List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

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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 57 cities and towns in the province with populations higher than 10,000 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]

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List

Quetta Quetta at night 2.jpg
Quetta
Turbat Meerani Dam Turbat Balochistan.jpg
Turbat
Khuzdar Khuzdar - panoramio.jpg
Khuzdar
Hub, Balochistan Gadani Beach, Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan.jpg
Hub, Balochistan
Chaman Chaman City.jpg
Chaman
Gwadar Gwadar city, the doors of Air.jpg
Gwadar
RankCity Name District Division Population
(2023) [2]
Population
(2017) [2] [1]
Population
(1998) [3]
Average Annual
Population Growth Rate
(2017 - 2023)
Ref. (2017)
1 Quetta Quetta Quetta 1,565,5461,001,205565,1377.8% Increase2.svg [4]
2 Turbat Kech Makran 268,625213,55768,6033.9% Increase2.svg [5]
3 Khuzdar Khuzdar Qalat 218,112182,92791,0573.0% Increase2.svg [6]
4 Hub Hub Qalat 195,661175,37662,7631.6% Increase2.svg [7]
5 Chaman Chaman District Quetta 130,139123,19156,7920.9% Increase2.svg [8]
6 Pishin Pishin Quetta 107,64635,57722,95520.0% Increase2.svg [9]
7 Dera Murad Jamali Nasirabad Nasirabad 106,95296,59138,3411.8% Increase2.svg [10]
8 Dera Allah Yar Jaffarabad Nasirabad 98,76180,90838,3713.4% Increase2.svg [11]
9 Kharan Kharan Rakhshan 80,80651,38827,8067.9% Increase2.svg [12]
10 Sui Town Dera Bugti Sibi 79,56772,740N/A A 1.5% Increase2.svg [13]
11 Zehri Khuzdar Qalat 70,91037,85413,1435.7% Increase2.svg [6]
12 Gwadar Gwadar Makran 70,85290,76245,0214.0% Decrease2.svg [14]
13 Sibi Sibi Sibi 69,30064,42748,4671.2% Increase2.svg [15]
14 Buleda Kech Makran 68,75239,813N/A A 9.6% Increase2.svg [5]
15 Tasp Panjgur Makran 66,03035,890N/A A 11.0% Increase2.svg [16]
16 Usta Mohammad Usta Muhammad Nasirabad 64,63277,09738,9462.9% Decrease2.svg [11]
17 Loralai Loralai Zhob 56,61347,09825,4503.1% Increase2.svg [17]
18 Tump Kech Makran 49,26948,766N/A A 0.3% Increase2.svg [5]
19 Nushki Nushki Rakhshan 48,57246,38623,9480.8% Increase2.svg [18]
20 Nal Khuzdar Qalat 48,48133,299N/A A 6.5% Increase2.svg [6]
21 Chitkan Panjgur Makran 47,03444,43421,2970.9% Increase2.svg [16]
22 Khanozai Pishin Quetta 46,68240,238N/A A 2.6% Increase2.svg [9]
23 Saranan Pishin Quetta 46,51237,927N/A A 3.5% Increase2.svg [9]
24 Sanjawi Ziarat Sibi 45,539N/A A N/A A N/A A
25Washbood Panjgur Makran 44,629N/A A N/A A N/A A
26 Machh Kachhi Nasirabad 44,54219,15214,48815.0% Increase2.svg [19]
27 Qalat Qalat Qalat 44,44036,86422,6463.2% Increase2.svg [20]
28 Zhob Zhob Zhob 44,25139,91437,7911.8% Increase2.svg [21]
29 Pasni Gwadar Makran 43,49434,52429,5383.9% Increase2.svg [14]
30 Huramzai Pishin Quetta 42,94529,400N/A A 6.6% Increase2.svg [9]
31 Washuk Washuk Rakhshan 41,10721,872N/A A 11.0% Increase2.svg [22]
32 Mastung Mastung Qalat 40,37434,99724,1312.4% Increase2.svg [23]
33 Uthal Lasbela Qalat 37,07129,41413,3194.0% Increase2.svg [7]
34 Surab Shaheed Sikandarabad Qalat 36,46835,59411,1480.4% Increase2.svg [20]
35 Qilla Abdullah Qila Abdullah Quetta 35,38426,151N/A A 5.2% Increase2.svg [8]
36 Winder Hub Qalat 35,24529,59811,5693.0% Increase2.svg [7]
37 Qilla Saifullah Qilla Saifullah Zhob 35,04334,8658,1290.1% Increase2.svg [24]
38 Bela Lasbela Qalat 29,38024,60316,7053.0% Increase2.svg [7]
39 Muslim Bagh Qilla Saifullah Zhob 29,13228,06617,1700.4% Increase2.svg [24]
40 Dera Bugti Dera Bugti Sibi 28,88027,62515,4950.8% Increase2.svg [13]
41 Awaran Awaran Qalat 28,78021,848N/A A 4.8% Increase2.svg [25]
42 Wadh Khuzdar Qalat 26,87523,05613,7943.3% Increase2.svg [6]
43 Jiwani Gwadar Makran 25,33218,53314,0725.6% Increase2.svg [14]
44 Gandava Jhal Magsi Nasirabad 24,1307,8158,09721.0% Increase2.svg
45 Dalbandin Chagai Rakhshan 20,05416,31911,9483.6% Increase2.svg [26]
46Shahrug Harnai Sibi 19,15611,257N/A A 9.3% Increase2.svg [27]
47 Kohlu Kohlu Sibi 18,97817,4269,6651.4% Increase2.svg [28]
48 Bhag Sibi Sibi 18,63416,60812,1812.0% Increase2.svg [29]
49 Gajjar Mashkay Awaran Qalat 18,05612,493N/A A 6.4% Increase2.svg [25]
50 Gadani Hub Qalat 17,5407,67911,06815.0% Increase2.svg
51 Dhadar Kachhi Nasirabad 17,27615,28012,8182.1% Increase2.svg [19]
52 Ormara Gwadar Makran 16,57315,63111,5211.0% Increase2.svg [14]
53Musakhel Musakhel Zhob 15,80514,13811,5891.9% Increase2.svg [30]
54 Dureji Hub Qalat 15,68812,871N/A A 3.4% Increase2.svg [7]
55 Sohbatpur Sohbatpur Nasirabad 14,72812,8678,2062.3% Increase2.svg [31]
56 Barkhan Barkhan Zhob 14,42512,1767,6702.9% Increase2.svg [32]
57 Harnai Harnai Sibi 14,27713,2979,3591.2% Increase2.svg [27]
58Duki Duki Zhob 9,78310,1805,1090.4% Decrease2.svg [17]

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.

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