Demographics of Lahore
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 400,000[1] | — |
| 1881 | 138,878 | −65.3% |
| 1891 | 159,947 | +15.2% |
| 1901 | 186,884 | +16.8% |
| 1911 | 228,687 | +22.4% |
| 1921 | 281,781 | +23.2% |
| 1931 | 400,075 | +42.0% |
| 1941 | 671,659 | +67.9% |
| 1951 | 1,130,000 | +68.2% |
| 1961 | 1,630,000 | +44.2% |
| 1972 | 2,198,890 | +34.9% |
| 1981 | 2,988,486 | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 6,340,114 | +112.2% |
| 2017 | 11,119,985 | +75.4% |
| 2023 | 13,004,135[2] | +16.9% |
According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, Lahore district has a total population of 13,004,135 people, making it the 2nd most populous city of Pakistan after Karachi with a population density of 7338.7 people per km2.
Latest estimates as of 2025 rank Lahore as the 20th most populous city in the world.[3] The results of the 2023 Census determined the population of Lahore to be 13,004,135,[4] with an annualized growth rate of 2.65% since 2017 Census. Average household size in Lahore is 6.4 persons.
Gender-wise, 52.9% of the population is male, 47.1% is female, and 0.026% are transgender. Lahore has a literacy rate of 79.6% (male 81.41% & female 77.59%), one of the highest in Pakistan. In terms of employment, Lahore has an eligible population of 9,746,671 people of which 609,351 or just 6.25% are unemployed.[5]
It is a demographically young city, with over 45% of its inhabitants below the age of 20. Age distribution follows a typical population pyramid as shown below:
| Age bracket | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70+ years | 244,270 | 148,232 | 96,038 |
| 60-69 years | 506,452 | 283,440 | 223,012 |
| 50-59 years | 830,017 | 453,807 | 376,210 |
| 40-49 years | 1,334,007 | 724,989 | 609,018 |
| 30-39 years | 1,860,468 | 969,859 | 890,609 |
| 20-29 years | 2,302,674 | 1,204,342 | 1,098,332 |
| 10-19 years | 2,668,783 | 1,417,933 | 1,250,850 |
| 0-9 years | 3,231,990 | 1,670,348 | 1,561,642 |
Religion
Majority of the population living in Lahore follow Islam.
| Religious group |
1881[7][8]: 520 | 1891[9]: 68 | 1901[10]: 44 | 1911[11]: 20 | 1921[12]: 23 | 1931[13]: 26 | 1941[6]: 32 | 2017[14] | 2023[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
86,413 | 57.85% | 102,280 | 57.83% | 119,601 | 58.93% | 129,801 | 56.76% | 149,044 | 52.89% | 249,315 | 58.01% | 433,170 | 64.49% | 10,530,816 | 94.7% | 12,363,149 | 95.07% |
Hinduism  |
53,641 | 35.91% | 62,077 | 35.1% | 70,196 | 34.59% | 77,267 | 33.79% | 107,783 | 38.25% | 139,125[b] | 32.37% | 179,422[b] | 26.71% | 2,670 | 0.02% | 2,487 | 0.02% |
Sikhism  |
4,627 | 3.1% | 7,306 | 4.13% | 7,023 | 3.46% | 12,877 | 5.63% | 12,833 | 4.55% | 23,477 | 5.46% | 34,021 | 5.07% | N/a | N/a | 715 | 0.006% |
Christianity  |
529[c] | 0.35% | 4,697 | 2.66% | 5,558 | 2.74% | 8,436 | 3.69% | 11,287 | 4.01% | 16,875 | 3.93% | 21,495 | 3.2% | 571,365 | 5.14% | 602,431 | 4.63% |
Jainism  |
227 | 0.15% | 339 | 0.19% | 420 | 0.21% | 467 | 0.2% | 474 | 0.17% | 791 | 0.18% | 1,094 | 0.16% | N/a | |||
Zoroastrianism  |
N/a | N/a | 132 | 0.07% | 166 | 0.08% | 198 | 0.09% | 177 | 0.06% | 150 | 0.03% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 77 | 0.0006% |
Judaism  |
N/a | N/a | 14 | 0.01% | N/a | N/a | 13 | 0.01% | 13 | 0% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | ||
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N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 128 | 0.06% | 170 | 0.06% | 14 | 0% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | ||
Ahmadiyya  |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 13,433 | 0.12% | 7,139 | 0.055% |
| Others | 3,932 | 2.63% | 9 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2,457 | 0.37% | 1,701 | 0.02% | 2,339 | 0.018% |
| Total population | 149,369 | 176,854 | 202,964 | 228,687 | 281,781 | 429,747 | 671,659 | 11,119,985 | 13,004,135 | |||||||||