Kasur — UN urban centre
Kasur: 609,468 people. Reference: 2025 annual estimate · World rank #890 of 12,138 source urban centres. Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Source identifier: 8343; territory: Pakistan (PAK). UN source workbook.
Method: Degree of Urbanisation (contiguous 1 km2 cells, density 1,500+ people/km2, total 50,000+). This is a source-defined urban centre, not a municipality or province. No association with a separate administrative entity is inferred from proximity or name.
Source centroid: 31.1192, 74.4505. National context uses World Bank estimates, a separate series and geography; no national share is inferred here.
UN population series
| Year | People | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 242,073 | Estimate |
| 1980 | 267,516 | Estimate |
| 1985 | 303,076 | Estimate |
| 1990 | 351,065 | Estimate |
| 1995 | 418,612 | Estimate |
| 2000 | 480,448 | Estimate |
| 2005 | 535,088 | Estimate |
| 2010 | 594,743 | Estimate |
| 2015 | 616,456 | Estimate |
| 2020 | 562,272 | Estimate |
| 2025 | 609,468 | Estimate |
| 2030 | 664,368 | Projection |
| 2035 | 727,801 | Projection |
| 2040 | 795,635 | Projection |
| 2045 | 877,679 | Projection |
| 2050 | 941,964 | Projection |
Largest UN urban centres · Fastest-growing urban centres
What changed during your lifetime?
Turn these figures into a private, five-scene personal world story.
Use this source record with the right definition
This page is a structured reference entry. Its sources, geographic definition and reference dates determine what the figures mean; it is not independent reporting about the causes of change. Read the accompanying explanation before comparing different places or vintages.