Lahore

Lahore district, Punjab — 13,004,135 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	3,544,942	6,318,745	11,119,985	13,004,135
Urban population		5,209,088	11,119,985	13,004,135
Yearly growth since the previous census		3.46%	3.00%	2.65%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		64.7%		79.6%
Female literacy rate		59.7%		77.6%
Average household size		7.20	6.23	6.40
Males per 100 females		111.3	109.6	112.5
Urban share		82.4%	100.0%	100.0%
People per km²		3,566	6,275	7,339
Area		1,772 km²	1,772 km²	1,772 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Punjab, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	78.0%	76.0%	61.0%
Net primary enrolment	76.0%	69.0%	70.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		16.0%	24.0%
People using the internet		33.0%	19.7%
People owning a mobile phone		56.9%	45.0%
Households with a smartphone		53.3%	34.4%
Households with tap water	60.0%	23.3%	12.7%
Households with a flush toilet	99.0%	99.0%	89.0%
Households cooking with gas		94.6%	50.0%
Households lit by electricity		98.8%	95.7%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		87.0%	91.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		18.0%	15.7%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	429,891
People working in them (2023)	2,014,908
Farms (2024)	94,410
Cultivated area (2024)	147,875 acres
Tractors (2024)	8,166
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	23,326
Cattle (2024)	843,738
Buffaloes (2024)	1,068,231
Goats (2024)	175,230

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