image/svg+xml Source: 2017 PakistanPopulation &Housing Census *Includes four provinces and the federal capital.Education data for Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistanis not publicly available as of November 2021 Tando Muhammad Khan District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Tando Muhammad Khan District Kotli District, Mirpur Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Kotli District Bhimber District, Mirpur Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bhimber District Kharmang District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Kharmang District Tando Allahyar District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Tando Allahyar District Mirpur District, Mirpur Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Mirpur District Badin District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Badin District Thatta District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Thatta District Sujawal District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Sujawal District Panjgur District, Makran Division, Balochistan Panjgur District Kech District, Makran Division, Balochistan Kech District Ziarat District, Sibi Division, Balochistan Ziarat District Kohlu District, Sibi Division, Balochistan Kohlu District Kachhi District, Nasirabad Division, Balochistan Kachhi District Harnai District, Sibi Division, Balochistan Harnai District Dera Ismail Khan District, Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dera Ismail Khan District Tank District, Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tank District Dera Bugti District, Sibi Division, Balochistan Dera Bugti District Sibi District, Sibi Division, Balochistan Sibi District Barkhan District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Barkhan District Islamabad Capital Territory Islamabad Capital Territory Musakhel District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Musakhel District Qilla Saifullah District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Qilla Saifullah District Nasirabad District, Nasirabad Division, Balochistan Nasirabad District Jhal Magsi District, Nasirabad Division, Balochistan Jhal Magsi District Sohbatpur District, Nasirabad Division, Balochistan Sohbatpur District Jafarabad District, Nasirabad Division, Balochistan Jafarabad District Nowshera District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nowshera District Khyber District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber District Mohmand District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mohmand District Charsadda District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charsadda District Sargodha District, Sargodha Division, Punjab Sargodha District Mianwali District, Sargodha Division, Punjab Mianwali District Khushab District, Sargodha Division, Punjab Khushab District Bhakkar District, Sargodha Division, Punjab Bhakkar District North Waziristan District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan District Lakki Marwat District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lakki Marwat District South Waziristan District, Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa South Waziristan District Bannu District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bannu District Siachen Glacier, controlled by India Claimed as part of Ghanche District Siachen Glacier, Ghanche District Peshawar District, Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar District Siachen Glacier, controlled by India Claimed as part of Shigar District Siachen Glacier, Shigar District Kurram District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kurram District Mansehra District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mansehra District Hangu District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hangu District Karak District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Karak District Tor Ghar District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tor Ghar District Batagram District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Batagram District Abbottabad District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbottabad District Haripur District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haripur District Chakwal District, Rawalpindi Division, Punjab Chakwal District Attock District, Rawalpindi Division, Punjab Attock District Jhelum District, Rawalpindi Division, Punjab Jhelum District Rawalpindi District, Rawalpindi Division, Punjab Rawalpindi District Orakzai District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Orakzai District Kohat District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kohat District Swabi District, Mardan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Swabi District Mardan District, Mardan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mardan District Bajaur District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bajaur District Shangla District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shangla District Lower Chitral District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lower Chitral District Swat District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Swat District Hunza District, Gilgit Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Hunza District Gilgit District, Gilgit Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit District Astore District, Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Astore District Upper Kohistan District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Upper Kohistan District Buner District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buner District Kolai-Palas District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kolai-Palas District Lower Kohistan District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lower Kohistan District Upper Dir District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Upper Dir District Upper Chitral District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Upper Chitral District Malakand District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Malakand District Lower Dir District, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lower Dir District Okara District, Sahiwal Division, Punjab Okara District Sialkot District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Sialkot District Rahim Yar Khan District, Bahawalpur Division, Punjab Rahim Yar Khan District Gujranwala District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Gujranwala District Hafizabad District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Hafizabad District Gujrat District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Gujrat District Narowal District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Narowal District Lahore District, Lahore Division, Punjab Lahore District Qasur District, Lahore Division, Punjab Qasur District Sahiwal District, Sahiwal Division, Punjab Sahiwal District Pakpattan District, Sahiwal Division, Punjab Pakpattan District Bahawalnagar District, Bahawalpur Division, Punjab Bahawalnagar District Bahawalpur District, Bahawalpur Division, Punjab Bahawalpur District