What is the population of Okara?
Okara has a city population of 533,693. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Okara
Surrounded by smaller cities, the largest within 29 km having 241,873 residents, this Punjab city of 533,693 ranks 26th among Pakistan's listed cities. Located 326 km from Islamabad, it accounts for 0.2% of the national population.
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
#16of 188
Elevation
181 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
30.810, 73.452
Record updated
2025-02-05
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 |
| Okara | 534K |
Okara Population FAQ
Where is Okara?
Okara is in Punjab, Pakistan, 326 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 30.810, 73.452.
How big is Okara compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 26th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the national population.