List of cities in Sindh by population

The following list sorts all cities in the Pakistani province of Sindh with a population of more than 100,000 according to the 2023 Census. As of March 15, 2023, 23 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, municipalities and towns within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 23 cities in Sindh with a population of at least 100,000 on March 1, 2023, according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

City	2023 Census[1]	2017 Census[1]	1998 Census	1981 Census	1972 Census	1961 Census	1951 Census
Karachi	18,868,021	14,884,402	9,339,023	5,208,132	3,515,402	2,044,044	1,137,667	Karachi
Hyderabad	1,921,275	1,733,622	1,166,894	752,000 (+19.6%)	629,000	435,000	242,000	Hyderabad
Sukkur	563,851	500,401	335,551	190,551	158,781	103,216	77,026	Sukkur
Larkana	551,716	488,006	270,283	123,890	71,893	48,008	33,247
Benazirabad	363,138	279,688	189,244	102,139	81,045	45,651	34,201
Mirpur Khas	267,833	233,916	189,671	124,371	81,965	60,861	40,412	The 17th century tombs of Mirpurkhas' nobility at the Chitorri graveyard
Jacobabad	219,315	191,076	138,780	79,365	57,596	35,278	22,827
Shikarpur	204,938	196,158	134,883	88,138	70,924	53,910	45,335
Khairpur	191,044	183,181	105,637	61,447	48,299	34,144	18,184
Dadu	188,317	171,191	102,550	39,298	30,184	19,142	13,716
Tando Adam Khan	174,291	152,617	104,907	62,744	49,747	31,246	21,260
Tando Allahyar	171,185	156,562	85,812	30,647	26,314	17,273	11,873
Bholari	169,613	158,239	...	...	...	...	...
Umerkot	144,558	134,052	35,559	13,742	8,381	5,878	5,142
Moro	142,685	95,398	61,033	30,340	19,132	10,019	...
Shahdadkot	120,687	118,915	60,436	32,888	24,323	15,043	8,994
Ghotki	119,879	111,321	52,823	28,837	19,275	6,956	5,881
Badin	117,455	112,420	62,843	23,657	21,939	6,387	...
Tando Muhammad Khan	114,406	101,863	65,396	41,757	39,003	15,536	10,735
Shahdadpur	113,342	99,653	62,655	42,107	29,180	21,537	15,314
Kamber Ali Khan	112,313	100,970	58,369	25,885	18,476	12,090	9,100
Kotri	106,615	101,124	62,085	39,390	29,746	20,262	15,154
Kandhkot	99,155	100,698	67,566	31,948	21,946	12,253	...

See also

• List of towns in Sindh by population
• List of cities in Pakistan by population
  • List of cities in Azad Kashmir by population
  • List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population
  • List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population
  • List of cities in Balochistan by population
• List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan