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]
List
Quetta
Turbat
Khuzdar
Hub, Balochistan
Chaman
Gwadar
Tump
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
Tump
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
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 .
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Largest cities or towns in Balochistan, Pakistan
Rank
Name
District
Pop.
Rank
Name
District
Pop.
Quetta Turbat
1
Quetta
Quetta District
1,001,205
11
Uthal
Lasbela District
175,376
Khuzdar Hub
2
Turbat
Kech District
213,557
3
Khuzdar
Khuzdar District
182,927
4
Hub
Hub District
175,376
5
Chaman
Chaman District
123,191
6
Dera Murad Jamali
Nasirabad District
96,591
7
Gwadar
Gwadar District
90,762
8
Dera Allah Yar
Jafarabad District
80,908
9
Usta Mohammad
Jafarabad District
77,097
10
Sui Town
Dera Bugti District
71,676