Pakistan: Balochistan
Districts
The population of all districts in Balochistan by census years.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awaran | District | 51,918 | 110,353 | 118,173 | 121,821 | → |
| Barkhan | District | 44,704 | 61,686 | 103,545 | 171,025 | → |
| Chagai | District | 34,034 | 63,713 | 104,534 | 226,517 | → |
| Chaman (← Killa Abdullah) | District | 47,692 | 68,848 | 151,854 | 434,561 | → |
| Dera Bugti | District | 52,718 | 103,821 | 181,310 | 313,110 | → |
| Duki (← Loralai) | District | 42,751 | 106,168 | 115,976 | 152,977 | → |
| Gwadar | District | 90,820 | 112,385 | 185,498 | 262,253 | → |
| Harnai | District | 28,130 | 40,013 | 76,652 | 97,052 | → |
| Jaffarabad | District | ... | ... | 291,290 | 513,972 | → |
| Jhal Magsi | District | 75,261 | 68,092 | 109,941 | 148,900 | → |
| Kachhi (Bolan; incl. Bhag Tehsil) | District | 123,720 | 200,863 | 255,480 | 309,932 | → |
| Kalat | District | ... | ... | 144,433 | 211,201 | → |
| Kech | District | 147,978 | 379,467 | 413,204 | 907,182 | → |
| Kharan | District | ... | ... | 96,900 | 162,766 | → |
| Khuzdar | District | 146,207 | 276,449 | 417,466 | 798,896 | → |
| Killa Abdullah | District | 65,523 | 101,742 | 208,870 | 323,793 | → |
| Killa Saifullah | District | 72,086 | 148,362 | 193,553 | 342,932 | → |
| Kohlu | District | 55,497 | 71,269 | 99,846 | 213,933 | → |
| Lasbela | District | 125,263 | 188,139 | 312,695 | 576,271 | → |
| Loralai | District | 41,615 | 97,887 | 134,171 | 244,446 | → |
| Mastung | District | ... | ... | 150,039 | 265,676 | → |
| Musakhel | District | 38,547 | 91,174 | 134,056 | 167,243 | → |
| Nasirabad | District | 43,893 | 129,112 | 245,894 | 487,847 | → |
| Nushki | District | 31,261 | 56,742 | 98,030 | 178,947 | → |
| Panjgur | District | 56,820 | 160,750 | 234,051 | 315,353 | → |
| Pishin | District | 135,939 | 208,007 | 376,728 | 736,903 | → |
| Quetta | District | 252,577 | 383,403 | 774,547 | 2,269,473 | → |
| Sheerani (Sherani) | District | 25,384 | 78,625 | 81,684 | 152,952 | → |
| Sibi (incl. Lehri Tehsil) | District | 82,916 | 94,729 | 136,322 | 179,751 | → |
| Sohbatpur | District | ... | ... | 141,527 | 200,426 | → |
| Surab (← Kalat) | District | ... | ... | 93,401 | 200,857 | → |
| Washuk | District | ... | ... | 110,009 | 175,712 | → |
| Zhob | District | 74,519 | 134,660 | 193,458 | 310,354 | → |
| Ziarat | District | 37,688 | 63,179 | 80,748 | 160,095 | → |
| Balochistan | Province | 2,428,678 | 4,332,376 | 6,565,885 | 12,335,129 |
Contents: Urban Localities
The population of all urban localities in Balochistan by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender).| Name | Status | District | Population Census 1972-09-16 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1998-03-01 | Population Census 2017-03-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awārān | Municipal Council | Awaran | ... | ... | ... | 21,761 | → |
| Bārkhān | Municipal Council | Barkhan | 1,610 | ... | 7,670 | 12,201 | → |
| Bela | Municipal Council | Lasbela | 6,728 | 11,172 | 16,705 | 24,603 | → |
| Bhāg | Municipal Council | Kachhi | 7,500 | 8,589 | 12,181 | 16,600 | → |
| Bulaida (Buleda) | Municipal Council | Kech | ... | ... | ... | 39,846 | → |
| Chaman | Municipal Corporation | Chaman | 20,702 | 29,793 | 56,792 | 123,206 | → |
| Chitkān | Municipal Council | Panjgur | 9,879 | 9,495 | 21,297 | 44,613 | → |
| Dālbandīn | Municipal Council | Chagai | 2,862 | ... | 11,948 | 16,265 | → |
| Dera Allāh Yār | Municipal Council | Jaffarabad | 2,332 | 6,730 | 38,371 | 80,958 | → |
| Dera Bugti | Municipal Council | Dera Bugti | 501 | ... | 15,495 | 27,625 | → |
| Dera Murād Jamāli | Municipal Council | Nasirabad | ... | 9,133 | 38,431 | 96,316 | → |
| Dhadar | Municipal Council | Kachhi | 4,561 | 5,852 | 12,818 | 15,240 | → |
| Duki | Municipal Council | Duki | 1,787 | ... | 5,109 | 10,042 | → |
