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Faisalabad

Punjab · Pakistan
City population
3,800,193
#4
in Pakistan
#2
in Punjab
#90
worldwide
IslamabadFaisalabad
31.416, 73.090 · 256 km from Islamabad
City population
3,800,193
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Pakistan
#4
of 361 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#90
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Pakistan
1.5%
of the national population

About Faisalabad

Ranked 90th globally, this city of 3.8 million comprises 1.5% of Pakistan's national population and stands as the fourth-largest in the country. Located 256 km from Islamabad, it is the second-most populous city in Punjab. Chak Jhumra lies 19 km away with 385,169 residents; Chiniot, 36 km distant, holds 318,165.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Pakistan
#4of 361
LargestSmallest
Position in Punjab
#2of 188
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Pakistan
Region
Punjab
Rank in region
#2of 188
Distance to capital
256 km
to Islamabad
Elevation
186 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
31.416, 73.090
Record updated
2025-03-02
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 361 in Pakistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMChak Jhumra385K people19KMKhurarianwala97K people24KMDijkot97K people33KMJaranwala150K people36KMChiniot318K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Faisalabad3.8M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Faisalabad compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Faisalabad3.8M

Faisalabad Population FAQ

What is the population of Faisalabad?

Faisalabad has a city population of 3,800,193. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Faisalabad?

Faisalabad is in Punjab, Pakistan, 256 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 31.416, 73.090.

How big is Faisalabad compared with other cities in Pakistan?

It is the 4th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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