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Islamabad contributes 1% to the gross domestic product of the nation, despite comprising only 0.8% of the total population. [9] Islamabad Stock Exchange was founded in 1989 and is the third-ranked stock exchange in Pakistan after the Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange. [10]
As of the 2023 Census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. 128 cities having a population of 100,000 or more. Of these 128 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 23 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Territory ...
Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as "twin cities" because of the social and economic links between them. Prior to Islamabad's establishment, Rawalpindi served as the country's secondary capital from 1959 to 1967. [6] [7]
Rawalpindi District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع راولپِنڈى) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capital. The district has an area of 5,286 km 2 (2,041 sq mi).
Islamabad is a net contributor to the Pakistani economy, as whilst having only 0.8% of the country's population, it contributes 1% to the country's GDP. [35] Islamabad Stock Exchange , founded in 1989, is Pakistan's third largest stock exchange after Karachi Stock Exchange and Lahore Stock Exchange . [ 36 ]
It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of 1,108,872 people [5] [8] ... Islamabad and Rawalpindi, along with the adjoining areas, ...
These metropolitan areas are home to about 20% of the population or about 46 million Pakistanis. Every Pakistani city with a population of 500,000 or more is considered a metropolitan area. This list is according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3]
In the 2017 census the population of the district was 5,405,633 of which 54.% were urban, making Rawalpindi the second most urbanised district in Punjab. [13] Also at the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Rawalpindi District by first language was as follows: [14] 68.7% Punjabi; 10.9% Pashto; 10.2% Urdu ...