Lahore’s population reaches 13.13 million: PBS
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Lahore’s population has crossed 13 million with an increase at the rate of three percent per annum, the 24NewsHd TV channel reported on Tuesday.
According to the data shared by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the population of Lahore has increased by 20 lakh 8 thousand 387 people during the last five years.
The latest figures come out by the 7th Digital Population and Housing Census-2023, that the total population in Lahore reached 13,128,372 individuals.
In 2017, the population of Lahore was counted as 11,119,985 persons.
The process of the census in Lahore has been completed 100%.
The highest increase of 34.91% has been calculated in the Raiwind population after the completion of the census. It was 848,541 individuals in 2017 which increased to 1,144,776.
Raiwind's population recorded an annual increase of 5.82%.
The population of Model Town also recorded an increase of 20.74%.
Its population has increased from 2,703,569 to 3,264,172 individuals
Reporter: Bassam Sultan