What is the population of Rawalpindi?
Rawalpindi has a city population of 3,357,612. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Rawalpindi
The 102nd largest city in the world, this Punjab metropolis holds 3.36 million residents — 1.3% of Pakistan's population — and ranks fifth among Pakistan's 361 listed cities. Situated 14 km from the national capital Islamabad, it lies at 501 m elevation and forms part of a closely clustered urban zone; Alipur stands 13 km away with 17,566 residents, while several other towns of 22,000 to 55,000 people occupy the surrounding 30–35 km radius.
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
#3of 188
Elevation
501 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
33.597, 73.048
Record updated
2025-05-15
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 |
| Rawalpindi | 3.36M |
Rawalpindi Population FAQ
Where is Rawalpindi?
Rawalpindi is in Punjab, Pakistan, 14 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 33.597, 73.048.
How big is Rawalpindi compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 5th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 1.3% of the national population.