 | → |
| Nowshera Kalān | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 31,101 | 38,875 | 56,576 | 83,606 | 88,472 | → |
| Pabbi | Municipal Council | Nowshera | 10,905 | 13,331 | 31,153 | 55,370 | 52,701 | → |
| Pahārpur | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | 6,841 | 8,665 | 14,580 | 66,745 | 76,027 | → |
| Paniāla | Town Council | Dera Ismail Khan | ... | ... | ... | 10,821 | 11,669 | → |
| Pārāchinār | Town Council | Kurram | 9,069 | ... | 8,042 | 5,502 | 5,583 | → |
| Paroa | Municipal Council | Dera Ismail Khan | ... | ... | ... | 39,881 | 42,005 | → |
| Peshāwar | Municipal Corporation | Peshawar | 229,223 | 506,896 | 910,807 | 1,893,344 | 1,837,741 | → |
| Peshāwar Cantonment | Cantonment | Peshawar | 43,474 | 59,352 | 68,740 | 70,549 | 63,978 | → |
| Peshāwar University | Town Council | Peshawar | ... | ... | 3,269 | 5,930 | 4,256 | → |
| Risālpur Cantonment | Cantonment | Nowshera | 12,136 | 20,386 | 31,416 | 36,797 | 36,074 | → |
| Sadda | Town Council | Kurram | ... | ... | 17,103 | 32,543 | 39,888 | → |
| Serai Naurang (Naurang) | Town Council | Lakki Marwat | ... | ... | 16,411 | 29,979 | 32,330 | → |
| Shabqadar | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 25,630 | 30,881 | 55,439 | 91,490 | 102,340 | → |
| Shakardara | Town Council | Kohat | ... | ... | 9,602 | 17,575 | 19,018 | → |
| Swābi | Municipal Council | Swabi | 37,292 | 46,344 | 80,157 | 123,402 | 156,496 | → |
| Takht Bhāi | Municipal Council | Mardan | 12,069 | 18,325 | 49,202 | 81,198 | 85,040 | → |
| Tangi | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 18,022 | 19,492 | 25,346 | 32,913 | 35,659 | → |
| Tānk | Municipal Council | Tank | 14,306 | 25,003 | 35,741 | 47,064 | 49,172 | → |
| Thall | Municipal Council | Hangu | 14,082 | 18,901 | 25,355 | 32,382 | 30,977 | → |
| Timargara | Municipal Council | Lower Dir | ... | ... | 44,335 | 40,314 | 47,860 | → |
| Topi | Municipal Council | Swabi | 14,914 | ... | 30,458 | 53,026 | 74,867 | → |
| Tordher | Town Council | Swabi | ... | ... | 27,861 | 41,319 | 46,320 | → |
| Utmānzai | Municipal Council | Charsadda | 15,857 | 18,931 | 24,848 | 31,243 | 34,257 | → |
| Zaida | Municipal Council | Swabi | ... | ... | 22,656 | 32,003 | 34,200 | → |
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.