List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan

This is a list of metropolitan areas in Pakistan. These metropolitan areas are home to about 20% of the population or about 46 million Pakistanis.

Every Pakistani city with a population of 500,000 or more is considered a metropolitan area. This list is according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rank	Metropolitan area	Province	Population (2017) [4]	Metropolitan Area km2 (sqmi)
1	Karachi	Sindh	18,868,021	3,527 (1,361.8)
2	Lahore	Punjab	13,004,135	1,772 (684.2)
3	Faisalabad	Punjab	3,605,632	5,857 (2,261.4)
4	Islamabad-Rawalpindi	ICT and Punjab	5,721,475	1,385 (534.8)
5	Gujranwala	Punjab	2,027,001	240 (92.7)
6	Peshawar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1,964,102	215 (83.0)
7	Multan	Punjab	1,871,843	286 (110.4)
8	Hyderabad	Sindh	1,732,693	292 (112.7)
9	Quetta	Balochistan	1,001,205	178 (68.7)
10	Bahawalpur	Punjab	762,111	246 (95.0)
11	Sargodha	Punjab	659,862	155 (59.8)
12	Sialkot	Punjab	655,852	102 (39.4)

See also

• Demography of Pakistan
• List of most populous cities in Pakistan
• List of metropolitan areas by population

References

1. "Population Size and Growth of Major Cities" (PDF). Demographia.com.
2. "6th census of Pakistan will be held in March 2016". Siasat.pk Forums.
3. "March 2017 as the month of Census in Pakistan". 16 December 2016.
4. "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.