Demographics of Lahore

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demographics of the city of Lahore, in Punjab, Pakistan
.

Urban demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1700400,000[1]—    
1881138,878−65.3%
1891159,947+15.2%
1901186,884+16.8%
1911228,687+22.4%
1921281,781+23.2%
1931400,075+42.0%
1941671,659+67.9%
19511,130,000+68.2%
19611,630,000+44.2%
19722,198,890[2]+34.9%
19812,988,486[2]+35.9%
19985,209,088[2]+74.3%
201711,126,285[2]+113.6%

According to estimates, Lahore had an population of more than 400,000 in 1700,

1998.[5] Gender-wise, 52.35% of the population are male, 47.64% are female, and 0.01% are transgender.[5] Lahore is a demographically young city, with over 40% of its inhabitants below the age of 15.[6]

Religion

Religious groups in Lahore City (1881−2017)[a]
Religious
group 		1881[8][9]: 520  1891[10]: 68  1901[11]: 44  1911[12]: 20  1921[13]: 23  1931[14]: 26  1941[7]: 32  2017[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 86,413 57.85% 102,280 57.83% 119,601 58.93% 129,801 56.76% 149,044 52.89% 249,315 58.01% 433,170 64.49% 10,530,816 94.7%
Hinduism 53,641 35.91% 62,077 35.1% 70,196 34.59% 77,267 33.79% 107,783 38.25% 139,125[b] 32.37% 179,422[b] 26.71% 2,670 0.02%
Sikhism 4,627 3.1% 7,306 4.13% 7,023 3.46% 12,877 5.63% 12,833 4.55% 23,477 5.46% 34,021 5.07% — —
Christianity 529[c] 0.35% 4,697 2.66% 5,558 2.74% 8,436 3.69% 11,287 4.01% 16,875 3.93% 21,495 3.2% 571,365 5.14%
Jainism 227 0.15% 339 0.19% 420 0.21% 467 0.2% 474 0.17% 791 0.18% 1,094 0.16% — —
Zoroastrianism — — 132 0.07% 166 0.08% 198 0.09% 177 0.06% 150 0.03% — — — —
Judaism — — 14 0.01% — — 13 0.01% 13 0% 0 0% — — — —
Buddhism — — 0 0% 0 0% 128 0.06% 170 0.06% 14 0% — — — —
Ahmadiyya — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13,433 0.12%
Others 3,932 2.63% 9 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2,457 0.37% 1,701 0.02%
Total population 149,369 100% 176,854 100% 202,964 100% 228,687 100% 281,781 100% 429,747 100% 671,659 100% 11,119,985 100%

Language

Languages by number of speakers in the

Lahore district[16]

  Punjabi (80.94%)
  Urdu (12.62%)
  Other (6.44%)

Seraikis, at 0.4%, number about 32,000.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ 1881-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Lahore, which included Lahore Municipality and Lahore Cantonment.[7]: 32 
  2. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Only includes protestant population.[8]: 152 

References

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    ISBN 978-0-19-882905-8
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  2. ^ a b c d "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  3. ^ Demography of Lahore Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Lahore City Government. Retrieved on September 19, 2007.
  4. ^ "Population of Major Cities Census – 2017 [pdf]" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "District Wise Population by Sex and Rural/Urban – Census 2017 [pdf]" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Lahore Population 2018". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB". Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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  11. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901 VOLUME I-A INDIA PART II-TABLES". Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1911 VOLUME XIV PUNJAB PART II TABLES". Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1921 VOLUME XV PUNJAB AND DELHI PART II TABLES". Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES". Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  16. ^ PBC 2017 Statistics (PDF).
  17. ^ "Lahore". FindPK. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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