Demographics of Lahore

This article deals with topics related to the demographics of the city of Lahore, in Punjab, Pakistan.

Urban demographics

According to the 1998 census, Lahore's population was 6,318,745. Mid-2006 government estimates put the population at somewhere around 10 million, which makes it the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi.[1] It is considered to be one of the 30 largest cities of the world.

Religion
Religious groups in Lahore City (1891−2017)[lower-alpha 1]
Religious
group		 1891[3]: 68  1901[4]: 44  1911[5]: 20  1921[6]: 23  1931[7]: 26  1941[2]: 32  2017[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 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 62,077 35.1% 70,196 34.59% 77,267 33.79% 107,783 38.25% 139,125[lower-alpha 2] 32.37% 179,422[lower-alpha 2] 26.71% 2,670 0.02%
Sikhism 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 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 339 0.19% 420 0.21% 467 0.2% 474 0.17% 791 0.18% 1,094 0.16% — —
Zoroastrianism 132 0.02% 166 0.08% 198 0.09% 177 0.06% 150 0.03% — — — —
Judaism 14 0% — — 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 9 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2,457 0.37% 1,701 0.02%
Total population 176,854 100% 202,964 100% 228,687 100% 281,781 100% 429,747 100% 671,659 100% 11,119,985 100%

Language

Punjabi is the native language of the province and is the most widely spoken language in Lahore. Punjabi is the primary means of communication in both the city and adjoining rural areas. Punjabi has no official status in Lahore and some Punjabi activists have raised demands for recognition of Punjabi. English has become increasingly popular with educated and younger people due to its official status in government and preferred language status for business. Many Punjabi speakers in Lahore are known as Majha Dialect Of Punjabi. According to the 1998 census, 86.2% or 6,896,000 of the population are Punjabis; 10.2% or 816,000 are Urdu speakers and the Seraikis, at 0.4%, number about 32,000.[9]

Notes
  1. 1891-1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Lahore, which included Lahore Municipality and Lahore Cantonment.[2]: 32 
  2. 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References
  1. Demography of Lahore Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Lahore City Government. Retrieved on September 19, 2007.
  2. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1891 GENERAL TABLES BRITISH PROVINCES AND FEUDATORY STATES VOL I". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1901 VOLUME I-A INDIA PART II-TABLES". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1911 VOLUME XIV PUNJAB PART II TABLES". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1921 VOLUME XV PUNJAB AND DELHI PART II TABLES". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1931 VOLUME XVII PUNJAB PART II TABLES". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. "Lahore". FindPK. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
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