Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 2.71% to 46.2 mil in Pakistan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Pakistan reached an all time high of 46.2 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 5.17 mil in 1960. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Afghanistan amounted to 4.34 mil, 420 mil in China, 225 mil in India and 22.2 mil in Iran in 2021.
Pakistan has been ranked 7th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 3.72 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | mil | 22.1 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 25.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 358 | 368 | 378 | 388 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 193 | 198 | 203 | 209 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 21.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 8.96 | 9.18 | 9.41 | 9.64 | 9.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 38.9 | 40.1 | 41.3 | 42.6 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 32.6 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tajikistan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | mil | 146 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 153 |
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