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Hyderabad: population

Hyderabad, Pakistan: 2.86 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 8 of 323.

In 1975 it had 892,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.65 million people, so it has grown by 73% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 3.57 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 202601M2M3M4M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Hyderabad: 2.9M

Largest cities: Pakistan

City20252050, projected
Karachi21,422,59032,592,965
Lahore15,156,43020,388,443
Faisalabad5,566,3827,311,253
Islāmābād4,860,0846,678,472
Peshawar3,554,4235,329,187
Gujranwala3,121,2714,160,579
Multan2,956,6424,053,628
Hyderabad2,863,6333,573,349
Sialkot1,907,9782,958,432
Mardan1,330,0312,182,795

Pakistan: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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