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Islamabad

Islamabad · Pakistan
City population
601,600
#20
in Pakistan
#1
in Islamabad
#929
worldwide
Islamabad
33.721, 73.043
City population
601,600
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Pakistan
#20
of 361 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#929
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Pakistan
0.2%
of the national population

About Islamabad

The national capital holds a population of 601,600, making it the largest city in Islamabad region. Situated 14 km from Rawalpindi, which has 3,357,612 residents, the capital accounts for 0.2% of Pakistan's national population. It stands at 579 m elevation and is the country's primary administrative centre.

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
#20of 361
LargestSmallest
Position in Islamabad
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Pakistan
Region
Islamabad
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
579 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
33.721, 73.043
Record updated
2019-09-05
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 Pakistan

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

14KMRawalpindi3.36M people15KMAlipur18K people32KMHaripur57K people35KMKahuta23K people38KMMurree25K 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. Islamabad602K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Islamabad 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
Islamabad602K

Islamabad Population FAQ

What is the population of Islamabad?

Islamabad has a city population of 601,600. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Islamabad?

Islamabad is in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its coordinates are 33.721, 73.043.

How big is Islamabad compared with other cities in Pakistan?

It is the 20th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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