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List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

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This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. In the following table, you can find each of the 57 cities and towns in the province with populations higher than 10,000 as of March 1, 2023. City populations found in this list only refer to populations found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonments. The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[1]

List

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Quetta
Turbat
Khuzdar
Hub, Balochistan
Chaman
Gwadar
Rank City Name District Division Population
(2023)[2] 		Population
(2017)[2][1] 		Population
(1998)[3] 		Average Annual
Population Growth Rate
(2017 - 2023) 		Ref. (2017)
1 Quetta Quetta Quetta 1,565,546 Increase 1,001,205 565,137 7.8% Increase [4]
2 Turbat Kech Makran 268,625 Increase 213,557 68,603 3.9% Increase [5]
3 Khuzdar Khuzdar Qalat 218,112 Increase 182,927 91,057 3.0% Increase [6]
4 Hub Hub Qalat 195,661 Increase 175,376 62,763 1.6% Increase [7]
5 Chaman Chaman District Quetta 130,139 Increase 123,191 56,792 0.9% Increase [8]
6 Pishin Pishin Quetta 107,646 Increase 35,577 22,955 20.0% Increase [9]
7 Dera Murad Jamali Nasirabad Nasirabad 106,952 Increase 96,591 38,341 1.8% Increase [10]
8 Dera Allah Yar Jaffarabad Nasirabad 98,761 Increase 80,908 38,371 3.4% Increase [11]
9 Kharan Kharan Rakhshan 80,806 Increase 51,388 27,806 7.9% Increase [12]
10 Sui Town Dera Bugti Sibi 79,567 Increase 72,740 N/A A 1.5% Increase [13]
11 Zehri Khuzdar Qalat 70,910 Increase 37,854 13,143 5.7% Increase [6]
12 Gwadar Gwadar Makran 70,852 Increase 90,762 45,021 4.0% Decrease [14]
13 Sibi Sibi Sibi 69,300 Increase 64,427 48,467 1.2% Increase [15]
14 Buleda Kech Makran 68,752 Increase 39,813 N/A A 9.6% Increase [5]
15 Tasp Panjgur Makran 66,030 Increase 35,890 N/A A 11.0% Increase [16]
16 Usta Mohammad Usta Muhammad Nasirabad 64,632 Decrease 77,097 38,946 2.9% Decrease [11]
17 Loralai Loralai Zhob 56,613 Increase 47,098 25,450 3.1% Increase [17]
18 Tump Kech Makran 49,269 Increase 48,766 N/A A 0.3% Increase [5]
19 Nushki Nushki Rakhshan 48,572 Increase 46,386 23,948 0.8% Increase [18]
20 Nal Khuzdar Qalat 48,481 Increase 33,299 N/A A 6.5% Increase [6]
21 Chitkan Panjgur Makran 47,034 Increase 44,434 21,297 0.9% Increase [16]
22 Khanozai Pishin Quetta 46,682 Increase 40,238 N/A A 2.6% Increase [9]
23 Saranan Pishin Quetta 46,512 Increase 37,927 N/A A 3.5% Increase [9]
24 Sanjawi Ziarat Sibi 45,539 N/A A N/A A N/A A
25 Washbood Panjgur Makran 44,629 N/A A N/A A N/A A
26 Machh Kachhi Nasirabad 44,542 Increase 19,152 14,488 15.0% Increase [19]
27 Qalat Qalat Qalat 44,440 Increase 36,864 22,646 3.2% Increase [20]
28 Zhob Zhob Zhob 44,251 Increase 39,914 37,791 1.8% Increase [21]
29 Pasni Gwadar Makran 43,494 Increase 34,524 29,538 3.9% Increase [14]
30 Huramzai Pishin Quetta 42,945 Increase 29,400 N/A A 6.6% Increase [9]
31 Washuk Washuk Rakhshan 41,107 Increase 21,872 N/A A 11.0% Increase [22]
32 Mastung Mastung Qalat 40,374 Increase 34,997 24,131 2.4% Increase [23]
33 Uthal Lasbela Qalat 37,071 Increase 29,414 13,319 4.0% Increase [7]
34 Surab Shaheed Sikandarabad Qalat 36,468 Increase 35,594 11,148 0.4% Increase [20]
35 Qilla Abdullah Qila Abdullah Quetta 35,384 Increase 26,151 N/A A 5.2% Increase [8]
36 Winder Hub Qalat 35,245 Increase 29,598 11,569 3.0% Increase [7]
37 Qilla Saifullah Qilla Saifullah Zhob 35,043 Increase 34,865 8,129 0.1% Increase [24]
38 Bela Lasbela Qalat 29,380 Increase 24,603 16,705 3.0% Increase [7]
39 Muslim Bagh Qilla Saifullah Zhob 29,132 Increase 28,066 17,170 0.4% Increase [24]
40 Dera Bugti Dera Bugti Sibi 28,880 Increase 27,625 15,495 0.8% Increase [13]
41 Awaran Awaran Qalat 28,780 Increase 21,848 N/A A 4.8% Increase [25]
42 Wadh Khuzdar Qalat 26,875 Increase 23,056 13,794 3.3% Increase [6]
43 Jiwani Gwadar Makran 25,332 Increase 18,533 14,072 5.6% Increase [14]
44 Gandava Jhal Magsi Nasirabad 24,130 Increase 7,815 8,097 21.0% Increase
45 Dalbandin Chagai Rakhshan 20,054 Increase 16,319 11,948 3.6% Increase [26]
46 Shahrug Harnai Sibi 19,156 Increase 11,257 N/A A 9.3% Increase [27]
47 Kohlu Kohlu Sibi 18,978 Increase 17,426 9,665 1.4% Increase [28]
48 Bhag Sibi Sibi 18,634 Increase 16,608 12,181 2.0% Increase [29]
49 Gajjar Mashkay Awaran Qalat 18,056 Increase 12,493 N/A A 6.4% Increase [25]
50 Gadani Hub Qalat 17,540 Increase 7,679 11,068 15.0% Increase
51 Dhadar Kachhi Nasirabad 17,276 Increase 15,280 12,818 2.1% Increase [19]
52 Ormara Gwadar Makran 16,573 Increase 15,631 11,521 1.0% Increase [14]
53 Musakhel Musakhel Zhob 15,805 Increase 14,138 11,589 1.9% Increase [30]
54 Dureji Hub Qalat 15,688 Increase 12,871 N/A A 3.4% Increase [7]
55 Sohbatpur Sohbatpur Nasirabad 14,728 Increase 12,867 8,206 2.3% Increase [31]
56 Barkhan Barkhan Zhob 14,425 Increase 12,176 7,670 2.9% Increase [32]
57 Harnai Harnai Sibi 14,277 Increase 13,297 9,359 1.2% Increase [27]
58 Duki Duki Zhob 9,783 Decrease 10,180 5,109 0.4% Decrease [17]

Notes

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A. ^ This city did not exist as a municipality and was not classified as an urban area at the time of the 1998 Pakistan Census.

References

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See also

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