Sheikhupura District, Lahore Division, Punjab Sheikhupura District Nankana Sahib District, Lahore Division, Punjab Nankana Sahib District Jhang District, Faisalabad Division, Punjab Jhang District Faisalabad District, Faisalabad Division, Punjab Faisalabad District Khanewal District, Multan Division, Punjab Khanewal District Toba Tek Singh District, Faisalabad Division, Punjab Toba Tek Singh District Shaheed Benazirabad District, Shaheed Benazirabad Division, Sindh Shaheed Benazirabad District Sanghar District, Shaheed Benazirabad Division, Sindh Sanghar District Chiniot District, Faisalabad Division, Punjab Chiniot District Naushahro Feroze District, Shaheed Benazirabad Division, Sindh Naushahro Feroze District Muzaffargarh District, Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab Muzaffargarh District Rajanpur District, Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab Rajanpur District Mandi Bahauddin District, Gujranwala Division, Punjab Mandi Bahauddin District Layyah District, Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab Layyah District Multan District, Multan Division, Punjab Multan District Vehari District, Multan Division, Punjab Vehari District Dera Ghazi Khan District, Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab Dera Ghazi Khan District Lodhran District, Multan Division, Punjab Lodhran District Chagai District, Rakhshan Division, Balochistan Chagai District Washuk District, Rakhshan Division, Balochistan Washuk District Nushki District, Rakhshan Division, Balochistan Nushki District Kharan District, Rakhshan Division, Balochistan Kharan District Zhob District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Zhob District Sherani District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Sherani District Duki District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Duki District Loralai District, Zhob Division, Balochistan Loralai District Khairpur District, Sukkur Division, Sindh Khairpur District Kashmore District, Larkana Division, Sindh Kashmore District Ghotki District, Sukkur Division, Sindh Ghotki District Sukkur District, Sukkur Division, Sindh Sukkur District Larkana District, Larkana Division, Sindh Larkana District Qambar Shahdadkot District, Larkana Division, Sindh Qambar Shahdadkot District Shikarpur District, Larkana Division, Sindh Shikarpur District Jacobabad District, Larkana Division, Sindh Jacobabad District Kemari District, Karachi Division, Sindh Kemari District Malir District, Karachi Division, Sindh Malir District Karachi South District, Karachi Division, Sindh Karachi South District Karachi West District, Karachi Division, Sindh Karachi West District Tharparkar District, Mirpur Khas Division, Sindh Tharparkar District Mastung District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Mastung District Mirpur Khas District, Mirpur Khas Division, Sindh Mirpur Khas District Umerkot District, Mirpur Khas Division, Sindh Umerkot District Gwadar District, Makran Division, Balochistan Gwadar District Korangi District, Karachi Division, Sindh Korangi District Karachi Central District, Karachi Division, Sindh Karachi Central District Karachi East District, Karachi Division, Sindh Karachi East District Khuzdar District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Khuzdar District Awaran District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Awaran District Lasbela District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Lasbela District Pishin District, Quetta Division, Balochistan Pishin District Quetta District, Quetta Division, Balochistan Quetta District Muzaffarabad District, Muzaffarabad Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Muzaffarabad District Hattian Bala District, Muzaffarabad Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Hattian Bala District Shigar District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Shigar District Ghanche District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Ghanche District India-Administered Jammu & Kashmir Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh controlled by India India-Administered Jammu & Kashmir Poonch District, Poonch Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Poonch District Nagar District, Gilgit Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Nagar District Haveli District, Poonch Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Haveli District Neelum District, Muzaffarabad Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Neelum District Bagh District, Poonch Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh District Sudhnoti District, Poonch Division, Azad Jammu & Kashmir Sudhnoti District Dadu District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Dadu District Hyderabad District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Hyderabad District Matiari District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Matiari District Jamshoro District, Hyderabad Division, Sindh Jamshoro District Shaheed Sikandarabad District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Shaheed Sikandarabad District Qalat District, Qalat Division, Balochistan Qalat District 2021 DistrictBorders in use Ghizer District, Gilgit Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Ghizer District Darel District, Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Darel District Skardu District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Skardu District Rondu District, Baltistan Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Rondu District Diamer District, Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Diamer District Gupis-Yasin District, Gilgit Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Gupis-Yasin District Tangir District, Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan Tangir District Dominant MotherTongue in 2017(share of population) Punjabi (38.78%)Pashto (18.24%)Sindhi (14.57%)Saraiki (12.19%)Urdu (7.08%)Balochi (3.02%)Hindko (2.44%)Brahui (1.24%)Kohistani (~0.35%)*Khowar (~0.20%)*No Data Chaman District, Quetta Division, Balochistan Chaman District Qilla Abdullah District, Quetta Division, Balochistan Qilla Abdullah District Pakistan is a land of many languages, with estimateson just how many ranging from 70 to 90. While Urduis Pakistan's national language and lingua franca, only7.08% of Pakistanis speak it natively. The other 93%of Pakistanis have a different mother tongue, withPunjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, and Saraiki all having morenative speakers than Urdu. Majority Plurality In the 2017 Pakistan Census, each participantwas asked to state their mother tongue,being given ten choices: Balochi, Brahui,Hindko, Kashmiri, Pashto, Punjabi,Saraiki, Sindhi, Urdu, or "Other". While the languages of Kohistaniand Khowar were both castinto the "Other" category, theranges of these languages arewell-defined, well-documented,and well-known *These figures are approximationsbased on census data correspondingto the ranges of the languages Pahari-Pothwari, although considered bymany to be a language in its own right, isnot shown on this map because mostpeople living in the areas whereit's spoken chose "Punjabi"instead of "Other"