Definition: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the administrative criteria used by each country or area.
Aggregation: Sum of individual country values. Missing data are not imputed.
Source: World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision. Estimated demographic trends are projections based on censuses, administrative data and surveys provided by countries through an annual questionnaire. Population data from all sources are evaluated by the United Nations for completeness, accuracy and consistency.
The statistic represents the urban population in Pakistan, which is the number of people living in urban conditions. In 2018, the urban population in Pakistan stood at approximately **** million people.
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UNESCAP. (June 17, 2018). Urban population in Pakistan from 2005 to 2018 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603498/pakistan-urban-population/
UNESCAP. "Urban population in Pakistan from 2005 to 2018 (in thousands)." Chart. June 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603498/pakistan-urban-population/
UNESCAP. (2018). Urban population in Pakistan from 2005 to 2018 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603498/pakistan-urban-population/
UNESCAP. "Urban Population in Pakistan from 2005 to 2018 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603498/pakistan-urban-population/
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Urban population in Pakistan from 2005 to 2018 (in thousands) [Graph], UNESCAP, June 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/603498/pakistan-urban-population/