| Dureji | Municipal Council | Lasbela | ... | ... | ... | 12,855 | → |
| Gadāni | Municipal Council | Lasbela | ... | 6,546 | 11,068 | 7,679 | → |
| Gandawah | Municipal Council | Jhal Magsi | 3,007 | ... | 8,097 | 7,815 | → |
| Gujar Mashkai | Municipal Council | Awaran | ... | ... | ... | 12,476 | → |
| Gwādar | Municipal Council | Gwadar | 15,794 | 17,000 | 45,021 | 90,201 | → |
| Harnai | Municipal Council | Harnai | 2,503 | 4,802 | 9,359 | 13,303 | → |
| Hub | Municipal Council | Lasbela | ... | 4,249 | 62,763 | 177,823 | → |
| Huramzai | Municipal Council | Pishin | ... | ... | ... | 29,402 | → |
| Jīwani | Municipal Council | Gwadar | 5,350 | ... | 14,072 | 18,268 | → |
| Kalāt | Municipal Council | Kalat | 6,481 | 11,037 | 22,646 | 36,796 | → |
| Khānozai | Municipal Council | Pishin | ... | ... | ... | 39,997 | → |
| Khārān | Municipal Council | Kharan | 6,093 | 10,472 | 27,806 | 51,388 | → |
| Khuzdār | Municipal Corporation | Khuzdar | 3,362 | 30,887 | 91,057 | 182,444 | → |
| Killa Abdullah | Municipal Council | Killa Abdullah | ... | ... | ... | 26,124 | → |
| Killa Saifullah | Municipal Council | Killa Saifullah | 835 | ... | 8,129 | 34,865 | → |
| Kohlu | Municipal Council | Kohlu | ... | ... | 9,665 | 17,443 | → |
| Lorālāi | Municipal Council | Loralai | 7,157 | 10,482 | 25,450 | 47,098 | → |
| Lorālāi Cantonment | Cantonment | Loralai | ... | 3,418 | 4,425 | 7,751 | → |
| Mach (Machh) | Municipal Council | Kachhi | 7,273 | 8,419 | 14,488 | 19,140 | → |
| Mastung | Municipal Council | Mastung | 10,397 | 16,450 | 24,131 | 34,997 | → |
| Mūsa Khel (Musakhel Bazar) | Municipal Council | Musakhel | 917 | ... | 11,589 | 14,135 | → |
| Muslim Bagh | Municipal Council | Killa Saifullah | 2,694 | ... | 17,170 | 28,428 | → |
| Nāl | Municipal Council | Khuzdar | ... | ... | ... | 33,321 | → |
| Nūshki | Municipal Council | Nushki | 5,329 | 11,300 | 23,948 | 46,396 | → |
| Ormāra | Municipal Council | Gwadar | ... | 8,265 | 11,521 | 15,631 | → |
| Ormāra Cantonment | Cantonment | Gwadar | ... | ... | ... | 2,122 | → |
| Pasni | Municipal Council | Gwadar | 15,737 | 17,988 | 29,538 | 34,557 | → |
| Pishīn | Municipal Corporation | Pishin | 10,068 | 14,715 | 22,955 | 35,547 | → |
| Quetta | Metropolitan Corporation | Quetta | 137,659 | 244,842 | 489,046 | 907,925 | → |
| Quetta Cantonment | Cantonment | Quetta | 20,367 | 40,877 | 76,091 | 91,460 | → |
| Saranan | Municipal Council | Pishin | ... | ... | ... | 37,850 | → |
| Shahrig | Municipal Council | Harnai | ... | ... | ... | 11,259 | → |
| Sibi | Municipal Council | Sibi | 19,989 | 23,043 | 48,467 | 64,674 | → |
| Sohbatpur | Municipal Council | Sohbatpur | ... | ... | 8,206 | 12,867 | → |
| Sui | Municipal Council | Dera Bugti | ... | ... | ... | 72,740 | → |
| Sūrāb | Municipal Council | Surab | ... | ... | 11,148 | 35,597 | → |
| Tasp | Municipal Council | Panjgur | ... | ... | ... | 35,798 | → |
| Tump | Municipal Council | Kech | ... | ... | ... | 48,343 | → |
| Turbat | Municipal Corporation | Kech | 27,671 | 52,337 | 68,603 | 213,831 | → |
| Usta Muhammad | Municipal Council | Jaffarabad | 6,605 | 12,016 | 38,946 | 76,753 | → |
| Uthal | Municipal Council | Lasbela | 2,296 | 9,404 | 13,319 | 29,423 | → |
| Wadh | Municipal Council | Khuzdar | ... | ... | 13,794 | 22,209 | → |
| Wāshuk | Municipal Council | Washuk | ... | ... | ... | 21,835 | → |
| Winder (Windar) | Municipal Council | Lasbela | ... | ... | 11,569 | 29,515 | → |
| Zehri | Municipal Council | Khuzdar | ... | ... | 13,397 | 37,788 | → |
| Zhob | Municipal Council | Zhob | 17,291 | 28,417 | 37,791 | 39,914 | → |
| Zhob Cantonment | Cantonment | Zhob | ... | 3,514 | 6,052 | 6,250 | → |
| Ziārat | Municipal Council | Ziarat | 533 | 201 | 636 | 3,392 | → |
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Explanation: The results of the 2017 census are final. Districts in 2023 boundaries.