Sahiwal, Pakistan Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sahiwal, Pakistan metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Sahiwal in 2024 is 482,000, a 2.77% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Sahiwal in 2023 was 469,000, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Sahiwal in 2022 was 457,000, a 2.93% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Sahiwal in 2021 was 444,000, a 3.02% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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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
Sahiwal - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 482,000 2.77%
2023 469,000 2.63%
2022 457,000 2.93%
2021 444,000 3.02%
2020 431,000 2.86%
2019 419,000 2.95%
2018 407,000 3.56%
2017 393,000 3.15%
2016 381,000 3.53%
2015 368,000 3.37%
2014 356,000 3.19%
2013 345,000 3.60%
2012 333,000 3.10%
2011 323,000 3.53%
2010 312,000 3.31%
2009 302,000 3.42%
2008 292,000 3.18%
2007 283,000 3.66%
2006 273,000 3.41%
2005 264,000 3.13%
2004 256,000 3.64%
2003 247,000 3.35%
2002 239,000 3.02%
2001 232,000 3.57%
2000 224,000 3.23%
1999 217,000 3.33%
1998 210,000 2.44%
1997 205,000 1.99%
1996 201,000 2.03%
1995 197,000 1.55%
1994 194,000 2.11%
1993 190,000 1.60%
1992 187,000 2.19%
1991 183,000 1.67%
1990 180,000 2.27%
1989 176,000 1.73%
1988 173,000 1.76%
1987 170,000 1.80%
1986 167,000 1.83%
1985 164,000 1.86%
1984 161,000 1.90%
1983 158,000 1.94%
1982 155,000 1.97%
1981 152,000 3.40%
1980 147,000 4.26%
1979 141,000 4.44%
1978 135,000 3.85%
1977 130,000 4.00%
1976 125,000 4.17%
1975 120,000 4.35%
1974 115,000 4.55%
1973 110,000 3.77%
1972 106,000 2.91%
1971 103,000 3.00%
1970 100,000 3.09%
1969 97,000 3.19%
1968 94,000 3.30%
1967 91,000 3.41%
1966 88,000 2.33%
1965 86,000 3.61%
1964 83,000 2.47%
1963 81,000 3.85%
1962 78,000 2.63%
1961 76,000 4.11%
1960 73,000 4.29%
1959 70,000 2.94%
1958 68,000 4.62%
1957 65,000 4.84%
1956 62,000 3.33%
1955 60,000 3.45%
1954 58,000 5.45%
1953 55,000 3.77%
1952 53,000 3.92%
1951 51,000 4.08%
1950 49,000 0.00%