List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

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]

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