Gujranwala

Gujranwala district, Punjab — 5,959,750 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	2,108,365	3,400,940	5,011,066	5,959,750
Urban population		1,719,038	2,949,118	3,593,971
Yearly growth since the previous census		2.85%	2.06%	2.94%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		56.5%		76.8%
Female literacy rate		48.8%		75.4%
Average household size		7.60	6.63	7.00
Males per 100 females		108.6	101.9	103.3
Urban share		50.6%	58.9%	60.3%
People per km²		939	1,384	1,645
Area		3,622 km²	3,622 km²	3,622 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	68.0%	72.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	75.0%	71.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		15.0%	24.0%
People using the internet		32.7%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		49.2%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		52.0%	34.4%
Households with tap water	5.00%	4.94%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	96.0%	99.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		84.3%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		98.9%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		93.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		10.5%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	235,819
People working in them (2023)	712,445
Farms (2024)	109,388
Cultivated area (2024)	711,016 acres
Tractors (2024)	22,074
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	74,559
Cattle (2024)	301,423
Buffaloes (2024)	1,063,098
Goats (2024)	174,682

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About the data · All districts