What is the population of Multan?
Multan has a city population of 2,169,915. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Multan
Multan is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a population of 2,169,915. It is the 7th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, and the 184th largest worldwide. It lies 419 km from Islamabad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 188
Coordinates
30.197, 71.478
Record updated
29 April 2026
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 |
| Multan | 2.17M |
Multan Population FAQ
Where is Multan?
Multan is in Punjab, Pakistan, 419 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 30.197, 71.478.
How big is Multan compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 7th largest of the 361 cities listed in Pakistan, holding 0.9% of the national population.