What is the population of Gujranwala?
Gujranwala has a city population of 2,511,118. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Gujranwala
Ranked 153rd globally, this city holds 2,511,118 people and accounts for 1% of Pakistan's population. Located 204 km from Islamabad, it stands as the sixth-largest city in Pakistan and the fourth-largest in Punjab. Kamoke lies 20 km away with 292,023 residents, while Eminabad (150,646) and Wazirabad (152,624) sit 14 km and 33 km distant respectively.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 188
Elevation
230 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
32.156, 74.187
Record updated
2025-05-05
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 PakistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Gujranwala | 2.51M |
Gujranwala Population FAQ
Where is Gujranwala?
Gujranwala is in Punjab, Pakistan, 204 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 32.156, 74.187.
How big is Gujranwala compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 6th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 1.0% of the national population.