List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

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This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. In the following table, you can find each of the 57 cities and towns in the province with populations higher than 10,000 as of March 1, 2023. City populations found in this list only refer to populations found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonments. The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

List

Rank	City Name	District	Division	Population (2023)	Population (2017)	Population (1998)	Average Annual Population Growth Rate (2017 - 2023)
1	Quetta	Quetta	Quetta	1,565,546	1,001,205	565,137	7.8%
2	Turbat	Kech	Makran	268,625	213,557	68,603	3.9%
3	Khuzdar	Khuzdar	Qalat	218,112	182,927	91,057	3.0%
4	Hub	Hub	Qalat	195,661	175,376	62,763	1.6%
5	Chaman	Chaman District	Quetta	130,139	123,191	56,792	0.9%
6	Pishin	Pishin	Quetta	107,646	35,577	22,955	20.0%
7	Dera Murad Jamali	Nasirabad	Nasirabad	106,952	96,591	38,341	1.8%
8	Dera Allah Yar	Jaffarabad	Nasirabad	98,761	80,908	38,371	3.4%
9	Kharan	Kharan	Rakhshan	80,806	51,388	27,806	7.9%
10	Sui Town	Dera Bugti	Sibi	79,567	72,740	N/A	1.5%
11	Zehri	Khuzdar	Qalat	70,910	37,854	13,143	5.7%
12	Gwadar	Gwadar	Makran	70,852	90,762	45,021	4.0%
13	Sibi	Sibi	Sibi	69,300	64,427	48,467	1.2%
14	Buleda	Kech	Makran	68,752	39,813	N/A	9.6%
15	Tasp	Panjgur	Makran	66,030	35,890	N/A	11.0%
16	Usta Mohammad	Usta Muhammad	Nasirabad	64,632	77,097	38,946	2.9%
17	Loralai	Loralai	Zhob	56,613	47,098	25,450	3.1%
18	Tump	Kech	Makran	49,269	48,766	N/A	0.3%
19	Nushki	Nushki	Rakhshan	48,572	46,386	23,948	0.8%
20	Nal	Khuzdar	Qalat	48,481	33,299	N/A	6.5%
21	Chitkan	Panjgur	Makran	47,034	44,434	21,297	0.9%
22	Khanozai	Pishin	Quetta	46,682	40,238	N/A	2.6%
23	Saranan	Pishin	Quetta	46,512	37,927	N/A	3.5%
24	Sanjawi	Ziarat	Sibi	45,539	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	Washbood	Panjgur	Makran	44,629	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	Machh	Kachhi	Nasirabad	44,542	19,152	14,488	15.0%
27	Qalat	Qalat	Qalat	44,440	36,864	22,646	3.2%
28	Zhob	Zhob	Zhob	44,251	39,914	37,791	1.8%
29	Pasni	Gwadar	Makran	43,494	34,524	29,538	3.9%
30	Huramzai	Pishin	Quetta	42,945	29,400	N/A	6.6%
31	Washuk	Washuk	Rakhshan	41,107	21,872	N/A	11.0%
32	Mastung	Mastung	Qalat	40,374	34,997	24,131	2.4%
33	Uthal	Lasbela	Qalat	37,071	29,414	13,319	4.0%
34	Surab	Shaheed Sikandarabad	Qalat	36,468	35,594	11,148	0.4%
35	Qilla Abdullah	Qila Abdullah	Quetta	35,384	26,151	N/A	5.2%
36	Winder	Hub	Qalat	35,245	29,598	11,569	3.0%
37	Qilla Saifullah	Qilla Saifullah	Zhob	35,043	34,865	8,129	0.1%
38	Bela	Lasbela	Qalat	29,380	24,603	16,705	3.0%
39	Muslim Bagh	Qilla Saifullah	Zhob	29,132	28,066	17,170	0.4%
40	Dera Bugti	Dera Bugti	Sibi	28,880	27,625	15,495	0.8%
41	Awaran	Awaran	Qalat	28,780	21,848	N/A	4.8%
42	Wadh	Khuzdar	Qalat	26,875	23,056	13,794	3.3%
43	Jiwani	Gwadar	Makran	25,332	18,533	14,072	5.6%
44	Gandava	Jhal Magsi	Nasirabad	24,130	7,815	8,097	21.0%
45	Dalbandin	Chagai	Rakhshan	20,054	16,319	11,948	3.6%
46	Shahrug	Harnai	Sibi	19,156	11,257	N/A	9.3%
47	Kohlu	Kohlu	Sibi	18,978	17,426	9,665	1.4%
48	Bhag	Sibi	Sibi	18,634	16,608	12,181	2.0%
49	Gajjar Mashkay	Awaran	Qalat	18,056	12,493	N/A	6.4%
50	Gadani	Hub	Qalat	17,540	7,679	11,068	15.0%
51	Dhadar	Kachhi	Nasirabad	17,276	15,280	12,818	2.1%
52	Ormara	Gwadar	Makran	16,573	15,631	11,521	1.0%
53	Musakhel	Musakhel	Zhob	15,805	14,138	11,589	1.9%
54	Dureji	Hub	Qalat	15,688	12,871	N/A	3.4%
55	Sohbatpur	Sohbatpur	Nasirabad	14,728	12,867	8,206	2.3%
56	Barkhan	Barkhan	Zhob	14,425	12,176	7,670	2.9%
57	Harnai	Harnai	Sibi	14,277	13,297	9,359	1.2%
58	Duki	Duki	Zhob	9,783	10,180	5,109	0.4%

Notes

A. This city did not exist as a municipality and was not classified as an urban area at the time of the 1998 Pakistan Census.

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v t e Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Quetta
Kalat	Awaran Kalat Khuzdar Hub Lasbela Mastung Surab
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Nasirabad	Jafarabad Jhal Magsi Kachhi Nasirabad Sohbatpur Usta Muhammad
Quetta	Chaman Killa Abdullah Pishin Karezat Quetta
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- formerly part of Quetta Division; - formerly part of Kalat Division; - formerly part of Zhob Division ; - abolished

Largest cities or towns in Balochistan, Pakistan
Main article: List of cities in Balochistan, Pakistan by population

	Rank	Name	District	Pop.	Rank	Name	District	Pop.
Quetta Turbat	1	Quetta	Quetta District	1,001,205	11	Uthal	Lasbela District	175,376	Khuzdar Hub
	2	Turbat	Kech District	213,557
	3	Khuzdar	Khuzdar District	182,927
	4	Hub	Hub District	175,376
	5	Chaman	Chaman District	123,191
	6	Dera Murad Jamali	Nasirabad District	96,591
	7	Gwadar	Gwadar District	90,762
	8	Dera Allah Yar	Jafarabad District	80,908
	9	Usta Mohammad	Jafarabad District	77,097
	10	Sui Town	Dera Bugti District	71,676

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