List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. In the following table, you can find each of the 40 cities and towns in the province with populations higher than 30,000 as of March 1, 2023. City populations found in this list only refer to populations found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonments. The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. ^[1]

List

City	Pop. (2023) [2]	Pop. (2017) [2] [1]	Pop. (1998) [3]	Pop. (1981)	Pop. (1972)	Pop. (1961)	Pop. (1951)	District	Image
Quetta	1,565,546	1,001,205 [4]	565,137	286,000	158,000	107,000	84,000	Quetta	Quetta
Turbat	268,625	213,557 [5]	68,603	52,337	27,671	4,578	3,549	Kech	Turbat
Khuzdar	218,112	182,927 [6]	91,057	30,887	3,362	...	...	Khuzdar	Khuzdar
Hub	195,661	175,376 [7]	62,763	4,249	...	...	...	Hub	Hub, Balochistan
Panjgur	157,693	80,411	21,297	9,495	9,879	5,670	754	Panjgur
Chaman	130,139	123,191 [8]	56,792	29,793	20,702	12,208	6,980	Chaman	Chaman
Pishin	107,646	35,577 [9]	22,955	14,715	10,068	2,906	3,106	Pishin
Dera Murad Jamali	106,952	96,591 [10]	38,341	9,133	...	...	...	Nasirabad
Dera Allah Yar	98,761	80,908 [11]	38,371	6730	2332	1497	...	Jaffarabad
Kharan	80,806	51,388 [12]	27,806	10,472	6,093	2,692	2,589	Kharan
Sui	79,567	72,740 [13]	...	...	...	...	...	Dera Bugti
Zehri	70,910	37,854 [6]	13,143	...	...	...	...	Khuzdar
Gwadar	70,852	90,762 [14]	45,021	17,000	15,794	...	...	Gwadar	Gwadar
Sibi	69,300	64,427 [15]	48,467	23,043	19,989	13,327	11,836	Sibi
Buleda	68,752	39,813 [5]	...	...	...	...	...	Kech
Tasp	66,030	35,890 [16]	...	...	...	...	...	Panjgur
Usta Mohammad	64,632	77,097 [11]	38,946	12,016	6,605	3,341	2,089	Usta Muhammad
Loralai	56,613	47,098 [17]	25,450	10,482	7,157	5,519	4,437	Loralai
Tump	49,269	48,766 [5]	...	...	...	...	...	Tump	Tump
Nushki	48,572	46,386 [18]	23,948	11,300	5,329	3,153	2,142	Nushki
Nal	48,481	33,299 [6]	...	...	...	...	...	Khuzdar
Chitkan	47,034	44,434 [16]	21,297	9,495	9,879	5,670	754	Panjgur
Khanozai	46,682	40,238 [9]	...	...	...	...	...	Pishin
Saranan	46,512	37,927 [9]	...	...	...	...	...	Pishin
Sanjawi	45,539	...	...	...	...	...	...	Ziarat
Washbood	44,629	...	...	...	...	...	...	Panjgur
Machh	44,542	19,152 [19]	14,488	8,419	7,273	4,921	3,211	Kachhi
Qalat	44,440	36,864 [20]	22,646	11,037	6,481	5,321	2,009	Qalat
Zhob	44,251	39,914 [21]	37,791	31,931	17,291	8,058	5,932	Zhob
Pasni	43,494	34,524 [14]	29,538	17,988	15,737	7,483	6,168	Gwadar
Huramzai	42,945	29,400 [9]	...	...	...	...	...	Pishin
Washuk	41,107	21,872 [22]	...	...	...	...	...	Washuk
Mastung	40,374	34,997 [23]	24,131	16,450	10,397	5,962	2,792	Mastung
Uthal	37,071	29,414 [7]	13,319	9,404	2,296	...	...	Lasbela
Surab	36,468	35,594 [20]	11,148	...	...	...	...	Shaheed Sikandarabad
Qilla Abdullah	35,384	26,151 [8]	...	...	...	...	...	Qila Abdullah
Winder	35,245	29,598 [7]	11,569	...	...	...	...	Hub
Qilla Saifullah	35,043	34,865 [24]	8,129		835	555	...	Qilla Saifullah
Bela	29,380	24,603 [7]	16,705	11,172	6,728	3,139	3,063	Lasbela
Muslim Bagh	29,132	28,066 [24]	17,170	...	2,694	2,217	...	Qilla Saifullah

See also

• List of cities in Pakistan by population
  • List of cities in Azad Jammu & Kashmir by population
  • List of cities in Gilgit-Baltistan by population
  • List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population
  • List of cities in Sindh by population
  • List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population
• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
  • Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
  • Districts of Azad Kashmir
  • Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

Notes

A. ^ This city did not exist as a municipality and was not classified as an urban area at the time of the 1998 Pakistan Census.

References

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