What is the population of Sukkur?
Sukkur has a city population of 563,851. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Sukkur
At 72 m above sea level, Sukkur holds a population of 563,851 and ranks third among 82 cities in Sindh province. The city sits 779 km from Islamabad. Rohri, with a population of 92,135, lies 4 km away; Khairpur Mir's (191,044) is 22 km distant, and Pano Aqil (102,701) sits 30 km away.
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 82
Elevation
72 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
27.703, 68.859
Record updated
2025-02-04
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 |
| Sukkur | 564K |
Sukkur Population FAQ
Where is Sukkur?
Sukkur is in Sindh, Pakistan, 779 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 27.703, 68.859.
How big is Sukkur compared with other cities in Pakistan?
It is the 23rd largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the national population.