Khushab

Khushab district, Punjab — 1,501,089 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	641,366	905,711	1,280,372	1,501,089
Urban population		228,969	352,960	418,745
Yearly growth since the previous census		2.05%	1.84%	2.69%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		40.5%		62.5%
Female literacy rate		21.8%		49.0%
Average household size		6.20	6.06	6.00
Males per 100 females		99.4	99.2	104.8
Urban share		25.3%	27.6%	27.9%
People per km²		139	197	231
Area		6,511 km²	6,511 km²	6,511 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	54.0%	56.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	70.0%	78.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		22.0%	24.0%
People using the internet		8.29%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		40.7%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		20.6%	34.4%
Households with tap water	26.0%	19.4%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	75.0%	83.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		22.6%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		94.1%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		95.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		12.8%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	45,668
People working in them (2023)	114,083
Farms (2024)	138,415
Cultivated area (2024)	1,016,402 acres
Tractors (2024)	21,378
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	39,954
Cattle (2024)	751,239
Buffaloes (2024)	373,874
Goats (2024)	1,020,268

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