Population
The following table shows the population of the Punjab province as per the 2017 Census:
| Province/ District | Area
km2 |
Population | Male % | Female % | Urban % | Growth Rate % |
| Punjab Province | 205,345 | 110,012,000 | 50.8 | 49.2 | 36.7 | 2.1 |
| Lahore District | 1,772 | 11,126,285 | 52.3 | 47.7 | 100 | 4.1 |
| Attock District | 6,857 | 1,883,556 | 49.7 | 50.3 | 26.0 | 2.1 |
| Bahawalnagar | 8,878 | 2,981,919 | 50.8 | 49.2 | 20.8 | 1.96 |
| Bahawalpur District | 24,830 | 3,668,106 | 51.2 | 47.8 | 31.9 | 2.2 |
| Bhakkar District | 8,153 | 1,650,518 | 51.1 | 47.9 | 15.8 | 2.4 |
| Chiniot District | 2,643 | 1,369,740 | 51.1 | 47.9 | 30.8 | 1.86 |
| Chakwal District | 6,524 | 1,495,982 | 48.4 | 51.6 | 19.0 | 1.7 |
| D G Khan District | 11,922 | 2,872,201 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 19.1 | 2.98 |
| Faisalabad District | 5,856 | 7,873,910 | 51.2 | 48.8 | 47.8 | 1.97 |
| Gujranwala District | 3,622 | 5,014,196 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 58.8 | 2.06 |
| Gujrat District | 3,192 | 2,756,110 | 48.4 | 51.6 | 34.8 | 1.57 |
| Hafizabad District | 2,367 | 1,156,957 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 34.8 | 1.7 |
| Jhang District | 6,166 | 2,743,416 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 21.8 | 2.0 |
| Jhelum District | 3,587 | 1,222,650 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 29.0 | 1.4 |
| Kasur District | 3,995 | 3,454,996 | 51.8 | 48.2 | 25.8 | 2.0 |
| Khanewal District | 4,349 | 2,921,986 | 50.8 | 49.2 | 19.3 | 1.8 |
| Khushab District | 6,511 | 1,281,299 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 27.5 | 1.8 |
| Layyah District | 6,291 | 1,824,230 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 14.7 | 2.6 |
| Lodhran District | 2,778 | 1,700,620 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 15.6 | 1.97 |
| Mandi Bahauddin | 2,673 | 1,593,292 | 48.7 | 51.3 | 20.4 | 1.68 |
| Mianwali District | 5,840 | 1,546,094 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 21.2 | 2.0 |
| Multan District | 3,720 | 12,265,161 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 27.7 | 1.98 |
| Muzaffargarh | 8,249 | 4,322,109 | 51.3 | 48.7 | 16.1 | 2.6 |
| Nankana Sahib | 1,662 | 1,356,374 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 18.1 | 1.4 |
| Narowal District | 2,337 | 1,709,757 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 15.0 | 1.6 |
| Okara District | 4,377 | 3,039,139 | 51.5 | 48.5 | 27.4 | 1.6 |
| Pakpattan District | 2,724 | 1,823,687 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 15.8 | 1.85 |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 11,880 | 4,814,006 | 51.3 | 48.7 | 21.5 | 2.27 |
| Rajanpur District | 12,318 | 1,995,958 | 51.5 | 48.5 | 16.9 | 3.16 |
| Rawalpindi | 5,285 | 5,405,633 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 53.2 | 2.5 |
| Sahiwal District | 3,201 | 2,517,550 | 50.9 | 49.1 | 20.5 | 1.65 |
| Sargodha District | 5,854 | 3,703,588 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 29.5 | 1.7 |
| Sheikhupura District | 3,242 | 3,460,426 | 51.7 | 48.3 | 34.7 | 2.2 |
| Sialkot District | 3,016 | 3,893,672 | 49.3 | 50.7 | 29.4 | 1.89 |
| Toba Tek Singh | 3,252 | 2,190,015 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 20.2 | 1.6 |
| Vehari District | 4,364 | 2,897,446 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 17.5 | 1.7 |
Table 1.5 Punjab Population Statistics
Religions[1]
| Muslims | 97.2% |
| Christians | 2.3% |
| Hindus | 0.1% |
| Ahmadis | 0.2% |
| Scheduled Castes | Negligible % |
| Others | 0.1% |
Table 1.6 Punjab Religions
Languages[2]
| Urdu | 4.5% |
| Punjabi | 75.2% |
| Sindhi | 0.1% |
| Pushto | 1.2% |
| Balochi | 0.7% |
| Seraiki | 17.4% |
| Others | 1.0% |
Table 1.7 Punjab Languages
[1] 1998 Census; The data on religious minorities and mother tongue of people in Pakistan, its provinces or districts has as yet not been made public.
[2] 1998 Census; The data on religious minorities and mother tongue of people in Pakistan, its provinces or districts has as yet not been made public for 2017 Census
Punjab Districts
- Islamabad
- Lahore
- Attock
- Bahawalnagar
- Bahawalpur
- Bhakkar
- Chakwal
- Chiniot
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Faisalabad
- Gujranwala
- Gujrat
- Hafizabad
- Jhang
- Jhelum
- Kasur
- Khanewal
- Khushab
- Layyah
- Lodhran
- Mandi Bahauddin
- Mianwali
- Multan
- Muzaffargarh
- Narowal
- Nankana Sahib
- Okara
- Pakpattan
- Rahimyar Khan
- Rajanpur
- Rawalpindi
- Sahiwal
- Sargodha
- Sheikhupura
- Sialkot
- Toba Tek Singh
- Vehari
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