Faisalabad, Pakistan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Faisalabad, Pakistan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Faisalabad in 2024 is 3,800,000, a 2.4% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Faisalabad in 2023 was 3,711,000, a 2.37% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Faisalabad in 2022 was 3,625,000, a 2.34% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Faisalabad in 2021 was 3,542,000, a 2.31% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Pakistan
City Name Population
Karachi 17,649,000
Lahore 14,407,000
Faisalabad 3,800,000
Peshawar 2,481,000
Gujranwala 2,479,000
Rawalpindi 2,430,000
Multan 2,205,000
Hyderabad 2,012,000
Islamabad 1,267,000
Quetta 1,221,000
Bahawalpur 945,000
Sialkot 771,000
Sargodha 758,000
Larkana 594,000
Sukkur 582,000
Sheikhupura 573,000
Rahim Yar Khan 517,000
Dera Ghazikhan 512,000
Sahiwal 482,000
Jhang 473,000
Wah 473,000
Gujrat 458,000
Okara 436,000
Kasur 414,000
Mardan 413,000
Faisalabad - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 3,800,000 2.40%
2023 3,711,000 2.37%
2022 3,625,000 2.34%
2021 3,542,000 2.31%
2020 3,462,000 2.27%
2019 3,385,000 2.23%
2018 3,311,000 2.57%
2017 3,228,000 2.57%
2016 3,147,000 2.57%
2015 3,068,000 2.54%
2014 2,992,000 2.57%
2013 2,917,000 2.57%
2012 2,844,000 2.60%
2011 2,772,000 2.55%
2010 2,703,000 2.58%
2009 2,635,000 2.57%
2008 2,569,000 2.55%
2007 2,505,000 2.58%
2006 2,442,000 2.56%
2005 2,381,000 2.54%
2004 2,322,000 2.61%
2003 2,263,000 2.54%
2002 2,207,000 2.56%
2001 2,152,000 2.57%
2000 2,098,000 2.59%
1999 2,045,000 2.56%
1998 1,994,000 3.21%
1997 1,932,000 3.48%
1996 1,867,000 3.49%
1995 1,804,000 3.44%
1994 1,744,000 3.50%
1993 1,685,000 3.50%
1992 1,628,000 3.50%
1991 1,573,000 3.49%
1990 1,520,000 3.47%
1989 1,469,000 3.45%
1988 1,420,000 3.50%
1987 1,372,000 3.47%
1986 1,326,000 3.51%
1985 1,281,000 3.47%
1984 1,238,000 3.51%
1983 1,196,000 3.46%
1982 1,156,000 3.49%
1981 1,117,000 3.52%
1980 1,079,000 3.55%
1979 1,042,000 3.48%
1978 1,007,000 3.60%
1977 972,000 3.51%
1976 939,000 3.53%
1975 907,000 3.54%
1974 876,000 3.55%
1973 846,000 4.06%
1972 813,000 5.86%
1971 768,000 5.79%
1970 726,000 5.83%
1969 686,000 5.86%
1968 648,000 5.88%
1967 612,000 5.88%
1966 578,000 5.86%
1965 546,000 5.81%
1964 516,000 5.74%
1963 488,000 5.86%
1962 461,000 5.98%
1961 435,000 7.67%
1960 404,000 9.19%
1959 370,000 9.14%
1958 339,000 9.00%
1957 311,000 9.12%
1956 285,000 9.20%
1955 261,000 8.75%
1954 240,000 9.09%
1953 220,000 9.45%
1952 201,000 9.24%
1951 184,000 9.52%
1950 168,000 0.00%