Lahore

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#190

Global Rank

15.3

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

25.0%


Share

Pakistan • South Asia • Language power • Time zone Asia/Karachi UTC+5

Population
22.8M
GDP
$87B
GDP per capita
$3,820
Land area
11,314 km² (4,368 mi²)
Density
2,013/km² (5,213/mi²)
GAWC class
7

Primary city Lahore

State / province Punjab

Language Urdu

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Stands out, per personRail stations: low vs size peersGDP: low vs size peers

Lahore metro area

31.55, 74.34
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Lahore QalandarsT20 Cricket

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Universities, Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues2 venues

Test Cricket

Gaddafi Stadium

Lahore

Field Hockey

National Hockey Stadium Lahore

Lahore

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

T20 Cricket • Pakistan Super League👑

3× Pakistan Super League titles

Lahore Qalandars

Lahore

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals1 event

1996 Cricket World Cup Final

Cricket Final

1996 • Lahore

Complete Event Timeline1 event

1996 Cricket World Cup Final

Championship Finals

1996 • Lahore

Championship History

4 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lahore, across all sports, newest first. 4 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Lahore Qalandars
2025· 2025-05-25
Lahore Qalandars
2023· 2023-03-18
Lahore Qalandars
2022· 2022-02-27
Lahore Qalandars
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Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Lahore Museum

Lahore • Archaeology

Languages of Lahore

Urdu first in Punjab; 3 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoUrdu
AdministrativeUrdu
NationalUrdu
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEastern Panjabi
English reach, Punjab
50%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
2.98
Rank 1 of 43; 4 working languages in Pakistan

Punjab on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Lahore

#732 by film pedigree · score 1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Kabir Bedi

Art of Lahore

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1900s: Ali Zafar

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities3 entries
#1084

University of the Punjab

Lahore, Pakistan

#1544

University of Lahore

Lahore, Pakistan

#1711

University of Management and Technology

Lahore, Pakistan

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Allama Iqbal International Airport

Lahore • 3 - International

Metro System (26 stations)1 entry

Lahore Metro

Lahore • 26 stations