Pakistan: Subdivisions of Karachi

Contents: Karāchi

Division

16,024,894 Population [2017] – census

20,382,881 Population [2023] – census

3,527km² Area

5,779/km² Density [2023]

Contents: Districts and Subdivisions

The population of the districts, subdivisions and cantonments of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation by census years.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a10+), mother tongue).

Name	Status	Population Census 1998-03-01	Population Census 2017-03-15	Population Census 2023-03-01
Karachi Central	District	2,289,071	2,971,382	3,822,325	→
Gulberg	Sub-Division	423,517	496,094	613,724	→
Liaquatabad	Sub-Division	388,078	449,098	547,706	→
Nazimabad	Sub-Division	366,081	446,347	572,740	→
New Karachi	Sub-Division	580,472	871,245	1,165,742	→
North Nazimabad	Sub-Division	530,923	708,598	922,413	→
Karachi East	District	1,447,529	2,875,315	3,921,742	→
Ferozabad	Sub-Division	521,369	761,631	1,167,692	→
Gulshan-e-Iqbal	Sub-Division	415,380	841,800	979,502	→
Gulzar-e-Hijri	Sub-Division	130,066	792,451	1,118,534	→
Jamshed Quarters	Sub-Division	380,714	479,433	656,014	→
Karachi South	District	1,468,579	1,769,230	2,329,764	→
Aram Bagh	Sub-Division	137,742	128,313	237,224	→
Civil Line	Sub-Division	281,590	473,119	480,480	→
Garden	Sub-Division	325,716	363,967	502,819	→
Lyari	Sub-Division	594,966	661,926	949,878	→
Saddar	Sub-Division	128,565	141,905	159,363	→
Karachi West	District	1,101,524	2,077,228	2,679,380	→
Mango Pir	Sub-Division	121,426	711,236	1,081,753	→
Mominabad	Sub-Division	637,407	845,797	1,000,708	→
Orangi	Sub-Division	342,691	520,195	596,919	→
Keamari	District	1,026,241	1,829,837	2,068,451	→
Baldia	Sub-Division	402,562	832,583	948,597	→
Harbour	Sub-Division	222,106	401,115	451,801	→
Mauripur	Sub-Division	73,934	192,565	218,933	→
Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE)	Sub-Division	327,639	403,574	449,120	→
Korangi	District	1,608,609	2,577,556	3,128,971	→
Korangi	Sub-Division	529,837	1,126,141	1,363,992	→
Landhi	Sub-Division	428,937	546,196	681,294	→
Model Colony	Sub-Division	262,199	384,389	441,791	→
Shah Faisal	Sub-Division	387,636	520,830	641,894	→
Malir	District	914,765	1,924,346	2,432,248	→
Airport	Sub-Division	73,928	195,143	254,370	→
Bin Qasim	Sub-Division	108,045	248,098	322,915	→
Gadap	Sub-Division	35,883	64,153	100,351	→
Ibrahim Hyderi	Sub-Division	476,795	1,055,780	1,341,638	→
Murad Memon	Sub-Division	202,680	331,326	376,987	→
Shah Mureed	Sub-Division	17,434	29,846	35,987	→
Karāchi	Division	9,856,318	16,024,894	20,382,881

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2023)
Males	10,799,522
Females	9,580,686
Transgender	2,673

Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years	7,310,622
15-64 years	12,324,945
65+ years	721,907

Age Distribution (C 2023)
70+ years	392,967
60-69 years	785,492
50-59 years	1,387,534
40-49 years	2,166,413
30-39 years	2,838,968
20-29 years	3,408,047
10-19 years	4,400,220
0-9 years	4,977,833

Urbanization (C 2023)
Rural	1,514,860
Urban	18,868,021

Literacy (A10+) (C 2023)
yes	11,552,198
no	3,827,443

Mother Tongue (C 2023)
Urdu	10,315,905
Punjabi	1,645,282
Sindhi	2,264,189
Pushto	2,752,148
Balochi	808,352
Saraiki	753,903
Hindko	653,727
Brahvi	75,993
Mewati	30,375
Kohistani	14,073
Other Language	1,043,527