Population Peshawar (Pakistan)

Pakistan
1 926 148

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Peshawar is 1 926 148 people, including children under the age of 6 - 191 411 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 228 489 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 229 934 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 829 447 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 419 900 people, and the centenarians Peshawar over 80 years old - 26 966 people.

5

place is occupied by Pakistan in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Peshawar by age groups

Children under 6 years old 191 411 / 9.94%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 228 489 / 11.86%
Young people from 18 to 29 229 934 / 11.94%
Adults from 30 to 59 829 447 / 43.06%
Elderly over 60 419 900 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 26 966 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population Peshawar

Total Peshawar permanent residents 919 736 men (47.75%) and 1 006 412 women (52.25%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 460 095 / 6.1%48 077 / 5.6%47.7%
5 – 960 095 / 6.1%47 153 / 5.5%47.5%
10 - 14 53 624 / 5.4%42 530 / 5%47.5%
15 - 19 45 303 / 4.5%36 982 / 4.4%48%
20 - 24 53 624 / 5.4%44 379 / 5.2%49%
25 - 29 79 511 / 8.2%66 568 / 7.6%48.9%
30 - 34 77 662 / 8%66 568 / 7.6%49.4%
35 - 39 71 190 / 7.3%64 719 / 7.4%51.1%
40 - 44 65 643 / 6.7%61 021 / 7%51.5%
45 - 49 60 095 / 6.1%56 398 / 6.5%51.8%
50 - 54 68 416 / 7%68 417 / 7.8%53.6%
55 - 59 72 115 / 7.4%78 587 / 8.9%55.5%
60 - 64 60 095 / 6.1%70 266 / 8%57.3%
65 - 69 41 604 / 4.1%55 473 / 6.4%60.4%
70 - 74 17 566 / 1.5%29 586 / 3.6%65.8%
75 - 79 22 189 / 2%46 228 / 5.4%70%
80+15 717 / 1.3%41 605 / 4.9%75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents Peshawar: have higher education 22.7% (437 236 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (55 858 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (687 635 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (302 405 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (167 575 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (157 944 people), have no education — 0.4% (7 705 people), illiterate — 0.6% (11 557 people).

Higher education 437 236 / 22.7%
Incomplete higher 55 858 / 2.9%
Secondary vocational 687 635 / 35.7%
Elementary school 302 405 / 15.7%
Middle school 167 575 / 8.7%
High school 157 944 / 8.2%
Without education 7 705 / 0.4%
Illiterate 11 557 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Peshawar

Total Peshawar the number of officially employed population is 1 261 627 people (65.5%), pensioners 520 060 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 86 677 people (4.5%).

Employed population 1 261 627 / 65.5%
Unemployed 86 677 / 4.5%
Pensioners 520 060 / 27%

Disability

Total Peshawar have a disability 183 562 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 28 314 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 71 653 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 68 763 (3.57.%), disabled children 14 831 (0.77.%).

Total disabled 183 562 / 9.53%
Disabled of the group I 28 314 / 1.47%
Disabled of the group II 71 653 / 3.72%
Disabled of the group III 68 763 / 3.57%
Disabled children 14 831 / 0.77%